Ok, so I've gotten 3 games in and I've seen Gaddock every time. I'm kicking myself in the teeth for not adding it sooner... new All-Star. Kinda nice actually seeing a new addition... that never happens and it usually takes like 10+ games to see my new adds lol.

Made a few quick changes to get more draw power in here.

Out: Viscera Seer, Ghave, Guru of Spores, and Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim

In: Toothy, Imaginary Friend , Disciple of Bolas , and Guardian Project

I was contemplating adding Necropotence but I don't think I have the lifegain to offset it. I'm also very unsure on Toothy. Anybody have any other suggestions for card draw or other draw options in my maybeboard?

Personally, I would recommend Copy Artifact . This thing is useful at any stage of the game. Copy a Sol Ring or a Blightsteel Colossus , all just 2 mana.

Arachnogenesis would fit in this deck well, you are already running Selfless Squire and I think the pair would go a long way.

Song of the Dryads has helped me with various nuisance commanders.

Hangarback Walker just feels right in this deck. At most stages of the game, I am never unhappy to see it.

Sword of Truth and Justice must needs go in! Suggestions for cuts anyone?

I saw the sword and thought of your deck haha. Isn't it a strictly better Atraxa here? It comes with evasion and has the perfect colours against removal.

I haven't seen much of Atraxa honestly. She's a newer addition and the one game I've seen her she got huge but she was perma-tapped by Tamiyo and I got wrongly focused by the table while the Tamiyo player assembled his combo.

I think I'm going to drop Ordeal of Nylea for SoTaJ. Opinions?

If only you had pro-blue..

Perhaps ordeal of nylea is an unnecessarity for you. My deck curves nicely from 3 to 5 (E. G. Doubling Season ) so I'd rather keep it in my own deck.

Yeah... I'm fond of the card too but im not sure what else to drop lol. I like that it gets me into that sweet spot of playing more than 1 spell per turn but I only have a select few cards that cost 5+ mana.

Too many options and too few slots in the deck... granted I'll take that over something that looks the same no matter who puts it together (looking at you Nekusar).

My other thought for a cut is Simic Ascendancy . It doesn't really do anything when I play it besides getting the table to team up against me trying to remove either it or me from the game. I think I'll stick to Jarad as my outside of combat finisher. So Ordeal of Nylea is back in.

Out: Anguished Unmaking

In: Generous Gift

A 3/3 doesn't scare me ever in this deck... 3 spare life I don't always have though. Also easier to cast.

Would you find Selvala, Heart of the Wilds to be beneficial to your build?

I think Selvala is really good lol and I have a copy in my Animar. Outside of a select few mana sinks like Shalai I'm not sure what I'd spend all that mana on though. She's probably better than Gyre Sage... food for thought.

Traded for a few cards that I wanted in here but just didn't own a copy.

Out:

Selfless Squire- Situationally great... useless all other times.

Gyre Sage - Replaced with a better mana dork.

In:

Phyrexian Arena - deck needs more draw and this gets under Getdicked Teeg (new personal nickname, not a typo).

Noble Hierarch

Enclave Cryptologist ?

@KibaAlpha - I hate level up with a passion lol. They got inspiration for the mechanic from Figure of Destiny which 'levels up' at instant speed... sorcery speed neutered the mechanic imo.

Agreed, it’s not the best mechanic but I do feel with the enclave it’s one of the better level up cards.

I'm not sure what to cut, so falling back on a card that I often cut at this point for testing purposes.

Out: Eternal Witness - Temporary cut. It'll end up back in when I weed out underperformers.

In: Good-Fortune Unicorn

I'm also considering Beast Whisperer as a card draw option. Guardian Project obviously comes to mind, but I think I want it in addition to, not replacing it. Any other suggestions for cuts anyone?

I would suggest Cyclonic Rift or a 4cmc non creature card. My own choices for building at this point is to avoid things that can be shut down by Gaddock Teeg .

I’ve even chosen to remove Rhystic Study due to my opponents not being able to play as much due to Gaddock.

You on the other hand seem to like gambling. Hopefully you have Lady Luck sitting on your shoulder. I more often than enough not so much.

Guardian Project is the only 4+ drop non-creature that has a possibility of being dropped honestly. Doubling Season and Rite of Replication are the 2 other cards that fall into this category and they aren't going anywhere.

3/98 is like 3.1% odds and even 30 cards deep it's still only 4.4%. Ill take 95+% odds in my favor any day lol... I'm not even sure I need Lady Luck on my side at that point. Teeg gets in the way of like 9 cards in my Sisay list and he's still an absolute stud there.

I may have really over thought some decisions in cards to be removed in fear of dropping Teeg early.

When you break it down to odds like you have makes no sense to remove 4cmc+ cards that just offer so much.

Poor decision on my part.

Armory of Iroas it’s cheap cast, cheap equip and gives the counter on attack rather than damage.

Out: Solidarity of Heroes - Does amazing things or does nothing.

In Disciple of Bolas - More draw with some lifegain tacked on.