You said you don't want to only rely on the BA/MC combo, but that seems to be one of your only win conditions. Focusing on this is filling your deck with retrieval cards when your deck could just be all-around focused on milling, and not just one specific instance of milling, if you catch my drift. I came up with a rough draft of some decent cards you could use to keep the general theme, of course some are quite expensive (Jace 3.0) but it's more of to just get a general idea. http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=227825
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The Phyrexian Unlife Ajani's Mantra combo won't work as well as well as you think it will. You're just hoping that they don't totally pummel you with damage otherwise it can take awhile for that Ajani's Mantra to tick up. Of course you might have several out by then but who knows. Otherwise i like the idea, i tried to make a deck like this but never really succeeded at it. Now that i know Fortune Thief exists i might have to give it a shot. Could try an Immolating Souleater in the event that you have an odd numbered life total.
i like your specificity on the types of lands you have lol. But the Rootbound Crag won't be doing you any good because of the fact you have no spells that require red mana. I'd just take it out and replace it with a forest
and check out my Shape Anew/Proliferate deck, definitely experimental but i think it has some good potential http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=227615
i'd say sideboard some phyrexian crusaders then if ur going against a deck with either red or white, then just switch em in for the ichor rats
Shape Anew/Proliferate - http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=227615 Budget Forest Beatdown - http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=210073 Goblin Reverb - http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=224302 I'd like some good suggestions on what to do with the Shape Anew/Proliferate
I'd try getting in the 2012 Dual-lands in place of the Sejiri Refuge and Jwar Isle Refuge, it'll allow you to get started quicker
with all the sorceries/instants you might want to consider Grim Lavamancer because you'll basically always have something to exile in your graveyard
Soul Sister deck, i like.
Quicksilver Amulet might be a cheaper replacement (money costs) if you're low on cash. And if you're wanting one of the big three i'd chose either +2 Ulamog or +2 Kozilek (Emrakul just gets too hard to play if you're running a deck not based around Elvish Piper/Summoning Trap)...and oh yeah, summoning trap would make a good addition to this deck =P
also now that i have looked at it, you might find a better benefit in mana curve by just replacing the Righteous Cause's with the simple Lifelink enchantment. You'll get it out quicker and probably receive more life from it by attaching it to an Ajani's Pridemate or something like that.
perhaps sideboard the Soltari Visionaries, take out 1 Celestial Ancient, then PERHAPS (unless you really love it) remove the Silence's. that would give you 7 open slots for 4 Soul Warden's and 3 Soul's Attendant's (or the other way around...doesn't really matter). Otherwise everything else looks good. Also maybe take out 1 thing for another Ajani Pridemate. Perhaps one twilight drover?
if you're going for a theme don't change anything. If you're willing to change then i'd try some Vault Skirge's or Porcelain Legionnaire's. And since you're sticking with some phyrexian mana costs you may see an improvement if you water down you're lands to just U/B.
me likes. This is going on a big limb here (meaning i've never tested this before) but you could try a Balefire Liege attached with a deathtouch equipment, but you don't have a lot of red spells so, actually nevermind. just would seem cool.
usually it's not a problem, i'd say just play test em' (just pretend your porcelain legionnaire's are the bloodghast if you're not wanting to spend the money). Also, you can always keep your fetch land...un-fetched incase he goes down then just tap and bring em back.
i like the changes, you might wanna play test the lands because with vampires you want a little speed and the piranha marsh might slow that down for you. Try out just all swamps and see how it works for yah.
might as well replace the Shock's with Galvanic Blast's in the rare event you have 3 mindcrank's out.
more etched champion would be nice
-2 nirkana cutthroat +2 Vampire Nighthawk
i'm gonna try out the ruin ghosts. Thanks for the suggestion!!
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