As far as creatures, I'd go for guys that can hold down the fort. You're going to be a target for a beating, so some good protection could serve you well. Also, anything that punishes someone for attacking you.
As far as creatures, I'd go for guys that can hold down the fort. You're going to be a target for a beating, so some good protection could serve you well. Also, anything that punishes someone for attacking you.
Also a good budget suggestion is Murder of crows and Azure Mage. I ran them just kinda as a "whatever" to fill out some space but they perform quite well.
Also a good budget suggestion is Murder of crows and Azure Mage. I ran them just kinda as a "whatever" to fill out some space but they perform quite well.
I agree that the crows can be pretty great. I don't run them in my list, but I can see images in my mind's eye of gunning down an entire board of x/1's with Niv+that.
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I would suggest Consicrated Sphynx along with any "draw 7's" you can grab. With niv on the board, it can be devestating.
Also, if you can get it to stick, Basilisk Collar on Niv=One sided boardwipe. Plus you gain absurd amounts of life if you have Niv and any draw engine out. [card]Dizzy Spell] can also grab the Collar.
Definitely has its place but there are times where you might want your opponent with a full hand. Something like Consecrated Sphinx or Vicious Shadows some to mind.
I was just skimming your list and noticed that you have Hex Parasite listed, but it's not legal in a R/ deck.
As a suggestion, you have a lot of high cmc spells, including your commander, so you could probably use more artifact ramp (Manalith, Coalition Relic, Sol Ring, Solemn Simulacrum, etc). They'll help you pull off your combos a turn or two earlier - very important if you want to play this deck in a 1-on-1 duel.
*edit*
Another vote for Basilisk Collar - and if you like that, Quietus Spike is also good (maybe even better, as you can swing if Niv-Mizzet has already wiped their board, or swing with it equipped on any evasive creature if Niv-Mizzet isn't available at the time).
That's how I'd build my nivvy. See a trend? =P
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As far as creatures, I'd go for guys that can hold down the fort. You're going to be a target for a beating, so some good protection could serve you well. Also, anything that punishes someone for attacking you.
Retired EDH - Tibor and Lumia | [PR]Nemata |Ramirez dePietro | [C]Edric | Riku | Jenara | Lazav | Heliod | Daxos | Roon | Kozilek
Yea, like Gomazoa, Propaganda, Fog Bank, Meishin, the Mind Cage.
Also, I don't know if you meant Drift of Phantasms where you had "Grasp", but that along with Dizzy Spell can serve as additional combo piece tutors.
And since they're not on your list right now, I'll suggest that you take a look at Consecrated Sphinx and Psychosis Crawler.
—Lim-Dul, the Necromancer
EDH/Commander
WWMichiko Konda, Truth Seeker Mono-White Control
RWBasandra, Battle Seraph Sunforger Shenanigans
GRWZacama Loam & Lands
Cube
Draft my "Classic Border Cube"
WUBRGCheck out some of my older lists and my Type4 Cube!GRBUW
Also a good budget suggestion is Murder of crows and Azure Mage. I ran them just kinda as a "whatever" to fill out some space but they perform quite well.
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I agree that the crows can be pretty great. I don't run them in my list, but I can see images in my mind's eye of gunning down an entire board of x/1's with Niv+that.
—Lim-Dul, the Necromancer
EDH/Commander
WWMichiko Konda, Truth Seeker Mono-White Control
RWBasandra, Battle Seraph Sunforger Shenanigans
GRWZacama Loam & Lands
Cube
Draft my "Classic Border Cube"
WUBRGCheck out some of my older lists and my Type4 Cube!GRBUW
Bassically anything with //gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&color=+[U">&text=+[transmute]"]Transmute. Dizzy Spell is like a second curiosity.
I would suggest Consicrated Sphynx along with any "draw 7's" you can grab. With niv on the board, it can be devestating.
Also, if you can get it to stick, Basilisk Collar on Niv=One sided boardwipe. Plus you gain absurd amounts of life if you have Niv and any draw engine out. [card]Dizzy Spell] can also grab the Collar.
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OOHHHH thats EVIL! I like it!
Definitely has its place but there are times where you might want your opponent with a full hand. Something like Consecrated Sphinx or Vicious Shadows some to mind.
Niv+Basilisk Collar after a "draw 7" hitting all those plants Avenger of Zendikar just made= Good Times.
This happens more often that you would think.
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As a suggestion, you have a lot of high cmc spells, including your commander, so you could probably use more artifact ramp (Manalith, Coalition Relic, Sol Ring, Solemn Simulacrum, etc). They'll help you pull off your combos a turn or two earlier - very important if you want to play this deck in a 1-on-1 duel.
You should also add Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, as she also goes infinite with Pestermite or Deceiver Exarch. It's more expensive than Splinter Twin, but a little redundancy doesn't hurt in a singleton combo deck.
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Another vote for Basilisk Collar - and if you like that, Quietus Spike is also good (maybe even better, as you can swing if Niv-Mizzet has already wiped their board, or swing with it equipped on any evasive creature if Niv-Mizzet isn't available at the time).
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GW Infectious Slivers WG
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UB Hex-Depths BU (combo-control)
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WUBRG Sliver Army GRBUW (multiplayer)
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1 Lost in the Mist
2 Negate
3 Cancel
4 Dissipate
5 Counterspell
6 Redirect
7 Arcane Denial
Control Magic
8 Mind Control
9 Dream Leash
10 Volition Reigns
Walkers
11 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Tricks
12 Walk the Aeons
13 Mimic Vat
14 Past in Flames
Draw
15 Teferi's Puzzle Box
16 Time Reversal
17 Windfall
18 Brainstorm
19 Mindmoil
20 Minds Aglow
21 Visions of Beyond
22 Read the Runes
23 Blue Sun's Zenith
24 Train of Thought
25 Dizzy Spell
26 Curiosity
27 Ophidian Eye
28 Mask of Avacyn
29 Swiftfoot Boots
Removal
30 Repeal
31 Fireball
32 Red Sun's Zenith
33 Basilisk Collar
34 Devil's Play
35 Earthquake
Creatures
36 Djinn of Wishes
37 Whirlpool Warrior
38 Sturmgeist
39 Guile
40 Charmbreaker Devils
41 Anger
42 Izzet Chronarch
43 Sphinx of Jwar Isle
44 Kederekt Leviathan
45 Myojin of Seeing Winds
46 Arcanis the Omnipotent
47 Azure Mage
48 Aeon Chronicler
49 Dominus of Fealty
50 Phyrexian Metamorph
51 Sphinx of Uthuun
52 Magus of the Jar
53 Jace's Archivist
54 Inferno Titan
55 Manalith
56 Darksteel Ingot
57 Izzet Signet
58 Caged Sun
59 Sphere of the Suns
Lands
60 Izzet Boilerworks
61 Mishra's Factory
62 Scalding Tarn
63 Inkmoth Nexus
64 Halimar Depths
65 Shivan Reef
66 Sulfur Falls
67 Arid Mesa
68 Faerie Conclave
69 Steam Vents
General
100 Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Things I want to add: Lightning Greaves, Drift of Phantasms, Pestermite, Splinter Twin, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, and Deceiver Exarch. What to remove for these bad boys? Also more ways to protect my combo. Pact of Negation maybe?