through 4 aetherling in and copy the fog win the game

this is funny. haha i love it! +1!

If the double blue of Dissolve doesn't bother you, I'd mainboard it over the AEtherize . Otherwise I'd suggest Essence Scatter instead.

Double blue hasn't been a problem, I might actually do that swap

put more mana dorks in and then you can give them all infinite toughness if you dont draw into your zhur-taa

How often does this result in a Maze's End wincon? I'm interested in trying this out, but since I don't have the Gates I'm wondering how necessary they are.

i have won a few matches with Maze's End as the win con. I am thinking about increasing it from 1 of to maybe 2-3 of to help fetch it faster.

I've been playing with Flashdance Hydras for awhile, and for this deck I think I'd like 4x Simic Charm and 3x Izzet Charm instead of the other way around. The point of both is to keep your combo creatures alive, but Simic Charm has the added bonus of bouncing one of your guys back against a Supreme Verdict .

But I love these kinds of non-Top-8 ideas, so +1 from me.

Another couple of questions... Against control, are you SB'ing all 15? And what are you taking out besides fog?

against control, I usually take out all the Fog , Druid's Deliverance , and AEtherize and put in the counters. against control using blue, i usually bring in Counterflux and leave the Dissolve in the sideboard.

Any room for shocklands instead of basic lands?

trying to keep it relatively budget. the cost is only inflated because i am in the process of foiling out the deck, otherwize i think the total cost was around $30

What would you think about Mending Touch instead of Simic Charm . I know it's less versatile but it's good against those boardwipes. Its also got the bonus of being able to exile under Elite Arcanist and give you a blocker that will never die to stall if need be.

i usually don't cast my creatures to sit there for many turns, and they are never on the field before turn 5, so they already dodge Supreme Verdict and Anger of the Gods . instead of regenerating them through a sweeper, i can just bounce them back to my hand with Simic Charm or pump them to kill a threat. versatility is key

What do you think of Hammer of Purphoros to give the arcanist haste?

Prophet of Kruphix helps flash it in, so dont really need the hammer. I have been debating about turning this into full control against aggro, packing 4 Essence Scatter , etc into the main board. Also thinking about adding Bow of Nylea to pump my creatures and consistently gain life.