"Owling Mirror (Dandân homebrew)"
A Forgetful Fish deck I built based on the 2006 Owling Mine strategy: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/the-complete-owling-mine-players-guide/ (article from 2006)
Using the rules of the Forgetful Fish format created by Nick Floyd: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nLLsrRfv6qRvri8zIHnxqUjOeUGS-o_izVicthyRzYM/edit
I'm fascinated by the Owling Mine strategy, and since I never got to play it myself, I figured this would be a good way to experience its dynamics.
The deck offers a unique spin on both Forgetful Fish as a format, and Owling Mine as a strategy. Since the only damage sources rely on the opponent drawing cards or having a large hand, casting [[card:Howling Mine]] comes with significant risk. Without a way to punish your opponent for drawing cards, your mine becomes a liability, as it not only opens the door for your opponent to punish you, it also helps your opponent draw into the cards they need.
My initial build had [[card:Boomerang]]s and [[card:Izzet Boilerworks]], but we found bouncing your opponent's red sources to be too punishing, especially [[card:Izzet Boilerworks]], which is a painful land in itself, in that playing it doesn't take a card out of your hand. Unlike classic Forgetful Fish, there are no lands with solid ETB triggers, and cycling typically isn't a good use of mana, so the absence of the ability to bounce your lands wasn't a loss. [[card:Halimar Depths]] was considered, but given that players routinely draw 3+ cards on their draw step anyway, the ability to manipulate the top of the deck would only rarely be relevant.
Do print some proxies and give it a whirl! Let me know what you think!