The amazing, stupendous Miracle Grow! It doesn't stop, it doesn't die, it just KEEPS. COMING. BACK! Witness an all new evolution of one of the the greatest decks to ever grace kitchen tables and tournaments ANYWHERE!
Yes, 18 lands. I'm even considering cutting to 16 or 17 since the deck curves out at 2. 18 has proved decently consistent though, and the trick seems to be aggressive mulligans to make sure you've got something going on early.
Delver of Secrets
is wonderful here. Sure, I'd love some library manipulation, and to that end I've even considered Index but I can't do it. There's not enough other benefit to it. Delver does do a phenomenal job of misleading the opponent with an early drop, and they burn removal on him.
I'm torn if I should keep
Spell Rupture
in place as it is right now, or swap over to Negate instead. Rupture is fantastic so far, and the math it forces has tricked a lot of folks (Dryad with 2 counters, they leave three open when casting, Rupture adds a counter and resolves as a "pay 4" instead of the three they planned on). Hard counters are nice though, and I don't want to get into
Dissipate
/ Cancel range and start depending on three mana open all the time.
At the 3x slot, I like Think Twice, but there are other options too. Last Thoughts is double the average CMC of the deck, but Ciphers so it'll keep happening and growing the [Quirion Dryad]] as long as it's around.
Artful Dodge
is cheap, flashback, and grows the Dryad, as well as providing a nice punchthrough if the board is stalled.
Also, I don't have a clue as to the sideboard here, so if you've got suggestions for that, I want those too. Flex those big beautiful brains!
That's where you folks come in, I want your feedback! If you came here from the reddit link, I'd much appreciate it if you left feedback there. Not a Redditor? Leave it here, and I'll respond as soon as I see it.
Thank you!
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