So with Unstable coming out in a little while I have been playing with the thought to make a casual deck that runs Crow Storm, though obviously that means running Storm Crow as well as it needs a win condition. The deck primary aim is to stick Eldrazi Conscription onto a Crow and go ham, alternatively its going wide with the aforementioned Crow Storm and/or a kicked Rite of Replication on Storm Crow.
First of all, it's meant to be a fun deck on a budget so I am keeping the mana base fairly basic. I still need to tweak the ratios a bit, as the current numbers are more or less to reserve card slots for lands while putting this initial build list together.
Now, first issue is getting Eldrazi Conscription out there since I only run two copies in order to maintain a fair budget, so card draw and/or tutor effects will be somewhat key. To solve this I opted to go with the combo of Lost Auramancers and Hex Parasite, since it lets me cheat Eldrazi Conscription into play. Trinket Mage helps us find Hex Parasite, but at the same time can fetch Sol Ring which enables potentially hard casting Eldrazi Conscription. Brainstorm is there to help the deck dig for cards, as well as to put Eldrazi Conscription back on top of the deck should we draw into both copies too quickly.
Dispel and Judge's Familiar are there to protect our Crows when we go to put Eldrazi Conscription on them, while Journey to Nowhere serves as removal in a pinch.
Mulldrifter helps with some draws as well but can also be used as an alternative target for Eldrazi Conscription, much like Judge's Familiar. This is of note, because drawing into the Storm Crows can at times be a little issue. And Azorius Charm just adds a little bit more fixing since I am running a very basic heavy mana base.
Finally, Crow Storm can provide the deck with additional crows, still contemplating if a third copy would be worth it as the deck isn't set to really exploit the storm mechanic. Instead, I am running Rite of Replication as an alternative means to flood the board with Storm Crow tokens.
So this is my initial build and plan on goldfishing it for a little bit to see where it needs tweaking. In the meantime, I am hoping to get some suggestions on improving this list as well, though as a guideline don't try to suggest cards that are like over a $1 each. This deck is just for fun after all.
I'd probably go with an all island manabase (possibly monoblue, but bicycles and tangos if you keep white), and run high tide and Frantic search. This would move the deck more towards a giant crow storm instead of a giant storm crow.
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2x Hex Parasite
3x Judge's Familiar
3x Lost Auramancers
2x Mulldrifter
4x Storm Crow
4x Trinket Mage
2x Azorius Signet
4x Sol Ring
Instant (5)
3x Brainstorm
2x Dispel
Enchantment (4)
2x Eldrazi Conscription
2x Journey to Nowhere
2x Crow Storm
1x Rite of Replication
Land (24)
12x Island
8x Plains
4x Sejiri Refuge
Now, first issue is getting Eldrazi Conscription out there since I only run two copies in order to maintain a fair budget, so card draw and/or tutor effects will be somewhat key. To solve this I opted to go with the combo of Lost Auramancers and Hex Parasite, since it lets me cheat Eldrazi Conscription into play. Trinket Mage helps us find Hex Parasite, but at the same time can fetch Sol Ring which enables potentially hard casting Eldrazi Conscription. Brainstorm is there to help the deck dig for cards, as well as to put Eldrazi Conscription back on top of the deck should we draw into both copies too quickly.
Dispel and Judge's Familiar are there to protect our Crows when we go to put Eldrazi Conscription on them, while Journey to Nowhere serves as removal in a pinch.
Mulldrifter helps with some draws as well but can also be used as an alternative target for Eldrazi Conscription, much like Judge's Familiar. This is of note, because drawing into the Storm Crows can at times be a little issue. And Azorius Charm just adds a little bit more fixing since I am running a very basic heavy mana base.
Finally, Crow Storm can provide the deck with additional crows, still contemplating if a third copy would be worth it as the deck isn't set to really exploit the storm mechanic. Instead, I am running Rite of Replication as an alternative means to flood the board with Storm Crow tokens.
So this is my initial build and plan on goldfishing it for a little bit to see where it needs tweaking. In the meantime, I am hoping to get some suggestions on improving this list as well, though as a guideline don't try to suggest cards that are like over a $1 each. This deck is just for fun after all.