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Sorcery (2)


Alrighty, 4th or 5th version of my first standard deck since Urza block.

Ponder, Desperate Ravings , and Think Twice help me move things along to get Burning Vengeance and/or Secrets of the Dead out quick and start flashbacking!

Dissipate and Mana Leak help lock things down, especially with Snapcaster Mage.

Delver of Secrets   is a typical 1st or 2nd turn, and he usually transforms right away with a Ponder setup.

Slagstorm is key for taking out spirit/zombie/wolf tokens and other critters, or hitting both players to even the playing field and/or taking out pesky Planeswalkers. Vapor Snag helps stall things out and take care of big critters, and is usually a great target for Snapcaster Mage.

Was contemplating Red Sun's Zenith but opted for Devil's Play instead because of the flashback.

Looking forward to Miracle cards, especially Temporal Mastery , with a Ponder setup!

Sideboard:
Ancient Grudge for artifacts, especially if someone sideboards Witchbane Orb.
Extra Vapor Snag, Burning Vengeance , and Secrets of the Dead to change out situationally.
Inferno Titan in case someone sideboards out creature destruction.
Surgical Extraction to kill combos.
Gut Shot, in case I need a bit more direct damage.

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I've been doing little tweaks here and there, but kept either being way too slow to get an enchantment or got swarmed by humans/spirits.

Took out Geistflame and put in Vapor Snag instead, and swapped out Faithless Looting for Desperate Ravings instead, because it's an instant. I might do two and two if it doesn't work well.

Still trying to figure out what to sideboard, though...

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