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Riku Evolve Deck 100 cards, 0 sideboard 1 {Riku of Two Reflections} 1 {Terrain Generator} 1 {Temple of the False God} 1 {Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle} 1 {Hinterland Harbor} 1 {Lonely Sandbar} 1 {Opal Palace} 1 {Sulfur Falls} 1 {Raging Ravine} 1 {Moonring Island} 5 {Mountain} 1 {Thespian's Stage} 1 {Breeding Pool} 6 {Forest} 1 {Madblind Mountain} 4 {Island} 1 {Steam Vents} 1 {Temple of Mystery} 1 {Command Tower} 1 {Rogue's Passage} 1 {Soldevi Excavations} 32 lands 1 {Savageborn Hydra} 1 {Intet, the Dreamer} 1 {Xenagos, God of Revels} 1 {Oracle of Mul Daya} 1 {Hellkite Charger} 1 {Somberwald Sage} 1 {Trygon Predator} 1 {Spellbound Dragon} 1 {Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius} 1 {Progenitor Mimic} 1 {Mindwrack Liege} 1 {Karametra's Acolyte} 1 {Vorel of the Hull Clade} 1 {Ryusei, the Falling Star} 1 {Hypersonic Dragon} 1 {Master Biomancer} 1 {Sylvan Primordial} 1 {It That Betrays} 1 {Scourge of Valkas} 1 {Mordant Dragon} 1 {Primordial Hydra} 1 {Arbor Colossus} 1 {Furyborn Hellkite} 1 {Prophet of Kruphix} 1 {Bogardan Hellkite} 1 {Gyre Sage} 1 {Utvara Hellkite} 27 creatures 1 {Explore} 1 {Cultivate} 1 {Nature's Lore} 1 {Cyclonic Rift} 1 {Farseek} 1 {Primeval Bounty} 1 {Neurok Stealthsuit} 1 {Gilded Lotus} 1 {Memory Lapse} 1 {Naturalize} 1 {Harrow} 1 {Plasm Capture} 1 {Simic Charm} 1 {Krosan Grip} 1 {Urban Evolution} 1 {Elixir of Immortality} 1 {Bow of Nylea} 1 {Xenagos, the Reveler} 1 {Dissolve} 1 {Swerve} 1 {Conjurer's Closet} 1 {Into the Wilds} 1 {Ranger's Path} 1 {Swan Song} 1 {Mage Slayer} 1 {Clan Defiance} 1 {Mystic Genesis} 1 {Doubling Season} 1 {Swiftfoot Boots} 1 {Grappling Hook} 1 {Dismiss} 1 {Kodama's Reach} 1 {Counterspell} 1 {Sarkhan Vol} 1 {Arcane Denial} 1 {Blasphemous Act} 1 {Unexpected Results} 1 {Sol Ring} 1 {Increasing Savagery} 1 {Blustersquall} 40 other spells Sideboard Notes: Smash in face.

The basic gist of the deck is pumping, creating, and eventually over running the enemy With the larger creatures, and if that doesn't work, mage slayer would get the job done just as easily.

Neat take on Riku! I'd like to see the {Gyre Sage} get out of hand in this deck especially!

{Jhoira of the Ghitu} could help smash your opponent!

Just a quick update, removed 2 forests and added a breeding pool and sapseep forest, and removed a mountain to make place for madcap mountain, replaced cancel and spell rupture for dismiss and plasm capture, respectively.

Also, a quick question, I just came across a Trygon Predator, Simic Skyswallower, Lorescale Coatl, and a stormtide Leviathan, what would you all recommend switching out from the deck for any/all of the listed?

 {Trygon Predator} screams value in riku


Seriously counterspells are horrid in riku, unless they are the very best ones... Hinder, spell crumple, mana drain, force of will....

Take out the others for more value.

Quote from: Arzair on January 14, 2014, 08:31:56 PM
{Trygon Predator} screams value in riku


Seriously counterspells are horrid in riku, unless they are the very best ones... Hinder, spell crumple, mana drain, force of will....

Take out the others for more value.

.                                                                  Now I respect your view and opinion, I don't feel it would be smart to remove any more counters, replace one or two, sure- but I feel safe having at least a one in ten chances if having a counter ready.

Quote from: ConanEdo on January 16, 2014, 09:35:26 AM
Surprised you don't have Voidslime

This was all built with what I have, that card is something that I am looking to get soon.

Quote from: TristieHat on January 16, 2014, 02:01:35 AM

Quote from: Arzair on January 14, 2014, 08:31:56 PM
{Trygon Predator} screams value in riku


Seriously counterspells are horrid in riku, unless they are the very best ones... Hinder, spell crumple, mana drain, force of will....

Take out the others for more value.

.                                                                  Now I respect your view and opinion, I don't feel it would be smart to remove any more counters, replace one or two, sure- but I feel safe having at least a one in ten chances if having a counter ready.

I can accept that with regards to what your build is about...

So next suggestion...  {Deadeye Navigator}

Quote from: Arzair on January 18, 2014, 12:49:16 AM

Quote from: TristieHat on January 16, 2014, 02:01:35 AM

Quote from: Arzair on January 14, 2014, 08:31:56 PM
{Trygon Predator} screams value in riku


Seriously counterspells are horrid in riku, unless they are the very best ones... Hinder, spell crumple, mana drain, force of will....

Take out the others for more value.

.                                                                  Now I respect your view and opinion, I don't feel it would be smart to remove any more counters, replace one or two, sure- but I feel safe having at least a one in ten chances if having a counter ready.

I can accept that with regards to what your build is about...

So next suggestion...  {Deadeye Navigator}

That I've actually been looking into, I also got my hands on a {Intet, The Dreamer}.

I know you have doubling season, but if you're iffy on a slot,  {Parallel Lives} is just another token maker for ya.

Another update, thoughts?

Looking pretty good :) I just noticed {Doubling Season} - any room in there for {Primal Vigor}? Double is nice, but quadruple is great! And having two copies if (essentially) the same card gives you twice twice the chance to draw one when you want it.

Quote from: Gorzo on January 23, 2014, 03:24:52 AM
Looking pretty good :) I just noticed {Doubling Season} - any room in there for {Primal Vigor}? Double is nice, but quadruple is great! And having two copies if (essentially) the same card gives you twice twice the chance to draw one when you want it.

Yeah, I have been looking into getting a {Primal Vigor}, and I do have a {Parallel Lives} off to the side somewhere, though I'm not entirely sure what I can move around in this deck, So far everything it is running smoothly, and I can't see any other things I can remove besides replacing the more vanilla counterspells with stuff like {Hinder}.

Very heavy dragon theme it seems... Considered  {Dragonstorm}?
Very expensive to cast, but your ramp should get you there in decent time.

Also... How is the card draw... Looks like that could be a weak link...

Update again, taking out Jhoira, since if she and doubling season are in the field, it'll completely throw off my suspend tactic.

Quote from: Arzair on January 24, 2014, 02:20:33 AM
Very heavy dragon theme it seems... Considered  {Dragonstorm}?
Very expensive to cast, but your ramp should get you there in decent time.

Also... How is the card draw... Looks like that could be a weak link...

Card draw is actually pretty fine, though it's through cycling and Zegana.

As long as you're getting it reliably enough, that's all that matters!

A Riku-copied {Mind Spring} is always a nice boost though :P

Brand new update, though I need to remove that {Sylvan Primordial} though.

Maybe {Renegade Krasis}? Could be meh, but just an idea

My replace him with a {Paradox Haze} or {training grounds}.