Originally Posted by
Michael Keller
Thoughts:
1. I would cut the Kitesails and replace them with Gifted Aetherborn. Jitte is still in the deck for some life gain, but between four Dark Confidant, four Thoughtseize, three Bitterblossom and one Deluge you are really gambling with your life total. Four Hymns and two Lilianas are more than enough to tag an opponent's hand, and you certainly don't want to flood on discard spells when you need action. If you value Thoughtseize that much, I'd absolutely play Aetherborn.
2. Aetherborn trades with Delver, which is important. It also kills potent threats on defense.
3. I would cut the Stronghold and play a third Bayou. If you get cut off your only two green sources that can be a big problem if you bring it hate spells. Smart opponents will see this and attack your resources. Stronghold gives you some late-game redundancy, but I still would value the third Bayou over the Stronghold. It may also matter marginally, but Stronghold is a fifth colorless resource in the deck, which may cause problems with opening hands and casting triple black for Gatekeeper. I get Urborg is there, but you can't always depend on that.
4. Be careful on how you play Urborg. Turbo Depths is a very real deck right now and playing it can open the door to fast, unexpected plays from an opponent.