How'd I miss
Goblin Oriflamme? Similar response to
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin which is consistently better than Rabblemaster in all ways except the first turn. Those are easy includes. Apparently I lost my
Hellrider too and I never noticed...so that's gonna come back...
I'd like to include
Obsidian Fireheart for that ohsoamazing reminder text. It's great to apply pressure without spending cards in hand, though I don't have issues with running low on cards in hand ever).
I think we should consider
Culling Dais. It's opportunity cost is low and we're getting a body to feed it every turn. Who wouldn't want to draw 2-4 cards off just
Ragavan? It's no
Shivan Harvest, but it'll do.
I'm curious to
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator, mostly because I'm the legend's #1 fan. I like turning off lifegain, and it does create some bodies which are great for the sac outlets. Maybe it won't make the cut. But I'd like to try to jam a copy of Tibalt into at least one of my brews.
Ramunap Ruins will round out the desert package, giving us three options for either grave hate or extra damage, sometimes more with a crucible of worlds out. I'm not really sure why I never slotted this in before, likely an oversight. I've also changed up the manabase to excluse more sketchy nonbasics (like landscape) to give us more juicy mountains. I'm considering letting Nykthos go to the wayside too, and just adding another mountain for it. We really don't ramp or have a need to reach for those heights which is easily one of our greatest strengths over others.
Let's look at the new cards;
Ox of Agonas - so this is a typically better
Bedlam Reveler, though not offensively. They play the same way, Reveler presents a better clock but Ox gives more reusability. Escape 8 is steep however, and thus I'm unsure just how many times we're going to be rebuying him anyway. And you typically don't want to spend five on a 4/2 for the first cast. Since Ox is about 4x the price of Reveler, I'd say don't bother with it unless you can snag a killer deal - which you likely won't because this should have some dredge implementations which makes these kinds of cards pretty sought after.
Storm's Wrath - hey, we got a four cmc wrath! And it hits walkers too? Sick action. It's pre-selling for under a buck too, so grab it while it's cheap.
Tectonic Giant - talk about a beefy guy. This does a lot for the cost, presents favourable power stats to the cost, and provides value even when he's popped. Yeah, you're playing this. There's no reason not to do so.
Shadowspear - Whoa, what a find. I can't think of a reason you wouldn't want to play this. Cheap to cast, competitive equip cost, can race very well, and can turn off protections so we can keep fighting through. Surely will be one of the chase cards of the set, so maybe watch the price for a few weeks post-release and jump when you think it's reached it's floor (which should still be quite high, this card does a lot).
Underworld Breach - Great card. Like a
R YawgWin. I don't think this is the deck for it, but you can't go wrong buying it surely.