Esika God tribal cutting help!

[pendraggon87]

Looking for some help with cutting down 21 cards from my Esika deck and rebalancing my lands.  Just stuck on the "good stuff" dilemna and can't figure out what to cut. Also think I need a bit more counter/protection.

https://deckstats.net/decks/190077/3071087-esika

Would love thoughts on cuts as well as some guidance as to how to arrive at these conclusions, I always get stuck at the last stretch!

[AlltheTokens]

Some custom subsections would give us a better idea of what your reasoning for various cards is.

[pendraggon87]

Done!  Would love some feedback on areas that can be cut

[Morganator 2.0]

There is this thread to help with cutting cards:

https://deckstats.net/forum/index.php/topic,42562.0.html

What you really need to focus on is picking a theme. It seems like you're trying to do both god-tribal and enchantment themes. It also seems like you're trying to win off of The World Tree. I'd focus on the god-tribal aspect and only lightly touch the enchantment theme.

I'd take out these cards:

Ramp:

Altar of the Pantheon
Burgeoning (you don't have nearly enough card draw to make this work)
Cloud Key
Exploration
Paradox Haze (which also isn't ramp)
Prismatic Omen
Rebuild the City
Timeless Lotus
Wilderness Reclamation

Lands:

Evolving Wilds (it's in the ramp section, oddly enough)
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Terramorphic Expanse

Utility:

Commune with Spirits
Hammer of Purphoros
Heroes' Podium
Inspire Awe
Iroas, God of Victory
Reidane, God of the Worthy
Rhonas the Indomitable
Wheel of Sun and Moon

Recursion

I'm not really sure why you have recursion to begin with. Most of your cards have indestructible and you don't have a mill or discard theme.

Haunting Voyage
Phyrexian Reclamation
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
Replenish
Starfield of Nyx

[pendraggon87]

Thanks for the feedback!  The goal is to use the world tree to help expedite getting all of my gods out.  The enchantment subtheme was just somewhat meh (was happy to have a use for Replenish should they get my gods in the graveyard) and can be removed. Definitely agreed that recursion likely not needed as much given most of these are indestructible (though not all). Will update the list shortly with some edits, but had a couple of questions:

Do you think removing three lands will mess with the manabase too much?

Timeless lotus prismatic omen and altar of the pantheon seem like great fits both thematically as well as for mana fixing and getting the devotion needed to make these gods useful.

[pendraggon87]

Revision 11

Changed amounts:
-1 (Main) +1 (SB) Elspeth, Sun's Champion

[pendraggon87]

I'm thinking Linvala, Keeper of Silence should likely be removed. I love her and enjoy the protection but it doesn't fit the theme. Struggling to get the last 5 cards out.

[pendraggon87]

Revision 12

Added/removed cards:
-1 Evolving Wilds
-1 Iroas, God of Victory
-1 Terramorphic Expanse
+1 Arcane Signet

Changed amounts:
-1 (Main) +1 (SB) Expedition Map

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Revision 15

Added/removed cards:
+1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

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Revision 17

Added/removed cards:
+1 Door to Nothingness

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Revision 20

Added/removed cards:
-1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
+1 (SB) Erebos, God of the Dead

[pendraggon87]

Revision 21

Added/removed cards:
-1 Reidane, God of the Worthy // Valkmira, Protector's Shield
-1 Wilderness Reclamation

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Revision 22

Added/removed cards:
-1 Farseek

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Revision 23

Added/removed cards:
-1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

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Revision 24

Added/removed cards:
-1 Overgrown Tomb