What's that? Everyone else is making tiny leaders decks, but I still love making PDH decks, so here we are. I haven't made mono-blue yet, so here's Viral Drake, the coolest infect commander, with all the coolest targets for proliferate.
It looks solid and I'm used to 1v1 pdh, but do you have enough artifact creatures to get use of modular? Also, is the cycling from mage's guile worth it over Mizzium Skin or Veil of Secrecy? For fat stuff, Floodchaser and Opaline Bracers might work but they are kinda slow. If you want to abuse your commander a lot, more ramp is probably useful. Have you considered Sisay's Ring/Ur-Golem's Eye?
I wanted to build this deck a while ago but already have 2 mono-U decks. Let me know how it plays for you
I don't have a ton of artifact dudes (I think 6, plus transmogrant makes viral drake an artifact for maximum pwnage), mostly I just think a 1/1 for 1 that grows when I proliferate is pretty decent. Personally I really like the option to cycle mage's guile for so cheap, but I haven't actually tried it yet. I considered floodchaser and opaline bracers but I do think they're too slow. If bracers cost 3 i'd definitely do it, but sadly they conflict with viral drake so I think they're doomed. Ramp-wise I stuck to 2-drop ramp to guarantee a T3 viral drake, I'm not sure if expensive ramp is worth the cost. I can't reasonably play it until turn 5 without missing proliferate activations, so that's kind of clunky. Depends how the deck plays, if I think I need more early ramp or late ramp.
Unfortunately I haven't been able to talk anyone nearby to playing the format, so my PDH decks are mostly sitting around doing nothing. It's very sad. Hopefully I'll get to try it out at some point though.
1 Viral Drake
Other Infectors (5)
1 blighted agent
1 chained throatseeker
1 corpse cur
1 ichorclaw myr
1 phyrexian digester
Other assorted creatures (10)
1 arcbound worker
1 arcbound stinger
1 cloudfin raptor
1 umara raptor
1 helium squirter
1 trinket mage
1 rimewind taskmage
1 waterfront bouncer
1 thought courier
1 merfolk looter
protection (4)
1 neurok stealthsuit
1 whispersilk cloak
1 alexi's cloak
1 mage's guile
counters (5)
1 rewind
1 arcane denial
1 fuel for the cause
1 dream fracture
1 counterspell
1 bonesplitter
1 vulshok morningstar
1 strider harness
1 viridian longbow
1 ashnod's transmogrant
Removal (8)
1 tumble magnet
1 serrated arrows
1 capsize
1 relic of progenitus
1 into the roil
1 repulse
1 repeal
1 withdraw
draw/tutor (10)
1 merchant scroll
1 rhystic study
1 mystic remora
1 drift of phantasms
1 dizzy spell
1 serum visions
1 compulsive research
1 ponder
1 preordain
1 brainstorm
1 prismatic lens
1 mindstone
1 pentad prism
1 expedition map
1 fractured powerstone
1 silver myr
1 sea scryer
1 wayfarer's bauble
1 deranged assisstant
1 manakin
Lands (42)
1 haunted fengraf
1 lonely sandbar
1 opal palace
1 radiant fountain
1 quicksand
1 remote isle
1 saprazzan skerry
35 snow-covered island
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
I wanted to build this deck a while ago but already have 2 mono-U decks. Let me know how it plays for you
Unfortunately I haven't been able to talk anyone nearby to playing the format, so my PDH decks are mostly sitting around doing nothing. It's very sad. Hopefully I'll get to try it out at some point though.
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6