WB Servo MulticomboCreating a lot of servos using essentially the same engine as in Abzan tokens (
Hidden Stockpile and
Anointed Procession), but in stead of Cryptolith rites it uses some Improvise spells:
Battle at the Bridge for removal and
Herald of Anguish as a finisher/additional removal.
Throne of the God-Pharaoh works well with Improvise, plus it effectively adds an extra power in case we decide to do a large-scale servo attack.
Shefet Dunes is great as an uncounterable boost to attacking servos.
Endless Sands is more of an experiment; it can protect important creatures as well as allow us to get the
Fabricate ETB triggers twice. It can also be sacrificed to
Shefet Dunes since it's a
desert.
Besides large-scale attacks, herald, and throne, we have an additional combo win condition in
Marionette Master and
Yahenni, Undying Partisan: sacrifice the servos to Yahenni to end the opponent quickly. (Yahenni is a free sacrifice outlet, unlike the alternative:
Syndicate Trafficker. That's why he's in and trafficker's out.)
I was really hung up on the idea of the
Metallic Mimic +
Animation Module combo for a while, but ultimately, I found it too ineffective. Mimic is a 1-toughness creature with a big bulls eye painted on top of him, and you would need him + module +
brand new servo + mana to get anywhere.
Gideon, Ally of Zendikar is in there because he's ridiculously overpowered, especially in a deck with
Anointed Procession and plenty of ways to protect him. I'm only running a single copy since I only have a single copy and he's about to rotate out of Standard. I'm gonna try to introduce
Tezzeret the Schemer alongside Gideon (throwing in an
Island and possible another dual land for blue mana; otherwise
Spire of Industry is enough for a splash). He can create a lot of etherium cells which can be used for Improvise, sacrificed for
Marionette Master, or just speed up our game. If he works, I will replace Gideon with Tezzeret post rotation.
Sideboard:
Toolcraft Exemplar and
Metallic Mimic to go aggro against control.
Oketra the True for persistence against removal.
Trespasser's Curse against other "go wide" decks such as Tokens and Zombies.
Fumigate for board wipe (
Hidden Stockpile can refill the servo
supply after wiping.)
(
Shambling Vent is strictly better than
Forsaken Sanctuary, but I don't have any and they will rotate in a month, so ...)