Looks good!

I was gunna say Glorybringer for the dragon theme but then I realized that would more than double the cost of the deck :P

Maxaknight : thx! I'm going to try it during the next few weeks, to see how it does. It's my first deck in standard since I came back in the game (after 3 years of absence). I like the synergy in there. I'm only worried that I don't really know what's played in standard right now, soooo.. we will see!

backinajiffy : Yea, kinda expensive. The dragon here is Enigma Drake... well.. it's a drake, buuut.. can we agree it looks much alike? Also, this Bloodwater Entity clearly show a dragon form!

For the Glorybringer, I think it would fit better in a deck with more burn. But I didn't know the card yet (new to the format and haven't played since Khans). But yea, it's a good card if you're not going budget.

Needs Bloodlust Inciter to maximize openings in your opponents defenses, also to aggro a little faster. Good deck otherwise

What about Baral, Chief of Compliance? To make all those instants and sorceries cheaper?

Jwillette72, well, it's a bit overpriced for my budget. Also, my instants and sorceries are not really mana expensive... I don't think it's really worth it to run it. But thx for the suggestion!

Nevermind, I just tried it out and it doesn't help at all. If anything it just hinders the deck. Should have play tested before I made a suggestion!

This is exactly what I needed to finish my similar build. Yours is much better. Probably will run at least 1 enigma drake in mine though.

Can I ask you what your deck looks like? :)

what do you do against, say, an indestructible creature who manages to enter the battlefield safely or, a planeswalker? i guess you can Lightning Strike or Shock a planeswalker to keep them for using ultimate, but you really dont have an answer to the Amonket gods, as bouncing them only saves you a turn. Hazoret the Fervent is especially dangerous as it has haste. Its a good deck, it just doesnt really have any way to deal with creatures past the turn 4 mark other than bouncing, which can force you to use 2-3 cards on a single creature within a game from time to time. The other problem is your win-conditions are very vulnerable to removal themselves, as they can be countered, exiled or destroyed, and every single color has an answer to them. Finally, i believe you are running 2-3 fewer lands than you need in a control deck that doesnt actually deal with creatures. you will have to play more than one card sooner than blue/black control decks.

I think primal amulet is a great alternative win-con alongside Lightning Strike and shock, and its definitely a main-board thing you should do. Id swap the Kari Zev's Expertise for 2-3 of these, as they help you save manna on more stuff, and drop 1 Favorable Winds for an extra land. Bouncing 1 creature with 1 spell is debatable whether its worth it or not, but bouncing 2 for 1 is great!

Also, and i know this is a budget deck so this is just a side suggestion, but Rekindling Phoenix if you wanna add some $ to it.

Finally lol, have you thought about Supreme Will?

Hey, thx for the feedback. You're right that I'm somewhat vulnerable to indestructible creatures. Counterspell are not in the deck for nothing. If it's really a problem, I got 4 Essence Scatter with the sideboard. Cryptic Serpent can also block smaller indestructible creatures. Tbh, I didn't fell like indestructible was a problem, but I guess it could be.

For my "win con is vulnerable".. I mean.. any win con is vulnerable at some point. Riddleform is not that vulnerable. On the opponent turn, it's often an enchantment, so difficult to deal with (can't be burn or targeted as a creature, etc etc). Yes, Enigma Drake is vulnerable, so what? I still can protect it with Negate or Unsummon. So I don't understand why you say that?

Land wise : Opt and Chart a Course as well as Perilous Voyage give me some draw/scry to find the needed lands. I never feel too shorts on lands. Especially that alsmot all the cards cost less than 4, so I don't want to be manaflood as well.

I tried to play Primal Amulet  ^Flip and when I have it in hand, I almost never has the possibility to play it. It doesn't help much with my instant/sorcery and waste a turn to cast this instead of react to a 4 drop like.. let's say Hazoret the Fervent.

Kari Zev's Expertise, on the other hand, remove blockers as well as giving me more power. I like how it perform, and prefer to keep it.

