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Jeskai Cycling

Standard* icebeing

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Standard Showdown —March 7, 2018

This build did not win a single game :-(

What worked: not many things, but there were some nice plays:

  • Djeru's Renunciation: it is quite the nice mini-fog instant, which usually targets the most troublesome creatures, and buys time nicely.

  • Renewed Faith: gaining 6 life often negates an opponent's swing, and buys more time.

  • Drake Haven + The Locust God : each cycling/loot netted me 3/3 in flying power while he's on-board. Unfortunately, my drakes and bugs had big targets for my opponents' removal spells, but it was definitely a perceived threat.

What didn't work:

  • the mana base: 4 red sources, was clearly not enough. I've had 2 games where both copies of the Locust God wound up dead in my hand, due to not getting access to red on curve. going to 8+ red sources seems better

  • Hieroglpyphic Illumination: a U cycler that doesn't do anything else in the early game. Time for Censor!