This is my take on the mono blue aggro flying deck that's been going around. Help on a side board would be appreciated and any ideas on how to improve this deck would also be great. I originallly got my deck idea from Saito's deck, seen here and I've also looked at Dalektable's version quite a bit, seen here: mono-blue-devoflyers.
Main Deck Combos
Ensoul Artifact
+
Ornithopter
Turn two 5/5 flyer swinging at their face, if you played your thopter turn 1.
Darksteel Citadel + Ensoul Artifact
Turn 3 5/5 Indestructible swinging at their face.
Illusory Angel
+
Ornithopter
Even though it's zero mana cost our thopter still counts as a spell, so Turn 3 4/4 flyer
Ornithopter
+
Quickling
Let's you get your Quickling on the ground if you need some forces or don't feel you need to dodge any removal spells with your Quickling.
Hour of Need
+ any of your little flyers, turns them into big flyers!
Hypnotic Siren early game poke, late game control
My Defense of Springleaf Drum
A lot of people don't like Springleaf Drum in this deck,but I think it's sort of crucial. Sure, there are 20 lands in this deck, but most of the time were going to be looking to make our Darksteel Citadel into 5/5 creatures with Ensoul Artifact, so realistically, were kind of down to 16 land.
When playing this deck, I usually only get four or five land down before the game is over, but that's ok because our mana curve is really low and the Springleaf Drum allow us to use our Ornithopter and Hypnotic Siren, once we have placed them on the field, as mana sources; if were not trying to get a proc from Military Intelligence and
Hall of Triumph
hasn't found a way onto the board yet.
It also allows our creatures with summoning sickness to have some additional use, past blocking an opponents creatures, as they can be tapped for mana. Finally, Springleaf Drum gives us an additional target for Ensoul Artifact, albeit, not one of the better options in the deck.
Fun Tricks
Ensoul Artifact tactics discussed in combos
Use Springleaf Drum to tap our weaker creatures for mana, even if they have summoning sickness.
When they declare attackers,
Hour of Need
our little flyers into giant bird lion creatures!
Swing with Ornithopter and another creature for a Military Intelligence proc, since it doesn't go off combat damage, only attacking creatures. Another use for our thopter!
