Paradox Engine is obviously insanely good with Urza, but I think the most important part is the ability to tap Orbs before your own untap phase. It makes powerful stax pieces completely asymmetrical.
I'm happy to see the rapid evolution of Feather decks. I've had the pleasure to play my version of the deck most of the weekend, and I've adapted the deck accordingly.
My deck for reference. Note that the land base is obviously a placeholder that I've only used to keep track of my land count.
I'm actually excited to see someone else using Meteor Golem. It has been a crucial piece in my Daretti and Zada decks, and I imagine it'll fill a similar role here, especially with blink/copy effects. Your deck list is the most similar to mine that I've seen so far. We agree for the most part across all categories, and even then, the replacements are almost functionally identical cards. I had Akroan Crusader and Vanguard of Brimaz in my first iterations of the deck, but they haven't performed the way I hoped. Monastery Monk and Young Pyromancer have done all the heavy lifting.
I'm not sold on Solemn Simulacrum and Kor Cartographer. Land Tax and Knight of the White Orchid have been over-performing in my deck, and are definitely staying. Like Cartographer, Knight is also able to fetch double lands and Mistveil Plains, but it's only half the cost. My meta is tuned, and I need to keep my CMC down for consistency reasons.
How's Mox Amber working out for you? I like idea of having "free" mana for protection for when you cast Feather, and I like the interaction with Paradox Engine, but I would probably prefer to have Lotus Petal over it for the T2 potential. I ended up cutting Lotus Petal in an earlier iteration though.
I see that Twinflame and Heat Shimmer have already been mentioned, and I would like to highlight their interaction with Dualcaster Mage. Dualcaster is an amazing card here, which acts as protection (can copy counterspells) and Twincast obviously, but also as a win con when paired with Twinflame (infinite tokens with haste). Twinflame and Heat Shimmer are good cards with Feather, and staples in Zada for a reason. They are high value token generators, that win games with Zada or Zada-dragon out.
What I love about this deck is the ability to close games in multiple ways, and the unique Boros play style.
My deck for reference. Note that the land base is obviously a placeholder that I've only used to keep track of my land count.
I'm actually excited to see someone else using Meteor Golem. It has been a crucial piece in my Daretti and Zada decks, and I imagine it'll fill a similar role here, especially with blink/copy effects. Your deck list is the most similar to mine that I've seen so far. We agree for the most part across all categories, and even then, the replacements are almost functionally identical cards. I had Akroan Crusader and Vanguard of Brimaz in my first iterations of the deck, but they haven't performed the way I hoped. Monastery Monk and Young Pyromancer have done all the heavy lifting.
I'm not sold on Solemn Simulacrum and Kor Cartographer. Land Tax and Knight of the White Orchid have been over-performing in my deck, and are definitely staying. Like Cartographer, Knight is also able to fetch double lands and Mistveil Plains, but it's only half the cost. My meta is tuned, and I need to keep my CMC down for consistency reasons.
How's Mox Amber working out for you? I like idea of having "free" mana for protection for when you cast Feather, and I like the interaction with Paradox Engine, but I would probably prefer to have Lotus Petal over it for the T2 potential. I ended up cutting Lotus Petal in an earlier iteration though.
I see that Twinflame and Heat Shimmer have already been mentioned, and I would like to highlight their interaction with Dualcaster Mage. Dualcaster is an amazing card here, which acts as protection (can copy counterspells) and Twincast obviously, but also as a win con when paired with Twinflame (infinite tokens with haste). Twinflame and Heat Shimmer are good cards with Feather, and staples in Zada for a reason. They are high value token generators, that win games with Zada or Zada-dragon out.
What I love about this deck is the ability to close games in multiple ways, and the unique Boros play style.