Would these be decent in delver?
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Posted on Jan. 23, 2015, 3:46 p.m. by 8vomit
I was digging through my collection, looking for Sleight of Hands to replace Treasure Cruise. I found 1x, but I foun a few other things that seemed decent.
What do you guys think about Rapid Hybridization + Young Pyromancer, hitting an elementals. The token you destroy is replaced, you get a 3/3, and you get a prowess trigger. Or do it on the opponents end step so you can swing with the 3/3, if you dont have Monastery Swiftspear out.
Also, Triton Tactics seems like really good sideboard against burn/aggro decks.
Reach Through Mists seems like a functional replacement until I can get something better.
This is where theyre going: Treasure Cruised Away
Let me know what you think. Thanks for looking
Serum Visions, Gitaxian Probe, and Think Twice are all excellent.
I would rate them
Probe > visions > think twice > sleight of hand > reach through.
Probe is the best because it's free. Serum visions is really good because it let's you dig through 3 cards essentially. Being able to put 2 on the bottom is super good. Think twice comes next because its more than just a cantrip. Sleight of hand scores fairly low because it's sorcery speed and only digs through 2 cards. You are also forced to put one card on the bottom which us judt objectively worse than scrying which gives you choice.
January 23, 2015 4:50 p.m.
I'm with VampireArmy. Other options would be Perilous Research and Compulsive Research. Sacrificing a token or a creature being targeted by removal is hardly a huge cost for the first one while your 20 or so lands should make you draw into a land when you pop the second one.
January 23, 2015 4:54 p.m.
VampireArmy says... #8
Perilous looks plausible. If you don't have a token, tossing a land isn't too much a set back normally
January 23, 2015 4:57 p.m.
Meh. I wouldn't play it. Delver should be an 18 land deck that wants to hit 4 lands. That means you can basically only use it in response to remove.
January 23, 2015 4:59 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #10
Do you guys think it's a problem to use Rapid Hybridization on their stuff since most of the time your things will be smaller than a 3/3 (aside from the Swiftspear.) I suppose it's smaller than a Goyf.
January 23, 2015 5:02 p.m.
Yes. There's the new blue one that does it and then let's them manifest so it gives a 2/2. It also exiles. There's also Dismember.
January 23, 2015 5:03 p.m.
BrandonJamesCAC says... #12
Serum Visions > Gitaxian Probe > Sleight of Hand
Anything else costs too much. In my worthless opinion
January 23, 2015 6:02 p.m.
2 mana at instant speed is fine because you'll be holding it up for counterspells anyway.
January 23, 2015 6:04 p.m.
notamardybum says... #14
reality shift might be better than rapid hybridization, theres a huge difference between 3/3 and 2/2. swiftspear only needs 1 trigger to get through, and the exile is huge.
January 23, 2015 6:38 p.m.
There aren't really op creatures in modern. The vast number of decks run a great deal of instants and sorcerer. With pod gone this is more true than ever.
notamardybum says... #2
sleight of hand is not a replacement for treasure cruise
January 23, 2015 4:07 p.m.