it's probably stronger in my version of this deck since I run Kozilek and Ulamog but I really like Crop Rotation in almost any green EDH deck. Bribery terrifies me most of the time and having an extra way to go grab Homeward Path, especially as an instant, is invaluable. It also plays well with Maze in my version, but I know most people are really shy about putting non color producing lands into their Animar lists.
However, I would think the Novijen Sages, if nothing else, is another sage of fables.
I agree, Novijen Sages does sound pretty good in an Animar deck, however I constantly feel like the deck has too hard a time with getting early counters onto Animar in order to even get up to effectively casting the big guys, so I'm shying away from any more 5+ cmc spells at the moment.
I started out with all those Onna creatures, then quickly realized I'd much rather have Man-o'-War, Indrik Stomphowler, and a card like Fierce Empath. The synergy between the Onnas just didn't mask the fact that they're subpar guys. Then again, the only other spirit in my deck is Primordial Sage, that might have had something to do with their underperformance.
All you really need are 2 of them and they can chain with each other which can be really great if one is the blue one and you get to man-o'-war their blockers away.
While looking for other spirits since we were on the subject I came across a few nice ones that could make the cut in some versions of this deck, especially versions that utilize extra +1/+1 counter manipulation. Phantom Centaur and Phantom Nantuko both piqued my interest. I also kinda like Sekki, Seasons' Guide but I'm pretty sure there's no room for another 8 drop in most builds of this deck.
By the time you've hit infinite storm count the chances are you've already won the game by bouncing all opponents permanents to their hands' and hitting them with an infinitely large Animar, Soul of Elements.
In my build I initially included storm combo, but found it simply to be win more.
Sounds fair.
In my build I also run the 3 on-color -Onna creatures from saviors Kiri-onna, Haru-onna, and Yuki-onna so far they've treated me pretty well and I'd recommend them.
I'm a fan of Power Conduit over Sage of Fables to combo with Glen Elendra Archmage. You lose the ability to counter multiple times in a turn, but you gain the ability to turn -1/-1 counters into +1/+1 counters for your general, furthering your goals of cheaper creatures and stompier general. Collective Restraint seems underwhelming in a non 5c deck, but if you're gonna run it I'd recommend backing it up with Propaganda and maybe even war tax too. IMO you're better off running Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger over Mana Reflection. Also, Warstorm Surge from m12 is gonna be replacing your Pandamonium if you don't already have one.
Equilibrium could be great here, though a little redundant, it adds the benefit of being able to control your opponents board too. I see the potential in this deck for hitting insanely high or infinite storm counts, why no Brain Freeze, Grapeshot, or Ignite Memories?
Favor of the Overbeing - mediocre. At least it's better than the W/B one.
I think I'd rather have the +3/+3 for 1 in colors that generally already have flyers (OMG Evershrike) than to give +2/+2 flying and vigilance for 2 in colors that have nearly zero creatures that actually would impress me if they got +2/+2.
I agree, Novijen Sages does sound pretty good in an Animar deck, however I constantly feel like the deck has too hard a time with getting early counters onto Animar in order to even get up to effectively casting the big guys, so I'm shying away from any more 5+ cmc spells at the moment.
All you really need are 2 of them and they can chain with each other which can be really great if one is the blue one and you get to man-o'-war their blockers away.
While looking for other spirits since we were on the subject I came across a few nice ones that could make the cut in some versions of this deck, especially versions that utilize extra +1/+1 counter manipulation. Phantom Centaur and Phantom Nantuko both piqued my interest. I also kinda like Sekki, Seasons' Guide but I'm pretty sure there's no room for another 8 drop in most builds of this deck.
While on the subject of +1/+1 counter manipulation, I really enjoy Plaxcaster Frogling and Cytoplast Manipulator in this deck.
Sounds fair.
In my build I also run the 3 on-color -Onna creatures from saviors Kiri-onna, Haru-onna, and Yuki-onna so far they've treated me pretty well and I'd recommend them.
Equilibrium could be great here, though a little redundant, it adds the benefit of being able to control your opponents board too. I see the potential in this deck for hitting insanely high or infinite storm counts, why no Brain Freeze, Grapeshot, or Ignite Memories?
I think I'd rather have the +3/+3 for 1 in colors that generally already have flyers (OMG Evershrike) than to give +2/+2 flying and vigilance for 2 in colors that have nearly zero creatures that actually would impress me if they got +2/+2.