$20 Mono Blue: Tides of Aether

Modern

heschaefer

Creature (19)

• 3x Aether Theorist
• 2x Aethersquall Ancient
• 3x Electrostatic Pummeler
• 4x Minister of Inquiries
• 3x Shielded Aether Thief
• 4x Thriving Turtle

Instant (7)

• 3x Engulf the Shore
• 4x Glimmer of Genius

Artifact (5)

• 3x Dynavolt Tower
• 2x Glassblower's Puzzleknot

Land (23)

• 23x Island

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Confiscation Coup
• 2x Crush of Tentacles

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Era of Innovation

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Skyship Plunderer

Artifact (1)

• 1x Fabrication Module

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Concept: A control-esque deck that builds energy (literally) in the opening turns of the game for big payouts later.

Looking for suggestions of better ways to leverage/generate energy, or just suggestions generally (total cost must stay right around $20 though)! Playtesting has shown it to be an extremely defensive deck, and it definitely has trouble recovering after removal hits some of the key permanents.

I'm considering dropping the Electrostatic Pummelers, since they seldom seem to be able to make good use of the energy without the trampling options that a R/G energy deck would offer.

Big thanks to SBMtG for the idea! YouTube video here:[https://youtu.be/wFXDrIK4fB4]

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 13 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.97
Tokens	Octopus 8/8 U
Folders	Magic Star: Blue