Lotta changes this time around, huh? (Also, hi, been a long time.
)
I agree that
Sad Robot/
Cartographer were kind of "win-more" on the Ramp front, those new choices aren't bad. But personally I feel like I REALLY want to squeeze that
Relic of Legends in (combined w/ a Flicker Spell, it lets you re-use Feather to pay for it each turn cycle. Not to mention
Unwinding Clock untaps it. But 3 CMC IS a bit much..
) If I had to choose one, you think the
Knight or the
Gnome is the better choice? (Probably the Gnome, right?)
I also really like
Rosnakht, but I'm still hesitant to run more than one Heroic Creature (in my list I had already cut the
Vanguard out for
Clarion Spirit so I don't run into situations where I have two Heroics but only one actually does something..) I don't know if I should cut
Akroan Crusader for Rosnakht, or say YOLO and go back to running two Heroics and cut the Spirit.. (Rosnakht IS spicy w/
Slaughter the Strong as you mention.
)
Is Aggro REALLY that big of a deal? I've been gone a while, so my recent Commander game experience is a bit limited as I only recently started going to games again in person, but I feel like Aggro is something one runs into fairly rarely.. (And usually it's Goblins and/or Purphoros.) As such I still don't run
Intimidation Bolt (I have it in the deckbox unsleeved, to add if I ever end up regretting not having it.. lol.) But you've allocated a lot of cards to this purported Aggro threat (the bolt, Slaughter,
Wall of Omens,) and I'm still not sure how needed it really is (I mean, we got chumps, and
Aetherflux Reservoir DID give Life before you cut it..
)
And on that note.. Are win-cons really that dense? The main win-cons as I see it, are
Aria,
Guttersnipe, and "Fishbowl".. I can't really imagine cutting any, especially since the Life-gain on "Fishbowl" can come in handy.
Speaking of "Fishbowls".. I'm also rather partial to
Apostle's Blessing, as it's basically 1 Generic Mana and also protects Artifacts (and if running "Fishbowl" that protects a win-con, and the Clock.) But yeah, knowing how many Protection Spells is
"enough" is kinda hard to decide.. lol.
Btw, what's your opinion on
Mavinda? I run it in my deck, cuz there's some times where Spells end in the Grave (Hand-size, Surveil, Wheels, etc.) and it lets you get them back (or if you're really downbad, cast a
Swords for 9 Mana.. lol.)
PS. I actually have even LESS Mountains than you, cuz I run
Scavenger Grounds for Grave Hate (Grave and Land Hate are mandatory for all Decks imo if you can fit it in.)
PSS. I DO wanna squeeze in that Slaughter the Strong though, it's nice to have more than one [asymmetrical] Board Wipe... but what to cut..
PSSS. Zada, Rosnakht, and Mavinda also tap to Relic.