They help me dig though, speeding up the deck so to speak. You have any other suggestions on that matter?

itachi45 Above comment

I've played 3 playtests with this deck so far, and it averaged about 7 turns to bring out a good creature. For 2 of those tests I had literally no creature out until then. I don't know if that's just bad draw or if this is a legit issue. All I know is a casual aggro deck would have wiped the floor with this in all 3 of those tests.

I thought Ula's Temple would be cool to see and thought it would bring out some sick monsters really quickly, but in the long run it didn't really make a difference. By the time I built up the counters I already had enough mana to summon creatures the conventional way.

I feel this deck either has too much mana and not enough creatures, or the more likely, it needs something else to aid in summoning creatures of that magnitude, or at the very least, something to hold off attackers until the big bads come in.

This looks like it would be a lot of fun +1

Quest for Ula's Temple might be a card to consider. As you need a lot of mana, how about Zendikar Resurgent?

Also, although it's a little off typewise: Colossal Whale maybe?

This is a very cool list nonetheless, so take my +1.

I guess you could run Call to the Kindred combined with something cheap like Kraken Hatchling to get your wobbly boys onto the battlefield, but it‘s a bit slow… just an idea :)

Looks awesome, love the theme! I wonder if High Tide could add some oomph and flavor too. Either way, it's great to see some of these biggies come out to play : )

I greatly appreciate the comments and suggestions from y'all. I haven't busted this deck out in a long time but maybe now is the time to tinker with it. Thank you again you awesome mtg folks

maybe a few Quicksilver Amulet or Gauntlet of Power \ Caged Sun to help get your high casting cost creatures out faster. Even things like Sol Ring, Worn Powerstone, Thran Dynamo, or Gilded Lotus could be of some benefit.

some other cards you might like are Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait, Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle, Koma, Cosmos Serpent, Serpent of Yawning Depths, Spawning Kraken, and last but not least The Reality Chip

I've been out of the loop for a while. Lots of great suggestions from this badass community. Thank you, I'll review this data.