Welcome to my 1st 60 card deck! This is intended for kitchen table. After careful research using decks here, articles, and forums I realized that top deck manipulation & drawing are the key! It is very tempting to fill this deck with tons of creatures so the Quest conditions can be met but you'll risk getting hands full of creatures only. I spent a considerable amount of time figuring out which cards will work and finding the balance between creatures, support and lands. This isn't a typical MTG deck with a normal CMC curve.
Please let me know your opinion and any suggestions are appreciated! Glad to answer any questions as well. Thanks for looking!
Here's a brief overview of my strategy/reasoning
Support cards should cost 1-2 mana at most because we will be manipulating the top deck to get the Quest online. You'll probably be working with 1-3 mana at the beginning. Once the 1st Quest is up, the next priority will be getting the Leviathans & Krakens so you can drop 1 at the beginning of each end step. It's possible to get a Quest up on turn 2 and go for the win!
Supporting Creatures:
Sage of Epityr/Augury Owl/Thrummingbird - Top deck manipulation/Proliferate & blocker
Kraken Hatchling - Decent blocker
Grozoth
Non-creature Support:
Clockspinning - Can enable turn 2 Quests
Telling Time/
Portent
- Financially cheaper than MTG staples and it works in casual play
Turn Aside - If the enemy is going to target anything it'll be the big creatures and/or the Quest. It's only 1 mana whereas others might be better but cost 2 (Counterspell, Negate, etc.)
Lands:
Halimar Depths - Helps with top deck manipulation
Maybe board:
Whelming Wave - Good card but
Scourge of Fleets
does almost the same
Archetype of Imagination & Wonder - Unlikely that you'll have the mana but it's a funny idea
Skyship Plunderer - A better Thrummingbird
Sage Owl - A flying Sage of Epityr
Game plan:
a) Best possible opening hand
b) Top deck manipulation along with Telling Time (Modern) or
Portent
(Legacy)
c) Proliferate (if possible) or Clockspinning to speed up counters
d) Start dropping stuff
Sources & ideas:
WOTC Gatherer
Many of the decks on tappedout.net building around Quest for Ula's Temple
Any forums discussing Brainstorm, Portent, Ponder, Preordain, and Telling Time
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/18-02-17-lets-get-kraken/
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/casual-related-formats/multiplayer/176347-help-with-my-stormtide-leviathan-deck
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/against-the-odds-quest-for-ula-s-temple-modern
http://themanapool.com/the-deck-box/deck-box-quest-ulas-temple/
