Nissa is good in this deck as it makes people play around it as it creates a hasty 4/4 trampler, not to mention if you untap with her with Hydra in hand it is GG.
I tried it for awhile and there are certainly times where the clock gets intimidating. It does work ok. I just wish there was a way to manually type the number you want "X" to be. maybe there is and I just don't know.
Here is a recent decklist from an IQ, I put it together and like it.
Creatures (28)
4 Bloodsoaked Champion
4 Butcher of the Horde
4 Chief of the Edge
4 Chief of the Scale
4 Goblin Rabblemaster
4 Grim Haruspex
4 Tormented Hero
Planeswalkers (3)
3 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
Lands (24)
1 Mountain
2 Plains
3 Swamp
4 Battlefield Forge
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Caves of Koilos
4 Mana Confluence
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Spells (5)
2 Crackling Doom
3 Mardu Charm
Sideboard
2 Mardu Ascendancy
3 Suspension Field
1 Crackling Doom
1 Deicide
2 Erase
2 Raise the Alarm
4 Drown in Sorrow
Anyone think there will be any competitive archetypes where he will still shine, with rabble running around this guy seems like he would be a good fit.
Thassa is looking like she's almost always going to be an enchantment, though I see more potential in U/x builds with Master of Waves, though the devastation of landing him turn four with seven tokens is a thing of the past. I feel there is something clever that could be done with Embodiment of Spring, but I have no clue what it is just yet.
What about a light green splash for nissa, maybe some more counterspells bounce, new jace and delve draw? I do like the fact that master pumps nissa lands.
I really would like to do a simic deck utilizing both Nissa and Master of Waves because I think it would be hilarious to have 5/5 trampling lands getting the boost from master, maby use the new "U" 0/3 sac get a land elemental, carytids, new jace and mass counterspells and new delve card draw engines.
Creatures (28)
4 Bloodsoaked Champion
4 Butcher of the Horde
4 Chief of the Edge
4 Chief of the Scale
4 Goblin Rabblemaster
4 Grim Haruspex
4 Tormented Hero
Planeswalkers (3)
3 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
Lands (24)
1 Mountain
2 Plains
3 Swamp
4 Battlefield Forge
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Caves of Koilos
4 Mana Confluence
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Spells (5)
2 Crackling Doom
3 Mardu Charm
Sideboard
2 Mardu Ascendancy
3 Suspension Field
1 Crackling Doom
1 Deicide
2 Erase
2 Raise the Alarm
4 Drown in Sorrow
6 deltas
5 strands
4 mires
4 heaths
4 foothills
happy with the play set! And extra deltas
3 sorin
0 sarkhan unfortunately
good mix of other rares
foils were junk outside of a butcher
foil blue morph mythic was a bummer
What about a light green splash for nissa, maybe some more counterspells bounce, new jace and delve draw? I do like the fact that master pumps nissa lands.