Here's why you need Tezzeret the Seeker: Artifact lands from mirrodin turn him into a ramping powerhouse, AND pretty much fixes your WUBRG manabase (find the color artifact land you need).
You might notice that while the thread is titled Kazuul, Jaya Ballard is currently at the helm. That's because eventually, Kazuul will take the lead, but I need cards to make the deck more practical for him. Also, I've had a Jaya Ballard deck for years that was never really an edh threat. So, without further ado, the list.
So, feel free to give feedback! Am I missing anything huge (aside from really expensive cards like Gauntlet of Might, Wasteland, etc. That is I don't want any suggestions over ~$10)? What I'm really trying to do with this deck is utilize my red 'walkers for maximum utility. I do own a Karn that I can throw in, but I can't find any real justification for it. Any advice for a new poster?
Just my own two cents.
1 Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
Artifacts (15)
1 Armillary Sphere
1 Expedition Map
1 Skullclamp
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Magebane Armor
1 Scuttlemutt
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Trading Post
1 Sol Ring
1 Caged Sun
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Rings of Brighthearth
1 Pyromancer's Gauntlet
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
Non-artifact creatures (14)
1 Spitebellows
1 Siege-Gang Commander
1 Anger
1 Grim Lavamancer
1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
1 Magma Phoenix
1 Galvanoth
1 Mondronen Shaman
1 Chandra's Spitfire
1 Charmbreaker Devils
1 Capricious Efreet
1 Squee, Goblin Nabob
1 Chandra's Phoenix
1 Young Pyromancer
1 Chaos Warp
1 Chain Reaction
1 Gamble
1 Molten Birth
1 Volcanic Geyser
1 Insurrection
1 Rolling Thunder
1 Comet Storm
1 Earthquake
1 Wild Ricochet
1 Red Sun's Zenith
1 Demonfire
1 Pyrokinesis
1 Faithless Looting
1 Rekindled Flame
1 Devil's Play
1 Reverberate
1 Increasing Vengeance
1 Jaws of Stone
1 Past in Flames
Enchantments (5)
1 Burning Earth
1 Blood Moon
1 Pyrohemia
1 Stranglehold
1 Furnace of Rath
1 Chandra Nalaar
1 Chandra Ablaze
1 Chandra, the Firebrand
1 Chandra, Pyromaster
1 Koth of the Hammer
Lands (40)
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Arid Mesa
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Kher Keep
1 Forgotten Cave
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
34 Mountains
Brief explanation is: Old Jaya list that I want to convert to planeswalker protection via Kazuul.
Changes to be made:
1. Replace Jaya Ballard, Task Mage with Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs as general.
2. Take out Jaya-oriented cards:
and Sword of Fire and Ice.
3. Take out sub-par cards and cards that don't play well with a bunch of 3/3 Ogre tokens:
and Stranglehold.
4. Add card draw effects:
and Reforge the Soul.
5. Add destruction:
and Fissure.
6. Add cards that increase damage:
and Fire Elemental.
7. Add cards that combine with Kazuul's ability:
and Avatar of Slaughter.
8. Replace a few Mountains with copy lands:
Vesuva and Thespian's Stage
9. General goodstuff:
and Burn at the Stake.
Taking out a few mountains, my list now looks like this:
1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
Artifacts (12)
1 Armillary Sphere
1 Expedition Map
1 Skullclamp
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Trading Post
1 Sol Ring
1 Caged Sun
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Rings of Brighthearth
1 Pyromancer's Gauntlet
1 Staff of Nin
1 Mind's Eye
Non-artifact creatures (13)
1 Siege-Gang Commander
1 Charmbreaker Devils
1 Capricious Efreet
1 Chandra's Phoenix
1 Young Pyromancer
1 Viashino Heretic
1 Slumbering Dragon
1 Fumiko the Lowblood
1 Homura, Human Ascendant
1 Guttersnipe
1 Avatar of Slaughter
1 Mad Prophet
1 Fire Elemental
1 Chaos Warp
1 Chain Reaction
1 Gamble
1 Volcanic Geyser
1 Insurrection
1 Comet Storm
1 Wild Ricochet
1 Red Sun's Zenith
1 Demonfire
1 Pyrokinesis
1 Faithless Looting
1 Devil's Play
1 Jaws of Stone
1 Past in Flames
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Blasphemous Act
1 Dangerous Wager
1 Reiterate
1 Shattering Pulse
1 Aftershock
1 Reforge the Soul
1 Mogg Infestation
1 Vandalblast
1 Starstorm
1 Fissure
1 Burn at the Stake
1 Burning Earth
1 Blood Moon
1 Gratuitous Violence
1 Braid of Fire
1 Furnace of Rath
Planeswalkers (6)
1 Chandra Nalaar
1 Chandra Ablaze
1 Chandra, the Firebrand
1 Chandra, Pyromaster
1 Koth of the Hammer
1 Tibalt, the Fiend-blooded
Lands (37)
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Arid Mesa
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Kher Keep
1 Forgotten Cave
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
1 Vesuva
1 Thespian's Stage
29 Mountains
So, feel free to give feedback! Am I missing anything huge (aside from really expensive cards like Gauntlet of Might, Wasteland, etc. That is I don't want any suggestions over ~$10)? What I'm really trying to do with this deck is utilize my red 'walkers for maximum utility. I do own a Karn that I can throw in, but I can't find any real justification for it. Any advice for a new poster?
Strategy: mill yourself, win via lab maniac