Spellslinger U/R Standard

Standard* Tortuous_TG18

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Bcool1 says... #1

+1 for it being a good standard deck under $10. For critique I must say I do feel that Weaver of Lightning is not optimal. Other than that I think you need to clean up your list, -2 drag under, +2 Unsubstantiate as I find it much better, you can even do -2 Negate and +2 Unsubstantiate because I don't like negate in the main deck but, that is dependent on your meta. Other than that it seems pretty good. Exceptional for a deck under $10.

July 18, 2016 10:12 p.m.

Trashmaster says... #2

First off I would cut some of your land for Goblin Dark-Dwellers, as you don't need 26 for a curve that low. Probably cut about 3 land for 3 Dark Dwellers. Also, I would remove the creatures you have the same thing, such as Niblis of Dusk and Niblis of Frost. You gotta pick one when it comes to those and in that situation I would recommend the Niblis of Frost over the other. In my opinion, you could also cut out both of the Weaver of Lightning's, and both of the Pyre Hound's. I say this because Weaver of Lightning does the same thing as Thermo-Alchemist and is somewhat redundant. I would recommend adding in 2 Fiery Impulse's for these. As for the Pyre Hound's, I give the same reason as the Weaver of Lightning, but in relation to Niblis of Frost. In place of the Pyre Hounds, I would add in 2 more Fiery Impulses, so you have some burn and because you can easily achieve spell mastery. Next, when it comes to spells, cut the 2x Drag Under and the 2x Grip of the Roil for 4x Exquisite Firecraft. I say this because those two spells same the same function as Unsubstantiate, but are strictly worse. Plus the firecraft adds more removal options. Next, I would take out the 2x Unsubstantiate because quite simply, that kind of removal isn't that great in standard. In place of that I would add in 1 more Geistblast and 1 more Mercurial Geists. Another good prowess card for these decks is Stormchaser Mage, however I am not entirely sure what I'd cut for him honestly. Also it occurs to me after writing this that you may not be looking for suggestions, and if not feel free to disregard this. If not, hope you can find some of those suggestions useful.

July 18, 2016 10:17 p.m.

Tortuous_TG18 says... #3

Trashmaster Thanks for the suggestions; I made this deck in haste and will make the necessary corrections. I forgot to say that I would like suggestions, so thank you!

July 19, 2016 8:53 p.m.

Tortuous_TG18 says... #4

Bcool1 Thank you for the suggestions and the compliment. I will probably remove at least a couple of Weaver of Lightning for Unsubstantiate.

July 19, 2016 8:56 p.m.

Trashmaster says... #5

No problem IzzetEngineer, glad to help. However I would change your mana base a little and actually cut out all the Highland Lakes, as you don't want to have a land enter tapped really ever with a deck this fast. You could have 12 Mountains and 11 Islands or vice versa it doesn't really matter. However I'm not great at building mana bases so you can ignore this lol.

July 19, 2016 10:27 p.m.

Bcool1 says... #6

No Problem 20IzzetEngineer00, looking at the decklist now it looks super solid for FNM. I'd need to test it, but it looks great.

July 24, 2016 11:04 a.m.

Atony1400 says... #7

20IzzetEngineer00 I definantly think you should add some duals. Highland Lake and Spirebluff Canal wI'll do just fine!

November 11, 2016 12:46 p.m.

Tortuous_TG18 says... #8

Got it. Thanks Atony1400

November 11, 2016 1:51 p.m.

WorgenFreeman says... #9

Would Bedlam Reveler fit here?

November 19, 2016 7:08 p.m.

Tortuous_TG18 says... #10

WorgenFreeman It's a possibility, but at the moment, I'll SB it. I do this only because I need to keep the color distribution relatively even. Thanks for the suggestion, though, it's a decent card!

November 20, 2016 11:08 p.m.

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