Who else misses Shardless BUG? Well if we pivot to White instead of Black, we can use Ardent Plea to cascade straight into value town. Effectively, we continue to gain incremental advantage over our opponent using cards such as Matter Reshaper, Voice of Resurgence, and the afore mentioned Ardent Plea among others, building up a massive board state until you overwhelm your opponent. Yes, Shardless Agent is strictly better than Ardent Plea, but exalted is not to be taken lightly; Noble Hierarch is arguably $50 more than Birds of Paradise because of it.
Strange Card Choices:
Epochrasite- Takes the place of Tarmogoyf. While it may be considered worse than goyf, I feel it works better in this deck. When cascaded into, its always a 4/4, and unless its exiled, it will always come back to apply pressure on your opponent.
Reality Shift- In a deck that wins due to value, I fear giving your opponent the edge on lands with Path to Exile is too much cost for getting rid of a threat. A lame 2/2 that will most likely just become fodder seems better, but this spot is not completely solid.
Selesnya Charm- Cascading into value is always good, but cascading into value with options feels even better. At its worst making a vigilance 2/2 for two with flash is decent, but being able to exile a threat or make a block/attack favorable all on the same card is worth a spot in the deck.
Jace Beleren- At its worst, for three mana to draw a card and take some of the pressure off our life. At its best, for three mana to draw a bunch of cards and still take pressure off our life total.
Sideboard:
Eldrazi-Tron: Stony Silence, Kataki, War's Wage. Nature's Claim?
D&T: Dismember, Kitchen Finks. Stony Silence?
Affinity: Stony Silence, Nature's Claim, Kitchen Finks, Kataki, War's Wage.
U/W Control: Grand Abolisher, Ethersworn Canonist, Rest in Peace. Dismember?
UrzaTron: Stony Silence, Nature's Claim.
Blue Moon: Nature's Claim, Grand Abolisher, Rest in Peace.
Storm: Ethersworn Canonist, Rest in Peace.
Toolbox: Dismember, Kitchen Finks.
Known Problems:
Without Brainstorm, drawing Ancestral Vision late game feels terrible. Any card suggestions to help this problem would be a great help.
