So after a search I have seen 0 decks focused around clues and decided to post mine for some feedback and improvements. The deck has performed reasonably well in my local area. People enjoy the theme though I've been working towards learning what I want every tutor as the deck does a lot of it and it can be a little slow with the shuffling. Otherwise, the decks is actually very fun to play and the concept is just so entertaining and interesting. The basis of the deck is find Tamiyo's Journal and use it to search up things. Which gets to the current nature of the problem of things to find. Finding the clue synergy cards is solid as you can actually do some very good things with the effects. I've had the mole gaining me 9+ life every turn multiple times and it becomes very difficult to die with that much life. You CAN mill someone out like that too and you can get a lot of tokens or a giant Tireless Tracker quite reasonably. The synergy cards look a little mediocre but when the engine gets going the really do hit hard and can just win you games.
I'll note that the general choice is very open. I run Derevi but honestly you can reasonably justify Angus, Jenara, or Rubinia as well. The problem with the deck that I see is that my local group is very much a good stuff as meta. This tends to cause decks I build to lose focus to match it and i'm not sure how to refocus. I want this deck to focus primarily on clues and Artifact synergy that plays well with them, with a legendary sub as back-up. This sub also allows access to cards like Captain Sisay to find my Journal as well as finding ways to recur it, like Hanna and Academy Ruins. It seems like a good sub but again it currently feels polluted by some good stuff things and I'm looking for help with switching those out. I'm thinking the deck would benefit from going harder on big combo's but I don't know where to focus that. I want to find pieces that go infinite with things I am certainly running. One I've considered is Beacon of Tomorrows as you can use it to take infinite turns with Journal + repeatable clue + Doubler or just 2 Doublers. Any help and feedback would be great.
I'll note that the general choice is very open. I run Derevi but honestly you can reasonably justify Angus, Jenara, or Rubinia as well. The problem with the deck that I see is that my local group is very much a good stuff as meta. This tends to cause decks I build to lose focus to match it and i'm not sure how to refocus. I want this deck to focus primarily on clues and Artifact synergy that plays well with them, with a legendary sub as back-up. This sub also allows access to cards like Captain Sisay to find my Journal as well as finding ways to recur it, like Hanna and Academy Ruins. It seems like a good sub but again it currently feels polluted by some good stuff things and I'm looking for help with switching those out. I'm thinking the deck would benefit from going harder on big combo's but I don't know where to focus that. I want to find pieces that go infinite with things I am certainly running. One I've considered is Beacon of Tomorrows as you can use it to take infinite turns with Journal + repeatable clue + Doubler or just 2 Doublers. Any help and feedback would be great.
3 Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Land (38)
3 Plains
3 Island
3 Forest
1 Savannah
1 Tropical Island
1 Tundra
1 Breeding Pool
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Temple Garden
1 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Windswept Heath
1 Flooded Grove
1 Mystic Gate
1 Wooded Bastion
1 Adarkar Wastes
1 Brushland
1 Yavimaya Coast
1 Treva's Ruins
1 Seaside Citadel
1 Command Tower
1 Reflecting Pool
1 City of Brass
1 Tolaria West
1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Academy Ruins
1 Phyrexia's Core
1 Inventors' Fair
1 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Maze of Ith
1 Thraben Inspector
2 Arcbound Ravager
2 Erdwal Illuminator
3 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
3 Byway Courier
3 Eternal Witness
3 Graf Mole
3 Master of Etherium
3 Tireless Tracker
3 Hanna, Ships Navigator
4 Brago, King Eternal
4 Captain Sisay
4 Drownyard Explorers
4 Gisela, the Broken Blade
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Sakashima the Imposter
5 Seedborn Muse
5 Thalia's Lancers
7 Bruna, the Fading Light
8 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
10 Broodstar
10 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
11 Metalwork Colossus
Artifact (16)
0 Mox Opal
1 Sol Ring
2 Azorius Signet
2 Selesnya Signet
2 Simic Signet
2 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Magnifying Glass
3 Coalition Relic
3 Obelisk of Bant
3 Helm of Kaldra
4 Shield of Kaldra
4 Sword of Kaldra
4 Thran Dynamo
4 Krark-Clan Ironworks
4 Trading Post
5 Tamiyo's Journal
2 Ongoing Investigation
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Banishing Light
3 Fleeting Memories
3 Ulvenwald Mysteries
4 Parallel Lives
4 Thopter Spy Network
5 Doubling Season
Instant (7)
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Path to Exile
1 Enlightened Tutor
2 Counterspell
3 Voidslime
5 Confirm Suspicions
5 Force of Will
Sorcery (6)
2 Reshape
2 Transmute Artifact
3 Fabricate
4 Wrath of God
4 Supreme Verdict
10 Soulscour
Planeswalker (1)
5 Tezzeret the Seeker