For Supreme Will. Yes, I thought about it and I don't really like it, event if I know that it's good and people like it. Finally, Rekindling Phoenix is WAY too expensive. I play on a budget. I don't even consider cards that cost more than 4$.

I play a streamlined version of this deck at my LGS, and the one card you -need- to fool around with is Insult It triggers Riddleform and causes it to swing for at least 6, not including any Favorable Winds in play. it counts towards Enigma Drake in the graveyard (at least until you cast Injury). Your shocks hit for 4 damage and and Lightning Strikes do 6. I often close out games in turn 5, and took first place in a tournament last night.

Besides that, I'd give Admiral's Order a shot in your build as well. At worst it's a Cancel, and it lets you blow out an opponent that was relying on Settle the Wreckage to clear your fliers.

Kari Zev's Expertise and Pull from Tomorrow doesnt word together. You can cast it without paying its Manacosts, so you cant pay for x and then you have x=0... So it wont work.

chaoselement451 : Insult is great. I'm looking to add it soon, as well as Admiral's Order. My only issue is that my budget is pretty much at 0 right now, so can't afford those cards right now.

I'm thinking about cutting 1x Favorable Winds and maybe 1 or 2 Kari Zev's Expertise to add 2x Insult and maybe Supreme Will.

Probably -2 Essence Scatter for Admiral's Order, what would you think?

Poseidon31 : I know.. this is why you don't cast Pull from Tomorrow with Kari Zev's Expertise. I'm thinking to take some out, anyway.

My similar build of a deck that uses Riddleform and Enigma Drake with Favorable Winds, plays a playset of Warkite Marauder, which works really well with Shock and Lightning Strike to get rid of any problematic creature opposing you (Scarab Gods don't return, Rekindling Phoenixes don't leave a token, Hazorets and Rhonases aren't indestructible when they're a 0/1).

My meta is really removal-heavy though, so I like to play a few more threats than this, at the cost of the "slow" cards you play like Pull from tomorrow/River's Rebuke. I hope to have won the game by the time those become relevant.

Here's my list: UR Favourable Form

I like the deck!! And have just created my own version I've been working on for a while. I realise Unsummon is a cantrip, however have you considered in its place Winds of Rebuke?? It's more flexible than Unsummon as it allows you to remove other permanents as well. In addition to filling your graveyard (in order to fuel Enigma Drake further) and trimming your opponents deck of threats.

The only downside is that you don't get to choose what gets pitched to the graveyard and you may be unlucky and lose one of your few threats. Although the probability is low enough to consider it.

Have you considered Bloodwater Entity as a 1 of? It can hit decently hard because of prowess, and helps you get an important spell back.

Warkite Marauder is probably very good in this deck. I would totaly play it, but it's kinda out of my budget right now. Would totally play it if I could.

Winds of Rebuke can replace Unsummon. That's true. I think it's worth trying and see how it goes with it.

I've played Bloodwater Entity in this deck before and way too often it was a non-efficient card. The fact that the card goes on top of your library was kinda slowing me, and reduced the power of Enigma Drake. I replaced them recently with Siren Stormtamer, that cost 2 less, can protect your stuff and can chump block.

Have you thought about Nezahal, Primal Tide over glyph keeper?

Soul-Scar Mage? Cryptic Serpent?

something I would recommend is Firebrand Archer . it is cheap and can deal a lot of damage on the long run. however sometimes I have found that the 1 toughness is a bit hard to work with in late game.

Nezahal, Primal Tide could fit well, but not really in the theme "flying". Still, can replace Glyph Keeper, that's for sure. Actually, the sideboard is kinda non-flying.. so it would fit with that... thx!

Cryptic Serpent is already in the sideboard. Soul-Scar Mage could fit well, but not flying and too expensive for my budget. Would worth to try, tho.

I was playing Firebrand Archer before. But wasn't good enough. Die too easily, doesn't deals enough damage. Riddleform is a WAY better 2-drop in this deck.