You need Manamorphose and Assault Strobe

I'm indeed running assault strobe, do you think I need a fourth?

Manamorphose is out of my budget unfortunately.

NoopyNolife you're good, didn't see it the first look. Might wanna cut a few creatures and add more pump like Titan's Strength the scry is big and helps filter for the kill. Kiln Fiend is absolutely bonkers too.

rjphilla I agree, Titan's Strength works wonders in the deck. I've been thinking about adding a couple of Samut's Sprint too, but I think the deck might start to lack in interaction if there's too many buff spells (so most spells will be dead if there's no creatures on the board), especially if I take creatures out.

Kiln Fiend is completely broken, I'm just annoyed at its low toughness and lack of haste. It's arguably better than Stormchaser Mage but at least that's coming in for 1 damage before it gets removed and is easier to protect from bolts.

Any thoughts? I might just be grossly underestimating Kiln Fiend.

I actually play a playset of both!

NoopyNolife Kiln Fiend is redonkulous! You can throw in a few Apostle's Blessing for protection

rjphilla I've been tinkering with Apostle's Blessing and I do think it's a more powerful and versatile replacement for Vapor Snag.

I'll give Kiln Fiend a shot, altough I have a hard time making space. I don't want to lose one drops (even though the 1/2 wizards are objectively bad) because I feel the deck needs them to gain tempo.

I'll try 2 fiends, 3 chasers and 3 splitters and I'll update from there!

NoopyNolife

Nice. If you ever get the $40 just get yourself a playset of Manamorphose it takes the deck to the next level. You get prowess triggers,Mana fixing and draw a card it's great.

NoopyNolife.

Inspired by your deck and looking for a new deck myself. I played and modified your deck concept into the following deck list "Beamsplitter decklist". Had some mana issues when first testing the deck, hence the additional lands and sadly also the main contributers to the higher deck price.

You.can get 4x Lp manamorphose off of eBay for $22, if that helps.

Kiln Fiend is definitely worth it in this type of deck. It's +3/0 quick pump ability allows for instance/sorc that give evasion, trample and the like, while still getting the benefits of pump spells.

I have an outdated deck, Steamblast that is based off of this storm/prowess strategy. These decks are always a bit of a glass Cannon, but are fun and super effective if you can get the right cards.

If you like a storm strategy, check out Pyrolectric Firing Squad. Simply one of my faves to play, and is a bit more consistent and competitive than the R/U storm.

+1, but I insist upon Kiln Fiend as an addition.

Thanks for thinking with me TheSurgeon! I'll definitely try out Kiln Fiend, but because of the pandemic right now I'm unable to do proper testing, so it'll be mostly me 1v1'ing myself just to get a feel for the card.

Your Steamblast looks like a blast to play; I was wondering how Fling was playing out for you? It wouldn't synergise wel with Beamsplitter Mage but I'd like to know it's strengths / weaknesses anyway, it could be a decent sideboard card.

Oh and I will keep the 'cheap' manamorphose in mind, but right now even that is out of my budget haha.

How about Sprite Dragon? It seems better than Ghitu Lavarunner or Stormchaser Mage since it gets permanent 1/1 counters and still gets haster.

Also, Manamorphose is cheaper now because it was reprinted in mystery boosters. You can even open a few mystery booster packs and get it relatively easily since manamorphose is a common.

It seems that your mana base is a little underwhelming, probably due to budget reasons. Making your mana more consistant should be your number one goal. Since fetch lands are really expensive, you can use a few Sulfur Falls, Spirebluff Canal, Fiery Islet, Steam Vents. Even if you can't get a playset of them, try to get as much as possible. A really budget dual land would be Temple of Epiphany but I wouldn't reccomend it because you are an aggro deck and dont want to be missing out on mana. However, if you cant get any untap duel lands, it is good to have a few copies of them in your deck. (note that tapped out sometimes show cards as more expensive than it normally is. also some copies of a card are cheaper)

Since this is modern, expect a few graveyard decks, so you might want to add in some graveyard interaction/hate. I would reccomend Tormod's Crypt because it is cheap in real life, costs only 0 mana and triggers prowess/sprite dragon's ability. Put 3 of them in your sideboard instead of temur battle rage and smelt. Also, you might want some creature removal in the sideboard like Dismember. Dismember is essentially one mana and can deal with pretty much any creature.

Otherwise, really cool deck! I'm surprised how good it looks with such a small budget. This could easiley be very competitive if you upgrade your mana base and change a few cards in your mainboard. However, the sideboard does need some work and there should be more replacements other than what i said.

Oh also, Vapor Snag is a good pseudo removal for sideboard and mainboard since it bounces creatures, makes your opponent lose a life, and triggers prowess - all at instant speed!

