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Thopter Foundry + Sword of the Meek, backed up by something like Academy ruins and maybe Chrome Mox, so that you only need Foundry in play with Sword in the graveyard.
What do you think - how good...

First off Standstil is horrible here, you want to dig for combo/ -whatever pieces in the first turns and keep control as good as possible, Thirst is definitly more powerful here.

Beside this, i...

This looks interesting together with Reconstruction or Argivian Restoration as a Gifts Pile, i'll try that.

Maybe a little slow though, like you said.