When you’re getting into lower resource battles you’re always hoping to draw a cantrip.
There are also plenty of decks that use discard over countermagic as their interaction, like Depths decks, Grixis control etc in the format at the moment. There could be an argument for too much air and wheel-spinning, but the deck has such a high ceiling that I believe you want to maximise both its potential and consistency. Preordain didn’t start in the deck though, they were Faithless Lootings at first but very quickly it was obvious that the deck just wants to chain these cantrips into each other to maximise the Phoenixes and rebuy them vs fair decks or to find your interaction vs unfair. Notably the spells don't need to resolve, so it's common to beat a Chalice by casting Buried Alive then throwing some spells into it.īrainstorm/Ponder/Preordain: Cantrips are what make most of the best decks in the format tick, there’s nothing more to say on Brainstorm and Ponder. You can cast it turn three then follow up with some spells the following turn, or 5 lands is another sweet spot for the deck where you can chain two cantrips into a Buried Alive. It's fine to be played as it says on the tin too. I believe Buried Alive to also be an auto 4-of in the deck. In my preliminary testing I was playing three copies to help avoid the problem of diminishing returns, but I quickly realised that the first copy is so powerful it almost fully negates that drawback. To maximise the decks power level I believe it’s an auto 4-of.īuried Alive: Buried Alive is part B of your ‘Show and Tell’ plan. Dark Ritual: Dark Ritual is part A of the combo and leads to the most explosive openings.
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