Hakeem's Dimir Unearth deck.

Idk whether or not to post this here or in Grixis but screw it I'm just gonna throw it down here and run




So this is my personal take on the evolving unearth elemental Izzet deck.

Let's start with the land I'm running 20 in the deck, if I increase this number at all I flood out way to often. I also choose to use the Grixis land, Crumbling Necropolis over the Izzet Guildgate because I feel like 4 tapped lands is too slow for aggro decks and cause of that splash of black.

For our early game creatures you've got Cloudfin Raptor who's evolve synergizes well with the unearth mechanics of Hellspark Elemental and Brackwater Elemental. Along with that sweet stuff we've got the Kiln Fiends and our Young Pyromancers

Because of the low curve of this deck your hand tends to empty pretty early so we have a few options for drawing cards, Think Twice is a no brainer, it triggers Pyromancer and Kiln Fiend (if you have the mana to main phase it). Next up you got Viscera Dragger who not only draws a card but also unearths for 3 dmg (as long as you have that splash of black on the field of course). Finally we have the Bident of Thassa not only is this card great for drawing cars but it can also be used to get a victory by forcing your opponent to attack with everything.

Which brings me to my final point, the finishers. We've got Shock ( and Banefire as Shock in disguise) and Vapor Snag to force your damage through to the face, or even do damage to the face. Skullcrack can stop any get out of jail freecards your opponent might have, and last but not least the reason why elementals matter Master of Waves, your devotion to blue will probably be pretty low when he comes into play but you will probably have a board full of red 1/1 elementals your young pyromancers have been so happily been making off of your think twices not to mention that the unearth minions that matter also are elementals, and your kiln fiends, so yeah go nuts.

Suspect: I'm considering replacing the Rockslide Elemental for Goblin Rabblemaster and the Peel from Reality for Voyage's End over all they are just better cards imho
Thoughts? Recommendations? Hate?

Are you sure you want 4x Negate and 2x Nullify? Are those quantities backwards?

IMO, Talrand is too hard to cast in a basically mono-red deck and he's a touch too slow for my taste in a deck like this. I think we all agree that this deck is designed to kill quick and fast, so Talrand is more of a safety valve. I personally don't think I have to reach for that valve often enough to even think about including him. I'd rather just push my chips to the center of the table and say "deal with Rabblemaster".

But that's just me.