Clashboy15, thank you so much for all you suggestions, and especially your thoughts behind them. Sprite Dragon seems right up this decks alley. The fact that it is a 1/1 does hurt though, it makes it a reaally easy target for removal. I'll test them for sure though!

As for the mana base, my budget won't allow me to buy any of those lands right now, but eventually I'll try to smoothe out the lands. For now, the 4 Shivan Reefs will have to do, because I've played tap lands before and they were detrimental to the deck.

Dismember is a fantastic card, and can easily be sideboarded in for Mutagenic Growth. Definitely don't want to run both at once though, with the painful manabase and all.

My own meta doesn't have much graveyard decks, but I do think 2 copies of Tormod's Crypt in the sideboard would be nice.

Vapor Snag is great indeed, but I don't think I'll be adding more than the 2 copies that the deck already has ;).

Small update for anyone who cares: - Sprite Dragon has been absolutely fantastic

• I was able to pick up a playset of Manamorphose for 14 euros thanks to Double Masters

• I took out 1 Beamsplitter Mage because while they're not terrible in multiples, its not really a place where you want to find yourself frequently

• I took out 2 Wizard's Lightning. Mostly to make room for manamorphose, but also because a 5th and 6th bolt doesnt really synergy with the pumping creatures theme

• I also added 2 Apostle's Blessing main and removed one Vapor Snag because I feel the protection is worth more than removing the opponent's threat in this deck

NoopyNolife Very interesting build. I would just add 2x Blistercoil Weirds and definitely a playset of Soul-Scar Mages and take out the 2x Ghitu Lavarunner and the 2x Stormchaser Mages, and also take out one copy of both Titan's Strength and Mutagenic Growth.

+1 from me!

Destroyerbirb interesting additions. To my experience the deck doesnt need extra creatures but i also don't think 1 or 2 would hurt the deck.

I am wondering if you could elaborate on your choice of Blistercoil Weird. I don't really see its benefit; its a 1/1 prowess without any other abilities? There's an argument to be made that it is better than Ghitu Lavarunner, but there are a lot of cards better than Lavarunner, I've just really come to appreciate the pseudo-haste late game.

Soul-Scar Mage is an excelent addition to any prowess based deck, altough I'm unsure if the full playset is necessary here. It's just that they're 4 dollars a pop.

NoopyNolife Blistercoil Weird can be untapped and serve as a blocker if things go south, and Soul-Scar Mage turns any burn spells into permanent damage. The ground for both is the same as Ghitu Lavarunner, but the ceiling is higher.

NoopyNolife Also, Stormchaser Mage is too slow with small upside. You should replace it with a one drop to make sure your turn 2 plays are better.

Destroyerbirb I'm not entirely convinced on Blistercoil Weird but it is a cheap card so I'll give 2 a try.

I do agree that Stormchaser Mage is unimpressive. I'm saving up for Soul-Scar Mage. Do you think Grim Lavamancer might have a place? It can potentially add some extra reach, I think.

Grim Lavamancer is more of a sideboard card in these deck against some control/midrange decks or creature heavy decks.

Now that's a good title! +1

Thanks hungry000! Love your 15$ deck lists :)

Hi NoopyNolife,Hidden Strings,Teleportal and Umara Mystic? Are good budget cards for this deck

Hi Saccox! Thanks for thinking with me. They are all budget additions indeed. Here's how I evaluate them:

• I think Hidden Strings is an interesting card. It can give some flexible tempo value, also allowing us to untap our own creatures to keep open blockers. If cipher worked with Beamsplitter Mage to create two cipher copies I think 1 or 2 mainboard would be very good. However, it doesn't, and for 2 mana at sorcery speed it is a very narrow effect. I think 2 in the sideboard might be right, but that is also meta dependent.

• I don't think I'll be trying Teleportal. Paying 1 extra colored mana to trade a +1 for card advantage is not worth it. If you'd like to run more cards that grant evasion (or more versatile cards) I'd say Distortion Strike or Artful Dodge are much better options.

• I also don't think Umara Mystic is right for the deck. I'd much rather pay one less for Stormchaser Mage (which I've cut because it was too low impact, and that had haste to boot). If however, you would like a three drop to round out your curve or want to go more wizard tribal, Adeliz, the Cinder Wind is a better option.

Once again thank you for thinking with me, I really do appreciate it!

NoopyNolife Use Teleportal in my decks for the overload ability but i understand it's not useful in your deck. I build a wizard deck Flying Wizards Pezzent,in this deck Hidden Strings it's very strong! Tell me what you think for this deck and see all my ultra budget decks ^^