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Hello, so I tried to build a deck focusing on swiftly taking my opponent down and I would appreciate any thoughts/comments on it...

Creatures (20):

4 x Phantasmal bear

4 x Bloodcrazed Neonate

4 x Delver of Secrets

4 x Neurok Commando  

2 x Fire Servant

2 x Galvanoth

Spells (22):

4 x Lightning Bolt

4 x Mana Leak  

2 x Arc Trail

4 x Preordain

2 x Searing Spear

2 x Lava Axe  

2 x Foresee  

Lands(22):

11 x Mountain

11 x Island  

Sep 4, 2012 -- 7:16AM, AzazelWandering wrote:

What is your Budget? Do you have any Format or Legality restrictions?

Sep 4, 2012 -- 7:16AM, AzazelWandering wrote:

You are running too many Creatures for Delver Of Secrets to be effective - I'd change the balance between Spells and Creatures, or cut it.

Any recomandations on this? I was thinking of maybe cutting 4 x Neurok Commando and go with four more "draw a card" or "scry" spells (Divination comes to mind). But than again commando does that just fine... So maybe cut 4 bears or vampires... Or two of each... What do you think would work the best?

Sep 4, 2012 -- 7:52AM, kashonismw wrote:

Sep 4, 2012 -- 7:27AM, Martcz wrote:

I would like to keep the deck it in Standard format...

Then remove Lightning Bolt , Fire Servant , Preordain and Foresee . All these cards are not currently standard legal and you won be able to take this deck to FNM because of them.

That makes me a sad panda... But ok - lets say I want this deck just for casual fun, no restrictions (because I would still like to know if it is viable and how to tweak it).

Sep 4, 2012 -- 7:27AM, Martcz wrote:

Up to $30 is fine.

Sep 4, 2012 -- 8:24AM, Martcz wrote:

lets say I want this deck just for casual fun, no restrictions (because I would still like to know if it is viable and how to tweak it).

$29.16 at CoolStuffInc - playable in the Modern Format (save Ponder )

Modern(ish) Legal Izzet:
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2 Desolate LightHouse
2 Nivix, Aerie Of The FireMind
4 Terramorphic Expanse
8 Island
8 Mountain

4 Delver Of Secrets
4 Wee Dragonauts  
2 Izzet ChronArch

4 Red Sun's Zenith  
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Forked Bolt
4 Ponder
4 Into The Roil  
4 Electrolyze
2 ForeSee

I'm not super happy with it - because it's tough to do quality and on a tight budget, but it should be more than enough for most Casual environments (mine included).


In terms of slightly less budget alterations: I'd switch 4 Terramorphic Expanse out for 4 Shivan Reef and then 4 Island out for 4 Halimar Depths . After that I'd remove 2 Foresee for 2 RuneChanter's Pike , and I'd run BrainStorm in place of Ponder and Magma Jet in place of Forked Bolt .


It's also worth noting that Return To Ravinca gets you a whole pile of great stuff - I'd wait until it's released and then a little while more (while the prices settle down) before you build this.