I think the infamy of the first in this series is pumping up the price somewhat, but this is certainly not a bad card, if not quite what the predecessor was
Additions: Cuts: Here's how the deck looks with the upgrades added: Further Upgrades My upgrade path would involve going further into a Noncreature Convoke style of play: Monastery Mentor can replace a weaker token producer like Stonybrook Schoolmaster, Grand Crescendo can swap in for Secure the Wastes, Tocasia's Welcome and Idol of Oblivion can take the spot of Mentor of the Meek and so on
Challenge your friends or try each unique playstyle with this bundle of all 5 Tarkir: Dragonstorm decks Abzan Armor, Jeskai Striker, Sultai Arisen, Mardu Surge, and Temur Roar
Build arounds as potentially powerful but undeniably narrow as Urza are hard to, well, build around
Damnation does that efficiently and on curve, which matters in formats where turn-four wipes stabilize games
Labs 3.9%inclusion 2%synergy 2 decks 51 decks Black Widow, Deadly Hunter 2.0%inclusion 2%synergy 1 decks 51 decks White Widow, Yelena Belova 2.0%inclusion 2%synergy 1 decks 51 decks Ghost, Spectral Saboteur 2.0%inclusion 1%synergy 1 decks 51 decks High Synergy Cards Soaring Thought-Thief 35%inclusion 32%synergy 190 decks 547 decks Zareth San, the Trickster 34%inclusion 32%synergy 186 decks 547 decks Vorpal Sword 32%inclusion 30%synergy 174 decks 547 decks Hoard Robber 30%inclusion 30%synergy 164 decks 547 decks Anowon, the Ruin Thief 30%inclusion 29%synergy 163 decks 547 decks Rogue Class 32%inclusion 29%synergy 176 decks 547 decks Soulknife Spy 28%inclusion 28%synergy 153 decks 547 decks Thieves' Guild Enforcer 27%inclusion 24%synergy 146 decks 547 decks Nighthawk Scavenger 23%inclusion 22%synergy 128 decks 547 decks Shadowmage Infiltrator 23%inclusion 22%synergy 124 decks 547 decks Top Cards Counterspell 49%inclusion -7%synergy 266 decks 547 decks Negate 36%inclusion 4%synergy 199 decks 547 decks Consuming Aberration 36%inclusion 21%synergy 197 decks 547 decks Drown in the Loch 33%inclusion 15%synergy 180 decks 547 decks Swiftfoot Boots 32%inclusion 7%synergy 174 decks 547 decks Feed the Swarm 30%inclusion -5%synergy 166 decks 547 decks Slither Blade 30%inclusion 18%synergy 164 decks 547 decks Reconnaissance Mission 28%inclusion 19%synergy 152 decks 547 decks Prosperous Thief 27%inclusion 16%synergy 146 decks 547 decks Aqueous Form 25%inclusion 18%synergy 139 decks 547 decks Game Changers Notion Thief 26%inclusion 15%synergy 141 decks 547 decks Rhystic Study 14%inclusion -8%synergy 78 decks 547 decks Cyclonic Rift 12%inclusion -10%synergy 66 decks 547 decks Demonic Tutor 12%inclusion -7%synergy 64 decks 547 decks Fierce Guardianship 8.4%inclusion -10%synergy 46 decks 547 decks Vampiric Tutor 6.8%inclusion -9%synergy 37 decks 547 decks Opposition Agent 5.7%inclusion -1%synergy 31 decks 547 decks Mystical Tutor 5.7%inclusion -7%synergy 31 decks 547 decks Creatures Invisible Stalker 25%inclusion 19%synergy 137 decks 547 decks Merfolk Windrobber 22%inclusion 20%synergy 118 decks 547 decks Ruin Crab 21%inclusion 13%synergy 116 decks 547 decks Syr Konrad, the Grim 21%inclusion 8%synergy 113 decks 547 decks Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar 21%inclusion 11%synergy 113 decks 547 decks Baleful Strix 20%inclusion -4%synergy 109 decks 547 decks Oona's Blackguard 