I think Crested Sunmare would've benefited Pegasus a lot more than horses. I like that you've chosen to ride with the kitties. I did too.

Your deck looks more spicy now than when I saw it the first time. The synergy Mirage Mirror looks to have with your deck overall is quite interesting, mainly with Pride Sovereign (and Procession as you've mentioned.) Still, isn't it a little risky to not run any form for removal mainboard?

Also, why Graceful Cat over Adorned Pouncer?

Yes, when I first built this deck, people at my local FNM seemed to focus on creature-heavy aggro and I could always beat them to a win-con. The meta has evolved, with a lot more control being played and I now need to add in removal to survive into a longer game.

My problem with Adorned Pouncer is the 5 mana needed to eternalise it. It is not really an early-game card, but quickly comes into it's own if the game drags on. I still like the idea of going in hot and trying to win by turn 5 or 6, but my side-board has changed over time so that I have more come-backs if my opponent focusses on control.

I have moved away from playing this deck regularly and am trying to develop a U/B mill deck and a G/W clue deck that focusses on getting out Sandwurm Convergence and Overwhelming Splendor as early as possible....

Another version of Kittens Play that I have tried out replaces Graceful Cat with Crested Sunmare. That deck also wins or loses spectacularly and can be fun to play.

Hey,

I like Mirage and will be testing it out on my GW Meow list. Couple things; Cast out I think is way better main than Bindings in the main. Banner just costs too much after I tested it out. I am currently testing blossoming vs heroic. I think my end state will be 2 of each. Thanks for the comments on my list. I have upvoted you ,

Cheers Likwid

Thanks LikwidMagic,

Yes I agree that Vanquisher's Banner tends to rely on you transforming Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip early. I tend to swap out for Lifecrafter's Bestiary quite often, and should maybe make that change permanent. Cast Out or Ixalan's Binding is an on-going debate, with Ixalan's Binding covering enchantments and planeswalkers, while cast out comes in as an instant - I suppose the ultimate would be Binding as an instant, which would deal with things like Approach of the Second Sun.

After trying a number of different decks, I plan to go back to kittens for FNM and will need to take another look at the deck. My main aim was always to flood the field with tokens early, before control decks could get a lock on the field - so I will also be looking to reduce my mana-curve.

My bad - I seem to have a mental block when it comes to Cast Out and keep thinking of it as a Stasis Snare with flash

Gideon's Intervention together with Ixalan's Binding sided in can work to lock down Approach and certain combo decks.

How does this deck fare against aggro decks like Ramunap Red and Mono-black aggro, though? I've used to side in a couple of Authority of the Consuls for these myself.

Thoughts on Radiant Destiny for this type of deck?

Hi Colorschemer,

I lost Authority of the Consuls when I added Huatli, Radiant Champion to the side-board. Yes it needs to go back, I just need to consider what else I can remove. On it's own, there is not that much difference between Cast Out (the flash is helpful) and Ixalan's Binding, with both having a slight advantage against certain decks. When I had Gideon's Intervention in the deck, I never seemed to draw it at the right time and it just seemed to take up space in the deck. Against Ramunap Red and other super-agro decks, I do win a few games when I get my kittens swarming before they get set, but my deck is not very strong, or consistent. If I know that most people at an FNM will be playing Ramunap Red, then I will add in those white control cards.

Radiant Destiny relies on 'the city's blessing'. At that point in the game when I have 10 permanents on the field, I have generally already won (or occasionally lost) the game. I do not see Radiant Destiny as an alternative to Always Watching in Standard, but it might work in EDH.

After some further testing I have had to revise my position on many of the cards suggested for this deck. I am currently trying out a combination token and counter version of this deck, which looks realy promising.