Hello, all!
So I've had this deck idea for a while now, and I've tried out different versions on MTGO putting up decent results occasionally. It's basically a strictly worse version of a
Polymorph deck, but it's mostly a brew of my own, so regardless I'm dedicated. Anyway, let me explain what's going on here...
The way the deck wins is by cheating out an early
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn or
Blightsteel Colossus with
Indomitable Creativity. That requires that there be no other artifacts or creatures in the deck which is
simple enough. However,
Indomitable Creativity requires food, and that fodder comes in the form of
Krenko's Command,
Hordeling Outburst, and
Dragon Fodder. I'm sure you see where this idea is going. This shell alone is not very consistent, and there's always the issue of drawing your finishers before Creativity. To
remedy that, we run a looting package; e.g.,
Faithless Looting,
Cathartic Reunion, and
Tormenting Voice (dredge would be proud). These cards let us dig deep into the deck while also letting us shuffle up our finishers back into our library.
As it stands, the shell looks something like this:
1
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn1
Blightsteel Colossus4
Indomitable Creativity4 Krenko's Commander
4
Dragon Fodder4
Hordeling Outburst4
Faithless Looting4
Cathartic Reunion2
Tormenting Voice18-ish
Mountain4
Boseiju, Who Shelters AllIt's a good start, but it's lacking some Modern-esque flair. This is where I need help. I've tried many things, and some of them have
gone well, and others not. The first thing you might notice is that there's no removal. I've found that splashing
Lightning Bolt is always nice. Also, taking advantage of
Goblin Grenade seems strong and is a way to burn your opponent out if you can't find the combo.
Blood Moon is a great way to deal with the greedy mana bases.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance feels at home here because she's probably the best source of card advantage one could play in a deck as restrictive as this one. I've also attempted to go on the tribal beat down plan with
Shared Animosity, but it never really worked out how I wanted it to.
Those are my thoughts, but I'm interested in yours. I'm curious to see how you all would
flesh this deck out, and I would appreciate and and all feedback!