have you thought about Snapcaster Mage instead of Archaeomancer ? or is the exile of the instant/sorcery spell after use?

Cheers for the feedback :D I really like Snapcaster Mage , I've actually been considering him for the deck for a while now. But he would be something to run alongside the Archeomancer. Because I can use Turnabout as an infintie mana combo, I can't afford to exile the spell. Same would go with Time Warp for infinite turns.

Any time, how does Recross the Paths work for you? I think it's a bit risky, due to you maybe tucking vital pieces and others seeing cards that make you a target, maybe you could replace recross with snappy?

I like Snapcaster Mage in my damia deck. Super good with Riptide Laboratory .

Recross the Paths is a big hit and miss sometimes. Overall it's been good but I would like to get a bit more consistency out of it. The long term plans are to upgrade it to something like Mana Crypt when I can get some funds together. The deck runs quite heavy on ramp / fixing effects and I want to keep it this way for now. I think if I were to swap out anything for Snapcaster Mage it would be something like Massacre Wurm . I know he's a win con but he's currently one of the weaker ones and one of the most expensive cards to play. Either that or I would ditch a removal piece from the deck, maybe even something like Acidic Slime . But it's a tough call, all of the cards serve an important purpose so it would be a lot of play testing to figure out what to change.

Currently I am actually looking to try Tezzeret the Seeker , so we'll see how that goes. It I find out he's too clunky snapcaster might take his spot, who knows...

Tezzeret the Seeker would be better to try when you have Mana Crypt and Mana Vault because then you don't have to more mana to untap them

I currently have a Mana Vault on order and even without Mana Crypt I have 7 artifacts to fetch (6 of which I can get o nthe turn Tezzeret comes down). As for stuff to untap, I have Gilded Lotus , Sol Ring , Mana Vault and even Chromatic Lantern if I need too. And when I can get my hands on a Mana Crypt then he will be even better.

As for the Snapcaster Mage , I do hear what you're saying. Objectively he is a really good card. I will have a think about what I can swap for him.

Are you going to put any artifact lands in? Or is it too risky to removal?

I had thought about trying it, but the main problem is the lack of basics that the deck actually runs. Again, long term I want to get my hands on the 3 ABU duals for the deck, however at the moment I can't justify spending ~ $700 (if not more) on 3 cards. And with the amount of basic only ramp in the deck, I would be shooting myself in the foot if i only ran 1 or two of each (swamps are a bit of a special case :P). But yeah, the removal aspect is also a bit worrying, especially if somebody is running mass removal.

I personally don't even like recross the paths, I think it's a bad card, and with the amount of efficient ramp you have you could easily just replace it with something else entirely.

You could check if your playgroup would allow you to use collector's edition duals they are cheaper

I'm sure they'd be ok with it but even the collectors versions are like $100 each. And tbh, if I was going to spend that kind of cash, I'd rather just get the real ones. It'll just be a long term upgrade :P the plan it to get all of the pieces I want by the end of next year.

What do you think of Garruk, Apex Predator ? I know that he is 7cc, but with his abilities, I'm considering him for my deck (not sure if it's suitable), he is a good control planeswalker

I really like Garruk, Apex Predator , he seems like a lot of fun. That being said, I don't think he would add much to this deck. His -3 Ability is one of the only ones I would be intereseted in, and at that point, I would just prefer Vraska the Unseen as she can hit any non-land permanent. Again, Garruk's ult is cool but I very rarely attack so its a bit meh, whereas Vraska's ult is a win condition.

True, but his ult makes an opponent a target in multiplayer whereas vraska's ult makes you the target

Also true, however when I ult Vraska the Unseen it will be in combination with a recurred Time Warp and a Cyclonic Rift or previous turn Toxic Deluge to clear a path. There are a few things to remember when playing a combo deck:

• You will ALWAYS be a target. The faster your deck goes from zero to combo, the higher your baseline threat. All I need to combo off is Tooth and Nail , which means I will always be a target. Even with something like Garruk's Emblem in play.

• When you target another player, you make yourself a grudge target from them (usually at least)

• If you have to rely on other players to help you win, you are probably going to get beaten down by them then next turn.

• A win is a win. If thats what you're playing for then you're better off just winning.

The thing is with Garruk, If i sit down at a table with 3 other combo players, the card is not very good at all that entire game. It effectively becomes a 7 mana kill spell, which leaves little mana open for counterspells. At least with Vraska I can hit anything.

With a more casual deck, you're totally right, Garruk is great. But I just don't think he will help the deck enough to warrant taking something else out. I'm already at the point where I spend close to a week deliberating single card changes (short of the obvious ones which are just limited by funds). So what goes into the deck needs to make it that much better.