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Trying to make an effective blue deck without resorting to tribal or artifact win conditions. Don't know if this will work, but it's cheap to make and worth a try.
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I know this is mono blue but you could still use Gilder Bairn to vamp up counters, especially on Ludevic's Test Subject, who in my opinion is your game winner. Another card to add would be artful dodge, making sure damage goes through successfully
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I changed the deck a little. Didn't like only having one wincon. Figure that combo simic manipulator and the diminish/downsize would give me the leverage I need.
Also, gilder bairn looks awesome! I'll have to tinker with it. Too bad the little guy is so expensive for an uncommon :/
I know you're not going for artifact win, but I currently have a mono blue deck that focuses only on draw power. It uses around... 6 artifacts total. Howling Mines and Psycosis Crawlers. These don't necessarily guarantee me the win, but they sure as hell help. I won 6 or 7 times in a row when using the deck. If you'd like, you could check it out, maybe get some ideas from it.I also agree with the commenter above about the Artful Dodge. Brilliant card. Also, check out Inexorable Tide. Every time you cast a spell proliferate.
Took a look at the deck you were talking about. That is cool as all hell! It's not an artifact win deck in the sense that I was talking about at all (treasure mage and grand architect + massive beaters) but rather a wincon based on draw, which is a very blue ability. I will definitely give artful dodge a go in a few decks and see how they roll. I wish venser the soujourner were mono blue :( it makes me sad that I would have to splash white to get the unblockable on a stick but artful dodge definitely fits. I considered building something that abuses card draw (invisible stalker and curiosity come to mind) but couldn't think of a way to turn draw into win. Psychosis crawler is brilliant :)