So, this is my first deck post and I just had to share it because of how hilariously fun it is to play. I'm excited to share this deck mostly because it's hilarious, but surprisingly, more often than not-- good. It's definitely exceeded my expectations and I've just had a blast playing it! If you enjoy playing fun, fringe decks that nobody else is using, you might want to consider giving this one a spin. It's surprisingly resilient to competing archetypes like elves and tokens/thopters, and it can even power through some of the more well-established decks using its board presence and card advantage. Although fragile at times, when this thing pops-off, it pops-off! And while it's not always great, it's always fun!

Creatures (19)
1 x kytheon, hero of akros
3 x topplegeist
2 x expedition envoy
4 x sacred cat
2 x sram, senior edificer
2 x wharf infiltrator
2 x temmet, vizier of naktamun
3 x reflector mage

Artifacts(2)
2 x smuggler's copter

Sorceries (4)
2 x declaration in stone
2 x collective effort

Enchantments (13)
3 x cartouche of solidarity
4 x cartouche of knowledge
3 x trial of solidarity
3 x trial of knowledge

Lands (22)
10 x plains
8 x island
2 x prairie stream
2 x glacial fortress


Things to consider:
•swapping 1 cat for 1 envoy for +power, but -synergy
•angelic destiny
•open into wonder
•selfless spirit
•gideon, ally of zendikar

That does look fun. I made a somewhat similar deck but mine uses Oketra's monument to make lots of tokens and just uses the white trial (with Sram and both Cartouches). Have you tried Dusk//Dawn? 1 sided sweepers that can restock your hand later are pretty sweet.

these types of logical-sequence decks are probably my favourite types to play. I'm REALLY bad at mulligans though so often these aren't good for me. Covert's thopter deck back in the way had a logical sequence to it that I absolutely adored. When it comes out how it's supposed to, it just feels like a factory. I'm sure this is the same. yay for fun decks



i'll never play this

Yeah, I thought about dusk/dawn, but its cmc is just too high for the deck, and I really haven't needed it thus far. Thanks for the suggestion.

Hahah. Well, this one isn't that tough to pilot. You just gotta take advantage of getting in your early damage and drawing cards off of sram when you can. And you gotta watch out for sweepers-- just like any creature-based deck. And mulliganing with this deck is not too hard, just dont keep a hand with no creatures pretty much.

But...but... look at all these cartouches!!!

/keep

Yeah, cartouches that will do NOTHING without your OWN creatures to put them on!

I had a similar U/W idea when I posted my R/W Trial/Cartouche deck

I think you could probably get by with just 2 of each Trial, as you won't really have the mana to re-cast multiple bouncing trials. I assume running 3 is mostly to increase your chances of seeing one, since the deck is built around them and meant to be more fun than competitive.

My idea involved using all those recurring enchantments to trigger Sigil of the Empty Throne, and/or discard/cycling to trigger Drake Haven.
Had you considered those? It would fit the deck well with defensive/delaying tactics like Reflector Mage, etc

Of course the idea of abusing sigil crosses your mind when building an enchantment-based deck, but those cards are just too slow for the goal of the deck, and they would cause a complete alteration of the deck itself since those are mid-range cards. If you're going the more mid-range route, you'd have to take out most of the 1 drops, add more lands, add more removal, etc. A lot of the cards in the deck are aggressive, and sigil and haven are just too slow.

Maybe, but by that logic if you're going super-aggressive, you may as well make yours a R/W deck. And yes, if going the Sigil route, one would cut the one drops and make it more mid-range/defensive.

This is what I threw together quick but probably needs some refinement;

Creatures (14):
2x Sram, Senior Edificer
1x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (Digs cards, discard triggers Haven, delay attackers if he flips)
2x Glory-Bound Initiate (Ignores the drawback of exert if we play white Trial - Becomes quite strong with either of the Cartouches on him)
2x Auramancer (Enchantment recursion)
2x Spell Queller (Stall tactic)
3x Reflector Mage (Stall tactic - and a body for enchantments to buff)
2x Curator of Mysteries (Cycle to trigger Haven or just a good creature - Plenty of ways to trigger the Scry)

Artefacts (2):
2x Smuggler's Copter (Looting triggers Haven, triggers Sram on ETB)

Instant/Sorcery (2):
2x Hieroglyphic Illumination (Optional card draw or Cycle to trigger Haven)

Enchantments (20): (all fairly self-explanatory)
3x Cartouche of Solidarity
3x Cartouche of Knowledge
2x Drake Haven
2x Trial of Solidarity
2x Trial of Knowledge
2x Anointed Procession
2x Cast Out
2x Sigil of the Empty Throne

Lands (24):
10 Plains
9 Islands
2 Glacial Fortress
2 Prairie Stream
1 Westvale Abbey (why not, since we're spawning tokens [potentially doubled])

Doesn't always work, but fun when it does :]

That's interesting, and I initially had a lot of those cards in the deck, but most of them got cut because they were either too slow, or didn't synergize well enough with the rest of the deck. I'm going U/W because the trials and cartouches seem to mesh very well together, and blue keeps the deck fueled. I foresee red running out of gas.

The deck has been updated to 22 land (+1 island), and +1 temmet. I took out 1 envoy instead of a cat to keep the synergy level higher, and I took out 1 cartouche of solidarity because having 2 in your opener without any payoff wasn't great.

You are in white, why not throw in a pair of Planar Outbursts? Could help with clear the board after a slow start or to reset after you get Throne on the table.