Quote Originally Posted by Phantom View Post
The one thing I have to disagree with Taco about (and lord knows I don't do that lightly) is Sulfur Elemental. I love this guy. I was always hesitant to run him in the sweeper version, but he's perfect now. Ignore the white creature ability. All that lets you do is trade with Grunts and kill a Decree token. The fact that he is an uncounterable instant is huge in a deck that runs Jitte. He is a Vial like combo trick all on his own. He is also possibly the best way to kill a Mongoose ever. I love dropping a Jitte on turn one, undazeable Sulfur EOT 2. Untap turn 3, equip, win. Even if he dies having an active Jitte is such a big deal for this deck, especially in the goyf meta we live in.
Okay, these are all highly valid points, sans my personal feeling that nobody in their right mind plays Jotun Grunt. The EOT Elemental, Untap, Equip, Swing thing is pretty good for catching someone off guard.

Yet here's the catch. Most decks where it would be necessary or relevant to do this EOT or with Split Second aren't matchups where I keep Umezawa's Jitte in the deck. I personally prefer to board out Jitte against Threshold in favor of some combination of Crypts/Moons/Trinispheres/Powder Kegs, so the Sulfur Elemental trick would only be relevant on game 1, although I suppose at this point the strategy could simply change to keep Jitte -in-. I certainly wouldn't want it against Landstill though.

And while he's neat for taking out a Mongoose here, he's still weaker than every other creature in the deck against Threshold except SSG. Although, admittedly, he resolves where others don't.

So what would you cut, if you wanted the Sulfusaurus? One Blood Moon and one Slogger's an easy enough cut for a pair, but is it worth it to shrink the overall size of your threats?