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Run the mono red version, basically Ruby Storm.

Phyrexian Dreadnought sounds perfect actually! Maybe we start with something like this:

https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=24206&d=368915&f=LE

I see plenty of places to cut cards to be able to jam...

It is funny, I was just thinking about a more grindy deck that runs Breach. Stifle, Wasteland, "free" counterspells, and then your combo pieces. Almost like a delver or miracles shell maybe.

If a primer is started then all 3 versions of the deck should be included; URw, URg, URB.

It is just another win condition in the main deck. I can see cutting it and the grinding station for a land and another silence.

This is where I am at right now and the deck feels incredible strong:



Mainboard

Land (15)
4 Flooded Strand
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Prismatic Vista

FTW, in some of the games I held off on "going for it" on T1. to either build up the hand or wait for protection. This build has a very high chance of going off on T1 when facing no disruption. I...

I am really liking the "all in" build! It can be BF combo or it can win via ToA, EtW, or Belcher. Here is my current list.

Sorceries (20)

4 Cabal Therapy
4 Cruel Bargain
2 Dark Petition
1...

The more I try to make this work the less I like the Brain Freeze combo. Sure it can be explosive at times and the shell for it is flexible enough to be built in many ways. I really think this card...

Wow is this deck a ton of fun to play!


Instants (16)
4 Brain Freeze
4 Brainstorm
2 Lightning Bolt
3 Silence
3 Spell Pierce
Lands (16)

@Lemon

Also, for your wishboard you should run a single Infernal Tutor. There are plenty of times when you should be able to get it with B-Wish, crack LED and find UB or whatever you need. Maybe...

This looks great! I should have remembered that I could play Preordain. I think I was trying to get too cute with the artifact package. However, I would make some changes to your list, especially...

I am not sold on Cunning Wish yet. I would rather have almost everything we need in the main. I can see running more merchant scrolls, a couple of tutorable answers and a couple of heavy draw spells...

Thanks for the reply! I am happy to play PO but it means that I need to find something other than Defense Grid. It also means that the list should run 3ish copies of Grim Monolith to help keep PO's...

There are so many cards that I have been trying out in this deck....some much better than others. I have played around with Paradoxical Outcome, Echo, Meditate, all the different kinds of tutors....