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Lol right as I commented I looked, saw it on there, then edited the comment.

Keep liking the deck guys! Thank you for helping to hit front page! Still open to suggestions of course!

Again, another reason I like Pack Rat. Instead of wasting a spell on myself. I'll make a rat out of it.

I think I'm just gonna spend the money today and buy the two other ensuring and Lili's and test it out. Still not a huge fan of BoB. He is just too easy to remove before I get an activation out of him. Pack rat helps me keep my hand soft locked and is an answer for dead draws. Plus in his own little way, he is evasive.

I've been thinking about ditching Damnation, but I think It's a very solid 4 drop. I think it is on it's way out however.

I am on the lookout for a couple more bridges. I only own two but would love to have a play set. Would make the deck's core a bit stronger. I don't think I'm a fan of more lili's. Two more bridges would already pump the curve up quite a bit considering I'd have to take out one or two drops for it. two more 3 drops I can deal with, but four more is just insane.

Believe it or not. It did work. I watched the deck play multiple times last night and wether he used it on his turn to either draw out the counter spell or on their turn to prevent baddies from dropping, he knew when to play it well. My only hope was hoping to have spot removal in hand to instant speed kill the big bad creature that was going to swing in the face, and that was me hoping he didn't have brave the elements or god's willing in hand since Silence is a one drop.

Assuming the deck is meant for casual play, it will go great. Unfortunately, at least until rotation, playing this in competitive standard would just be too slow. Maybe try running some verdant haven in substitute for staffs? Can be turned with void snare or invasive, gains life when entering, and is a mana buff. In my opinion infinitely better. Also, I would main board at least two reclamation sages. Two very simple alters that won't break the bank.

Did see something new as well yesterday. It was a pretty mean and fast White Weenies that main boarded silence. Very annoying card if Planning on hitting them with a discard spell and silenced on upkeep. Bought him quite a few turns to beat me down. In the end, I managed to stabilize almost every time though.

Not a huge fan of the Confidant. Creature removal is a huge part of almost every deck my group plays in. I don't rely on the bridge or Lili, plus I am kind of on a budget and only own two of each. I've found that smallpox is little value and often hurts my deck more than I get value from it. I do need the Downfall because I stare at planeswalkers way to often to not main board a couple. I like dismember. The Sun's were pushed to side and dismember added in. Smother was also added but Throat boarded over heavy cost decks. Thinking about shuffling if I see an affinity deck show up. Until then will also put two Victims in as replacements.

And drown in sorrow isn't gone, just got moved to side. I like the black sun because it is a consistent -1-1 and will come back around to see another play through.

Santicity becomes dead if not in opening hand though. That's what annoy's me about it. Can I ask why Torpor? I don't have much trouble with ETB effects.

You prefer Victim over Go for the Throat? I find myself staring down Vampires and Zombies a lot more than I do artifacts. Also, what are some good cards to sideboard against mirror decks? Hasn't happened yet. But I know a lot of people in the group like my deck and will soon attempt to copy.

You prefer victim over go for the throat? I find myself looking at vampires more than artifacts.

The soul sisters I have no problems with. I usually Thoughtsieze the Auriok champions out early and even then Black Sun is a good answer. The rest can be daily dealt with using spot removal. I did see a new standard deck yesterday. But it didn't stand too much of a chance. It was really clunky Selesnya deck that ran stuff like Fleecemane, Call of the Conclave, Advent of the Wurm, etc. Only problem I had was the playlet of Voice of Resurgence, but that quickly became target of the force discards.

Actually, it's a very odd spin on the twin deck. He runs the combo pieces, a couple kiki's for back up. 2 Phurp for foggy decks because that is very relevant and annoying. And then draw and counter spells. He doesn't win as quickly as most splinter decks do, but he sure as hell controls the field. Also, I've seen his Phurp help him to stabilize vs. a soul sisters deck. 3 soul sisters = 3 life per pester. Pester + Purph = 4 damage per pester.

Also the biggest problem I have with my friends Splinter Twin deck is he main boards two God of the Forge. Even with Illness of the ranks, Pestermite still enters and swings 2. Then I still have the problem of staring down a red indestructible enchantment that I can't deal with. Suggestions?

I looked at this before I played yesterday and brought my cards with for switching around. After playing with the deck a bit, I agree that Pack Rat is a solid mid range to late game. Many times did it get targeted, and made a copy of itself. Bitter blossom I never liked. Not enough bang for your buck. Waste not left because I found it actually counteracting my ensnaring bridge quite often and allowed me to be attacked. This is the latest version I moved to yesterday. I've gone to 21 lands, and it worked pretty well.

Thanks for the suggestions. I've looked around at it, and made some changes. I noticed some of you didn't like waste not, but it's actually a very good cycle card to get some value out of my opponents' discards. As for ensnaring bridge, I have three friends who run Splinter Twin decks. I'f I ever get stuck with one dead card in hand, I'm done for. I prefer to just quickly remove the creature before it can be enchanted. The other big problem with my group is Soul Sisters. Spot removal, again, takes care of it. So I'm a big fan. But I like the better discard spells and I think I've made the deck quite a bit better. Also, 22 lands is just too much. My mana curve is mainly around 1-2. After 4 lands I can play anything in my deck. Nothing hurts more to 8 rack than getting mana flooded without a Raven's Crime in the graveyard. I'll play around with the land count, but I don't think I'll ever put it above 20.

You might also consider running a few Isochron Scepters. Grapeshot makes an excellent target to be able to copy every turn. Also, I would agree with the 2 maximum of Past in Flames. It is a good card, but you'll have quite a bit of mana to float after casting to attempt to storm after it. Also might consider tossing in some Lightning Bolts just for a quick one drop spell that throws 3 at something.