Rethinking Simic: How to ~Win~ (Help Wanted)

Standard Combo Counters GU (Simic)

Addest

Creature (20)

• 4x Deadbridge Goliath
• 3x Fathom Mage
• 4x Gyre Sage
• 2x Master Biomancer
• 4x Primordial Hydra
• 3x Sapphire Drake

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Land (22)

• 4x Breeding Pool
• 6x Forest
• 4x Hinterland Harbor
• 6x Island
• 2x Reliquary Tower

Instant (11)

• 4x Bioshift
• 3x Simic Charm
• 4x Spell Rupture

Sorcery (6)

• 2x Blessings of Nature
• 4x Increasing Savagery

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Sideboard

Creature (13)

• 3x Cloudfin Raptor
• 4x Experiment One
• 3x Fortress Crab
• 1x Simic Manipulator
• 2x Zameck Guildmage

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Urban Evolution

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Predator Ooze
• 1x Wasteland Viper

Instant (1)

• 1x Syncopate

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Farseek

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A Forward

This is my first deck that I have really put a lot of thought into, granted, it is my FIRST deck, so please, leave suggestions and things I could change! It really helps a lot. Thanks!

Rethinking Simic: How to Win

The Strategy

The main plays/theme of this deck is to ramp Primordial Hydra with Simic counter support (Like Increasing Savagery and Blessings of Nature) and then to Bioshift over to Fathom Mage after having played Reliquary Tower or Tamiyo, the Moon Sage's ultimate then bomb with Sapphire Drake (A true game ending card). The main strategy is supported with mana leash like Gyre Sage and counter/creature protection with Naturalize and Simic Charm. Master Biomancer and Prime Speaker Zegana are added in as caution slots and further counter generation.

In a nutshell:

Ramp Primordial Hydra w/supports

Cast Fathom Mage w/supports

Play Reliquary Tower or Tamiyo, the Moon Sage's ult

Cast Bioshift from Primordial Hydra to Fathom Mage

Cast Sapphire Drake

Win (w/supports)

This deck may seem relatively slow, but when played properly, this is a near guaranteed -5 turn win with sustain to boot

Sideboard

The sideboard is pretty WiP. It's mostly filled with creature negation to counter mill/deck chop.

Master Biomancer ---> Simic Manipulator

Urban Evolution ---> Fathom Mage

Zameck Guildmage ---> Deadbridge Goliath

Just as some examples

The Issues

The current issues that I can see right now are:

1. Poor top deck (Draw ability)

2. Slow to ramp mana

3. Weak to mill

4. Prime Speaker Zegana can kill YOU

5. Probably a lot of other things

I really REALLY need suggestions for this, especially the sideboard. I feel that I have the core mechanics down but I know it's weak on the edges!

THANKS FOR READING!

Make sure to leave some suggestions!

Top Ranked	Achieved #83 position overall 11 years ago
Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 23 - 1 Rares 10 - 8 Uncommons 8 - 6 Commons
Cards	61
Avg. CMC	3.18
Tokens	Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
Folders	counters , standard, Other Peoples Decks, U/G