This deck isn't a conspiracy theory, just pure Madness. With an engine of
Conspiracy Theorist
and
Rielle, the Everwise
turning discards into free cards alongside tons of draw power and cards that feed off draws, you'll go through more library than that guy the CIA sent to assassinate JFK (because he was on the grassy knoll, duh).
CONSPIRATORS
Faerie Vandal
,
Irencrag Pyromancer
, and
Improbable Alliance
collude with Rielle, Theorist and the draw spells even more seamlessly than Trump with the Russians. With plenty of ways to trigger these on both your and the opponent's turn, your opponent will be buried in a golden shower of value.
LITTLE REMOVAL SPELLS
Like Hillary Clinton's friends at the pizza store, our cabal needs some help from little hands.
Shock
and
Stern Dismissal
give some cheap ways to interact with the opponent's board or just send a burn to the opponent's face when discarding to Theorist.
Ravenform
is barely legal age and offers flexible removal for bigger threats, which can be hard to find in Izzet - sorry, Prismari.
PAGE TURNERS
Every good conspiracy theory needs tons of low-effort content, and this deck does not disappoint in that regard.
Opt
gets things started with a cheap way to trigger the "when you draw your second card" crew on your turn as well as another 1 CMC option for Theorist.
Thrill of Possibility
does serious work for a common, fueling both the discard and the second-card draw triggers on the opponent's turn.
Magmatic Channeler
is a nice early defender that can trigger discards at your convenience and dig for lands or needed spells, and it won't take long for it to be a 2-mana 4/4.
The Royal Scions
handles all the triggers you could want on your turn.
For the really hardcore devotees, we need some more hard-hitting content as well to at least make it sound smart. That's where
Ox of Agonas
comes in, as he makes for nice discard fodder in the early going before rising from the grave cheaply and hugely to refill your hand and trigger everything, including potentially-massive draws with Rielle.
IT ALL ADDS UP
Meaningless facts and figures give the impression of a well thought-out conspiracy theory, so here are some for this deck:
24: The number of cards in the deck that literally "draw" cards in some way, not counting
Magmatic Channeler
, so we can keep the theory going strong no matter what the doubters throw in our way.
17: The number of cards that feed the discard side of the strategy so Theorist and Rielle can generate card advantage turn after turn and snowball ahead of the opponent.
11: The number of cards that interact with the opponent's board, so we can clear the path for Theorist and fend off the opponent while the value engine picks up steam.
4: The minimum toughness that an opposing creature needs to have if it even wants to have a prayer at surviving when
Irencrag Pyromancer
is on the table. This card can single-handedly lock down a game against aggro or other creature-based decks, especially with the draw power finding multiples and other burn spells for fatties.
2: The number of lands needed in the opening hand to basically make it a snap-keep due to all the draw power and low curve, hence why there are only 20.
