I Think that Leovold, Emissary of Trest is a very interesting card from the new set and believe it can be very powerful in the right shell. And it's in my favorite color combination. Awesome . I've been toying with ideas about this 'right shell' but nothing concrete has come out of it. So I want you! For ideas, input and criticism. I'll first summarize what I've come up with so far. The card has been linked to shardless BUG as a 2-off or so. While the card may certainly work here and do its thing occasionally, I would really like a deck dedicated to Leovold. I want to play this card consistently on turns 2-4 and abuse its effects as much as possible.

With this in mind I came to the conclusion that I either want to play 3-4 in my deck or play a tutor like GSZ. Four DRS is a given to play this card turn two. Cards that don't synergize well with this plan are daze and wasteland because you need three colors and a minimum of two lands to cast it in the early turns. Cards I believe synergize well with it are Baleful Strix (even more card advantage) and misdirection to protect Leopold, also from Abrupt Decay. I believe that if you misdirect an AD to another creature of yours you even get to draw another cards because Leovold triggers twice. Now to get to four mana to play GSZ for this card might not be easy and I think only a nic fit type of shell could support this. I love Nic Fit but I'm unsure if this is really the best way to go. On the other hand, playing 3-4 legendaries of the same type in your deck isn't too attractive, even though the pitch to Misdirection/FoW. I also love shardless agent, but how many three drops can a legacy deck realistically support? One of the other main things that a potential new deck needs is a solid win condition and I'm unsure about the best one. Fat creatures could work for the nic fit route, maybe Planeswalker like Jace and Garruk Relentless, Gurmag Angler or Tarmogoyf in more regular shells or even Bitterblossom came to mind. Input is welcome. I might update this post a bit later, but got to get ready for work now.

EDIT: Other cards that could work well are Pernicious Deed and maybe even a countertop package, though Miracles is most likely the better deck for that.