MAINBOARD
Chromatic Sphere
and
Chromatic Star
-- I use these to convert the mana from my
Myr Moonvessel
into colored mana to fuel most of my spells. They do take up some of my buffer cards, but without these cards, the deck wouldn´t work, and the ability can be countered because it is a mana ability, which is very nice to make the deck run smoothly. The main reason I'm using these, however, is because they provide draw without wasting much mana, and can fix my questionable mana base.
Pyretic Ritual
-- It's mana for , this card has become relatively obsolete in the deck recently, so don't be afraid to drop it on occasion, as you are rarely going to need it.
Lightning Bolt
-- What else is there to say? If you really want, and depending on the decks in your meta, as well as how competitive your meta is, you might consider including
Go for the Throat
.
Beseech the Queen
-- Simple, Effective, and Cheap, this is most definitely my favorite tutor, and works well in this deck, if not perfectly.
Simian Spirit Guide
-- It's good, what else can I say really, it's colored mana at any time, for free (because I will almost never actually play the creature unless the board is at a complete standstill), and seriously, this deck needs it.
Thoughtseize
-- I'm really not sure about this card. I tend to lose quite a bit of life in games, and having to pay that life isn't always a good thing. I am considering changing this card out for
Inquisition of Kozilek
, and I want to know what everyone thinks. Regardless, being able to control their responses to my plays is useful.
Grapeshot
-- It's my win-con, what else is there really. Resilient to all of the meta counterspells, and many more besides. In many ways, this deck only works due to this spell. I am only running two, so if forced to choose between tutoring a
Myr Retriever
or a
Grapeshot
, you should generally choose this one.
Heartless Summoning
-- Allows for the combo, what else can I say.
Myr Moonvessel
-- Free mana with
Heartless Summoning
, though
Simian Spirit Guide
is strictly better and provides colored mana at any time, rather than just with the combo, feel free to sideboard this out.
Myr Retriever
-- Performs the infinite cycle that triggers the storm of grapes. If it's the first one, bounce a
Chromatic Star
or
Chromatic Sphere
. Besides that, there's not much to say.
Fatal Push
-- For removal early game before I can combo off, it can hit
Tarmogoyf
and
Death's Shadow
, so that's amazing in it's own regard. In addition though, this deck rarely has any difficulty triggering the revolt, so another plus here.
Shred Memory
-- I mostly use it as a tutor for
Heartless Summoning
, but I suppose that it might be actually used for something other than its transmute cost against Dredge or Reanimator match ups.
Faithless Looting
-- Good card to hunt through your deck quickly, and it can be used twice.
SIDEBOARD
Shattering Spree
-- Affinity. it is amazingly versatile, but you could always consider replacing this with something else to get in their way. This is the most flexible sideboard slot, and really depends on your gamestore's meta.
Blood Moon
-- Very good against Tron, and while it isn't great for me, I can definitely work around it.
Relic of Progenitus
-- I can use it for targeted removal against Goyf or other type based graveyard decks, or I can just wipe the graveyard against Dredge and the like. I will rarely drop my
Myr Retriever
s until I have both when this is on the field though.
Chalice of the Void
-- This is mainly here to stop burn, as not having one mana spells really doesn't hurt me too much, but with no 1-drops Burn is pretty much useless in most cases. I can also use this against Knightfall Combos.
Crumble to Dust
and
Fulminator Mage
-- These cards are useful against Tron, or any deck that has a testy mana base.
Damnation
,
Engineered Explosives
, and
Languish
-- These boys help me deal with large swarms, or any faster creature-based deck. Pretty versatile honestly.
Kolaghan's Command
-- It's good against most matchups, and drawing it is rarely a bad thing, good toolbox of a card.
