Daze really sucks with Shocks. Unless you're trying to do something with intentionally lowering your own life (Death's Shadow), it's not going to work that well for you. I'd really be tempted to amp up the stifles to 4 MD, but I'm a huge fan of stifle in legacy.
I played a similar list (more of a 4c Tempo Deathblade thing) and typically, when I look to build anything Tempo-ish, I always look to RUG as a starting point:
18 Lands (4 Wasteland, 6 Duals, 8 Fetches)
12 Creatures (4 Delver, 8 other appropriate beaters)
30 Other spells
Unfortunately, you've got quite a bit of BB costs, which sorta limits the effectiveness of Wasteland, which would lead into the following: would Deathrite Shaman be worth including in your list? He might be able to help with mana issues. If not him, I'd consider trying out Tombstalker, but I'm not 100% on him (I've been playing Deathrite, Stoneforge, Dark Confidant as my creature base). Big body, out of bolt range, flies over True-Name. I'm also just not a huge fan of Baleful Strix in an aggro-style deck; I just don't feel like the 1 power does enough if you're being the aggressor.
Sideboard also seems a little wonky. Ghost quarter (I'm assuming it would evolve into Wasteland?) is a main-deck card (it's almost never dead). Relic and Stony Silence also seem a little weird, but I'd been playing with a bit of a odd board myself, featuring a number of Enlightened Tutor, alongside Rest in Peace, Serenity, Aegis of Honor and Pithing Needle as 1-ofs.
That's just off the top of my head, based on my experience.
Killing myself to try to get more evolutionary stones. Beyond Inver and Super Training, is there another way to pull those? I keep getting Soda Pops and Hard Stones from Super Training.
I am willing to update Maverick if it's deemed necessary. Need to contact Zirath about this.
That would be great. The Maverick primer is pretty far outdated (has no information with the Black splash, etc). Zirath has been a bit inactive as of late, but I can send a message and see if he's down with a new primer going up.
Team America thread should be rebooted. I wrote that a while back as a filler for someone else to hopefully step in. We should continue BUG Control (as control) and start a catch-all "BUG aggro" (as aggro) for BUG tempo/delver/thresh lists.
I think the biggest issue with BUG as a whole is establishing where it all needs to go. Does BUG Control really exist anymore? Do we establish different threads for Shardless and Delver? How do we set it up? (Genuinely looking for input here)
It can be. Chain of Vapor main offers an out, Massacre in the board (off Burning Wish) helps, Abrupt Decay answers it, Karakas answers it. Really, if it's Thalia and no other pressure, it's only slightly problematic; you have time to find an answer. Ultimately, it depends on your build, but even in a stock list, Thalia alone shouldn't be game.
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I played a similar list (more of a 4c Tempo Deathblade thing) and typically, when I look to build anything Tempo-ish, I always look to RUG as a starting point:
18 Lands (4 Wasteland, 6 Duals, 8 Fetches)
12 Creatures (4 Delver, 8 other appropriate beaters)
30 Other spells
Unfortunately, you've got quite a bit of BB costs, which sorta limits the effectiveness of Wasteland, which would lead into the following: would Deathrite Shaman be worth including in your list? He might be able to help with mana issues. If not him, I'd consider trying out Tombstalker, but I'm not 100% on him (I've been playing Deathrite, Stoneforge, Dark Confidant as my creature base). Big body, out of bolt range, flies over True-Name. I'm also just not a huge fan of Baleful Strix in an aggro-style deck; I just don't feel like the 1 power does enough if you're being the aggressor.
Sideboard also seems a little wonky. Ghost quarter (I'm assuming it would evolve into Wasteland?) is a main-deck card (it's almost never dead). Relic and Stony Silence also seem a little weird, but I'd been playing with a bit of a odd board myself, featuring a number of Enlightened Tutor, alongside Rest in Peace, Serenity, Aegis of Honor and Pithing Needle as 1-ofs.
That's just off the top of my head, based on my experience.
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If you want to put up a new one, that's great! Just let me know when/if you do.
That would be great. The Maverick primer is pretty far outdated (has no information with the Black splash, etc). Zirath has been a bit inactive as of late, but I can send a message and see if he's down with a new primer going up.
I think the biggest issue with BUG as a whole is establishing where it all needs to go. Does BUG Control really exist anymore? Do we establish different threads for Shardless and Delver? How do we set it up? (Genuinely looking for input here)
Thanks Dice Bag!
I need some details to work with:
I thought I read 3, but yes, Destiny Knot bumps it up to 5.