Part of the critique over Valakut is if the omen is taken out; figured I'd try to build something that would respond in that regard. Secondary wincon would obviously be Knight and regular ol' combat damage. Should I try to slide in Kitchen Finks in here somewhere? It's an untested deck that I've yet to assemble, would like a critique before I tried.
I've tried No Mountains Valakut in a Bant Wargate shell before, so I believe this strategy can be valid. If your mana base can support it, I'd probably play Beseech the Queen instead of Idyllic Tutor, though--tutoring for anything is so much better than tutoring only for Prismatic Omen (heck, if you stick with Idyllic Tutor, I recommend enchantment sideboard hate like Seal of Primordium).
I don't like Faith's Reward because you're probably going to get too little for 4 mana that you need to hold up. I'd probably play stuff like Explore instead to add to consistency.
I also don't like 4 Scapeshift in No Mountains Valakut because they're pretty much useless without Omen. I'd cut their numbers to 1-2 and add some Sakura-Tribe Elders instead as ramp.
I don't like Faith's Reward because you're probably going to get too little for 4 mana that you need to hold up. I'd probably play stuff like Explore instead to add to consistency.
I also don't like 4 Scapeshift in No Mountains Valakut because they're pretty much useless without Omen. I'd cut their numbers to 1-2 and add some Sakura-Tribe Elders instead as ramp.
But with lotus cobra you can scapeshift then cast faith's reward. Seems pretty good. Also, scapshift grows knights like crazy so it's not totally useless.
4 Lotus Cobra
4 Knight of the Reliquary
2 Thoughtseize
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Prismatic Omen
4 Abrupt Decay
2 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Faith's Reward
4 Scapeshift
3 Idylic Tutor
2 Overgrown Tomb
2 Godless Shrine
3 Verdant Catacombs
3 Marsh Flats
2 Sunpetal Grove
2 Woodland Cemetary
1 Isolated Chapel
3 Valakut, Molten Pinnacle
2 Forest
1 Swamp
1 Plains
2 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Thoughtseize
3 Path to Exile
3 Duress
2 Despise
3 Damnation
(Didn't see the main primer hidden in all the info, sorry!)
I don't like Faith's Reward because you're probably going to get too little for 4 mana that you need to hold up. I'd probably play stuff like Explore instead to add to consistency.
I also don't like 4 Scapeshift in No Mountains Valakut because they're pretty much useless without Omen. I'd cut their numbers to 1-2 and add some Sakura-Tribe Elders instead as ramp.
But with lotus cobra you can scapeshift then cast faith's reward. Seems pretty good. Also, scapshift grows knights like crazy so it's not totally useless.
I'd recommend more utility lands if your mana base can afford it. Bojuka bog is great main deck gy hate. Also tectonic edge/ghost quarters.
Also, any reason for no primeval titans?