This is my Theros Block Limited
Bearer of the Heavens
Dredge Combo rogue deck brew. This is mostly a casual fun deck, but maybe it can potentially reach tier 2.
It's more of a flavor themed fun spin to my standard version of this deck (called Don't Drop the Heavens). It's using the non-optimal card
Weight of the Underworld
simply just to fit the fun flavor (plus constellation bonus).
Nyx Infusion
seems better in most cases as it's a cheaper enchantment reduction/kill spell with a possible upside to cast on my own enchantment creatures (rename deck to Bearer of Nyx? heh), unless the opponents play a lot of enchantment creatures. Even then, this is still ignoring the fact that the deck should probably be playing the much more powerful & impactful instant removal spells such as Hero's Downfall, Bile Blight, and Silence the Believers, so I put these spells in the sideboard if one desires.
The main combo is to cheat
Bearer of the Heavens
(BotH) with one
Rescue from the Underworld
(RFtU) on beginning of opponent's end step (must be cast on opponent's 2nd main phase), and then cast another RFtU sacrificing BotH during your upkeep. This will destroy everyone's permanents, even all of yours. However, BotH & target creature from RFtU will enter play at the end of your end step under a clear board. At this point, it should usually just take 2 swings to kill your helpless opponent.
This version has 2 simultaneous engines driving the combo: Card draw advantage & dredge. Courser of Kruphix & Eidolon of Blossoms fuel the card draw aspects (along with the many enchantment constellation triggers), while the card Nyx Weaver & Kruphix's Insight are the dredge components as it puts enchantments into your hand, but puts your non-enchantment combo pieces into the graveyard for retrieval.
Because the deck has a decent number of 4 drops and CMC is about 4 (albeit this number is a bit inflated due to BotH, which is not intended to be hard cast in most ideal situations), I was thinking this deck could use more Sylvan Caryatids for more reliable mana ramp. Then this combo could go off on the end of your opponents 4th turn, and beginning of your 5th turn. However, I couldn't decide what to cut. If I have too many, the chances of them getting unintentionally dredged by Kruphix's Insight would be annoying. I could perhaps cut the Archetype of Endurance for 1 more Sylvan Caryatid.
Note: Brain Maggots & Archetype of Endurance are essentially there to help protect the combo.
Erebos's Emissary
is there to help discard BotH if he finds himself in your hand, and you can't hard cast him (which you aren't really intended to, but can if necessary). Only 2 copies, because with the potential card draw making your hand size exceeding 7 a good possibility, one might simply be able to discard BotH normally at end step.
This deck can also get a bit klunky when insight of kruphix sends RFtU into the graveyard, but can be recovered by Nyx Weavers.
Also, don't forget that Nyx Weavercan retrieve your spot removal from your graveyard if absolutely necessary.
As most dredge decks, this combo can be trumped by graveyard hate cards, but in the Theros block, there are very few (Agent of Erebos, Pharika, God of Affliction, and Fated Return). For the former two, Unravel the Aether is in the sideboard to combat this, as well as any other annoying enchantments. Rest in Peace, Deathrite Shaman & Scavenging Ooze are currently in Standard, but are not legal in Theros Block limited format, so you shouldn't have to worry about those.
Counterspells from control decks can also be quite annoying as they can delay the combo quite effectively, but RFtU can potentially be cast up to 8 times if needed, by retrieving them with Nyx Weaver.
Last note, I believe that this deck can qualify as a budget deck by simply replacing the 4 mana confluences.
Well, I found this deck to be pretty amusing. If you try it, I hope you get some good laughs.
