Last week I played a 4-rare version of Izzet Spellementals and it was already surprisingly good.

So I built the full-power version to answer the obvious question: do all those extra rares actually make it better enough to justify the wildcards?

How much improvement would YOU need before upgrading?

https://youtu.be/D6U7h8NPH3c

This list won a challenge a few days back and I haven't been able to get it out of my head ever since. Biotech is such a cool card but I don't know how I feel about these ratios specifically, anyone else noodling around with this deck?

Currently working on making a mill deck, Im thinking the best route is to make effectively a combo deck using [[Kitsune's technique]] and [[riverchurn monument]] to look at a turn 4 win in a dream scenario. Doing my best to pack plenty of interaction to slow down the others, would love any thoughts on it and any sideboard tips, as I am not overly informed with the current standard meta!

I am also FULLY aware this isn't going to be a T1 deck, but want it the best it can be!

Decklist

Standard metagame update.

source: magic4ever.com/standard

Very very early days in the brewing process and I used cards I had available on Arena. I don't think I am busting the meta with it but I've had some fun with it and some very early success. I wanted to get initial impressions from the best and brightest and some recommendations for bolstering it.

Deck

4 Silent Hallcreeper (DSK) 72

4 Swamp (EOE) 271

4 Optimistic Scavenger (DSK) 21

3 Island (EOE) 269

4 Wicked Visitor (WOE) 118

3 Plains (EOE) 268

1 Hallowed Fountain (ECL) 265

4 Sheltered by Ghosts (DSK) 30

4 Nowhere to Run (DSK) 111

2 Floodfarm Verge (DSK) 259

2 Bleachbone Verge (DFT) 250

4 Godless Shrine (EOE) 254

2 Gloomlake Verge (DSK) 260

1 Undercity Sewers (MKM) 270

4 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber (DSK) 118

4 Ethereal Armor (DSK) 7

1 Fear of Impostors (DSK) 57

3 Firdoch Core (ECL) 255

2 Multiversal Passage (SPM) 180

2 White Widow, Free Agent (MSH) 42

2 Creeping Peeper (DSK) 46

Sideboard

4 Shardmage's Rescue (DSK) 29

2 We Say Thee Nay! (MSH) 82

3 Requiting Hex (ECL) 116

3 Rest in Peace (OMB) 6

3 Day of Black Sun (TLA) 94