spudshaver

Very true! I added Insidious Dreams as an alternate (or in addition to) Sign in Blood (currently on sideboard to keep the cost under $20), but I think if someone looks here and wants to build or alter this deck, they will likely choose to use it. Thanks for the tips!

(Thank you, sir)

Why, thank you. My goal was to reduce the cost; most of "these" decks tend to be pricey; however, being consistent is also nice.

Obviously one would not cast Decaying Soil and leave it in play "for a few turns" before letting off a combo.

Why drop Tendrils for ritual? Why not drop Consume Spirit? Tendrils is an easier combo to satisfy, so I'm curious why you want to remove it from the deck for mana ramping.

Noted above:
"I chose Consume Spirit to minimize the initial cost, but Exsanguinate is obviously better"
"If you play Exsanguinate instead of Consume Spirit, Myr Moonvessel can be used"

It is on the sideboard, already.

very nice! thanks for the advice.

I almost ran both Balance and Restore Balance :P
I decided against it, at first, because without really investing into suspend support, it is a rather slow card. I do like it; it's a pretty fun twist for Modern, too.

Yours is very nice! And thanks for reminding me, I adjusted the description.

@suitangi

Thank you for the spelling note (I don't mind at all)!
I chose Consume Spirit to minimize the initial cost, but Exsanguinate is obviously better (and gives a multiplayer boost)! Cathodion is sideboarded, but Myr Moonvessel works very well (>bloodpet I think)!

SPIKES!

Bioshift?

I love me a good Blood Artist, but it's true :(
He's also a pricey date

I was thinking the same thing - I almost put in dash hopes to counter counters :P but then I thought that when it really mattered they would just take the 5life hit. It's always nice to hear your view on budgets :)

And as always, feel free to wrokshop it, if you like

I originally decided against explore because I thought, "I don't really need lands;" however, you're right - it means a second Borderpost. I'll cut somewhere :)

Very true!

You pose a fine question (and a trick question). In theory, at least one land should be aside in my hand, from Borderposts. Playing that land with Nylea's Presence qualifies Coalition Victory.

I like how close you are looking, though ;)

I'll sideboard it for now. I think it's a card worth testing before commiting to.

If you're interested:
http://www.mtgvault.com/spudshaver/decks/17-gate-party/

I would assume that's mainly due to x4 Time of Need

@pkmnfn
I don’t disagree! I actually currently have a deck with those 2 drops (and considered Yore-Tiller nephilim for it); it does work well. My hesitations are space and Balance. If I get one creature down before balance, I let them keep one more creature. In terms of space, I could cut the courier and elemental for one of each of the five and the nephilim before I have to start cutting control. I’m not completely opposed (I like those 2 drops;) however, I’m (personally) not sure how to maximize Balance while keeping the effectiveness of Coalition Victory and space for control. Maybe I don’t have to have as much control, and maybe I don’t have to hyper focus Balance. I’m not completely sure lol

@IamAlphaGeek
Knight of New Alara is quite nice. In a deck heavily supporting the shard creatures (mentioned above) it is especially effective. My only concern with Knight of New Alara is that by definition of use, it conflict with Balance; Knight of New Alara is better with more creatures while Balance is better with les creatures. That being said, I’ve started working on a deck that supports the sound advice you gave me. Thank you. (I’ll link it when/if I finish it, just incase you want to see that)

It is slow; you are right! I was thinking about speed at first, but 8CMC is hard to rush too, without cutting somewhere else. If you have any ideas that could speed it up, I'd be happy to know them.

And let me know if you try something like it, thorwing ideas back and forth usually make both decks better.

Prismatic Omen is better, I agree. I was aiming to keep the deck <$20, mainly as a challenge, so I decided to not use it. It's pricey at $10/ea. I will sideboard it for now, though - it's a valid point to make. Thanks for the feedback!