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furystoke giant makes everything a pinger for two turns
capsize
stuffy doll is an excellent Nin, the Pain Artist target
freed from the real is another untap effect
reverberate , twincast , reroute , and wild ricochet are all fun (actually, I'd consider including an isochron scepter suite in this deck

Not sure why argentum armor is in here, same for scrambleverse

Cool, I'd never seen Furystoke Giant before - cool art, too.  I need to get a Capsize or four and include it in every blue deck, really... it's insanely good.

I really like the Stuffy Doll idea - he's a pinger, just in a roundabout way!  Excellent recipient for Curiosity or Sigil of Sleep .

Freed from the Real was on my decklist since before I started making it, but I just haven't found one.  I like it as a combo piece in quite a few situations... like infinite mana of any colour with Bloom Tender .  Isochron Scepter is another card that I really really want, even if it makes people angry.  :D

I put Argentum Armor in because I needed some bigger, slammier things... I know it doesn't really fit, it's basically just hanging out right now.

Scrambleverse has come in very handy - this deck either works or it doesn't, and when it doesn't, I end up sitting there with very little while my opponents build up big.  Scrambleverse has helped me even the score a couple of times after my friend activates his Myojin of Seeing Winds right before he activates his Myojin of Life's Web .  It's kind of a panic button.

I'd look into Jaya Ballard, Task Mage .  I can't tell you how many games her multitude of abilities has come in useful.  3 unregeneratable damage, flat out kill any blue permanent, and when the boards not looking your way, just blow her and the whole board up.  Its a great way to get use out of your late game land draws, as it turns every excess, non useful card into a lightning bolt.  Plus she's one hot puppy.

On another note, I'm happy to see Urabrask in a good deck that makes him useful.  He has my favorite art of the praetors, and his back story is really awesome.  Its a shame he's on the weaker end of the praetor scale, but I think in this deck he looks really good.

Nov 15, 2011 -- 3:31PM, Brat99 wrote:

You might want to sneak in bazaar trader   so that you can keep creatures stolen with charisma even after it's gone.

Wow... that's pretty sly!  I had to read it twice before understanding what you meant!    But I can't afford the space for a card that is only there to support another card - it would be a dead draw 90% or more of the time.

Nov 15, 2011 -- 4:48PM, slipperyhippo wrote:

I'd look into Jaya Ballard, Task Mage .  I can't tell you how many games her multitude of abilities has come in useful.  3 unregeneratable damage, flat out kill any blue permanent, and when the boards not looking your way, just blow her and the whole board up.  Its a great way to get use out of your late game land draws, as it turns every excess, non useful card into a lightning bolt.  Plus she's one hot puppy.

I had her in, but I took her out in the early stages.  Maybe it was a mistake, maybe I was too scared by the discard costs.

On another note, I'm happy to see Urabrask in a good deck that makes him useful.  He has my favorite art of the praetors, and his back story is really awesome.  Its a shame he's on the weaker end of the praetor scale, but I think in this deck he looks really good.

I do appreciate him whenever he shows up.

Nov 15, 2011 -- 5:55PM, TyGuy42 wrote:

Like Freed From the Real , Pemmin's Aura will let you untap your creature, with the option of protecting your creature.
And I'd also like to introduce you to Wojek Embermage if you haven't already met.  He and Basilisk Collar are good friends.

I have a Pemmin's Aura in there already... and thank you for the introduction!  He is most welcome in here, I'd take Anaba Shaman out for that in a heartbeat.

edit:
Arm With Aether is of great use for my pinger-casual deck, it adds some nice control, but I have doubts about it's usefulness for EDH.
Also, Statecraft is a good one for a deck like this, and there's also a Blue Enchantment that reads "Whenever a creature is the target of a spell or ability, return it to it's owner's hand" that would work in a deck like this (though counter to deathtouch), but I can't remember the name of it.
Anger and Thousand-Year Elixir as well.  A deck like this needs haste.

That Blue Enchantment is Dissipation Field , and you are quite right - it is a card that is not even close to being on the "this card can be replaced by something" list. 

Thousand -Year Elixir is a card that definitely belongs in this deck as well.

I always liked Talon of Pain in a pinger deck. Something to do with your mana later in the game and it basically doubles your pinger's damage.