I really like Mitotic Ooze because it's a huge board presence when copied and has to be wrathed twice.
Don't forget that if you go the token route you should run overrun. Overrun copied turns 1/1's into 7/7's which is just a tiny bit more relevant then 4/4's.
I applaud this idea. One of the challenges with Riku is that, sure, you can make a bunch of things. But, if you can't swing right away (haste) or do something right away (broken combo), then your stuff dies.
Setting up a "damned-if-you-do // damned-if-you-don't" position seems like a very good idea.
If you're playing out a lot of creatures, Guttergrime can be good wrath protection. I run it in Edric, because if I can't draw countermagic when I've got a critical mass of weenies, I can make it so that wrathing me leaves me with an even more dangerous army.
Hmm, looking through that list, I was amused at the Zubera set and how amusing it would be to copy them with riku. Mitotic Slime is one card I had in mind when making the theme, and Goblin War Marshall as well, but I'm worried about their cost. I don't see Riku living very long.
I was running Cauldron of Souls in place of the urn for a while, I'm starting to like how the urn has less prohibitive of a cost.
Gamekeeper looks phenomenal. I like him a lot. He's definitely in.
Fresh Meat is another one I often forget. I'll have to remember it with the caller and the guttergrime. I like it even more since it's not non token, and as with any Riku deck, there will be a decent number of tokens out.
Moldgraf Monstrosity is a newcomer that's awesome for this. Token copies of him work, and if you're lucky you can return the original with the trigger from the token so it isn't exiled.
Woodfall Primus is a nice one too, but doesn't copy terribly well.
He does copy really well actually 5GGGUG and you destroy 3 noncreature permanents and are left with a 5/5 trample.
Terastodon does it better by blowing up 6 noncreature permanents but at the cost of giving your opponents 18 power worth of creatures to come see you with.
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I think I have part of an answer in Stalking Vengeance, Boggart Shenanigans, Hissing Iguanar and Rage Thrower. (Also Viscous Shadows).
Warstorm Surge and Pandemonium may be of use.
I'm thinking of running a heavy creature copy theme, possibly a goblin theme, and creatures that make more creatures when they die.
Anyone have any good ideas for something that would fit this?
(and yes, I have of course read Gaka's Norrin Deck for ideas)
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I really like Mitotic Ooze because it's a huge board presence when copied and has to be wrathed twice.
Don't forget that if you go the token route you should run overrun. Overrun copied turns 1/1's into 7/7's which is just a tiny bit more relevant then 4/4's.
Setting up a "damned-if-you-do // damned-if-you-don't" position seems like a very good idea.
#1) Mimic Vat. This thing is SUCH an all-star.
#2) Colfenor's Urn. I haven't used this yet, so I can't say how good it is in reality. On paper, though, it seems very good.
Those are just off the top of my head.
Caller of the Claw and Fresh Meat are also decent for rebuilding from a wrath.
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Mitotic Slime is one card I had in mind when making the theme, and Goblin War Marshall as well, but I'm worried about their cost. I don't see Riku living very long.
I was running Cauldron of Souls in place of the urn for a while, I'm starting to like how the urn has less prohibitive of a cost.
Gamekeeper looks phenomenal. I like him a lot. He's definitely in.
Fresh Meat is another one I often forget. I'll have to remember it with the caller and the guttergrime. I like it even more since it's not non token, and as with any Riku deck, there will be a decent number of tokens out.
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Mitotic Slime, Symbiotic Wurm, Wurmcoil Engine, Gamekeeper, and Gutter Grime all look fine.
Woodfall Primus is a nice one too, but doesn't copy terribly well.
I like Jolrael, Empress of Beasts for this more as it is much less mana intensive, and sets a careless player up for a blowout.
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Lots of creatures : Symbiotic Wurm
Others that seems cool are creatures with persist like Woodfall Primus
Another card to consider is Penumbra Wurm
He does copy really well actually 5GGG UG and you destroy 3 noncreature permanents and are left with a 5/5 trample.
Terastodon does it better by blowing up 6 noncreature permanents but at the cost of giving your opponents 18 power worth of creatures to come see you with.