It might just be my bad luck, but at least 70% of the time I'm starved for colored mana with this build and wasting turns.

@dresmith: Thanks for bringing that to my attention, I've actually had the same thing happen to me a few times. There are a lot of utility lands in here and they are really good ones but I think I'm going to take a few out and just keep the most important ones in to fix the color Mana problem. I'll do that later today so watch for the update. Don't forget to +1 if you haven't already, thanks!

Really quality meren build, you gave me some great ideas for my deck thanks!! +1

@cicely24: Thanks! I put a lot of effort into the card choices and synergies. The categories separate the cards into the basic categories but so many cards have multiple purposes, especially the lands. I playtest and make changes fairly often so keep checking back. My favorite interaction currently is Realms Uncharted and World Shaper. Even without World Shaper you can always snag Strip Mine and Wasteland in addition to the other two you want and threaten to blow up lands if you don't get what you want.

I actually went to my lgs yesterday and got a few cards including Realms Uncharted! I already had World Shaper but youre so right, it really is a great synergy. I will definitely check back often for more inspiration from your deck!! Do you have any thoughts on Grave Betrayal? I thought it might work with cards like Grave Pact or Dictate of Erebos. Too expensive or situational?

@cicely24: Grave Betrayal is a super cool card, great art and powerful ability but 7 is a very high cost for a card that usually gets cast and then destroyed before any value. There are a few ways to recur it in this deck but a creature would be much easier to abuse in the deck. If you really like the card then use it but in my opinion the are better choices. Another card that is amazing with Realms Uncharted is Petrified Field. I'm not sure if I'm going to put it in because I don't want too much colorless mana but I might test it out.

Why are you running Walking Ballista over Triskelion? You know that combo doesn't work on it's own right?

@RyuKiba: I run it for the Protean hulk combo.

The main hulk chain is. Sac Hulk, fetch:

• Body Snatcher
• Viscera Seer
• Sylvan Safekeeper

Sac Body Snatcher in response to it's first ability to reanimate Hulk then sac him again to get:

• Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• Walking Ballista and then kill everyone.

I get it now thanks for the explanation.

Might be a noob question but does that first infinite combo actually work? because when the creature with persist comes back with a -1/-1 counter, and when Mazirek puts a +1/+1 counter onto it, it doesnt get rid of the -1/-1 counter does it? It just has both counters on it? So they wouldnt come back with persist a second time since they already had a -1/-1 counter. Thats the way I see it at least.

darksuffrage21: -1/-1 counters and +1/+1 counters cancel each other out. if a creature is given 1 counter of each type, both are simply removed.

PlatinumOne oh ok. thanks. I thought they were both there but the power and toughness wouldnt change. My bad.