Description
Cheeky blend of white aggro and affinity card draw. Landed at this midrange deck that aims to play out fliers and ninjas/turtles, but draw cards with Cryogen, Lembas, and Thrabens. Removal spells for reach blockers and smack em a bunch.
The goal is to spend all my mana every turn and never run out of cards, hopefully killing my opponent before I die or deck myself.
This deck does indeed get ROASTED by Vandalblast
Post-Zeta I swapped Journey to Nowhere to Dispatch, which is a solid upgrade.
I had already wanted to try adding Thoughtcast, and leaning towards a more proactive tempo rather than hold up countermagic. Boulder is also a great addition for mana fixing and a good Glint Hawk target
Matchups
Radness: Probably a weak matchup preboard. Hope for a lifeland to Skyfisher and Lembas to eat. Nuke Guttersnipe Exile Snackers
Board in blue blasts and Prismatic Strands; Out: Remove Luxknight + Ninjas
Terror: Probably favoured. Dispatch snakes, play around Spell Pierce / Force Spike, kill with fliers. Win by drawing cards and chumping snakes with Inspectors.
Board in Relics, Prismatic Strands, Thraben Charm; Out: Luxknight and maybe some Lembas/Boulder and an Utrom
Monster Tron: Hard matchup. Hope they don't hit Tron turn 3 and spend removal on anything with reach (ideally Dispatch on Wurm to deny GY lifegain). Hope to out-draw them and win the long game
Board in Annul, Dust to Dusts, 3-4 Blue Blasts for Breath Weapon / Vandalblast, (and I guess Kaervek's Torch). Out: an Utrom, two Lembas?, Boulder, Hackers
Grixis Affinity: ??? Probably hard. Try to out-draw. Save Dispatch for Kenku lands, or Utrom if it enables Leo swing.
Board in Annul, Dust to Dust. I don't think we care about blue blasts. Out: Ninjas, Luxknight, one Boulder, one Leo
Jund: Maybe 50/50. Try to out-draw through removal / discard. Dispatch Chrys, Thraben Nyxborn. Try not to get ramped on too hard.
Board in Dust to Dust, 3 Blue Blasts; Out: Ninjas, a Leo, Luxknight, an Inspector, a Glint Hawk
Elves: ?? Depends if I draw removal. Nuke Priest, Ranger, Ent. Try to kill in the air before they Nyxborn
Board in Thraben Charm, Prismatic Strands. Out: 2 Lembas, 1 Thoughtcast
Red Rally: Not bad? Block creatures (ideally trade or kill), save removal for targets of Inventor's Axe. Eat Lembas
Board in Blue Blasts, Prismatic Strands; Out: Ninjas, Leos, Luxknight, 1 Cryo, 1 Thoughtcast
U-Faeries: ?? Mid-bad?. Try to stick fliers to block, then try not to fall behind on card draw.
Board in: Prismatic Strands, Thraben Charm?; Out: Luxknight, Ninjas
UB Faeries: Bad? Same plan but try to draw cards through removal. Don't play into board wipe
Spy: ?? 50/50 maybe just bad? Dispatch battlements, save Charm for graveyard
Board in: Relic, Prismatic Strands, Charm; Out: 1 Inspector, Luxknight, 1 Utrom, 1 Boulder, 1 Cryo
Jeskai Ephemerate: Kinda hard. Removal on Mystic, or Archaeomancer if they try to loop. Try to kill them before they have too much mana / cards late game.
Board in: Blue blasts (for breath weapon, vandalblast. Try to let pyro resolve unless its on a Cryo that you can bounce); Out: Ninjas, 1 Glint Hawk, 1 Lembas, Luxknight on the draw or a Boulder
White Weenie: Good? Play defensive, nuke Leo, out-draw opponent
Board in: Prismatic Strands, Out: Hackers
Gardens: ?? Ok? Draw through removal and Dispatch their Crypt Rats. Try to keep up in card draw
Board in Annul (try to save for Campfire), Prismatic Strands (for Crypt Rats activation); Out: 1 Leo, 2 Lembas, 1 Boulder
Ponza: Be sad. Thraben charm ramp enchantments if possible
Boggles: Uh probably impossible. Hope to Thraben auras with lifelink or trample and/or make a REALLY big Luxknight
Board in: Annul, Charm, Strands; Out: Thoughtcasts, 1 Lembas, 1 Boulder
Decklist (60)
$47.16
Creature
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4
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2
$0.46
3
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2
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Land
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1
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2
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Tokens (3)
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Mainboard
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Maybeboard
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Mana Spectrum
Card Types
Mana Curve
Average mana value (nonlands): 2.15