Elemental Switcheroo

Modern*

Gleanis

Creature (19)

• 4x Ball Lightning
• 2x Flamekin Harbinger
• 3x Nova Chaser
• 4x Spark Elemental
• 4x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
• 2x Young Pyromancer

Artifact (2)

• 2x Elbrus, the Binding Blade  ^Flip

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Elemental Appeal

Land (22)

• 2x Island
• 8x Mountain
• 4x Steam Vents
• 4x Sulfur Falls
• 2x Temple of Epiphany
• 2x Wandering Fumarole

Instant (10)

• 4x Invert / Invent
• 2x Spell Pierce
• 4x Twisted Image

Enchantment (5)

• 3x Aqueous Form
• 2x Breath of Fury

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Sideboard

Creature (10)

• 1x Flamekin Bladewhirl
• 1x Flamekin Harbinger
• 1x Lightning Elemental
• 1x Merfolk Thaumaturgist
• 1x Mindsparker
• 1x Pyre Charger
• 1x Slither Blade
• 1x Sparkspitter
• 1x Stigma Lasher
• 1x Triton Shorestalker

Instant (7)

• 1x Flurry of Wings
• 1x Inside Out
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 3x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Spell Pierce

Land (1)

• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Artifact (1)

• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Ghostform

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Maybeboard

Creature (30)

• 1x Arc Runner
• 1x Ashmouth Hound
• 1x Augury Owl
• 1x Aven Mimeomancer
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Ball Lightning
• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Flamekin Brawler
• 1x Flamekin Harbinger
• 1x Generator Servant
• 1x Hellfire Mongrel
• 1x Hellspark Elemental
• 1x Honored Hierarch
• 1x Hostility
• 1x Impaler Shrike
• 1x Judge's Familiar
• 1x Lightning Elemental
• 1x Lightning Mare
• 1x Lightning Serpent
• 1x Nova Chaser
• 1x Skymark Roc
• 1x Skyship Plunderer
• 1x Soul Seizer  ^Flip
• 1x Spark Elemental
• 1x Stigma Lasher
• 1x Sunflare Shaman
• 1x Territorial Roc
• 1x Thing in the Ice  ^Flip
• 1x Vexing Devil
• 1x Young Pyromancer

Land (8)

• 1x Highland Lake
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Teetering Peaks
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
• 1x Wandering Fumarole

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Elemental Appeal
• 1x Tempt with Vengeance

Artifact (3)

• 1x Elbrus, the Binding Blade  ^Flip
• 1x Lightning Coils
• 1x Spellbinder

Instant (6)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Flurry of Wings
• 4x Inside Out

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Breath of Fury

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"SWITCHEROO" DECK
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This deck is quite a bit different from the original idea than what I was thinking. Treefolks were limiting, so finding another toughness creature with cheap cmc led to elemental creatures being a good choice. It was during this exploration that I found Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive and decided that this could really stack easily with elemental creatures (which seemed cheapest cmc as red "sacrifice at the end step"). If we base off some plays off of Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive, a swarm of 1/1 creatures (such as Young Pyromancer) could be a good approach. If there are creatures that can be unblockable (like 1/1 elemental) having some mechanic like "when this/a creature deals combat damage to player, does _" such as Elbrus, the Binding Blade  

So one major QUESTION is: "is the switching aspect good enough in the deck instead of typical burn cards?"
So one major CONCERN/WEAKNESS is: Many of the creatures are sacrificed at the same turn's end step

-1 Elemental Appeal (2); -1 Elbrus(2); Muddle the Mixture->Spell Pierce (2); -1 Young Pyromancer (2);
+1 Nova Chaser (3);

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ORIGINAL "SWITCHEROO" IDEA
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The original idea behind this deck was to run largely blue colored (the treefolk might be largely green) with "switch power and toughness" as the idea. The original idea was to do treefolk due to their toughness and cheap cmc costs - therefore switching toughness between creatures for attacking and/or defending. This could also play well into messing with defending/attacking creatures of the opponent.
What conditions would make a good low power/toughness non-aggro deck?
- Poison? Win-Con? Deathtouch? Renown/Prowl??
- The most interesting could be crappy token generator (1/1,1/0) with some
"when this creature deals combat damage" mechanic. Possibly Elbrus, the Binding Blade  
- Bird? Horror? Elemental?

ADVANTAGES:
- Can get a strong powerful creature cheap by switching power/toughness
- Can impact opponents game play by switching their power and toughness (defense/attacking can be problematic)
- Make conditions more favorable (Ex: destroy all creatures power 2+)


DISADVANTAGES:
- ??

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 23 - 2 Rares 20 - 7 Uncommons 5 - 11 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.87
Tokens	Bird Soldier 1/1 W, Elemental 1/1 R, Elemental 7/1 R, Human Cleric 1/1 WB, Spark Elemental
Based on	Tough Treefolk (TS_V3) Gleanis MDN