20%inclusion 15%synergy 108 decks 547 decks Triton Shorestalker 20%inclusion 10%synergy 108 decks 547 decks Grim Hireling 19%inclusion 16%synergy 106 decks 547 decks Ghostly Pilferer 19%inclusion 16%synergy 106 decks 547 decks Fallen Shinobi 19%inclusion 9%synergy 105 decks 547 decks Thief of Sanity 19%inclusion 15%synergy 102 decks 547 decks Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive 18%inclusion 10%synergy 101 decks 547 decks Changeling Outcast 18%inclusion 0%synergy 100 decks 547 decks Sygg, River Cutthroat 17%inclusion 13%synergy 92 decks 547 decks The Mindskinner 15%inclusion 8%synergy 79 decks 526 decks Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker 15%inclusion 13%synergy 82 decks 547 decks Cruel Somnophage 14%inclusion 9%synergy 78 decks 547 decks Blackbloom Rogue 14%inclusion 13%synergy 77 decks 547 decks Bruvac the Grandiloquent 14%inclusion 7%synergy 75 decks 547 decks Frogtosser Banneret 13%inclusion 11%synergy 71 decks 547 decks Duskmantle Guildmage 13%inclusion 9%synergy 71 decks 547 decks Thieving Skydiver 13%inclusion 10%synergy 71 decks 547 decks Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire 13%inclusion 11%synergy 70 decks 547 decks Tinybones, the Pickpocket 12%inclusion 11%synergy 68 decks 547 decks Silver-Fur Master 12%inclusion 2%synergy 68 decks 547 decks Guild Thief 12%inclusion 12%synergy 67 decks 547 decks Dauthi Voidwalker 12%inclusion 1%synergy 67 decks 547 decks Stinkdrinker Bandit 12%inclusion 10%synergy 63 decks 547 decks Silent-Blade Oni 11%inclusion 3%synergy 61 decks 547 decks Lazav, Dimir Mastermind 11%inclusion 7%synergy 60 decks 547 decks Nemesis of Reason 10%inclusion 2%synergy 55 decks 547 decks Unstoppable Slasher 10%inclusion 5%synergy 51 decks 526 decks Azure Beastbinder 10%inclusion 6%synergy 53 decks 547 decks Orochi Soul-Reaver 10%inclusion 7%synergy 52 decks 547 decks Faerie Mastermind 10%inclusion -0%synergy 52 decks 547 decks Dimir Infiltrator 9.1%inclusion 4%synergy 50 decks 547 decks Enduring Curiosity 8.9%inclusion 4%synergy 47 decks 529 decks Gonti, Lord of Luxury 8.8%inclusion 5%synergy 48 decks 547 decks Halo Forager 8.2%inclusion 4%synergy 45 decks 547 decks Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion 8.0%inclusion 1%synergy 44 decks 547 decks Hedron Crab 7.9%inclusion 4%synergy 43 decks 547 decks Shoreline Looter 7.7%inclusion 4%synergy 42 decks 547 decks Glasspool Mimic 7.5%inclusion 1%synergy 41 decks 547 decks Blighted Agent 7.5%inclusion 5%synergy 41 decks 547 decks Locke Cole 7.5%inclusion 6%synergy 25 decks 334 decks Guiltfeeder 7.3%inclusion 2%synergy 40 decks 547 decks Etrata, the Silencer 7.3%inclusion 5%synergy 40 decks 547 decks Rankle, Master of Pranks 7.3%inclusion 2%synergy 40 decks 547 decks Cephalid Facetaker 7.1%inclusion 6%synergy 39 decks 547 decks Instants Aetherize 25%inclusion 13%synergy 135 decks 547 decks Didn't Say Please 22%inclusion 17%synergy 119 decks 547 decks Dark Ritual 21%inclusion -16%synergy 114 decks 547 decks Murder 20%inclusion 13%synergy 112 decks 547 decks An Offer You Can't Refuse 19%inclusion -12%synergy 105 decks 547 decks Go for the Throat 18%inclusion 2%synergy 99 decks 547 decks Infernal Grasp 18%inclusion 2%synergy 99 decks 547 decks Arcane Denial 17%inclusion -9%synergy 91 decks 547 decks Brainstorm 15%inclusion -14%synergy 84 decks 547 