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Tempo is a dying breed in modern. Delver has gone out of style (and some delver decks are arguably not tempo), merfolk is poorly positioned, and stoneforge mystic has been banned since the beginning of time. You could probably argue that death's shadow is aggro midrange (close to the definition of tempo), but it plays more like a controlling voltron deck...perhaps even a combo deck. So, here's my attempt to revive the archetype, taking cues from the best decks in Pauper. The idea is to be highly disruptive and to generate card advantage while always advancing your board. Most spells are creatures with spell-effects stapled on: card draw, counters, indestructibility. The rest of the spells help improve the quality of my creatures or fill the gaps that my creatures can't. For instance, Aether vile gives my creatures flash and uncounterability (notice the synergy with judge's familiar). Favorable winds makes my creatures bigger, same with smuggler's copter. Path to exile serves as a cheap catch-all removal spell for the creatures that slip through the cracks. Lingering souls synergizes with both favorable and smug copter. In general, the deck works because of its synergy and not the individual merit of its cards. The sideboard is filled, like all SBs, with important silver bullets. In my humble opinion, Rest in Peace is the best SB card in modern. It shuts down the midrange decks that rely on tarmogoyf, scavenging ooze, lingering souls, traverse, and grim flayer. It blocks graveyard combo decks like living end, dredge, and storm. It embarrasses snap caster and any delve creature (goodbye grixis death's shadow). For these reasons, i'm running 4, swapping out lingering souls for the playset when it matters. Ceremonious Rejection and Spreading Seas help our worst matchup: Tron. Ojutai's command provides good value in some kind of mirror or against aggro/midrange. Detention sphere answers any problematic permanent and excels against tokens. Hope you give this deck a whirl! it's tons of fun, complicated to play, and rewards meta-knowledge. Please comment with suggestions.
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What's your thoughts on Vendilion Clique in here? It's a flash flyer that lets you not only peek at the opponent's hand, but also gets rid of any one annoying card, allowing you to plan your next few plays accordingly. It also synergies with Favourable Winds and Spellstutter Sprite.
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Good point on vendilion clique!Overall i dont see the advantages in synergy over a straight uw spirits deck here.
Spirits is virtually the same deck, perhaps better. UW spirits is somewhat inferior unless it runs two mana counter magic. Bant spirits plays noble to enable a crucial turn two spell queller. Spirits has the advantage of getting to run mutavault and cavern of souls. It really comes down to preference. I like spell stutter sprite and faerie miscreant from my experience in pauper, squadron hawk too. This is kind of a nostalgic port from pauper to modern. On the topic of Clique, yes, I think it could certainly have a place here. The best targets for clique are combo pieces, and I can imagine playing it in board for those match ups might work. I'll try it out and let you know how it goes!