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Prime Speaker Maro V.3 112 cards, 12 sideboard 1 {Prime Speaker Zegana} 1 {Tolaria West} 1 {Thespian's Stage} 1 {Riptide Laboratory} 1 {Reliquary Tower} 1 {Temple of Mystery} 1 {Flooded Grove} 1 {Yavimaya Coast} 1 {Simic Growth Chamber} 1 {Hinterland Harbor} 1 {Breeding Pool} 1 {Tropical Island} 1 {Command Tower} 13 {Forest} 11 {Island} 36 lands 1 {Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur} 1 {Tomoya the Revealer} 1 {Kozilek, Butcher of Truth} 1 {Clever Impersonator} 1 {Realm Seekers} 1 {Kruphix, God of Horizons} 1 {Omnath, Locus of Mana} 1 {Edric, Spymaster of Trest} 1 {Acidic Slime} 1 {Prophet of Kruphix} 1 {Wood Elves} 1 {Venser, Shaper Savant} 1 {Deadeye Navigator} 1 {Phantasmal Image} 1 {Maro} 1 {Oracle of Mul Daya} 1 {Yavimaya Elder} 1 {Consecrated Sphinx} 1 {Sturmgeist} 1 {Overbeing of Myth} 1 {Lorescale Coatl} 1 {Masumaro, First to Live} 1 {Brawn} 1 {Multani, Maro-Sorcerer} 1 {Genesis} 1 {Phyrexian Metamorph} 1 {Sakashima the Impostor} 1 {Eternal Witness} 1 {Snapcaster Mage} 29 creatures 1 {Rhystic Study} 1 {Worldly Tutor} 1 {Crystal Shard} 1 {Sol Ring} 1 {Sylvan Library} 1 {Chord of Calling} 1 {Explosive Vegetation} 1 {Conjurer's Closet} 1 {Ætherspouts} 1 {Muddle the Mixture} 1 {Time Warp} 1 {Sensei's Divining Top} 1 {Mindbreak Trap} 1 {Greater Good} 1 {Skyshroud Claim} 1 {Overwhelming Stampede} 1 {Swiftfoot Boots} 1 {Survival of the Fittest} 1 {Soul's Majesty} 1 {Garruk Wildspeaker} 1 {Momentous Fall} 1 {Lightning Greaves} 1 {Rite of Replication} 1 {Kodama's Reach} 1 {Explore} 1 {Rancor} 1 {Burgeoning} 1 {Exploration} 1 {Empyrial Plate} 1 {Berserk} 1 {Mana Reflection} 1 {Cultivate} 1 {Cyclonic Rift} 1 {Gilded Lotus} 34 other spells Sideboard 1 {Green Sun's Zenith} 1 {Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer} 1 {Venser's Journal} 1 {Defense of the Heart} 1 {Diviner's Wand} 1 {Azusa, Lost but Seeking} 1 {Seedborn Muse} 1 {Tooth and Nail} 1 {Akroma's Memorial} 1 {Carpet of Flowers} 1 {Mana Drain} 1 {Beast Within} 12 sideboard cards Notes:

Close to my final version. Have two slots remaining but willing to drop a few cards that seem to get little play.

Goal is to beat face while keeping my hand full of cards.

More ramp could be a great way to fill those last slots - especially with something as mana-heavy as Kozilek in the deck. {Tempt with Discovery} and one of {Harrow}, {Peregrination}, or {Nissa's Expedition} are my top recommendations if you go down that route.

Quote from: Gorzo on September 28, 2014, 05:32:33 AM
More ramp could be a great way to fill those last slots - especially with something as mana-heavy as Kozilek in the deck. {Tempt with Discovery} and one of {Harrow}, {Peregrination}, or {Nissa's Expedition} are my top recommendations if you go down that route.

That will probably be what I do, I especially like and forgot about Nissa Exp.

What do you think about the creatures. Are there any that should go or be added?

I'm not sure what to drop but {Horizon Chimera} looks good in this deck just for that extra bit of life gain. Thought of {Praetor's Council}?

Quote from: Spikepit on September 28, 2014, 08:16:18 AM
I'm not sure what to drop but {Horizon Chimera} looks good in this deck just for that extra bit of life gain. Thought of {Praetor's Council}?

Generally smaller life gain is pretty bad in edh with general damage... Unless it's like 20 life or something huge like that, then it seems kinda bad

Man, been playing EDH since the early days and I can honest say theres no life gain thats bad life gain!!! Especially when the gain trigger, no matter the size, is linked to majority of the deck. 1 life gain per card draw in a mana ramp with Prime Zenga alone? I've seen it get outta hand.

But sneaky House Dimir isn't about the life gain, I know. Who knows what you guys do ... now what was I talking about?

Quote from: Spikepit on September 28, 2014, 08:16:18 AM
I'm not sure what to drop but {Horizon Chimera} looks good in this deck just for that extra bit of life gain. Thought of {Praetor's Council}?

I really am trying to add the {Chimera}.  I don't like the CMC but i do like having a second chance to gain back life late game if needed. I should already have won by then but who knows.

I am wondering if adding {Venser's Journal} back in is a better option.

Swapped {worldly tutor} for {green zenith}. Drawing isn't always an issue, but getting the exact creature I need can be at times.

Venser's Journal in a deck that draws lots of cards can be a huge deal - if you can find the room for it, I'd say it's worth trying. Even without the potentially massive lifegain, having something other than {Reliquary Tower} that can give you no max hand size is pretty helpful, doubling your chances of getting one or the other.

{Psychosis Crawler} is another fun thing to consider if you're drawing a lot of cards. He turns things like {Blue Sun's Zenith} and {Mind spring} into a real mess (for everyone but you. You just get cards :P)

Quote from: Gorzo on September 28, 2014, 05:51:47 PM
Venser's Journal in a deck that draws lots of cards can be a huge deal - if you can find the room for it, I'd say it's worth trying. Even without the potentially massive lifegain, having something other than {Reliquary Tower} that can give you no max hand size is pretty helpful, doubling your chances of getting one or the other.

{Psychosis Crawler} is another fun thing to consider if you're drawing a lot of cards. He turns things like {Blue Sun's Zenith} and {Mind spring} into a real mess (for everyone but you. You just get cards :P)

I dropped  {Psychosis Crawler} because I was worried he would make me too much of a target.

Besides  {Reliquary Tower} I do have  {Kruphix, God of Horizons} plus ways to tutor for either. With that said I still kind of want to add {Venser's Journal}, but what to drop...

True, psychosis crawler will definitely make you a target if it comes out. But so will Jin Gitaxias or Kozilek :P

Hmm... What can you cut? Maybe {Time Warp}? If you want extra turns, I feel like you'll have the mana for and be better off with {Time Stretch} anyway, maybe

Just hope no one plays a {Monomania}. Also, {Jace's Archivist} would be simply unlawful. Run it with a {Laboratory manic} to be a dirtbag