I stepped away from the game for a couple of years, but I am back and revisiting this archetype because I think it has a lot of power. I used to run a RUG (Temur) build of Polymorph. It played more like a tempo/control deck than anything else, but the combo was reminiscent of a splinter twin-like effect (as mentioned by someone above.)
The main combo in this build is Fetchland + Polymorph. At the end of the opponent's turn, fetch for Dryad Arbor, untap, land, Polymorph it.
I'll be curious to hear what you all think of the list! I'm not up to date with releases after Khans block (ish), so the list is assuredly out of date in terms of combatting the current metagame. Please let me know if you think there are notable inclusions from more recent sets that I'm missing.
I agree that some of the choices in the article's list seem cheeky. A Scrap Trawler list just 5-0'd a Modern League and it looks so dope. It seems to be a lot more streamlined than the mtggoldfish list. I will definitely start playing around with trawler too.
Personally, this take seems sweet. It looks versatile, resilient, and finely-tuned. Forgive me if this list isn't actually new and I just overlooked it on a previous page
The main combo in this build is Fetchland + Polymorph. At the end of the opponent's turn, fetch for Dryad Arbor, untap, land, Polymorph it.
I'll be curious to hear what you all think of the list! I'm not up to date with releases after Khans block (ish), so the list is assuredly out of date in terms of combatting the current metagame. Please let me know if you think there are notable inclusions from more recent sets that I'm missing.
2 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Cryptic Command
3 Remand
1 Condescend
2 Spell Snare
2 Izzet Charm
1 Mana Leak
1 Deprive
4 Opt
4 Polymorph
4 Serum Visions
2 Anger of the Gods
2 Faithless Looting
1 Dryad Arbor
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Steam Vents
2 Cascade Bluffs
1 Mountain
3 Island
1 Desolate Lighthouse
1 Sulfur Falls
2 Mutavault
4 Blood Moon
1 Mana Leak
1 Spell Snare
1 Cryptic Command
1 Electrolyze
1 Pact of Negation
2 Dispel
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Anger of the Gods
4 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Breeding Pool
1 Steam Vents
1 Inventors' Fair
1 Academy Ruins
3 Island
4 Chromatic Sphere
4 Chromatic Star
4 Ichor Wellspring
4 Prophetic Prism
1 Mind Stone
1 Conjurer's Bauble
4 Serum Visions
3 Sleight of Hand
4 Mox Opal
4 Faith's Reward
2 Roar of Reclamation
2 Echoing Truth
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Banefire
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Angel's Grace
2 Back to Nature
2 Echoing Truth
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
3 Pyroclasm
3 Swan Song
Notably...
-no Reshape OR Whir
-4-color fetch-shock mana base, no ghost quarter ramp, no lotus
-Roar of Reclamation is probably because of the Back to Nature/Ancient Grudge plan?
Personally, this take seems sweet. It looks versatile, resilient, and finely-tuned. Forgive me if this list isn't actually new and I just overlooked it on a previous page