MountainMan817 says... #2
Yikes! Haha were you able to use the combo to fish for the maniac? But thanks for trying! Eskmohunter
February 3, 2015 9:09 a.m.
lagotripha says... #5
A green splash for Cryptolith Rite and Ancient Stirrings offers a lot, and allows you to play a backup combo with similar pieces- Training Grounds/Biomancer's Familiar with Umbral Mantle/manland and similar 'untap for effect' cards mean you can run a lot of redundant pieces- Gilder Bairn/any counter, Pili-Pala for infinite mana, etc.
You basically have two ways to make it happen-
Counterspells/protection so you can untap with puresight merrow (where I'd consider Lightning Greaves worth testing). I'd look at Gemstone Caverns and ornithopter for mantle, since going off a turn earlier will let you dodge a lot of removal, then counter backup- spell pierces and negates primarily.
The other option so many redundant combo pieces that your opponent runs out of answers. This will likely call for your interaction to be able to stop them winning- so mana leak and friends, backed by lots of cheap 'I might win with this next turn' cards.
The best deck likely sits somewhere between both extremes, so use judgement and have fun.
May 21, 2019 3:02 p.m.
I_Want_To_PlayAllTheDecks says... #6
Thassa's Oracle wins you the game without a draw spell and is 1 less mana then lab man
December 2, 2020 10:06 a.m.
MountainMan817 says... #7
I_Want_To_PlayAllTheDecks, I built this deck before Oracle was printed and is an amazing addition; Thanks for the suggestion!
Eskmohunter says... #1
Turn 14 , 6 , 8 , 10 Ehhh...
February 1, 2015 2:37 p.m.