SomeSpells

[FTW]

Well, unfortunately this deck isn't all spells, but it has some.

Akroan Crusader (new spoiled card) has an interesting interaction with cheap targeting storm spells like Ground Rift. Ground Rift is also amazing at growing Nivmagus Elemental. And, oh wait, if you have both out you can both get hasty tokens and grow Nivmagus at the same time!

Here's a rough shell..


//11 creatures
4 Akroan Crusader
4 Nivmagus Elemental
3 Young Pyromancer

//31 Spells:
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Mutagenic Growth
4 Apostle's Blessing
4 Ground Rift
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Manamorphose
4 Haze of Rage
3 Slaughter Pact

//18 lands:
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
4 Blood Crypt
3 Scalding Tarn
3 Verdant Catacombs
1 Watery Grave
2 Mountain
1 Swamp

//Sideboard:
2 Smelt
4 Surgical Extraction
2 Spell Pierce
3 Duress
4 Lightning Bolt


Haze of Rage either mass-pumps attacking tokens or makes storm copies to be eaten by Nivmagus. You can target Crusader with Mutagenic, Apostle's, Ground Rift copies and even Slaughter Pact in a bind. All the free spells trigger Young Pyromancer.

[igri_is_a_bk]

Storm copies don't trigger Akroan.

[FTW]

Storm copies don't trigger Akroan.

Oh. Hmm. I read an early post about it, not the real spoiler, that suggested otherwise ("whenever this is the target of a spell" ... fueling discussions about whether cards like Forked Bolt could target it for 0 one or more times). Well, that just blows.

Y U NO MAKE COMBO DECK WITH YOUNG PYROMANCER X:<

[TraxDaMax]

Hidden Strings is nuts with Niv Elemental. And I think its decent with the new dude.
That said, I don't see any reason here to play black, unless perhaps with Death's Shadow if you're packing 12 Phyrexian spells.

[FTW]

Black for proactive discard and to pay for Slaughter Pact (pretty nice free spell. removes blocker or pumps Nivmag). Also black for Tainted Strike if Akroan doesn't work in this deck, since Kiln Fiend/Strobe would be the obvious replacement.


//10 creatures
4 Nivmagus Elemental
4 Kiln Fiend
2 Nivix Cyclops

//32 spells
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Mutagenic Growth
4 Apostle's Blessing
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Ground Rift
3 Assault Strobe
3 Tainted Strike
2 Slaughter Pact

//18 lands:
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
4 Blood Crypt
1 Mountain
1 Swamp
4 Marsh Flats
4 Arid Mesa

//sideboard:
4 Surgical Extraction
3 Duress
3 Smelt
2 Pithing Needle