"The inhabitants of the wartorn Zendikar are weary and desperate for relief from the unfettered Eldrazi ravaging it's surface. A coalition of native Druids, Shamans and Mystics have begun a cult of fear, worshipping the most fearsome Titan, Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. They believe that if they summon the Titan forth from the Blind Eternities, they will be rewarded for their devotion and spared annihilation.
The cultists have begun gathering at Zendikar's many Mana Confluences and other sites of power, armed with the artifact, Fist of Suns. Channeling the plane's abundant mana, they draw it closer, tearing at the fabric of the plane and distorting Time itself...
Will the cultists be successful? Will they be rewarded, annihilated or enslaved as mindless thralls of the Eldrazi? Destruction or Salvation looms on the distant horizon..."
This deck is focused on rapidly ramping into Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, while using turn manipulation in the form of Time Warp and Temporal Mastery to draw out the game if the ramp fails you, or you haven't drawn what you need. It has a strong focus on outpacing the current meta decks who aim to win by turn 4.
An ideal breakdown of turns is as follows:
Turn 1: Land, Mana Dork
Turn 2: Land, Fist of Suns.
Turn 3: Land, Channel the Suns, Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
Turn 3 Pt 2: Land, Time Warp or Temporal Mastery if you drew it this turn. Swing with Emrakul, forcing them to Sacrifice 6 permanents (which should wipe their board) and you hit for 15.
Turn 3 Pt 3: Land, Bringer of the Black Dawn, or if you have it available, Time Warp or Temporal Mastery. Swing with Emrakul, this should end the game. If somehow not, you may have another turn if you were able to cast a time manipulator. If not, their board should be in total ruin and you should be able to kill them next turn.
Contingency Plans:
In the event the draw isn't in your favor, there are built in contingency plans to deal with a missing card.
- No Fist of Suns/Channel the Suns? Swing with Maelstrom Archangel and use her ability to drop Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, and you get another turn from Emrakul being cast.
- Missing something (Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, Fist of Suns, Channel the Suns)? Not a problem. Bringer of the Black Dawn will fish it out of your library for you! This is also useful to fish up Temporal Mastery which can be played for 2 mana when you draw it. More turns!
- Don't underestimate the power of Time Warp and Temporal Mastery. Any time you have them and can play them, do it. The longer the board is under your control, the less time your opponent is building up combos, aggroing, burning, or whatever it is that they do.
