I finally said "screw it" and decided to make a second Grixis deck. I've been wanting to play with this pair for awhile but I already had one Grixis Commander. When I took it for a whirl, I knew this deck was a fun as I imagined. The idea is to keep going with untap effects that cost me to gain mana, so that I can cast spells on every turn for Smasher's trigger. This also means I don't want to use X spells, as a lot of the effects I have that'll cheat things out will not work with X. The idea was also spawned by my enjoyment of my Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker deck that I took apart because it took too long to win; between Smasher and Kraum, I'll have a clock once I gain control.
Whelk's fine but Rewind fits the deck better. Ditto with Scarab God for Frantic Search.
Supplant Form is just a tad too expensive for me and I found the same with Omnispell Adept. I am also not dropping super gross Sorceries on end step, so that's another reason for that axe. With the deck wanting to go Mana Positive, I've added Unwinding Block and Victory Chimes to help with that.
Exquisite Blood synergizes much more with Vial Smasher.
The deck needed more draw so I just grabbed the first two random Enchantments I could: Curse of Verbosity and Trail of Evidence. Saheeli's Aristry and Karn's Temporal Sundering also cost too much mana. That and I knew I was axing the Omnispell Adept who would have helped me cast it.
I found I needed less draw and more Instants, especially ones I could cheat out, so I put in a bunch of defensive options that will cost me very little and make Vial Smasher happy with their CMC.
Stolen Identity is cool but 6 mana Sorcery is a big ask for something that isn't saving my bacon. Dig Through Time can be played at any time, lets me dig deep and is easily reduced while hitting hard with Vial Smasher.
3 Vial Smasher the Fierce
5 Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Creatures - 9
3 Burnished Hart
3 Thada Adel, Acquisitor
4 Graveborn Muse
4 Solemn Simulacrum
4 Stunt Double
6 Consecrated Sphinx
6 Etali, Primal Storm
6 Sire of Stagnation
7 Nezahal, Primal Tide
Enchantments - 7
1 Mystic Remora
3 Rhystic Study
4 Leyline of Anticipation
5 Primordial Mist
5 Exquisite Blood
6 Sunbird's Invocation
7 Mind's Dilation
Artifacts - 16
1 Sol Ring
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
2 Dimir Signet
2 Dowsing Dagger
2 Izzet Signet
2 Journeyer's Kite
2 Rakdos Signet
2 Sword of the Animist
2 Talisman of Dominance
2 Talisman of Indulgence
2 Thaumatic Compass
3 Loxodon Warhammer
3 Victory Chimes
4 Conqueror's Galleon
4 Vedalken Orrery
5 Venser's Journal
1 Swan Song
2 Counterspell
2 Cyclonic Rift
2 Reverberate
3 Chaos Warp
3 Counterflux
3 Frantic Search
3 Unwind
4 Fact or Fiction
4 Fury Storm
4 Lethargy Trap
4 Mystical Teachings
4 Rewind
4 Snuff Out
5 Aetherspouts
5 Evacuation
5 Mystic Confluence
5 Spell Swindle
5 Submerge
8 Dig Through Time
Sorceries - 6
1 Vandalblast
3 Wheel of Fortune
7 Brass's Bounty
7 Coastal Breach
8 Treasure Cruise
9 Blasphemous Act
Nonbasic Lands - 20
0 Arch of Orazca
0 Bojuka Bog
0 Command Tower
0 Dimir Aqueduct
0 Drowned Catacomb
0 Drownyard Temple
0 Evolving Wilds
0 Izzet Boilerworks
0 Lavaclaw Reaches
0 Morphic Pool
0 Myriad Landscape
0 Rakdos Carnarium
0 Soldevi Excavations
0 Spinerock Knoll
0 Temple of the False God
0 Terrain Generator
0 Terramorphic Expanse
0 Thespian's Stage
0 Watery Grave
0 Zoetic Cavern
12 Island
5 Mountain
3 Swamp
1 Graveborn Muse
1 Consecrated Sphinx
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Primal Amulet
1 Trail of Evidence
1 Illusionist's Gambit
1 Dig Through Time
1 Stolen Identity
1 Lethargy Trap
1 Snuff Out
1 Submerge
1 Curse of Verbosity
1 Mirage Mirror
1 Unwinding Clock
1 Rewind
1 Frantic Search
1 Victory Chimes
1 Unwinding Clock
1 Exquisite Blood
1 Curse of Verbosity
1 Trail of Evidence
1 Draining Whelk
1 The Scarab God
1 Supplant Form
1 Omnispell Adept
1 Polluted Bonds
1 Saheeli's Aristry
1 Karn's Temporal Sundering
Mid-Tier: Marchesa Aggro Rose Asmadi Get Dire Tymna Ikra Woke Women Tiana Aura Angel Ruric Thar SMASH Smasher Kraum Mana Positivity Zur Slides
Filthy Casual: WUBRG Jodah WUBRG WUBRG Fatties WUBRG Gahiji Vigilant Vengeance Ezuri Mysterious Morphs
1 Rewind
1 Frantic Search
1 Victory Chimes
1 Unwinding Clock
1 Exquisite Blood
1 Curse of Verbosity
1 Trail of Evidence
1 Draining Whelk
1 The Scarab God
1 Supplant Form
1 Omnispell Adept
1 Polluted Bonds
1 Saheeli's Aristry
1 Karn's Temporal Sundering
Supplant Form is just a tad too expensive for me and I found the same with Omnispell Adept. I am also not dropping super gross Sorceries on end step, so that's another reason for that axe. With the deck wanting to go Mana Positive, I've added Unwinding Block and Victory Chimes to help with that.
Exquisite Blood synergizes much more with Vial Smasher.
The deck needed more draw so I just grabbed the first two random Enchantments I could: Curse of Verbosity and Trail of Evidence. Saheeli's Aristry and Karn's Temporal Sundering also cost too much mana. That and I knew I was axing the Omnispell Adept who would have helped me cast it.
Mid-Tier: Marchesa Aggro Rose Asmadi Get Dire Tymna Ikra Woke Women Tiana Aura Angel Ruric Thar SMASH Smasher Kraum Mana Positivity Zur Slides
Filthy Casual: WUBRG Jodah WUBRG WUBRG Fatties WUBRG Gahiji Vigilant Vengeance Ezuri Mysterious Morphs
1 Lethargy Trap
1 Snuff Out
1 Submerge
1 Curse of Verbosity
1 Mirage Mirror
1 Unwinding Clock
Mid-Tier: Marchesa Aggro Rose Asmadi Get Dire Tymna Ikra Woke Women Tiana Aura Angel Ruric Thar SMASH Smasher Kraum Mana Positivity Zur Slides
Filthy Casual: WUBRG Jodah WUBRG WUBRG Fatties WUBRG Gahiji Vigilant Vengeance Ezuri Mysterious Morphs
1 Dig Through Time
1 Stolen Identity
Mid-Tier: Marchesa Aggro Rose Asmadi Get Dire Tymna Ikra Woke Women Tiana Aura Angel Ruric Thar SMASH Smasher Kraum Mana Positivity Zur Slides
Filthy Casual: WUBRG Jodah WUBRG WUBRG Fatties WUBRG Gahiji Vigilant Vengeance Ezuri Mysterious Morphs