NotSnapcaster not being a creature definitely makes it less good in the Delver deck than Snapcaster was. You might be better off playing Dire-Fleet Daredevil instead.
We're also notably missing a good alternative to Ponder as well as a good replacement for Geist of Saint Traft.
Personally, I don't see it, at least in Standard.
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Our Faux Aberration Drake looks like a great card, and it turns into a 5/5(!) and has flying from the outset - but it can't power up nearly as early as Delver of Secrets can. I think that's the primary issue.
The other cards in the shell look like semi-equivalent replacements. Mission Briefing not having a body attached was always critical to it having a more reasonable power level, however.
NotSnapcaster not being a creature definitely makes it less good in the Delver deck than Snapcaster was. You might be better off playing Dire-Fleet Daredevil instead.
We're also notably missing a good alternative to Ponder as well as a good replacement for Geist of Saint Traft.
Personally, I don't see it, at least in Standard.
not having a body may actually be a boon for the Drake as it helps make the little guy stronger quicker since it increases your Instant/Sorcery count.
Ponder wouldnt be as useful (out side of the card draw) as it was mostly used to help set up Delvers flip requirement (which is not as much of an issue here since we dont have that hoop to jump through to power up). As for card draw itself though, going Jeskai may help us with that. Not having Geist is rough, but that is what a play set of Warrant/Warden could be used for. Early game use it as a tempo card, and late game use mission briefing/anotehr copy and cast it as a 4/4 flying vigi creature.
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Benthic Biomancer could make for a Delver substitute as well. Lacks evasion but has a cheap adapt cost, and gives us craw. when combined with Essence Capture, we can potentially draw quite a few cards off him.
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I can see white for cards such as a Dovin, Warrant//Warden, and potential weenie support, or even red just for drake-esque cards and a burn package. With a decent manabase and curve even Jeskai isn't impossible.
It could certainly happen if someone finds the right combination of threat densities, for sure. As stated prior, the "not snapcaster" not being a 2/1 hurts the tempo quite a bit, but there are plenty of other cards to fill that gap and potentially facilitate such a strategy.
The right halves of Azorius are the finishers. Late game improves your board state substantially.
people are misevaluating. Mission Briefing is better than SCM in many cases. early on it smooths your draws. later on it removes cards you don't want. itself is instant, which fuels cards that combo with instants. including Delver and Pteramander. where Delver wants to see MB to flip itself; and MB reduces Pteramander's costs.
Not Delver
Not Snapcaster
Not Mana Leak
Not Azorius Charm
And a card to give us more tempo.
We have a facsimile of a delver shell right now...
What do you all think? is it enough to make delver rise from the grave to haunt Ravnica again?
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We're also notably missing a good alternative to Ponder as well as a good replacement for Geist of Saint Traft.
Personally, I don't see it, at least in Standard.
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Our Faux Aberration Drake looks like a great card, and it turns into a 5/5(!) and has flying from the outset - but it can't power up nearly as early as Delver of Secrets can. I think that's the primary issue.
The other cards in the shell look like semi-equivalent replacements. Mission Briefing not having a body attached was always critical to it having a more reasonable power level, however.
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not having a body may actually be a boon for the Drake as it helps make the little guy stronger quicker since it increases your Instant/Sorcery count.
Ponder wouldnt be as useful (out side of the card draw) as it was mostly used to help set up Delvers flip requirement (which is not as much of an issue here since we dont have that hoop to jump through to power up). As for card draw itself though, going Jeskai may help us with that. Not having Geist is rough, but that is what a play set of Warrant/Warden could be used for. Early game use it as a tempo card, and late game use mission briefing/anotehr copy and cast it as a 4/4 flying vigi creature.
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4 Pteramander
4 Siren Stormtamer
4 Dimir Spybug
// 18 Lands
2 Island
4 Watery Grave
4 Drowned Catacomb
4 Hallowed Fountain
3 Glacial Fortress
1 Godless Shrine
4 Opt
4 Mission Briefing
4 Thought Erasure
4 Depose // Deploy
4 Discovery // Dispersal
4 Warrant // Warden
4 Sinister Sabotage
2 Price of Fame
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It could certainly happen if someone finds the right combination of threat densities, for sure. As stated prior, the "not snapcaster" not being a 2/1 hurts the tempo quite a bit, but there are plenty of other cards to fill that gap and potentially facilitate such a strategy.
people are misevaluating. Mission Briefing is better than SCM in many cases. early on it smooths your draws. later on it removes cards you don't want. itself is instant, which fuels cards that combo with instants. including Delver and Pteramander. where Delver wants to see MB to flip itself; and MB reduces Pteramander's costs.
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