What *is* the Melting Point of Lazotep? [Primer-W]

Oathbreaker Spellslinger Theme/Gimmick UR (Izzet) Vorthos

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Chaos - Instants/Sorceries (11)

• 1x Mana Clash
• 1x Game of Chaos
• 1x Mages' Contest
• 1x Puppet's Verdict
• 1x Role Reversal
• 1x Stitch in Time
• 1x Cerebral Eruption
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Mind's Desire
• 1x Scrambleverse
• 1x Warp World

Ramp (6)

• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Ruby Medallion
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Extraplanar Lens

Izzet Flavor - Creatures (3)

• 1x Electrostatic Field
• 1x League Guildmage
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Graveyard-to-Library Effects (2)

• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Echo of Eons

Unofficial Chaos (2)

• 1x Chaos Wand
• 1x Decree of Annihilation

Izzet Flavor - Instants/Sorceries (9)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Expansion / Explosion
• 1x Izzet Charm
• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Ionize
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Enter the Infinite

Land (17)

• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Command Tower
• 6x Snow-Covered Island
• 7x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls

Unofficial Izzet Flavor (4)

• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Chain Reaction

Chaos - Artifacts (2)

• 1x Krark's Thumb
• 1x Timesifter

Chaos - Enchantments (1)

• 1x Chance Encounter

Commanders (2)

Izzet Flavor - Enchantments (1)

• 1x Thousand-Year Storm

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Maybeboard

I want foil versions of these at some point but normal might have to do for now (15)

• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Electrodominance
• 1x Izzet Charm
• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Ionize
• 1x Stitch in Time
• 1x Crackling Drake
• 1x Ral, Storm Conduit *f-pre*
• 1x Expansion / Explosion
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun *f-pre*
• 1x Thousand-Year Storm *f-pre*
• 1x Decree of Annihilation
• 1x Enter the Infinite

Unofficial Izzet Flavor (3)

• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Lightning Strike
• 1x Thunderbolt

Chaos - Creatures (1)

• 1x Karplusan Minotaur

Izzet Flavor - Enchantments (1)

• 1x Firemind's Research

Chaos - Instant/Sorcery (12)

• 1x Brand
• 1x Desperate Gambit
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Winter Sky
• 1x Fiery Gambit
• 1x Squee's Revenge
• 1x Illicit Auction
• 1x Radiate
• 1x Cultural Exchange
• 1x Whims of the Fates
• 1x Goblin Game
• 1x Thieves' Auction

Izzet Flavor - Creatures (10)

• 1x Erratic Visionary
• 1x Izzet Guildmage
• 1x Mizzium Meddler
• 1x Fluxcharger
• 1x Mizzix of the Izmagnus
• 1x Ral's Staticaster
• 1x Hypersonic Dragon
• 1x Mercurial Chemister
• 1x Melek, Izzet Paragon
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind

Izzet Flavor - Instant/Sorcery (12)

• 1x Blustersquall
• 1x Maximize Velocity
• 1x Weapon Surge
• 1x Electrodominance
• 1x Radical Idea
• 1x Beacon Bolt
• 1x Cerebral Vortex
• 1x Electrolyze
• 1x Precision Bolt
• 1x Prophetic Bolt
• 1x Thoughtflare
• 1x Blast of Genius

Unofficial Chaos (3)

• 1x Reality Scramble
• 1x Wild Ricochet
• 1x Stolen Strategy

Chaos - Artifacts (1)

• 1x Boompile

Chaos - Enchantments (1)

• 1x Risky Move

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And by "lazotep", I am, of course, referring to the sanity of my pod.

(The primer isn't finished, but I ran out of room for "IP". It's mostly done as far as I'm concerned.)

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When I first built this deck, it was a basic-bitch burn deck. I realized somewhere along the lines that combo-ing off to generate infinite copies of Fury Storm or Bonus Round to generate infinite damage with Ral was probably the most viable method for "burn" using him.

"Well to hell with that," I declared. If you've read some of my past decks before, you likely already know that I dislike playing combo. I don't like going for the exact same wincon every game, so I thought, "Why not build a flavorful deck this time?" I personally self-identify as an Izzet Guildmage, thus it makes sense that I'd build a chaos deck using Izzet flavor. It's about damn time I did.

Overview

Reading the decklist Show

It's simple: either things are more aligned to the Izzet flavor side of the deck, or they're Chaos-intended. Stitch in Time counts as both.

Archtype: Chaos Show

The Izzet are known for being less predictable than the weather. I don't know about you, but playing Chaos seems to check out there.

Admittedly, I've been going tryhard on my deck building a lot over the past few months. Oops, (Almost) All Mountains was one way to kick back, and this is no different. Oathbreaker is looking more and more like the format where I build my jank.

Why ? Show

Ummm, well...

Why these two? Show

I went to a WAR prerelease with a buddy of mine who pulled this version of Ral, and even he knew I'd want it. I originally thought about Ral for my old burn deck, Light Up the Night [Multiplayer Burn], but it flopped.

I'd argue this printing of Ral is the most effective at its job. Lacking an ultimate also helps ward off hate from attacking creatures.

With Epic Experiment, the idea is that, knowing the Izzet, this experiment could either go really well (for me) and/or quite terribly (for everyone else and maybe me). Who knows? I don't.

Card Choices Explained

Card Combos Show

Epic Experiment + Ral, Storm Conduit

• Ral fires off a lot of damage. Great with Thousand-Year Storm .

Epic Experiment + Thousand-Year Storm

• Rapid firing instants and sorceries while Storm is active makes for a great time.

Epic Experiment + League Guildmage

• Experiment having only 2 CMC, Guildmage can make copying it a breeze with the right amount of mana on my field.

Epic Experiment + Niv-Mizzet, Parun

• Play a lot of spells, draw a lot of cards, do a lot of damage.

Epic Experiment + Laboratory Maniac

• Deck myself with Epic Experiment to win. Niv-Mizzet, Parun helps.

I can't be bothered to write further in-depth on card choice right now. Hopefully you get the picture if you read all of this.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Epic Experiment + Thousand-Year Storm Epic Experiment + Ral, Storm Conduit Epic Experiment + Niv-Mizzet, Parun Epic Experiment + Laboratory Maniac Epic Experiment + League Guildmage
Legality	This deck is Oathbreaker legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 0 Rares 11 - 0 Uncommons 1 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.58
Tokens	Manifest 2/2 C
Folders	Oathbreaker