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Sorry to see you go! Thanks for the kind words; they mean a lot! Maybe it's a good time to check out Archidect, too!

If. Anyone who builds a decent deck probably won't.

Other options: Generous Gift and Beast Within.

If you've got some excuse to not run either of those, I really don't want to hear it.

Then you should just run another removal spell that is not temporary. Why bounce something you could exile or throw to the graveyard?

If you insist on running a bounce spell, drop Recoil for Snap. It at least untaps some lands for you.

I like Return to Nature over Nature's Claim, since it is modal. I also like Snap; although it's a temporary removal, getting to copy it and untap 4 lands can be handy. Might of Oaks is a fun combat trick card.

Love it!

Running MLD? Your group doesn't get in an uproar about that?

Considering how many cards you can end up drawing, Thought Vessel might be a decent mana rock to consider including.

I'd also second running Zur the Enchanter. It'd be fun to run in this deck.

Commander's Insignia doesn't seem that good. There's probably something with better synergy, or something else that is just more useful, that you could put in. Sunforger also seems out of place; you don't appear to be running enough instants to really take advantage of it.

I think Boros Charm would be good in here, too, to protect your board state, like Heroic Intervention.

Good additions.

Skull Prophet is a great new mana dork that fits this deck perfectly. I second Jarad's Orders, and Final Parting is another good tutor for this deck.

I find sac outlets to be very important. White has some that fly under the radar, but are really useful in Martyr's Cause and Fanatical Devotion.

No Ohran Frostfang?

Evolutionary Leap might be helpful here.

I do like Double Vision. I'm trying to keep most ramp at two mana, but switching that up is a good idea. Thanks for the upvote!

I'd probably try to avoid going the prison route, but only because I don't think it's much fun for anyone else to play against. But that's personal preference.

I think it looks solid, not sure what to do to finish though. With a Peregrine Drake and Deadeye Navigator and enough lands you could get infinite tokens.

What would it look like as a prison deck?

Recently upgraded the Arcane Maelstrom precon:

Lightning-Butt Strikes Back!

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Not running Fork or Berserk for budgetary and play-style reasons.

I like Mystic Remora, but not the upkeep cost. I've found myself playing with Kumena's Awakening more and more, and getting the City's Blessing is pretty easy. You could also run Mesa Enchantress. Flickering Ward can bounce, and might prove useful, and if you combined it with Sigarda's Aid could really do some work.

I like it! Gives me some thoughts on building a version!

Karn's Bastion and Evolution Sage are solid inclusions for upping your spore counters.

You could improve your mana rock section, going with more 2 mana rocks. I rarely find Chromatic Lantern to be that useful in a two-color deck. Or, you could go in on land ramp with cards like Rampant Growth, a Wayfarer's Bauble, and even Summer Bloom can be useful. Since Slimefoot costs three to cast, I'd try to keep my ramp under 2 mana as much as possible, so I'd skip on cards like Cultivate and Kodama's Reach. Manalith and Darksteel Ingot are just not good.

I don't think Bontu's Monument is worth a slot here. You don't have many creatures to cast at all, and if it's not dead in your hand, it's going to be dead on your board. Lifecrafter's Bestiary will likewise not draw you many cards, and just having the scry isn't worth including it, in my opinion. Something like Vampiric Rites and Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip will help you draw cards more reliably in your current build. Harmonize would be a better draw spell for you, too.

Last thing I noticed is your lack of sacrifice outlets. Slimefoot does damage when saprolings die, and the most consistent way to kill saps is to do it yourself. If your budget allows, the altars are a good place to start: Ashnod's Altar, Phyrexian Altar, and Altar of Dementia. If your budget isn't that friendly, there are other options. Evolutionary Leap is a cheap sac outlet that lets you trade a sap for a creature in your library. Phyrexian Ghoul and Nantuko Husk are similar creatures that are free sac outlets, and Carrion Feeder is another decent one. Viscera Seer provides good value, too. Going all in on Slimefoot's abilities lets you get benefit out of enchanting it with cards like Keen Sense and Snake Umbra.

You've got a nice start. Hopefully this helps you focus it in a bit better.

You are running a lot of lands. You could probably cut back to 37 and be ok. Add some more ramp as well, either rocks or land ramp in the form of spells like Cultivate and Rampant Growth.

I've upgraded this deck, too, and I found that there are times where you have to cast some of your creatures in order to get a board state going. I added in some sac outlets so that I can get some of those creatures into the graveyard so Kathril can benefit upon casting. Some discard outlets can help with that, too, like Skirge Familiar and things like that.

Yeah, at that budget, I see your point.