At some point, I will revamp this into more of a "Primer" layout (even if it ends up not being an actual Primer) and I will update this first post at that time. For now, here is the same "intro post", including decklist, as I made before:
I had a Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest deck built a while back that I ended up taking apart. It was a bit too focused on combat which is an odd thing for a spellslinger deck. Specifically, it had a lot of token producers as the payoff for the spells and Shu Yun as a payoff also required combat. It ended up requiring a number of spells that made my creatures unblockable or gave them protection and I always felt it made the deck worse since those cards were very narrow.
After Niv-Mizzet, Parun was released, I started to revisit the idea of a spellslinger deck since I really didn't have one. And Niv-Mizzet does not require combat, but he can get in for damage if needed. Or, he can be a blocker to help keep me alive as needed. I have played a few games with it and so far it seems to be functioning pretty well. There are also a couple cards I know I want to cut but I am waiting to see if there are any decent blue spells in Ravnica Allegiance before trying to find replacements for them.
Here is my current list:
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
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To start with, the two cards I know I want to cut are Chandra, Flamecaller and Chandra, Torch of Defiance. Flamecaller is good to draw cards for Niv and as a wrath if needed, but she is expensive. ToD just doesn't do a lot with the deck. It was just a way to deal some incidental damage, but I don't think it is really necessary. Hour of Devastation is also in an odd place for the deck since it kills Niv-Mizzet. I like that it can deal with Indestructible creatures and planeswalkers (that are not Bolas) but it still feels bad when I draw it. I think I would rather have a wrath that doesn't hit flyers. Magmaquake is the one I have been gravitating towards since it also doesn't hit me.
I have thought about adding something like Dive Down but I am not sure if it is necessary.
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