[DTB] Team America (Aggro/Tempo Thread)

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...if you want to run the Daze, Hymn, Wasteland, Tombstalker, and Tarmogoyf package, Delver is a no brainer in that strategy.

I agree that Delver is important and can be a viable choice for this deck, but in a lot of ways doesn't Shaman facilitate that aforementioned package better?
-On the play, you can still cast a 2-drop even if you Daze'd their t1 play OR still Wasteland them on your second turn if you played a turn 1 Shaman... the two-drops being Tarmogoyf and Hymn

I guess it comes down to your personal playstyle.

Assuming you won the die-roll and your hand is the following (which is pretty much a god-hand btw..):

Delver
Shaman
Ponder
Verdant Catacombs
Underground Sea
Wasteland
Daze

What is your turn 1 play? I personally would play Deathrite unless I knew my opponent was on combo. I thus have the most options available to me on the second turn. Or at least if they expend removal on Shaman, I'll still have a more aggressive follow-up threat that I can probably set up to flip with Ponder. With Delver as your turn 1 play, you're just hoping that you get that blind flip.