Primal Amulet is higher risk than Solemn Simulacrum, but it has much higher upside. It is also much more synergistic with the deck. Counterflux is good in the local meta. It helps against Maelstrom Wanderer and the other combo control decks. Bonus Round is just awesome in any late game turn. Its a bomb and also a copier. I will miss Cruel Ultimatum but I feel that it is almost two low impact for multiplayer.
Primal Amulet, Search for Azcanta and Bonus Round all seem really good here. Geistflame can also be good in here since it can be used from the graveyard to copy after removing something. There’s also a red copy spell with raid from Tarkir block that copies twice with raid. Increasing Vengeance and Increasing Ambition work well with Kess since you cab cast them from the graveyard with Kess to get the bonus you would otherwise pay the huge flashback cost for. Last but not least, Secrets of the Dead and it’s red damage dealing counterpart whom’s name I can’t remember are also really good. Really last but not least: Pyromancer’s Goggles is awesome.
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Primal Amulet was on my maybe list. I've got one in the mail for this deck and I'll be trying it out soon.
Geistflame seems kinda poor as it only does 1 damage. The natural flashback is cool but I could run bolt as RR 6 damage to any target. I'm currently running Flame Slash as RR 8 damage to creatures.
Howl of the Horde seems pretty nice. Kess has flying so she could fulfill the raid if shes in play.
Currently running Increasing Vengeance. Its very good IMO. Increasing Ambition is nice but a little pricey to cast. We have accesses to all the most mana efficient tutors in the game. It's worth testing though.
Primal Amulet is higher risk than Solemn Simulacrum, but it has much higher upside. It is also much more synergistic with the deck. Counterflux is good in the local meta. It helps against Maelstrom Wanderer and the other combo control decks. Bonus Round is just awesome in any late game turn. Its a bomb and also a copier. I will miss Cruel Ultimatum but I feel that it is almost two low impact for multiplayer.
Thanks to Ertai Planeswalker for the awesome suggestions!
This is an attempt to speed up the deck. The local meta can be pretty combo oriented so I want to try and go under those decks if possible. Still not looking to storm in the usual cEDH way, but we will see how the future goes.
Time Stretch, while expensive CMC wise, is really good at setting up the bomb turn. I used to have a Dralnu Turns deck that would win on resolution of Time Stretch because you could use the 2nd turn to flash it back and begin chaining tutors together to find Beacon of Tomorrows and Planar Portal. Since Kess, Dissident Mage is somewhat similar in function to Dralnu, I would recommend this card for you since I also think it fits your theme of splashy big spells.
I though about Time Stretch. I didn't include it mostly because Expropriate is my version of it. I don't actually own one which is kinda funny, but I think it could be worth testing.
Ramp:
1 Chrome Mox
1 Mana Crypt
1 Dark Ritual
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
1 Copy Artifact
1 Dimir Signet
1 Fellwar Stone
1 Grim Monolith
1 Izzet Signet
1 Mind Stone
1 Rakdos Signet
1 Talisman of Dominance
1 Talisman of Indulgence
1 Worn Powerstone
1 Primal Amulet
1 Turnabout
1 Gilded Lotus
Card Quality:
1 Brainstorm
1 Faithless Looting
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Serum Visions
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Impulse
1 Night's Whisper
1 Search for Azcanta
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Painful Truths
1 Read the Bones
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Deep Analysis
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Dig Through Time
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Pact of Negation
1 Flame Slash
1 Vandalblast
1 Counterspell
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Dreadbore
1 Negate
1 Rakdos Charm
1 Terminate
1 Chaos Warp
1 Counterflux
1 Kolaghan's Command
1 Damnation
1 Force of Will
Bombs:
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Bribery
1 Temporal Manipulation
1 Time Warp
1 Mind's Desire
1 Spelltwine
1 Time Spiral
1 Nexus of Fate
1 Expropriate
Copiers:
1 Increasing Vengeance
1 Nivix Guildmage
1 Bonus Round
1 Wild Ricochet
Lands:
1 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
1 Badlands
1 Watery Grave
1 Steam Vents
1 Blood Crypt
1 Polluted Delta
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Sulfur Falls
1 Dragonskull Summit
1 Temple of Deceit
1 Temple of Epiphany
1 Temple of Malice
1 Sunken Hollow
1 Smoldering Marsh
1 Fetid Pools
1 Canyon Slough
1 Cascade Bluffs
1 Graven Cairns
4 Island
3 Swamp
3 Mountain
1 Command Tower
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Changes 6/22/2018
Removed:
Solemn Simulacrum, Disallow, and Cruel Ultimatum.
Added:
Primal Amulet, Counterflux, and Bonus Round.
Primal Amulet is higher risk than Solemn Simulacrum, but it has much higher upside. It is also much more synergistic with the deck. Counterflux is good in the local meta. It helps against Maelstrom Wanderer and the other combo control decks. Bonus Round is just awesome in any late game turn. Its a bomb and also a copier. I will miss Cruel Ultimatum but I feel that it is almost two low impact for multiplayer.
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Primal Amulet, Search for Azcanta and Bonus Round all seem really good here. Geistflame can also be good in here since it can be used from the graveyard to copy after removing something. There’s also a red copy spell with raid from Tarkir block that copies twice with raid. Increasing Vengeance and Increasing Ambition work well with Kess since you cab cast them from the graveyard with Kess to get the bonus you would otherwise pay the huge flashback cost for. Last but not least, Secrets of the Dead and it’s red damage dealing counterpart whom’s name I can’t remember are also really good. Really last but not least: Pyromancer’s Goggles is awesome.
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Search for Azcanta is a card I need but really want to trade for.
Primal Amulet was on my maybe list. I've got one in the mail for this deck and I'll be trying it out soon.
Geistflame seems kinda poor as it only does 1 damage. The natural flashback is cool but I could run bolt as RR 6 damage to any target. I'm currently running Flame Slash as RR 8 damage to creatures.
Howl of the Horde seems pretty nice. Kess has flying so she could fulfill the raid if shes in play.
Currently running Increasing Vengeance. Its very good IMO. Increasing Ambition is nice but a little pricey to cast. We have accesses to all the most mana efficient tutors in the game. It's worth testing though.
Secrets of the Dead and Burning Vengeance are both pretty nice. Pyromancer's Goggles are pretty nice I need to get a copy for my collection.
Thanks for all the awesome suggestions!
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Solemn Simulacrum, Disallow, and Cruel Ultimatum.
Added:
Primal Amulet, Counterflux, and Bonus Round.
Primal Amulet is higher risk than Solemn Simulacrum, but it has much higher upside. It is also much more synergistic with the deck. Counterflux is good in the local meta. It helps against Maelstrom Wanderer and the other combo control decks. Bonus Round is just awesome in any late game turn. Its a bomb and also a copier. I will miss Cruel Ultimatum but I feel that it is almost two low impact for multiplayer.
Thanks to Ertai Planeswalker for the awesome suggestions!
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GWURoon Bant Blink WhateverGWU
BRGLord Windgrace LandsBRG
Added:
This is an attempt to speed up the deck. The local meta can be pretty combo oriented so I want to try and go under those decks if possible. Still not looking to storm in the usual cEDH way, but we will see how the future goes.
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GWURoon Bant Blink WhateverGWU
BRGLord Windgrace LandsBRG
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
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