My favorite Magic card is Saproling Burst.
I used to run it in a mono-green legacy deck that would tear the pants off most other legacy decks, despite those decks being many times more valuable than my own. Creature generation on an enchantment - yes please!
Also, it was my first foil card.
I'll probably put Dreadbore back in too. Thankfully, in my playgroup, walkers are generally killed immediately, so they are less of a worry. What would you take out to make room for more removal?
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Hey spent - only you can draw cards off Rhystic Study, so you may want to give it another look.
Also, I originally had Wargate in my list, but he got cut. Have you found him that great? I found that for his mana cost, it's a very slow card, even with the amount of ramp you pack. What cards do you find yourself searching for the most? It turns your curve-toppers into very late-game material, when you'll already be in need of bouncing them (Deadeye Navigator, Angel of Serenity, Prophet of Kurphix) and you already have very good ways of getting those cards (Survival of the Fittest, Fauna Shaman, Birthing Pod). I would consider one of these two cards, both of which I've found to be wonderful in my list: Ixidron or Glen Elendra Archmage. My vote would be for Ixidron, as I do not see any mass removal cards, so I think you could have trouble with a big board state or hexproof dudes.
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Wash Out is pretty good too.
A lot of other great suggestions already in this thread. Have you thought about adding Perplexing Chimera - have you considered him? He's really powerful too, and with a Prophet of Kruphix and a blink enabler, you're able to steal a spell a turn. Not much the GAAIV player can do at that point.
Good luck!
Without looking too long at your list, I can see you're missing Deadeye Navigator, which is a very powerful card in any type of flicker deck.
A few other cards you might want to consider are Angel of Serenity, Privileged Position, Perplexing Chimera, Sun Titan, Reveillark, Ixidron.
I tried out Strionic Resonator and I was underwhelmed. It just seemed too slow for me. I also had Leyline of Anticipation in my original list, but it got dropped because there are quite a few times it's just a dead card to me. Another reason it got the boot is because Prophet of Kruphix gives me that ability as well, and creatures are easier to search for in my list than are noncreature permanents.
Good call on Privileged Position! I think I had seen it once before but couldn't remember the name of it. I'll probably switch it in for Aceticism.
Nature's Lore is pretty good, but my issue has been that I've gotten stuck on green quite a bit, and by the time I'm fetching with spells, I'm usually needing to ramp out my nongreen dudes that have more restrictive mana costs, like Ixidron, Karmic Guide, Prime Speaker Zegana, Sun Titan, Deadeye Navigator, Angel of Serenity. I'll keep it in mind though!
Yeah, you hit the nail on the head regarding going more combo - my group tends to move away from combo, so I find myself keeping out quite a few cards that would work in here if I went combo. I had Champion of Lambholt in my original list, but I took it out because my 3 CMC spot was quite full and I usually can get in on a stalled board with either Thassa, God of the Sea or Venser, the Sojourner.
Venser, Shaper Savant likely warrants playtesting, to be sure. I've been happy with Man-o'-War so far because it's low on the curve and can be an early threat mitigator, but he's probably one of the cards that's most on the chopping block at this point. Have you tested Venser out much? How has he performed for you?
You're right about Supreme Verdict. The only reason I currently have Wrath of God in there over it is because all my copies of Verdict are currently in my standard Esper Control deck.
I love Arcane Denial. You're right, I can't afford a Mana Drain, but I like Arcane Denial over Counterspell in EDH 100% of the time because it's another source of card draw and it's easier to cast early in the game.
Yeah, I'm in the market for a Gilded Drake, once I spot one at my LGS I will swap him in.
Thanks for the responses!
I have found Army of the Damned to be another finisher when I'm unable to get there with combat damage. It plus Purphoros, God of the Forge is wonderful (which is a similar idea to Warstorm Surge).
Keep the ideas coming!
Also, as to a spike comboing with Archangel of Thune, did you mean Spike Breeder or did you mean Spike Feeder?