MTG Salvation

Hello,

I'm working on a new Legacy deck: "Bauble Pox", the idea is to build a Discard deck (but with just 1 smallpox) of 48 cards+4x Gitaxian probe, 4x Urza's bauble and 4x Mishra's Bauble that basically simply cycle themselves on a half-turn clock. I only play 1 Smallpox (I want to keep my lands...), use a couple of Wasteland and splash some red to get Dreadbore and sideboard Pyroclasm and Vandalblast.

Opponent's Leyline of Sanctity is of course a problem, that's why I also sideboard Dystopia (is there a better answer ?? Ratchet Bomb is way too slow..) I also play Chains of Mephistopheles because often it disrupts the opponent more than me (The Baubles basically fills my grave even faster with Chains in play).

I've played the deck extensively for a week now on MTGO and it works well against the biggies (UR Delver/Treasure Cruise, Elves, Storm) but it's not quite fine-tuned yet.

Comments/Suggestions welcomed.

Cheers!

Play some form of artifact mana like chrome mox or mox diamond and up your smallpox count to 4. You play the card so it can be made asymetrical.

I do have some Chrome Mox and Mox Diamond and can certainly add 3 Smallpox, but can't decide what 7 cards to remove... suggestions ?

Thank!

IIf your running probe and bauble to get information why isn't cabal therapy one of your discard spells. Seems strong in a list like this. I would consider dropping duress for it. Maybe thoughtseize if your life total is an issue.

Thanks for the great suggestions.
I've tried Cabal Theraphy, but they are dead turn 1 or 2 when it's way better to get Thoughtseize.

Here's a list that seems to work better than the original:

Wow. So many bad topdecks and dead draws. I think if you tested that deck you would see how horrible it runs.

Actually the funny thing is that playtesting shows that it DOES work.

There are in fact no "dead draw" because the baubles are basically just cycling my deck for free on a half-turn clock.
With a Top in play and the Fetch lands, I always have a nice hand.
But then, I wasn't a believer myself at all.... until I tried it on MTGO.
This doesn't win everytime, but it's always close.

Chrome mox are sometimes a waste, but turn 1 Tourach or Chains kind of make them still good.

Here's my latest version, play-tested a lot. Dropped Duress, added even more Baubles!

Now sideboarding 3x Leyline of the Void and a Helm of Obedience (3rd win-condition after The Rack and Tombstalker)
Great against Delver/TC and any Graveyard intensive decks. Toe-to-toe with Maverick and High Tide.
Would love to face Elves or Lands but haven't happened yet on MTGO..

I don't hate this idea. Emptying your hand while having Baubles on the field feels like an okay way to get around a second Pox zone. I'd certainly consider daddy-pox since you'll benefit from baubles emptying your hand earlier. I also like Probe next to Tombstalker. I'd probably go down to one Chrome mox, add a top or two, and swap Dreadbores for Pox's. I'd also consider the standby of 1 nether spirit where chains is, but it's been quite a while since I've pox'd.

If you have USea's, I'd actually consider splashing Blue for Cruises next to pox; but I don't know.