MTG Salvation

Thought I would post up the latest iteration of my Thada Adel deck. It has become one of the most hated decks in my play group because I steal everyones stuff and make all their lands into islands most of the time. Have a look see and any comments or suggestions on how to improve the deck is welcome.

Edit: For some reason the scripting keeps inserting a new deck hashtag inside the deck list so youll have to bear with it.

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		General (1) 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor	Artifacts (18) 1x Caged Sun

I had a Thada deck for a while and she was pretty fun. One thing that i liked to do was play cards that let me put things they had in play back into their library and then go get them. I'll make some other suggestions as well.
Spin into Myth: Great against generals or artifact creatures you want.
Hinder, spell crumple: Great counters that any blue deck should be playing anyway, can also put artifacts back to get them with your general.
Nevermaker: Great with Deadeye Navigator, or just put something on top and either get it with your general or search for something else and when they shuffle their deck you don't have to worry about it.
Proteus Staff: Great removal for mono blue, and lets you get their creatures or get value out of your own creatures.
Stormtide Leviathan: Basically amazing in this deck.
Void Stalker: Usable only once but can shuffle in creatures you want to use.
Rishadan Brigand: I have been playing this in my UW blink deck and it is amazing with Deadeye Navigator but that's about it. I run Ethereal Usher to get Deadeye because he is so broken. This card is the only playable card with this effect IMO but blink it 5 times every turn can become super brutal for most decks,
Duplicant: Great with Deadeye and all around awesome.
Crucible of Worlds: You are running all the strip mine effects and Buried Ruin so this should be a no brainer.

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I had a Thada deck for a while and she was pretty fun. One thing that i liked to do was play cards that let me put things they had in play back into their library and then go get them. I'll make some other suggestions as well.
Spin into Myth: Great against generals or artifact creatures you want.
Hinder, spell crumple: Great counters that any blue deck should be playing anyway, can also put artifacts back to get them with your general.
Nevermaker: Great with Deadeye Navigator, or just put something on top and either get it with your general or search for something else and when they shuffle their deck you don't have to worry about it.
Proteus Staff: Great removal for mono blue, and lets you get their creatures or get value out of your own creatures.
Stormtide Leviathan: Basically amazing in this deck.
Void Stalker: Usable only once but can shuffle in creatures you want to use.
Rishadan Brigand: I have been playing this in my UW blink deck and it is amazing with Deadeye Navigator but that's about it. I run Ethereal Usher to get Deadeye because he is so broken. This card is the only playable card with this effect IMO but blink it 5 times every turn can become super brutal for most decks,
Duplicant: Great with Deadeye and all around awesome.
Crucible of Worlds: You are running all the strip mine effects and Buried Ruin so this should be a no brainer.

I like the ideas, but a lot of those cards were already in the deck but replaced with better cards. I want to stay with the main theme of I kill you with your deck instead of having to worry about what they draw. I don't like counters in this deck that dont have the steal affects, like Spelljack or Desertion do. I've thought about Stormtide but just havent found a place to fit it into the deck. I like Nethermaker also, just the same problem. The deck has so little space for things.

I know you said you dont like the counters but a Force of Will, Pact of Negation and Mana Drain would really do wonders, as would a Cryptic Command. Worth a shot i would think and also I second the Crucible suggestion.

Sadly, I don't have any of those counters except CC. Especially MD which I would die to trade someone for, even the Italian version. As much as you guys think Crucible would be a good suggestion, in multiplayer especially in my playgroup, there's no need to have recurable LD. Theyre just there to get rid of the occasional High Market or Miren, The Moaning Well

Any kind of cheap mana ramp is amazing in a Thada Adel deck, since you're at a huge advantage if you can cast her on turn 2 instead of turn 3. Mox Diamond and Chrome Mox are both great for that. Unwinding Clock and Clock of Omens are both really nice as well.

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Any kind of cheap mana ramp is amazing in a Thada Adel deck, since you're at a huge advantage if you can cast her on turn 2 instead of turn 3. Mox Diamond and Chrome Mox are both great for that. Unwinding Clock and Clock of Omens are both really nice as well.

I was thinking about Mox Diamond for a while, but just haven't had the chance to put it in. Now with the threats of fast Gisella decks, I think I might need to put it in for a bit of ramp. Chrome is up in the air since everything I toss would be at a disadvantage to me. But what I do with her early game is i start stealing peoples mana ramp so that I can use it. Sadly, lots of players in my group have started to not put in lower mana ramp artifacts just because of this deck.

The thing is, Thada doesn't need much ramp of her own, since you end up stealing everyone else's mana rocks, but the ones you do want to run are those that help you get Thada out on turn 2 instead of turn 3. Sol Ring, Mox Diamond, and Chrome Mox all do that. The card you have to give up for Chrome Mox is balanced out by getting to steal an artifact a turn sooner.

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The thing is, Thada doesn't need much ramp of her own, since you end up stealing everyone else's mana rocks, but the ones you do want to run are those that help you get Thada out on turn 2 instead of turn 3. Sol Ring, Mox Diamond, and Chrome Mox all do that. The card you have to give up for Chrome Mox is balanced out by getting to steal an artifact a turn sooner.

I'll be adding them next time I play the deck to try and test them out.