You guys do realize that in metas where moon effects are strong, the e tutor list is the best list right? The increased tutors overall can drive your magus count above ten. With those numbers your chances of resolving one by turn two go up drastically. For some reason people get caught up on the fact that e tutor is dead in hand if you have a moon out. The point you are missing is, if you played properly, the moon itself wins you the game as the rest is academic. A couple dead cards in hand doesn't matter there. The ability to have that consistency and utility is the reason to run the tutor. For some reason people try to do too much with the deck. It can have different plans but it's a combo deck and really every card should be for that. It just happens and has always been that the two combos are Painter/Grindstone and Blood Moon.

I know I haven't posted much but that is mainly Bc the thread gets derailed with talk about mox opal. That card has no place in the deck. You do not run enough artifacts to trigger it reliably and it does not allow you to say turn one moon and limits your lines to get a turn one painter with blast back up turn one. These lines are incredibly important, especially against storm and the other decks you mentioned.

I will try to get a full post up sometime soon. But seriously guys, stop suggesting terrible cards. Let's pretend we understand game theory, how to play magic, and the fundamentals of the deck in general.

Seth