The lifegain is pretty negligible. Remember that Courser of Kruphix doesn't actually provide any ramp; it merely changes the zones from which I can play lands. Overall, it's not worth the slot considering the other options.

Why not play a [Trinket Mage]

Trinket Mage

Trinket Mage is a decent card, but I haven't found it to be worthwhile. Although it can ramp or find a utility rock, it hasn't performed well enough in testing to beat other tutors or possible inclusions.

It's one of those player's choice cards. You can use it, but I don't.

Why Hinder instead of Spell Crumple ?Regards

@DarkHamlet: Hinder can be recurred with Snapcaster Mage or Eternal Witness . If I ran Spell Crumple , the chances of drawing it again would be very low, and I would never burn a tutor to find it.

Ahh ok! Thanks!

Pls suggest cards and strategies for my EDHs: HIV Dragon, Jeleva, Queen of Innistrad, Jin-G, Rafoq Many

:D

It's likely that you've thought about it before, but Thragtusk seems like a solid and advantageous creature to add to the deck. It could potentially provide a secondary win condition if your first Blue Sun's Zenith or Palinchron is somehow incapacitated, as gaining a pile of life and creating a horde of chump blockers/attackers is more than fine alongside Deadeye Navigator . Is it too slow to contribute, or otherwise inefficient? I'm not sure what sort of decks you generally play against, so I may be incorrect in assuming that infinite lifegain is an autowin.

Thragtusk doesn't really provide anything. It might seem alright in a more casual deck, but it just isn't a realistic option for competitive variants.

Infinite life is not a true win condition because it doesn't create an unrecoverable situation for opponents. They can easily continue on and kill me with true combos. It's not like infinite turns, where it's more easily assumed that I'll find a hard combo to actually end the game. The infinite tokens are alright, but they lack haste, and I don't want to rely on combat to win. Ultimately, Thragtusk puts up mediocre results without offering much as a standalone card.

Why no Personal Tutor , beacouse of the slow sorcery speed?

Personal Tutor is a good card, but it's unnecessary in this deck. Imperial Seal is strictly superior in this deck, and I don't need to cram every top-shelf tutor effect into the deck. I suppose if you were concerned with maximizing tutor power, you could include it, but you then begin to cut into the rest of the space in the deck.

Is it the same reason u do not run Merchant Scroll ?

Yes. Blue has strong tutors, but only if you don't run black. Black's tutor power is much better because you get general, hidden searches for the same price or cheaper.

will reclamation sage make it in with m15?

No. There's no reason to pay so much for an effect like that; I could run Krosan Grip instead. Or Naturalize . I already have Nature's Claim .

Okay

Why no Capsize ?

@imarockyou: Capsize was cut a long time ago. It's mediocre as a regular card because the mana cost and buyback cost are so high.

How about that new Garruk, Apex Predator!

While I like the new Garruk in a vacuum, it's far too expensive and limited to be viable in this deck, or in competitive EDH for that matter. Its only relevant ability in competitive EDH is the first one, and even that ability is only marginally relevant. Certainly not worth the mana cost considering catch-all solutions exist at the 2- and 3-CMC slots. See: Vindicate , Maelstrom Pulse , etc.

Sorry for all the questions, Building your deck and wondering why you don't play some cards and how to replace Imperial Seal

I don't mind the questions.

Imperial Seal is a very strong card, but it puts quite a strain on your budget. Consider running some of the blue or black tutors. Some, like Personal Tutor , bring down the monetary cost, keep the mana cost (or converted mana cost), and put limitations on what you can find. Others, like Diabolic Tutor , bring down the monetary cost, increase the converted mana cost, but don't put limitations on what you can find.

One tutor that I love to use in any B deck is Beseech the Queen . Can be cast for BBB but it has flexibility to be used with mana rocks that allow you to pay a little more if you don't have the triple B. The only real downside in EDH is the reveal, but sometimes there's power in letting someone see something that you tutored for. Keeping them scared.

Give that a try imarockyou.

I'M 50% done with the deck, now comes the Very expensive stuff. I am devoted to creating this deck but i'm a teenager and i do not have a job and throwing up amounts of cash like that is hard

Why don't you play Brainstorm ? Was it already in the deck and you cut it?