Yet another Grixis cycling (Standard MTG Deck)

Yet another Grixis cycling

Standard*

zahlman

Land (24)

Enchantment (2)

2x Drake Haven

Creature (19)

Sorcery (3)

3x Cut / Ribbons

Instant (12)

Sideboard

Sorcery (7)

Instant (7)

Enchantment (1)

1x Drake Haven

Stuff that hasn't worked out so far:

Ramunap Ruins - no point; a Cut / Ribbons is available often enough and is more efficient, and sometimes the 1 life just isn't available to pay.
Faith of the Devoted was originally a 4-of, but I had to see for myself that Drake Haven really does just work better in practice. Maybe if I had more sideboard slots I would side extra copies against control, idk. Still 1 in the main because it might help stabilize, idk.
Midnight Oil - too slow for what it gets, and actively harmful unless the value engine is already up.

Acknowledged issues:

Aether Hub is total jank here and should probably be Spirebluff Canal or Wandering Fumarole or something.
Fateful Showdown isn't looking especially good so far.
Sideboard is kinda just random maybe-useful things I had, and there probably should be graveyard hate :P

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Aug. 23, 2017

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Experimenting with:

-1 Drake Haven

-1 Faith of the Devoted

-2 Fateful Showdown

-1 Desert of the Fervent

-1 Island

+2 Ruthless Sniper

+1 Glimmer of Genius

+1 Hieroglyphic Illumination

+1 Desert of the Mindful

+1 Swamp

The enchantments weren't doing that great in playtesting; you need to use Drake Haven twice before it's actually paid off and that sometimes just doesn't happen. Sniper is less of a payoff, but it's an immediate creature on turn 1. Fateful Showdown is just getting replaced with some card draw that I had lying around.

On the sideboard, I'd like to include 2x Scarab Feast, unsure what to take out for them.

Edit: also replacing Commit / Memory with the fourth Supreme Will for now. It's a fun card, but Memory is only especially good with The Locust God already out, and it also messes with the Ribbons plan. I think I really want Pull from Tomorrow instead.

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Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 19 - 5 Rares 21 - 8 Uncommons 10 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.97
Tokens	Drake 2/2 U, Energy Reserve, Insect 1/1 UR, Zombie 2/2 B
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