Assault formation deck. Simic colors. Hokay
I know this description is outdated. I am playing around with the deck for a fun frontier deck. Will update accordingly after some adjustments and playtesting
So the premise is that Assault formation makes great use of low CMC creatures that have little to no impact due to their lack of power.
Benthic Infiltrator
Being a great example of this. If I get AF out then that 1 unblockable damage becomes 4.
Tide Drifter makes my infiltrator and Sower fatter and harder to handle. 1 of them also puts drifter out of
Exquisite Firecraft
range. plus, he becomes a 5/5 with AF up and running.
Jaddi Offshoot
is my G 1 drop. He does have defender, but AF allows me to get around this. He also gains me life as the early stages of the game go on while I work up my power curve. He also happens to be the only decent G creature I could find for this deck at the bottom of teh CMC totem pole. Open to any suggestions for other low cost green fatties.
Sigiled Starfish is my utility 2 drop. It has a decent butt. And can be used for the ever useful scry. This helps me find my AF's sooner, and avoid the ever present dead draw.
Tide Drifter is my Danger Zone 2 drop. You think I am jsut playing the durdle game when I drop him. But then AF comes out and my fat asses start sitting on your face and suffocating you to death. Beware the power drift.
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
is in to get me through my deck faster. And, I can attack with him due to AF if such an act pleases me. If not, then I will just flip him and make you hate life.
Nissa, Vastwood Seer
I threw in as a one of because she helps hit that forest I may miss early and when she flips I can make great use of her draw mechanic. Plus, she can mangle opponents if they don't do something about her quickly. That ult hurts.
Oblivion Sower I don't run any ingest outside of
Benthic Infiltrator
, so I don't expect to get many lands off of him. But in an AF deck, he swings as an 8/8 for 6. And whatever lands I do get with him help flip Nissa. Always useful.
Dig Through Time makes great use of the GY filling I do with
Taigam's Scheming
and Jace. I am wondering if I should drop it to a 1 of or keep it at 2. Input welcome.
Kiora, Master of the Depths
helps me keep up my slow fat butts to block your pesky critters. her minus ability can also be useful in a pinch. And her ult is the kind of bonkers that makes you hate people like me.
Reality Shift makes you rethink the usefulness of indestructible when I turn your big boom finisher Ulamogod into a 2/2 that can't find it's way around my ass.
Shape the Sands
is a useful little card that can be used to stop your pesky dargons in their tracks. Or make my butt so big that you suffocate under its weight. Either way, you'll be hearing Billiy Mays in the back of your head saying, " And if you think that is all the butt we have waiting for you, just wait, there's more!"
Sideboard Shenanigans!
Aligned Hedron Network
is going to be th ebane of all you midrange players. I don't care if you have hexproof. I don't care if you sacced all your pesky eldrazi spawns. All your creatures are belong to me.And my last 4 SB cards are to stop any and all burn/kill/bounce spells you may think of trying to use. All your spells are belong to Izzet.
Thank you for reading.
TL;DR Assault formation makes seemingly harmless fatasses turn into unstoppable forces of suffocation as they sit on you until you die to death.
