Revision 3Added/removed cards:
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Chaos Warp-1
Curse of the SwineWas thinking about putting these in, but I just never got around to ordering them.
-1
Chasm SkulkerDoesn't do anything in this deck. Just sits there.
-1
Desperate RavingsDiscarding randomly is B A D. I remember the time I discarded
Vandalblast, when I needed it most...
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Mizzium Mortars-1
Prophetic BoltMediocre removal.
+1
Rapid HybridizationGood, unconditional removal, for one blue.
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UnwindI am putting this back in ASAP because it protects my plans of comboing off and is only one blue mana and the rest can be discounted. Very good. I just don't know what to cut right now.
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Wizard's RetortI got original
counterspell now, which is just strictly better.
+1
Blatant ThieveryThe amount of games this has won me is staggering, stealing other people's big threats is hilarious and also amazing.
+1
Blue Sun's ZenithInstant-speed card draw is very good, it puts gas back in the engine. I might replace with
Pull from Tomorrow however.
+1
Chain ReactionThis boardwipe almost always clears everything or at least almost everything, depending on the deck.
+1
Long-Term Plans+1
Merchant ScrollTutor op. LTP is just an all around good tutor and
Merchant Scroll can tutor up whatever I need, a
counterspell,
Firemind's Foresight, etc.
+1
Steady ProgressCantrip as well as accelerates Mizzix.
+1
Vivid CreekIt's an
island that taps for a red sometimes, which is what I need in this deck.
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Izzet Guildgate+1
Izzet BoilerworksMore lands that tap for blue and red is good, but boilerworks made the cut while the guild gate was just a worse version of my other lands.
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Spinerock KnollIt's just a bad
mountain most of the time, and technically if I want to active its ability it gets me down two mana - one I could have used using the land, and the other, another red mana. Its ability is underwhelming half the time anyway.
Changed amounts:
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Island-1
MountainBlue mana in my deck is MUCH more important than red, most of the deck is blue, and blue has the more colored-mana heavy effects.