Hey, folks! When Brimaz, King of Oreskos was spoiled, I imagined a deck with it and Master Biomancer where each token from Brimaz came in as a 3/3. This post is an attempt at building a competitive deck around this framework.
I feel the Biomancer himself is a great card for aggro decks, it keeps your one and two drops relevant later in the game by powering them up.
Below is a list I'd like to start testing. Of concern to me are two things:
Lack of Removal: There's lots of creatures and ways to power them up. I'm wondering if I've sacrificed too much removal in favor of an aggro strategy.
Running out of Gas: If the game goes too long, I'm afraid the deck can't keep pace.
I would consider Experiment Kraj for it. Mostly for Brimaz to pump him and get even more tokens, and pump the biomancer to make the tokens enter stronger.
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Kraj doesn't work with Brimaz because its a triggered ability and Kraj only works for activated abilities. I do like the Bio + Tokens synergy, but personally I like Blade Splicer better than Brimaz because with Bio in play Splicer is guaranteed 8 power for 3 mana. Also Splicer can be abused with blink effects like Restoration Angel and Momentary Blink. I think Kitchen Finks is another card that works well with Biomancer and blink effects because Finks becomes unkillable as long as Biomancer is on the board and can gain life to help stabilize. The nice thing about Biomancer is he makes all your value creatures threats, I came up with the below which uses a variety of enters the battlefield triggers along with blink effects for value and Biomancer to make them all big enough to swing.
I am still considering Brimaz as 4 toughness means he survives Bolt and if he untaps with Bio he is going to end the game quickly, but I will have to test to see if he is better than Splicer. Also Aven Mindcensor seems really good in a deck like this as he can effectively lock some decks out and blink to do it again but I'm not sure what I'd cut. Thoughts?
I feel the Biomancer himself is a great card for aggro decks, it keeps your one and two drops relevant later in the game by powering them up.
Below is a list I'd like to start testing. Of concern to me are two things:
Here's the deck:
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 Temple Garden
3 Celestial Colonnade
3 Razorverge Thicket
1 Eiganjo Castle
2 Plains
1 Island
1 Forest
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Gavony Township
1 Moorland Haunt
1CMC (14)
4 Judge's Familiar
4 Dryad Militant
3 Rancor
3 Cloudfin Raptor
4 Fleecemane Lion
3 Simic Charm
2 Voice of Resurgence
2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3CMC (8)
4 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
3 Detention Sphere
1 Oblivion Ring
4CMC (5)
3 Master Biomancer
2 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
3 Vendilion Clique
2 Pithing Needle
2 Stony Silence
2 Rest in Peace
2 Imposing Sovereign
1 Baneslayer Angel
What do y'all think? Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Although Master Biomancer does pass the Bolt test at least.
4 Noble Hierarch
1 Birds of Paradise
3 Coiling Oracle
2 Snapcaster Mage
3 Kitchen Finks
2 Blade Splicer
1 Vendilion Clique
2 Restoration Angel
3 Master Biomancer
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Mystic Snake
2 Acidic Slime
3 Path to Exile
3 Mana Leak
2 Momentary Blink
2 Bant Charm
2 Cryptic Command
Lands 23
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Scalding Tarn
4 Breeding Pool
3 Hallowed Fountain
2 Temple Garden
2 Flooded Grove
1 Horizon Canopy
2 Island
2 Forest
1 Plains
I am still considering Brimaz as 4 toughness means he survives Bolt and if he untaps with Bio he is going to end the game quickly, but I will have to test to see if he is better than Splicer. Also Aven Mindcensor seems really good in a deck like this as he can effectively lock some decks out and blink to do it again but I'm not sure what I'd cut. Thoughts?
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