Good budget Deck
EDIT
Duelist's Heritage has been added to make better use of Medomai the Ageless Master of Predicaments and Isperia the Inscrutable. Fog Bank has also been amazing during early game assaults.
Medomai the Ageless + double strike = Double, extra turns! Now I will be taking three to an opponent's one. Which is more often then not, my win condition.
Isperia the Inscrutable + double strike = first time I see your hand, the second time I am no longer guessing. which means I will find Medomai the Ageless, or any other creature in my deck. Once I know what someone has, this creature will allow me to DOUBLE TUTOR! per attack.
Master of Predicaments + double strike = Double guesses! seriously I love this.
CONCEPT:
Ramp up to high cost sphinx w/ fun effects, bring out duplicates of what is on the field effectively playing free 5-7 CMC cost spells, or ramping mana. Key players to get free stuff includes:Master of Predicaments Retraced Image mitotic minipulation and Arbiter of the Ideal
ONE OF THE BEST CASE SCENARIOS
TURN 1:
play island, play Retraced Image and play a second island.
TURN 2:
play your third island, and a Warden of Evos Isle or if nec. Kefnet's Monument
TURN 3:
play a plains, and Medomai the Ageless or if nec. Master of Predicaments
TURN 4:
Now you start taking two turns to your opponents one. I use this as a form of haste, autoproc the "untap" abilities of Arbiter of the Ideal, give Master of Predicaments more chances to guess, and more cards to be drawn due to Windreader Sphinx.
MONO BLUE MANA RAMP:: Retraced Image Mitotic Manipulation to bring out duplicate land,Sword of the Animist(it works as an excellent tutor for w/e color you are missing, or to specifically pull out islands for:High Tide ).
CHEAPER CREATURES:: Warden of Evos Isle Kefnet's Monument with the later providing excellent board control.
FAVORITE CARDS: Master of Predicaments, especially when opponents are having to guess more than once per turn. Medomai the Ageless, two turns? yes please.
CONCERNS: I dislike how my lowest cost monster is Three, if i manage to get a Retraced Image I can play it on turn two. But if luck isn't on my side it will be a solid three turns before I can play Warden of Evos Isle, or a monster at all. I was hoping the community could give great ideas to remedy this. Gideon's Lawkeeper is a thought, later game it will allow Medomai the Ageless to still attack by creating a hole, early game it will buy me time.
Enjoy
