Is Dragonstorm.dec Viable Now That Grim Monolith Can Be Ran As A 4'of?

[Kangaxx]

Now with the unbannings set in stone and Grim monolith is now a potential 4'of in ppl's decks, My biggest question is, will Dragonstorm see play now, now that ramping up to 9 mana is alot more feasible?

With accelerators such as Seething Song, Desperate Ritual, Rite of Flame, SSG, Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors, Manamorposes, Lotus Petal, and now Grim Monolith, will we have a possible archetype in our hands? Or something that will never materialize? What are your thoughts on the viability of a Dragonstorm deck becuase I wonder myself if this archetype can actually be viable in Legacy.

[kinda]

Why would you run this over belcher?

[Kangaxx]

Why would you run this over belcher?

Belcher suffers alot from artifact and land destruction if they pass the turn waiting on a second turn kill.

Pithing Needle effects Belcher more.

Echoing Truth gets rid of EtW tokens easiliy while dragons such as Bogardan Hellkite kill on the spot.

ETW tokens are more susceptible to E.E. and Plague even.

I mean, there's alot of benefits of playing Dragonstorm in certain game situations. I wouldn't say one is strictly better than the other.

[Goaswerfraiejen]

Well, one comparative advantage is that you have more combo outlets--which is to say that you can hardcast a dragon on your first or second turn, which can be a boon in some matchups, I guess. And just like Belcher, you can chain a large ETW storm count on your first turn, and can even incorporate Tendrils, I guess.

So yeah, it's mostly storm-free, and not really graveyard dependent. Plus it's different. :p

We had a half-decent list for Dragonstorm kicking around a while back. -Dragonstorm-Once-more-with-feeling&highlight=dragonstorm]Here's what we were working on, if it helps.

[DrJones]

Will that dragonstorm deck run Covetous Dragon?

[mchainmail]

You can even Mystical for Dragonstorm! Oh wait...

[Kangaxx]

You can even Mystical for Dragonstorm! Oh wait...

Infernal Tutor is always an option.

Will that dragonstorm deck run Covetous Dragon?

I sense sarcasm? Probably x4 Bogardan Hellkite and x1 Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund. Manamorphose also helps hardcast Karrthus if necessary. Then again, you could always run Scroll Rack.