U/G Aethersquall Ancient

Standard Energy GU (Simic) Ramp

MetalcrafterMatt12

Creature (20)

• 4x Aethersquall Ancient
• 3x Druid of the Cowl
• 3x Greenbelt Rampager
• 3x Longtusk Cub
• 3x Rogue Refiner
• 4x Servant of the Conduit

Artifact (3)

• 3x Consulate Turret

Land (23)

• 3x Aether Hub
• 2x Botanical Sanctum
• 9x Forest
• 9x Island

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Gift of Paradise

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Attune with Aether

Instant (8)

• 2x Appetite for the Unnatural
• 2x Glimmer of Genius
• 2x Highspire Infusion
• 2x Negate

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Sideboard

Artifact (5)

• 3x Glassblower's Puzzleknot
• 2x Woodweaver's Puzzleknot

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Traverse the Ulvenwald

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Maybeboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Aether Theorist
• 1x Bristling Hydra
• 1x Decimator of the Provinces
• 1x Elder Deep-Fiend
• 1x Electrostatic Pummeler
• 1x Lashweed Lurker
• 1x Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
• 1x Sage of Shaila's Claim

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Now that Saheeli Cat is gone, I thought there's enough time for a deck to try to get Aethersquall Ancient out. The goal is to ramp up and draw to get an Ancient out by turn 7 at the latest, and hopefully have enough energy so that in a turn I could activate the 8 energy ability if I'm falling behind on the board. If I'm not, then that 3 energy per upkeep can help power Longtusk Cub and Consulate Turret . Attune with Aether and Glimmer of Genius help me draw and get energy. I also like Consulate Turret as an energy source to help speed up Ancient's ability.

Looking for Feedback

1. I'm not sure about spells besides Attune and Glimmer. Highspire Infusion seems decent as a buff and energy source, but I'm open to suggestions on others. I'm also open to more counterspells, but don't know what else would be a good fit. Appetite for the Unnatural was chosen as a response to Cast Out, but it's just the green spell doing that I'm most familiar with.

2. I haven't thought much about Amonkhet cards here, but I'm not sure if there's much that will fit in an energy deck besides the ramp from Gift of Paradise .

3. Greenbelt Rampager is here to help either generate energy early or get played early if I can't find other things, but it makes me wonder if I'm focused too much on ramp.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 3 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.73
Tokens	Energy Reserve