Very streamlined and just trying to win on t1-2 as often as possible. Temple of Mystery seems clunky but helps dig for the t2 kill; Grishoalbrand does the exact same thing. Otherwise we don't have many t1 plays anyway if they aren't insta-dead, and I'm concerned that a lot of builds don't have enough card selection that can find Evolution or Neoform.
Noxious Revival is the 5th Nourishing Shoal, and also makes me comfortable running only one Lightning Storm - if it gets Thoughtseized, just Noxious it back midcombo. Between Autochthons and effectively 5 Shoals, digging all the way to the bottom of the deck is not difficult.
I'll take the opportunity to talk about something no one else seems to have mentioned. Pacting for big creatures to pitch to Shoal midcombo is sometimes excellent and sometimes bad. Basically, you want to wind up with a deck size that is a multiple of 7 so that you can draw the whole thing and 100% find 3x Simian + Lightning Storm. So if you've got 21 or 35 cards left to draw, don't Pact! If you've got 20 or 34 cards left (or the like), you can probably fix it with Noxious Revival. If you've got 22, 23, 24 or 36, 37, 38 cards left, Pact away.
SB talk: 4x Chalice for when it wins; 4x U Pact versus permission decks; 4x Nature's Claim versus Cage and Leyline, and 3x Pongify for decks with annoying creatures (such as Eidolon of Rhetoric, Leonin Arbiter, Meddling Mage, Gaddock Teeg, and others).
// 60 Maindeck
// 17 Creature
4 Allosaurus Rider
2 Griselbrand
4 Autochthon Wurm
4 Simian Spirit Guide
3 Chancellor of the Tangle
// 13 Instant
4 Summoner's Pact
4 Nourishing Shoal
1 Lightning Storm
1 Noxious Revival
3 Manamorphose
2 Breeding Pool
4 Temple of Mystery
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Botanical Sanctum
3 Gemstone Mine
1 Stomping Ground
1 Snow-Covered Forest
4 Eldritch Evolution
3 Serum Visions
4 Neoform
// 15 Sideboard
// 4 Artifact
SB: 4 Chalice of the Void
// 11 Instant
SB: 4 Pact of Negation
SB: 3 Pongify
SB: 4 Nature's Claim
Very streamlined and just trying to win on t1-2 as often as possible. Temple of Mystery seems clunky but helps dig for the t2 kill; Grishoalbrand does the exact same thing. Otherwise we don't have many t1 plays anyway if they aren't insta-dead, and I'm concerned that a lot of builds don't have enough card selection that can find Evolution or Neoform.
Noxious Revival is the 5th Nourishing Shoal, and also makes me comfortable running only one Lightning Storm - if it gets Thoughtseized, just Noxious it back midcombo. Between Autochthons and effectively 5 Shoals, digging all the way to the bottom of the deck is not difficult.
I'll take the opportunity to talk about something no one else seems to have mentioned. Pacting for big creatures to pitch to Shoal midcombo is sometimes excellent and sometimes bad. Basically, you want to wind up with a deck size that is a multiple of 7 so that you can draw the whole thing and 100% find 3x Simian + Lightning Storm. So if you've got 21 or 35 cards left to draw, don't Pact! If you've got 20 or 34 cards left (or the like), you can probably fix it with Noxious Revival. If you've got 22, 23, 24 or 36, 37, 38 cards left, Pact away.
SB talk: 4x Chalice for when it wins; 4x U Pact versus permission decks; 4x Nature's Claim versus Cage and Leyline, and 3x Pongify for decks with annoying creatures (such as Eidolon of Rhetoric, Leonin Arbiter, Meddling Mage, Gaddock Teeg, and others).