When I saw the title I thought "this sounds like my kind of Friday night XD " But on the serious I like it, I tried making a standard morph but had same issue of grey ogres good to see you at least managed to work around it

Thanks! And thanks for the +1!

I found that the key to morphs, is ironically, not to put in too many morphs. Manifest, though, helps - especially in the form of Whisperwood Elemental (though there are other good ones). I like Mastery of the Unseen too, but because it is noncreature, I'm not running that; I think Whisperwood trumphs the mastery.

It seems like it would be even harder in standard without the powerful array of utility cards modern has to offer - or even the morph selection!

This is a really cool deck. I want to play that! good job, man!

Thank you! It's a really fun deck to play, and not too expensive as far as Magic goes.

Thanks for the +1!

Hooded Hydra is great for manifest decks. GG for a 5/5? OP. have the 5/5 drop 5 1/1s? even better!

First off, thanks for commenting!

Hooded Hydra is good for manifest decks. It's resistant to removal, fits well with the theme, and it isn't particularly expensive. In the late game, it can grow to collossal sizes and end the game quckly.

That being said, it does have some drawbacks. If I were to hardcast it, for say, 5 mana, I would only end up with a 3/3 creature that sprouts a few snake tokens when it dies. Morphing it for three and flipping it up turn five is even more mana-inefficient (though admitadly, doing the same thing with Sagu Mauler turns out fine most games), but unlike with Sagu Mauler, Restoration Angel can't help matters. Finally, I do have a lot of creatures competing the 5-mana slot: Three Sagu Maulers have morph costs of 5, and I have a full playset of Whisperwood Elementals, as well as two legendary dragons and a sometimes hardcasted Vesuvan Shapeshifter. (The dragons are nessecary to provide flying defense; many of my friends' casual decks incorperate 4-8 or so flying creatures, enough to cause some major predicaments).

Taking all of that into consideration, I haven't yet decided to include it or not. I actually had it in an earlier version of the deck, only to settle on this one. The deck is balanced right now, but Hooded Hydra could lead to some interesting games. What I really need to know is what I should take out for it. I also want to add in a Dragonlord Dromoka.

Thanks again!

What about Cloudshift to morph for one or escape removal spells or to have a creature you want to not die if overpowered or to have a tapped creature become untapped and block a creature?

The effect Cloudshift provides is definately useful. In fact, it is so useful that I maindeck four Restoration Angels, which have an etb trigger similar to Cloudshift. The question is, then, is it good enough to run 5+ copies of?

I'm not sure wether it is or not. On one hand, Cloudshift is an instant, not a creature, so if manifested by Whisperwood Elemental, it can't unmanifest. All of my noncreature spells in the deck thus far have been removal spells, which are nessecary to deal with threats like Wolfir Silverheart, Phyrexian Obliterator, Dragon Broodmother, and similar game-enders that plague my playgroup.

That being said, Cloudshift is a flexible spell that provides a number of benefits, from gaining extra life with Kitchen Finks to saving Whisperwood Elemental from a Dismember. I'm satisfied with the way the deck plays out right now, but every deck can get better. What would you recommend to take out for it?

Also, how do you make those mana symbols in the comments?

Thanks!

Well you know your meta better than I do, but for me it's generally really fast, affinity based decks so cards like Reprisal will never be played. It seems it would be useful for you in your situation to keep it. If you can get the mana out the Restoration Angel is possibly enough, especially given the flash ability. If it were up to me and my meta, I would take out single cards like Reprisal or Vesuvan Shapeshifter for two Cloudshifts. This way the non creature cards don't greatly affect the manifesting abilities. But it is possible the deck will do just fine and be fast enough with Resto Angels.

Above the writing section almost right in the middle is a water droplet button thing. You click it and it shows all the different mana symbols :)

Hope this helps

First off, thanks for commenting!

My meta also has some affinity players, but this deck isn't meant to go up against them. It's more of a casual deck that takes on my friends' casual decks; they're noramally things like elf tribal or ravnica-block based boros aggro. Kitchen Finks and removal can normally hold any casual aggro decks off.

If I were to bring this to a tournament, I'd certainly make some of those modifications. Reprisal would be the first to go, and I'd also replace Journey to Nowhere with Path to Exile. You're also right that Vesuvan Shapeshifter would be suboptimal in such an environment.

I do have a tournament deck, New Bogles, which can win as early as turn three or four but normally wins on turn 5 or 6.

Thanks also for telling me how those mana symbols work. :)

This looks like my kind of fun deck. You got blink, morph, and manifest mechanic packed in one. I would like to see another blink card in here or two. But in a casual format it might not be what you are be looking for. I personally would love to play this deck. It could be tweaked to one's own personal preference easily. Well done! +1

Thank you!

Alot of other people are saying that I should use Cloudshift here; I own a few copies, so I should do some testing with it. I think the deck works well right now, but every deck can get better...

This deck isn't particularly expensive if it's something you would want to build. Many of the cards can be swapped out for others that are less expensive, but Whisperwood Elemental is very important.

Thanks again!