I'm here for my playtesting feedback
First, compared to your list, I run 4
Whir of Invention, 1
Inspiring Statuary, 3
Aetherflux Reservoir, no
pilgrim's eye, 4
Metallic Rebuke, no
Engulf the Shore (I know, I need some) and 2
Crush of Tentacles (while waiting for
Engulf the Shore), and 2 Efficicient construction.
I also run 2
prophetic prism and only 2
Glint-Nest Crane, as they are less relevant in a deck running around
Whir of Invention (I'm even considering dishing them out for prophetic prisms) and it's so painful when you see some
paradoxical outcome that you can't grab on with it
. I don't care of draw within 4 cards, I just want to draw (moreover, it's easier to get a land, if you don't get
anticipate in your hand).
I run 3
Anticipate/2
Reverse Engineer, I think it's a good
balance.
So, my playtests (I still haven't got the occasion to play in tournament, just with friends, against Standard and non-standard decks) revealed :
- It's painful against aggro. I can win, but often I'm under 10~5 hp before going all the way up to 50. I think it's due to the absence of
Engulf the Shore in my deck, as I have much too many permanents to make
Crush of Tentacles worth.
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Baral's Expertise is really wonderful against most decks, and I almost cast
Aetherflux Reservoir as often with it than with
Whir of Invention.
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Metallic Rebuke is fantastic against every single deck, in particullar combo decks (that we will see in Standard with AER #Saheeli).
For the white/blue version, I think that
prophetic prism is pretty relevant,
pilgrim's eye is worth to be added, and
Authority of the Consuls could be a really good idea. I'm probably going to test this deck with the Sram version, I'll send you more feedback after this ^^