DESCRIPTION
quickly put together a list of cards that will be standard post rotation. this deck is an izzet cyclops combo deck. how it works:
1) use quicken and izzet charm to loot through your deck for your combo pieces.
2) play goblin electromancer or young pyromancer on turn two to prepare for going off.
3) nivix cyclops is the optimal play turn 3. honorable mention goes to guttersnipe.
4) assuming the boardstate has goblin electromancer and nivix cyclops with 4 lands, you can combo off:
- hidden strings for one, floating a mana or tapping down blockers. have at least 3 mana up. cipher it of course. nivix count: (4 4)
- shock off a blocker, or them directly, or just teleportal. nivix count: (7 4, +1 +0 and cant be blocked if teleportal)
- use the armed part of armed dangerous for one. final nivix count: (11 4 double strike, +1 +0 and cant be blocked if teleportal)
alt win conditions involve young pyromancer and guttersnipe
sideboard is the sketchiest part of this deck. control and removal are the worst matchups, so the negates, cyclonic rifts, and mizzium skin comes in, in place of young pyromancers and teleportals. mizzium mortars, essence scatters and annihilating fires are for creature based decks, and the fire can be used as direct burn if needed. nivmagus elemental is the sketchiest card in the sideboard. if i can acquire them, niv-mizzet, dracogenius or ral-zarek might go in, as theyre good in the midrange grindy matchups, and do tons for your combo if you keep in the main parts (card draw on niv-mizzet and less blockers damage needed with a 5 5 flying body, +1 and -3 on ral for burning off blockers and mana untapping blocker tapping). if i decide to get them and theros brings new dual lands, burning earth will be a 4 of, as only 8 of the 22 lands im running are non-basics.
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thank you :)