thesilentpyro
08-02-2009, 06:57 PM
As a Johnny, I have loved Leyline of Singularity since I saw it the first time. However, most of the best combos with it have already been done to death - Hunted Phantasm, Hunted Horror, Empress Galina, and Dovescape being the main ones. However, I decided I wouldn't let that stop me, and fired up Gatherer. As I was putting ideas together, I noticed that the very nature of the Leyline meant creatures were going to the graveyard quite a lot - enter Hissing Iguanar, the new Leyline tech. With the Leyline and the Iguanar out, your Hunted Phantasms are 4/6 unblockables with a Lava Axe for . It just went from there. I didn't leave out the classic combo pieces because, as previously discovered, they do work really well.
The list thus far is as follows. I have tried to explain the card choices.
The Engine
4x Leyline of Singularity [THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!]
4x Hissing Iguanar
The Synergy
4x Hunted Phantasm [Undercosted superthreat with a lava axe]
4x Varchild's War-Riders [On-color Hunted Horror with continual, increasing Iguanar damage]
3x Mogg Infestation [Destroy all creatures target player controls. For each creature put into a graveyard this way, deal 3 damage to that player.]
2x Empress Galina [Bomb stealer.]
3x Dovescape [Make their outs dead draws.]
4x Shapesharer [Spot removal, bomb cloning if they manage to kill the Leyline. Chosen over Clone for the rattlesnake threat/cheaper initial cost at the expense of targeting.]
4x Floating-Dream Zubera [Hatching Plans on legs, works well with Shapesharer.] Other Utility
2x Jaya Ballard, Task Mage [Turn every duplicate creature you draw into an Incinerate.]
3x Dreamscape Artist [More draw improving, fixes and accelerates]
Lands
4x Forbidden Orchard [Multiple activations nullify the drawback]
2x Minamo, School at Water's Edge [Why not?]
6x Mountain
11x Island
Although the rare count is high, they're mostly Johnny-tastic budget casual rares that work well together, so the entire deck is still fairly inexpensive - should be obtainable for ~$50 or less if you hunt well. Also, I'm looking for outs if/when the Leyline gets blown up. So far, the two best options seem to be Echoing Truth as it can be used to bounce a bunch of tokens, the Leyline itself, or other problematic permanents, and powder Keg, as it's a complete token wipe that works with the Iguanar, although sorcery-speed, does not protect the Leyline, and much less useful with a Leyline in play. Thoughts?
The list thus far is as follows. I have tried to explain the card choices.
The Engine
4x Leyline of Singularity [THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!]
4x Hissing Iguanar
The Synergy
4x Hunted Phantasm [Undercosted superthreat with a lava axe]
4x Varchild's War-Riders [On-color Hunted Horror with continual, increasing Iguanar damage]
3x Mogg Infestation [Destroy all creatures target player controls. For each creature put into a graveyard this way, deal 3 damage to that player.]
2x Empress Galina [Bomb stealer.]
3x Dovescape [Make their outs dead draws.]
4x Shapesharer [Spot removal, bomb cloning if they manage to kill the Leyline. Chosen over Clone for the rattlesnake threat/cheaper initial cost at the expense of targeting.]
4x Floating-Dream Zubera [Hatching Plans on legs, works well with Shapesharer.] Other Utility
2x Jaya Ballard, Task Mage [Turn every duplicate creature you draw into an Incinerate.]
3x Dreamscape Artist [More draw improving, fixes and accelerates]
Lands
4x Forbidden Orchard [Multiple activations nullify the drawback]
2x Minamo, School at Water's Edge [Why not?]
6x Mountain
11x Island
Although the rare count is high, they're mostly Johnny-tastic budget casual rares that work well together, so the entire deck is still fairly inexpensive - should be obtainable for ~$50 or less if you hunt well. Also, I'm looking for outs if/when the Leyline gets blown up. So far, the two best options seem to be Echoing Truth as it can be used to bounce a bunch of tokens, the Leyline itself, or other problematic permanents, and powder Keg, as it's a complete token wipe that works with the Iguanar, although sorcery-speed, does not protect the Leyline, and much less useful with a Leyline in play. Thoughts?