MTG Salvation

Good afternoon, all!

I have been looking to build a deck to exploit the set of four modular chimeras from Visions. I ultimately (*snicker*) decided that Mistform Ultimus was the commander for me. He let's me load him up with chimeras while also giving me access to all of blue's artifact love and proliferate to multiply those tasty +2/+2 counters.

Looking for some suggestions on what else I should be adding.

Chimeras:
Lead-Belly Chimera
Brass-Talon Chimera
Iron-Heart Chimera
Tin-Wing Chimera

Perplexing Chimera

Proliferaters:
Fuel for the Cause
Inexorable Tide
Steady Progress
Tezzeret's Gambit
Thrummingbird
Viral Drake
Contagion Clasp
Contagion Engine
Throne of Geth

Proliferatees:
Astral Cornucopia
Everflowing Chalice
Magistrate's Scepter

Chimera Tutors:
Fabricate
Tezzeret the Seeker
Reshape
Call to the Kindred
Whir of Invention

Chimera Copies:
Mechanized Production
Rite of Replication
Blade of Selves
Soul Foundry
Minion Reflector
Mirrorworks
Prototype Portal
Stolen Identity
Followed Footsteps
Saheeli's Artistry

Chimera Recursion:
Academy Ruins
Buried Ruin
Drafna's Restoration
Reconstruction
Myr Retriever
Nim Deathmantle
Junk Diver
Argivian Restoration
Trading Post

Mistform Tricks:
Lord of the Unreal
Shifting Sliver
Shadow Sliver
Diviner's Wand
Myr Galvanizer
Coat of Arms
Obsidian Battle-Axe
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
Swarmyard
Griffin Canyon

Proliferatees:
Astral Cornucopia
Everflowing Chalice
Magistrate's Scepter

This is the kind of jank I like to see!

Your idea is kooky but it is a bit limited given that it's monoU and you only have 4 cards as the star of the show. I would add way more draw effects in order to dig into the deck for them. If you're working with proliferate, I would add other kinds of counters so that you can take advantage of it. Magistrate's Scepter, Orochi Hatchery, Everflowing Chalice, and Astral Cornucopia love having their counters proliferated.

I would make it more artifact-centered and add ways to make artifacts cheaper. That way abusing those 4 chimeras would be icing on the cake. Mistform Ultimus is a bit unassuming and depending the table you won't be targeted on the onset. You could also add more ways to give Mistform Ultimus counters like adding Metallic Mimic.

If I come up with any other ideas I'll let you know.

EDIT:
Saheeli's Artistry gives you 2 tokens of a chimera for 4UU.

I agree, the deck will likely be artifact based deck that digs for the Chimeras. I've definitely considered the "charge counter" idea. For sure the mana rocks.

I do like Saheeli's Artistry. Gives me 2 chimeras for 1 card and has decent utility.

Thanks!