Please help me out with this idea I have had. Nivmagus *can* swing 5 on turn two if you have two 1 drops to waste, thus the Artful Dodges, which can also push a little through late game. I also need a sideboard, but I feel like I need to refine the main board first. I was thinking about including Izzet Staticaster, but don't know what to take out.
Also your deck is not standard legal as of today or at rotation. Fling wasn't reprinted in M13, so it won't be in the same format as Nivmagnus.
I would replace sleep with Blustersquall. At the overload cost you get almost the same effect, but it allows you the flexibility to cast it early for one mana to feed Nivmagnus.
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Ok, how about 20 lands then? Also if I put Delver in, what would you take out? This is the fine balance that I am not good at and why I need help. Also, fling is in Dark.... Thanks.
Ah, you're right sorry I had forgotten about that.
As for what to remove, I'm not sure if you need a full set of pillar and Annihilating Fire in the same deck. Izzet charm is also taking out 2 toughness, so you might be able to swap out pillars or annihilating fire for delvers.
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Ok, added Delver, the Buster I don't agree with though. It cant target Niv if they have no creatures, and late game sleep is better. Thanks for all the help guys, I appreciate it.
Also your deck is not standard legal as of today or at rotation. Fling wasn't reprinted in M13, so it won't be in the same format as Nivmagnus.
I would replace sleep with Blustersquall. At the overload cost you get almost the same effect, but it allows you the flexibility to cast it early for one mana to feed Nivmagnus.
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Fling[/CARD] was reprinted in Dark Ascension, so no problem there.
Have you thought about replacing Reverberate with Chandra, the Firebrand? I know she costs more, but you don't have to spend mana to copy a spell (and exile one copy to Nivmagus).
You may also want to try to fit in Unsummon. This will help as a 1-drop spell to feed Nivmagus or bounce attackers/blockers since you're low on creature count.
I thought about Chandra, but like you said, she is double the mana. Plus Reverb lets me cast opponents spells too, like an incoming Bonfire for instance. Unsummon is a good idea though.
3 Delver of Secrets
4 Nivmagus Elemental
3 Guttersnipe
3 Talrand, Sky Summoner
Instant:
2 Annihilating Fire
2 Artful Dodge
4 Dispel
2 Fling
3 Izzet Charm
2 Reverberate
4 Thought Scour
2 Unsummon
2 Sleep
2 Bonfire of the Damned
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I would replace sleep with Blustersquall. At the overload cost you get almost the same effect, but it allows you the flexibility to cast it early for one mana to feed Nivmagnus.
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As for what to remove, I'm not sure if you need a full set of pillar and Annihilating Fire in the same deck. Izzet charm is also taking out 2 toughness, so you might be able to swap out pillars or annihilating fire for delvers.
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Fling[/CARD] was reprinted in Dark Ascension, so no problem there.
You may also want to try to fit in Unsummon. This will help as a 1-drop spell to feed Nivmagus or bounce attackers/blockers since you're low on creature count.
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