Ive cut all but two bolts and added some life gain creatures and its been pretty effective. Through 4 leagues so far I've had two 3-2s and 2 4-1s. I'm currently 2-0 in one right now with both wins coming against Burn. I'm considering cutting the other 2 bolts and adding 2 more Finks. Nissa has been great also when she comes down late and pumps all my creatures so I also may try moving Chandra to the side and runing a Second Nissa. If I go all creatures I will remove the Angers and add some ways to deal with flyers.
I've used Zelous Persecution as a one of in the main over forked bolt. There are times when it's been absolutely fantastic. I think it maks a little more sense than Rally the Peasants.
Has anyone tested out Dark Confidant over Monastery Swiftspear? Or is the extremely rare chance that you hit a Bedlam Reveler too risky? I've been playing a stock list with the only change being no Blood Moon main (replaced with Fatal Push) and one additional Lightning Helix. Swiftspears just seem to underperform. Most of the time I would rather be casting a discard spell or looting, holding up bolt or fetching without shock turn one. I end up discarding them to looting a lot so I'm just looking for something a little better.
I exceeded the 250 matches now in the MTGO Leagues. With 38 in Competitive and 220 in the Friendly it is 187-71 (72.4% win).
I played nearly all matches with these exact 75. I can dream them by now. I find it hard to cut any of these 75. I tried cutting Inquiry, but I guess I also like it more than possible replacements. Also replacing Goblin Lore with Cathartic Reunion would feel like a downgrade. I simply don't know what to try anymore.
My list is very close to yours. I'm running -1 Become Immense -1 Grim Lavamancer +2 Hooting Mandrills. I'd run at lease one Mandrills if I were you. Turn 3 Mandrels, Bushwhacker, bring back Vengevine is an absurd play that happens pretty often.
I originally thought Prismatic Omen was a win more card but its not. Its just a win card. Having it in play with a Valakut out makes every card in your deck except the other Prismatic Omen a good top deck. Its basically another win condition that turn our ramp cards into Valakut triggers and pretty much makes all Titans and Scapeshifts lethal.
I haven't been able to test it but I think I would would play it in the pact slot. It helps with fixing our opening hands. While also filling the role of pact in the mid to late game. Would allow us to keep more one and two land that would otherwise be unkeepable. For example, a hand of Wooded Foothills, Tribe Elder, Khalni,Scapeshift, Farseek, Summoners pact, Bolt would not be keepable. But would be pretty good by replacing Pact with Traverse.
I think it's going to be good for us. We run fetches, instants, sorceries, enchantments, and creatures that sac themselves so Delirium is pretty easy to get with the deck. It can potentially be better than Summoners pact for for the deck as it provides an additional turn one play, can be used to fetch Titan late, and works well with Explore.
Also, that lone Hunting Wilds was actually a Farseek but I have finally found a copy so I will try to test it (haven't done so far). I have read here that it can work as an alternate win con, so I am trying to check it for myself.
Explosive Vegetation works as an easy to find Hunting Wilds if anyone else is having the same problem.
Has anyone tested Huntmaster of the Fells in the sideboard? I'm not sure if it would be an improvement over the Jadi Offshoots. If the Huntmaster eats a bolt, you still get a blocker.
Though, casting Scapeshift with a few Offshoots on the battlefield is awesome.
Have you tried Courser? They have been great for me against everything except infect.
I've been playing against Infect quite a bit at my LGS, and the matchup is very VERY bad. I was running 3 anger and 2 sudden shocks in the sb but decided the 3rd anger wasn't so impressive. sudden shocks also come in vs affinity, and burn where I board out 3 scapeshifts (among other cards ofc.) because they just really suck in multiples in those matchups, and the plan becomes to play the attrition game.
Fog can be a huge blowout against infect try it out. Tons of infect in my local meta so they have been great for me.
I know the power of Bolt but it just might be too interactive card right now. My meta is mostly like Jund, Junk, Company, Elves, Tron, Infect and Eldrazi.
I've had so much success running fog in the sideboard that I'm honestly considering main boarding it in the lighting bolt slot. Our deck is so consistent, inevitable and hard to hate out (especially pre sideboard) that it almost seems like the only thing that can reliably beat us is infect, nut draw starts from other aggro decks and infinite life combos.
SCG Louisville had a RG Scapeshift finish top 32! Nice! Smile
Has a deck list been posted? I just finished this deck this weekend. My local meta is Eldrazi, Lantern, Infect, AFFINITY heavy right now. Thoughts on this deck list I just finished for that Meta?
Current list- http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/ponza-v2/
My list is very close to yours. I'm running -1 Become Immense -1 Grim Lavamancer +2 Hooting Mandrills. I'd run at lease one Mandrills if I were you. Turn 3 Mandrels, Bushwhacker, bring back Vengevine is an absurd play that happens pretty often.
Would you mind posting your list? I'd be interested in seeing it.
http://mythicspoiler.com/soi/cards/traversetheulvenwald.html
I think it's going to be good for us. We run fetches, instants, sorceries, enchantments, and creatures that sac themselves so Delirium is pretty easy to get with the deck. It can potentially be better than Summoners pact for for the deck as it provides an additional turn one play, can be used to fetch Titan late, and works well with Explore.
Explosive Vegetation works as an easy to find Hunting Wilds if anyone else is having the same problem.
Have you tried Courser? They have been great for me against everything except infect.
Fog can be a huge blowout against infect try it out. Tons of infect in my local meta so they have been great for me.
I've had so much success running fog in the sideboard that I'm honestly considering main boarding it in the lighting bolt slot. Our deck is so consistent, inevitable and hard to hate out (especially pre sideboard) that it almost seems like the only thing that can reliably beat us is infect, nut draw starts from other aggro decks and infinite life combos.
Has a deck list been posted? I just finished this deck this weekend. My local meta is Eldrazi, Lantern, Infect, AFFINITY heavy right now. Thoughts on this deck list I just finished for that Meta?
2x Cinder Glade
3x Courser of Kruphix
2x Explore
2x Farseek
4x Forest
4x Khalni Heart Expedition
4x Lightning Bolt
7x Mountain
1x Primal Command
4x Primeval Titan
4x Sakura-Tribe Elder
4x Scapeshift
4x Search for Tomorrow
3x Stomping Ground
4x Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
3x Windswept Heath
4x Wooded Foothills
3x Ancient Grudge
3x Anger of the Gods
1x Creeping Corrosion
3x Fog
3x Obstinate Baloth
2x Sudden Shock