Yeah you have some nice interaction here. With what’s currently available in the format I don’t see a ton of room for improvement.

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This is interesting, I’ll be keeping an eye on it. I’m working on my own HoA deck in the background and I’ll be curious to see how this one turns out.

Thanks DBCooper, I hadn’t seen that one. I’m on the fence about it though, since it can only be a nonland permanent that gets the primer coat, so it isn’t quite as versatile as the other two alchemist cards. But then again, the extra per turn may prove helpful in the long run. I’ll maybeboard it for now until I run some tests. Thanks for the suggestion!

Very clever, well done. +1

Thanks redmagicfish, I’m still in the process of taking as many suggestions as I can for this deck. I’ll be rebuilding it and updating the description soon, and I’ll more than likely go ahead with that advice.

I hear Mister Mxyzptlk runs a wicked Fblthp commander deck.

No problem harryturney701. I actually really liked your deck Ether Steel. I’ve recently started getting into Pauper as a format, but I haven’t had enough time or experience to really know what’s out there. There’s a lot of synergy between your selected creatures and Steel of the Godhead, and the deck looks rather well optimized. Can’t say how it’ll fare against whatever the top tier decks in Pauper are, but it looks fun to play nonetheless.

If by “which ways my deck is legal to play” you mean which format(s), then this is indeed Modern legal. Looks like it’s Vintage/Legacy legal too, although I wouldn’t recommend anything more than casual play in those settings as the deck is severely under powered in any competitive sense.

As it stands, the biggest improvements you could make would be to cut it down to exactly 60 cards. Next step would be to sharpen the focus; instead of a plethora of different cards at 1 or 2 copies, pick a handful you really like and that work well together and up the count to 4x each. This will markedly improve the overall consistency.

Great build, and your username is hilarious. +1

Thanks for posting, Brian-123. I don’t know much about EDH, but Modern as a format functions quite a bit differently. Most of the cards you suggested are grossly over costed (mana, not price) and aren’t suitable for Modern’s fast pace play. By the time I could cast Clone Legion for instance, I’d either have already won or lost (or be just about to win or lose). I appreciate the input though, and it’s nice to look at things from different angles sometimes.

Wow you must have put in a ton of work here. Very very well done. +1

Thanks for the input, Reznor31. Of all the cards users have suggested, Mistbind Clique is the one that comes up the most. I think when I reach the point of getting enough suggestions and decide to rebuild this that it’ll find a home here.

I’d try to perfect what you have here before investing in it to begin with. You’ve got a plethora of really high costed cards and no real ramp (Crypt Ghast isn’t relevant until Turn 4 at the earliest), meaning a large risk of getting KO’d in the early game before being able to play anything that can pay off.

Unless you’re playing EDH or an extremely fringe Battle of Wits build, you never want to have more than exactly 60 cards in your deck. So the very first thing I’d do here is trim the fat.

After that I’d recommend choosing a handful of your favorite cards and running full playsets (4 copies) each, as opposed to many different cards at only 1 or 2 copies apiece. This ties into the initial thought; it’s all about consistency. Most of the best decks in a given format run groups of cards that synergize well with each other and work toward a common goal, and are mathematically calculated to be somewhat reliably drawn. Having many different unique cards at 1 copy each means the odds of drawing it when you need it plummet.

Also, the cards highlighted in red are illegal in the format, so will need to be cut if you still intend to keep this in Standard.

Very interesting, very unique.

Also, welcome aboard.

I’d drop your basic lands to about 20, add a few Utopia Sprawls for more aggressive ramp, and maybe commit more to the shrine or else cut it out completely. Oh, and this is mostly illegal for Standard so a switch to Modern format.