So, this is a combo deck built around
Fluctuator , and with that in play you cycle through the deck playing a bunch of stuff and win thanks to
Laboratory Maniac.
https://deckstats.net/decks/18078/757245-fluctuator-comboSometimes the deck fizzles mid-combo if you start it too soon, clearly with
Fluctuator in play you'll need
Shadow of the Grave or
Restless Dreams to continue the cycle loop and obv. 1B or B to cast them.
My thoughts...
1) Maindeck i have no card manipulation (
brainstorm,
ponder etc.) to search for the combo so sometimes it's difficult. Can I remove some non-cycler to add some manipulation?
2) Maindeck i have no protection and i have
Cabal Therapy in side, I added
Burning Wish to possibly get a Therapy but the wish is only 1. Maybe i can add
Force of Will? but removing what?
3) My only wincon md is
Laboratory Maniac and in side there's
Doomsday with the stack:
Predict,
Grapeshot,
Conjurer's Bauble,
Lion's Eye DIamond,
Second Sunrise to use it post side. You can also use only
Conjurer's Bauble ,
Grapeshot and
Second Sunrise for the combo. There are some easy combo to side ? (i thought about painter servant and
grindstone but meh)
4)
Burning Wish is the only maindeck answer (along with
Rescind) for problematic permanent by wishing for
Hush ,
Massacre (D&T) ,
Void Snare or
Doomsday if you see you can fizzle (stack 5 cycler and win with maniac). You can however wish for
Infernal Tutor to get anything else. There's a better card for this slot?
Some choices explanation:
Lion's Eye Diamond : pretty good with
Shadow of the Grave and
Infernal Tutor.
Sol Lands : Necessary for "fast" combo. (sometimes T1)
Cycleland + Jhessian Zombie : Very good synergy, when there are no cycleland in the deck you can imprint Zombies on
Chrome Mox.
Burning Wish : Strange choice but can search for answer maindeck.
Restless Dreams : Good to not fizzle, but sometimes not necessary.
Rescind and
Unearth : Flex slot but
Rescind can answer maindeck on opponent turn (and cycles),
Unearth to bring back Maniac or a creature to use
Cabal Therapy post sideboard.
What do you think?