Fetches like Arid Mesa and Scalding Tarn would help to eliminate the downside of Boom/Bust when you don't have a Darksteel Citadel to target. Also, you'd be able to splash any color rather easily by adding just one shock of that color, if you so desired. For example, Ajani Vengeant would fit in here nicely, since tapping down a land forever is just as good as destroying it, not to mention his ultimate (also a lot more flexible, as he can eliminate things other than lands, or keep something really big from attacking until he's gone). You can splash any color you wanted to though, just a suggestion.
June 10, 2014 4:02 p.m.
The following are a few "copy target spell" spells and artifacts that might be helpful:
Reiterate
Reverberate
Dual Casting
Increasing Vengeance
Pyromancer Ascension
Izzet Guildmage
Djinn Illuminatus
Mirari
Mirror Sheen
Spellbinder
I hope this helps in some way.
June 10, 2014 4:34 p.m.
Playtesting this deck against my Izzet Urzatron deck led to the strangest rule question I've had since I started playing. What happens if a player uses Sowing Salt on a Phyrexian Metamorph that's copying a Darksteel Citadel ? Do all metamorphs get exiled? Or just the two on the board that are currently copying the citadel? Thanks to whoever can answer this one. Awesome deck by the way.
June 10, 2014 7:18 p.m.
Nevermind, I think "all cards with the same name" is a pretty clear way of putting it. They're all exiled, aren't they?
June 10, 2014 7:20 p.m.
carlthekatt says... #7
That's an interesting question. For starters, if there were multiple Phyrexian Metamorph s copying Darksteel Citadel on the field, only the one targeted by Sowing Salt would be affected. It only affects the targeted card and any cards with the same name in the hand/grave/library. Pretty sure that when a card copies another card it's name changes to the copied card's name though, so if you go with the printed wording on Sowing Salt "Search its owner's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that land and exile them", it sounds like the end result would be to exile the targeted Phyrexian Metamorph , then exile all Darksteel Citadel s in that player's hand, graveyard, and library. I couldn't find an official ruling on that specific matchup, but based on the wording and other rulings on those cards, this interpretation feels sound.
June 10, 2014 7:33 p.m.
That is correct, it hits that Phyrexian Metamorph and all other Darksteel Citadel in hand/library/grave. I just asked some judges to make sure, since I was only 95% on it, but yes, that is what happens. Anything else on the field is irrelevant as it is not targeted, so it wouldn't be affected. Unless they have some way to bounce the Phyrexian Metamorph it is basically the same end result as targeting the original Darksteel Citadel (minus a land and the rest in library gone) so you could just do that to avoid confusion.
June 10, 2014 7:49 p.m.
Thanks guys. I didn't realize the name gets copied too, that changes things. I also misread Sowing Salt and mistakenly thought it exiled copies on the battlefield. I didn't target the Darksteel Citadel because it belonged to the player who was casting Sowing Salt - only the Phyrexian Metamorph belonged to the opponent.
June 10, 2014 8:55 p.m.
BloodoftheBloodMoon says... #10
id like to play this deck with my manaless dredge deck, or my 1 land belcher deck XD
June 10, 2014 9:25 p.m.
doubt this works, but I am curious if you ran Spellskite and retargeted your Boom/Bust to him for 2 life to save your land if you didn't have your Darksteel Citadel out? idk, just curious. Would be SUPER funny if you did and since Spellskite is not a land, it would then become an illegal target and not destroyed. Sounds unlikely, but super funny.
June 11, 2014 9:19 p.m.
no, that does not work, redirect abilities can be activated, but if you aren't changing something to a legal target, the redirect will fail and the ability basically fizzles.
If it said "permanent" or "land or creature" or something along those lines, you could. But you can still activate it and pay the 2 life if you so desired.
June 11, 2014 9:37 p.m.
captainloafers says... #14
I don't always play land destruction, but when I do, I prefer Raze . Stay frustrating my friends.
June 30, 2014 10:43 p.m.
Paradoxical says... #15
Boom/Bust beats Raze because Raze kills our Darksteel Citadel . I highly agree with Mortarion and CurdBrosBrewingCo with the white addition. During TSP block, I played a R/W LD that used Boom/Bust and Shivan Wumpus . Flagstones of Trokair fixes the mana, and white is a great addition to the deck, allowing it enchantment destruction via Wear/Tear and other options, some Stax-like elements with the availability of Magus of the Tabernacle , World Queller , etc. +1 for building a deck very similar to one I used to love being hated for playing!!
July 1, 2014 4:08 p.m.
GeminiSpartanX says... #17
Have you thought about suspending Plunder as something else to do on turn 1-2? It could also take care of decks that use AEther Vial to get around the land destruction if you need it to. I found while fishbowling that unless you use an early SSG or boom, you really don't do much the first few turns and maybe playing this can help use those early turns a little more? I think the nature of this deck leads to slightly longer games, so the suspend 4 wouldn't be as big of an issue in this deck compared to some others.
July 7, 2014 4:21 p.m.
You could pair Mimic Vat with Avalanche Riders for a very frustrating situation for your opponent. Turn 3 - Put a Mimic Vat into play. Turn 4 - Play Avalanche Riders and attack. If it gets killed, attach it to Mimic Vat . If not, during your upkeep don't pay the echo cost and let it die. Attach it to Mimic Vat and activate the Vat's ability. A copy of Riders pops on the field, destroy a land, attack for 2, then exile it at end of turn. Rinse and Repeat.
July 8, 2014 3 a.m.
What Warmonger said can also be done with Fulminator Mage (only nonbasics though). That would be quite devastating.
July 8, 2014 3:16 a.m.
Actually, all of his creatures are pretty devastating so using Mimic Vat can be useful every turn with any creature then swapped out once a specific creature dies. He can also use an opponent's creatures as well!
July 9, 2014 2:14 p.m.
If you are willing to splash green, Liquimetal Coating + Splinter is a great way to remove all of their basic lands by turn four.
July 12, 2014 11:27 a.m.
Does that work? That is awesome! Mimic Vat also looks like a lot of fun
August 1, 2014 1:51 a.m.
JonathanSamurai says... #23
My friend actually built something similar-ish. Trinisphere. Just in case?
Putrefy says... #1
Maybe you want to add some artifact removal to your sideboard: Shattering Spree come to mind as Affinity with Mox Opal , Springleaf Drum and their own Darksteel Citadel are pretty resilient to LD. Also AEther Vial is a way to beat LD.
June 10, 2014 3:59 p.m.