verynice47 That is a very good point about Windswept Heath. I never thought about that.

The 3 spot is awfully crowded. I just love brimaz so much haha.

He definitely draws the hate though. I can use him to play around counter spells I see when I Inquisition them turn 1. You wanna use your counter on brimaz? Cool, I'll hit you with Spectral Procession next turn.

What would you replace him with if you took him out?

Couple more Thoughtseize maybe? Also, Brimaz could be moved to the sideboard.

I have found great success with mainboard Blessed Alliance. Gives us main deck hate against Infect and Bogles, and even more main deck hate against burn.

What would you replace in the mainboard? Do you run 1 or 2 copies? ZackBinks

I run 1 mainboard and one sideboard. As for what I would replace, I would replace Timely Reinforcements mainboard. I know, blasphemy you say. But consider this, Blessed Alliance costs one less mana, is an instant, and has a wider variety of options and answers more things. My experience with maindeck Timely has not been impressive. The life gain is nice but not consistent, and we do not often have less creatures than our opponent. I can only think of one or two times that I actually got to use timely for the token side of it, and if you have a good board presence and a Sorin on the field, this is usually a dead draw. Though Blessed Alliance does give you 2 less life, it is nonconditional. And the sacrifice attacking creature is probably the most important part. And if you have 4 mana available, even better! This one card can help against a bunch of match ups, and can completely turn the tables against Bogles and Infect

I think you've convinced me kind sir. I will try it out this weekend at FNM! ZackBinks

Victory! Best of luck! Let me know how it goes!

You have been convinced too... :)

I wonder if this deck goes wide enough to consider a single Westvale Abby. I certainly wouldn't consider dropping Vault of the Archangel for it though.

On a side note, if money is no concern, consider swapping some of the flooded Strands for Arid Mesa and Windswept Heath. Diversifying your lands matters in some rare instances (Surgical Extraction etc) and also makes your opponent make mistakes base on False impressions. For instance, if you lead with Arid Mesa over Flood Strand, opponent may think you are burn, causing them to 2nd guess turn 1 Thought Seize. This can allow you to resolve a Bitterblossom they might have Seized.