So in another topic Joly admitted he is contemplating running our old friend Mardu Vehicles in the Steam Showdown. And I have to confess I've given it serious thought myself. We didn't get any of the hate cards from Amonkhet, which means it's still a powerhouse and something you should probably expect to see in the Showdown and Fight Club in some iteration or another.
So, what does Mardu vehicles look like now? My previous build was quite low on the curve and it worked, but I've since transitioned into more mid-range build. It can be hard to get in underneath some of the decks on the ladder at the minute and trying to out aggro Hellbent is an exercise in frustration a lot of the time. So we go over them instead. That isn't to say you can't build for speed, but you're better off going Rakdos in that case (DJ has an excellent list you can look up if you're interested).
Anyway, here is how I see the deck at the minute (it has been running like a dream BTW);
Much Mardu About Nothing Creature
2x Walking Ballista
2x Toolcraft Exemplar
2x Scrapheap Scrounger
2x Selfless Spirit
3x Veteran Motorist
1x Pia Nalaar
2x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
1x Pia and Kiran Nalaar
1x Glorybringer
1x Archangel Avacyn
Instant
3x Fatal Push
2x Harnessed Lightning
3x Unlicensed Disintegration
Sorcery
1x Cut // Ribbons
Planeswalker
1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
1x Nahiri, the Harbinger
Artifact
2x Smuggler's Copter
1x Heart of Kiran
2x Cultivator's Caravan
1x Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
I've only found room for 2 cards from Amonkhet; Cut // Ribbons which is mandatory as far as I'm concerned; sorcery speed isn't great but the inevitability Ribbons provides is invaluable. Glorybringer also makes the cut because it offers insane value and can close out games all on its own.
Otherwise we've cut early drops in the likes of Inventor's Apprentice to make room for more fat and diverse win cons.
My mana is a work in progress, hence its absence from the list. I think you can get away without running Evolving Wilds (testing in progress) but I'm also considering whether to run all four copies of the man lands etc.
Is anyone else considering giving vehicles another run? Are they on your radar when considering how you tune your deck? Does Amonkhet bring anything to other deck types that make them more resilient against vehicles? Does the addition of Censor mean it can take on the bogeyman?