I think it's about time there was more of a discussion on Legacy Storm that run's treasure cruise. The original list was by Caleb Durward on CFB; I really like how it played out and considering I don't own any LED's, I jumped at the opportunity and have been making my own tweeks to the build. A lot of people asked about consistency without a tutor and with the amount of red mana created, I figured Burning Wish should be the primary tutor. Here is my current list:
I feel I've been able to improve its consistency and I currently like where it's at but it could definitely use some refining, so please any suggestions are welcome
Just want to say thanks for initiating this convo, I like the evolving wilds for DRS fodder but im choosing to not include either simply for because if wilds is not in the yard then DRS is not 100% functional and i think mana confluence handles mana smoothing easier. Some of my questions are based on Conley Woods' article:
Faerie Imposter over Quickling?
Lifebane Zombie?
6 and 7cc might be aiming too high for Yisan so are you sure 2 chord of callings is enough?
Lotleth troll? by playing so many different creatures, troll will provide a way of making use of dead/irrelevant cards.
Conley also brought up the idea of the horizon chimera/fathom mage/archangel of thune combo, should white be included? also gives us options such as banisher priest and sin collector, but i can easily see this over complicating the mana. with that in mind, i really like brain maggot, disrupts our opponent and provides a creature to tap for chord.
I do think that Whip of Erebos would be a great idea, although it can't be tutored for, it will provide life gain to help stabilize against aggressive decks as well as recursion of utility creatures, replace pharika's mender?
Have you considered a sideboard yet? Skylasher and Nylea's disciple come to mind, maybe extra brain maggots/lifebanes. Possibly ranger's guile to protect yisan? we def need to think of answers to hyper aggressive decks.
Here is my current list, i took Conley's list and made it, IMO, more "consistent."
3 gemstone mine
3 polluted delta
3 scalding tarn
2 underground sea
1 volcanic island
1 island
1 swamp
1 mountain
Spells: 45
4 lotus petal
4 brainstorm
4 cabal therapy
4 dark ritual
4 gitaxian probe
4 ponder
2 preordain
1 rain of filth
4 rite of flame
3 burning wish
4 manamorphose
1 seething song
1 empty the warrens
1 past in flames
1 tendrils of agony
3 treasure cruise
2 chain of vapor
2 deathmark
2 pyroblast
1 grapeshot
3 pyroclasm
1 empty the warrens
2 massacre
1 past in flames
1 tendrils of agony
I feel I've been able to improve its consistency and I currently like where it's at but it could definitely use some refining, so please any suggestions are welcome
Faerie Imposter over Quickling?
Lifebane Zombie?
6 and 7cc might be aiming too high for Yisan so are you sure 2 chord of callings is enough?
Lotleth troll? by playing so many different creatures, troll will provide a way of making use of dead/irrelevant cards.
Conley also brought up the idea of the horizon chimera/fathom mage/archangel of thune combo, should white be included? also gives us options such as banisher priest and sin collector, but i can easily see this over complicating the mana. with that in mind, i really like brain maggot, disrupts our opponent and provides a creature to tap for chord.
I do think that Whip of Erebos would be a great idea, although it can't be tutored for, it will provide life gain to help stabilize against aggressive decks as well as recursion of utility creatures, replace pharika's mender?
Have you considered a sideboard yet? Skylasher and Nylea's disciple come to mind, maybe extra brain maggots/lifebanes. Possibly ranger's guile to protect yisan? we def need to think of answers to hyper aggressive decks.
Here is my current list, i took Conley's list and made it, IMO, more "consistent."
1 Judge's Familiar
1 Faerie Impostor
1 Wasteland Viper
3 Sylvan Caryatid
3 Disciple of Deceit
2 Brain Maggot
2 Lotleth Troll
1 Kiora's Follower
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Scavenging Ooze
4 Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
1 Courser of Kruphix
1 Lifebane Zombie
1 Pharika, God of Affliction
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Thassa, God of the Sea
1 Notion Thief
1 Polukranos, World Eater
1 Shadowborn Demon
1 Prophet of Kruphix
4 Breeding Pool
4 Overgrown Tomb
2 Watery Grave
3 Mana Confluence
2 Temple of Deceit
2 Temple of Malady
2 Temple of Mystery
1 Llanowar Wastes
2 Forest
1 Island
1 Swamp
i like the points u made in ur last post so i am curious as to what you would put together as a list