More lessons! And outside help!
I actually got some interest and spectators this week, who offered suggestions and advice after the gaming was finished. The main outcome was consolidation and streamlining. The deck is again UR only. Blue Moon is still there, but rather than balancing between ping damage AND large single spells, this has become Blue Moon Burn essentially. Pings are mostly gone except for Fevered Visions, and without pings, Quest for Pure Flame is removed. Direct damage cards are increased: 4 Runeflare Traps, 3 Browbeats, and 4 Lightning Bolts. Browbeat is beating out Cerebral Vortex for the moment due to damage type (direct, rather than per draw) and potential utility, but that may change after more testing. Vision Skeins, surprisingly, is still good! Activates Runeflare, provides additional draw, increases Vortex's damage, etc. Control aspects have been added or maxed: 4 Unsubstantiates AND 3 Remands, and 4 Anger of the Gods's added to the sideboard. I had Thing in the Ice
Flip suggested to me, and a waffled back and forth for a bit before realizing that if my opponent happens to hexproof him-/herself with a certain pesky Leyline, I would have zero win cons. So, 4 creatures were added.
