Dark Show

[Justin]

Since Emrakul, the Aeons Torn was spoiled, people have been coming up with different ideas for decks that could abuse this powerful creature. Decks that use Show and Tell seem to be the most effective at doing this. Decks, which used Show and Tell and Eureka had some success at the SCG tourney. I thought that the idea of using both Emrakul and Progenitus in the same deck was pretty cool. However, I wanted to go a step further and also invite Marit Lage to the party. The result is "Dark Show."

// Lands
3 [CS] Dark Depths
4 [B] Tropical Island
3 [ON] Polluted Delta
3 [ZEN] Misty Rainforest
3 [TE] Ancient Tomb
3 [PLC] Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 [U] Underground Sea

// Creatures
3 [CFX] Progenitus
3 [ROE] Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
3 [ZEN] Vampire Hexmage

// Spells
3 [JU] Living Wish
1 [DS] Echoing Truth
4 [6E] Mystical Tutor
4 [NE] Daze
4 [AL] Force of Will
4 [M10] Ponder
4 [5E] Brainstorm
4 [US] Show and Tell

// Sideboard
SB: 1 [CS] Dark Depths
SB: 1 [CFX] Progenitus
SB: 1 [ROE] Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
SB: 1 [ZEN] Vampire Hexmage
SB: 3 [RAV] Blazing Archon
SB: 4 [ZEN] Spell Pierce
SB: 4 [SHM] Faerie Macabre

Instead of Eureka, this deck goes with Living Wish as a key card. The wish can be found with Mystical Tutor (which will primarily find Show and Tell, however). Living Wish can also be used to find a creature, which combos with Show and Tell, or either half of the Dark Depths combo. The deck forgoes some mana accelleration. It has no Lotus Petal or Noble Hierarch, although it still uses Ancient Tomb. Other than that, the deck includes the standard "free" countermagic, cantrips, and tutors that one would expect in a blue deck that powers out powerful creatures.

Perhaps the deck is too ambitious. Perhaps a straight Show and Tell deck will do better. However, I thought that it would be fun to create and test a deck with such a heavy density of game-ending threats. Suggestions on how to make this more viable are welcome.

[kinda]

Well, dark depths doesn't have protection from swords or bounce like the other two...and hexmage/depths can get 2 for 1'd by wasteland...

[Wyrath the Great]

Iona seems much better than the DD+Hexmage combo. The DD combo more or less takes up a staggering 9 slots (+3 in the SB), and I simply doubt that's worth it in an "unfair deck". I do like the combo in Eva Green decks that can take benefit from the one shot kill.

In any case, like you wrote towards the end, a regular SnT would probably be better. I'd make it UR and focus on SnT and maybe even have a single Sneak Attack (which can also be put into play with SnT). In that deck you could use a Burning Wish to get access to "silver bullets" (and another way to get SnT), and it more or less guarantees a turn 2-3 SnT.