+1 for the Daria reference. Also you could try Blue Sun's Zenith to go along with your infinita mana combos.

I'm glad some people get the reference, I have been wanting to do an altered art Damia with Daria's face on it for a while now. As for Blue Sun's Zenith , I have been on the fence about it for some time. I should probably just bite the bullet an make a slot for it, if even to just test it out.

Great name, and a nice list. Looks tighter than mine. :P +1

Just noticed you're not running Prophet of Kruphix . Why's that? The card is bonkers.

I also prefer Burgeoning over Exploration , personally, (though I'd run both if I could) because burgeoning in multiplayer has massive potential to clean all the lands from your hand between damia draws, letting you draw more.

I'm also amazed you cut Mystic Snake considering it's crazy with deadeye, and your list doesn't look like it's afraid of being mean. I think it's a much stronger choice than a number of cards in your list.

Forbid is also ridiculous with damia, and if you want a durdly game winner Praetor's Counsel has done work for me.

I've tried to keep my damia list pretty creature heavy in an attempt to keep it from getting too crazy, so it's probably not as powerful as yours, but if you want to see what has worked for me: Damia, Doyenne of Death

Thanks for the feedback :D And its always nice to find Daria fans.

To answer your question about Prophet of Kruphix , well, there are a few reasons. The first is that in the league I play in, its banned so it's easier to just not have it in the deck. The other is that the meta I'm used to playing in is very control/combo heavy. The amount of times I played prophet, only to have it countered, killed or copied (then killed). And the other thing is playing it makes me a very high priority target, especially when everyone knows I'm a combo deck. So then I get swung by 3 players, and with not that many creatures in the deck, I get dead really fast.

As for Burgeoning , I have only really tested it in a 1 vs 1 setting (a bit biased I know) but my reasoning for running Exploration over it is that all you need is lands in hand for exploration, and they come down on your turn. With Burgeoning you need lands, your opponents need lands and they need to play them, as ramping doesn't trigger burgeoning's ability. That being said, in the next league I am playing in Sol Ring is banned so I will be testing burgeoning again. It will probably find a permanent spot in the deck again after that.

The reson for swapping out Mystic Snake is that although its a nice combo with Deadeye Navigator I can still do that with Venser, Shaper Savant and the combo is kind of "win more". Don't get me wrong, I love mystic snake but for my meta its an overpriced counterspell and only serves as a blocker for one turn before dieing. Plus I've gotten screwed over with a Torpor Orb on the battlefield before.

Praetor's Counsel seems cool, I've never played it before but it seems like a really nice recovery card. As for Forbid , do you find yourself paying the buyback cost much?

I love Daria :3

Oh prophet is banned? I'm surprised they allow cards like deadeye navigator, cyclonic rift and tooth and nail but not prophet. Fair enough then.

Yeah burgeoning is only better in multiplayer. While exploration is probably a better top deck late in the game when your opponents might not be playing many lands, I think burgeoning is the strongest turn 1 play this deck can have. I'd rather have burgeoning in my opening hand than sol ring it's that good.

Yeah fair enough about mystic snake, you're right in that you really don't need it alongside venser.

Praetor's counsel is super fun, but you might not need it. Forbid on the other hand I seriously recommend testing. It's not expensive for a counter with added effect, the buyback can be super relevant, especially when you need to protect a combo, and the discard rarely matters much with damia on board to refill your hand.

I think I will have to give Forbid a test run. As for prophet, it just gives players too much potential board state.

To give you an idea of the custom ban list:

Tooth and Nail - Banned, but I have a different combo card waiting for it.

Cyclonic Rift - Legal, as its costs so much to do what it does.

Deadeye Navigator - Legal, as you can respond to soulbond.

For me, Tooth and Nail is just too good to not have a (usually) permanent spot. It usually lets me setup my combo in one turn. Prophet is a great card, don't get me wrong, but it draws too much hate while not directly providing a win condition to make it viable. And if an opponent copies (not as likely) / Bribery s it (very likely) then it has the potential to put me in a world of hurt. Most of the other cards in the deck need to be run in at least pairs to recur them properly.