decks Countersquall 15%inclusion 9%synergy 82 decks 547 decks Soul Manipulation 12%inclusion 9%synergy 66 decks 547 decks Withering Torment 11%inclusion -5%synergy 59 decks 525 decks Psychic Strike 11%inclusion 8%synergy 59 decks 547 decks Thought Collapse 10%inclusion 7%synergy 56 decks 547 decks Opt 10%inclusion -1%synergy 55 decks 547 decks Thought Scour 10%inclusion 4%synergy 55 decks 547 decks Pongify 9.0%inclusion -6%synergy 49 decks 547 decks Kitsune's Technique 8.7%inclusion 6%synergy 15 decks 173 decks Waterlogged Teachings 8.6%inclusion -3%synergy 47 decks 547 decks Mana Drain 8.4%inclusion -9%synergy 46 decks 547 decks Reality Shift 7.3%inclusion -6%synergy 40 decks 547 decks Archive Trap 7.3%inclusion 5%synergy 40 decks 547 decks Doom Blade 6.9%inclusion 4%synergy 38 decks 547 decks Swan Song 6.9%inclusion -12%synergy 38 decks 547 decks Fell the Profane 6.8%inclusion -9%synergy 37 decks 547 decks Hero's Downfall 6.6%inclusion 4%synergy 36 decks 547 decks Deadly Rollick 6.6%inclusion -13%synergy 36 decks 547 decks Feign Death 6.6%inclusion 5%synergy 36 decks 547 decks You Come to a River 6.6%inclusion 6%synergy 36 decks 547 decks Frantic Search 6.4%inclusion -13%synergy 35 decks 547 decks Price of Fame 6.4%inclusion 2%synergy 35 decks 547 decks Sink into Stupor 6.4%inclusion -10%synergy 35 decks 547 decks Cancel 6.4%inclusion 4%synergy 35 decks 547 decks Muddle the Mixture 6.2%inclusion 1%synergy 34 decks 547 decks Siphon Insight 5.7%inclusion 2%synergy 31 decks 547 decks Memory Plunder 5.5%inclusion -0%synergy 30 decks 547 decks Grisly Spectacle 5.5%inclusion 4%synergy 30 decks 547 decks Disdainful Stroke 5.3%inclusion 3%synergy 29 decks 547 decks Deadly Dispute 5.1%inclusion -3%synergy 28 decks 547 decks Power Word Kill 5.1%inclusion 4%synergy 28 decks 547 decks Perplex 5.1%inclusion 2%synergy 28 decks 547 decks Sorceries Singularity Rupture 22%inclusion 9%synergy 69 decks 314 decks Maddening Cacophony 22%inclusion 11%synergy 118 decks 547 decks Fractured Sanity 20%inclusion 10%synergy 107 decks 547 decks Extract from Darkness 16%inclusion 9%synergy 88 decks 547 decks Arcane Heist 15%inclusion 13%synergy 81 decks 547 decks Tasha's Hideous Laughter 14%inclusion 8%synergy 74 decks 547 decks Stolen Identity 13%inclusion 11%synergy 72 decks 547 decks Whispering Madness 13%inclusion 10%synergy 69 decks 547 decks Reanimate 12%inclusion -13%synergy 68 decks 547 decks Notorious Throng 12%inclusion 7%synergy 67 decks 547 decks Paranoid Delusions 12%inclusion 11%synergy 64 decks 547 decks Glimpse the Unthinkable 11%inclusion 6%synergy 61 decks 547 decks Toxic Deluge 11%inclusion -14%synergy 61 decks 547 decks Ponder 10%inclusion -6%synergy 54 decks 547 decks Mind Grind 10%inclusion 4%synergy 52 decks 547 decks Cut Your Losses 9.3%inclusion 5%synergy 51 decks 547 decks Diabolic Tutor 9.1%inclusion 3%synergy 50 decks 547 decks Ringsight 8.6%inclusion 3%synergy 47 decks 547 decks Windfall 8.4%inclusion -5%synergy 46 decks 547 decks Breach the Multiverse 8.4%inclusion -1%synergy 46 decks 547 decks Traumatize 7.9%inclusion 3%synergy 43 decks 547 decks Damnation 7.7%inclusion -2%synergy 42 decks 547 decks Preordain 7.3%inclusion -3%synergy 40 decks 547 decks Pilfered Plans 7.1%inclusion 5%synergy 39 decks 547 decks Open into Wonder 7.1%inclusion 6%synergy 39 decks 547 decks Writ of Return 6.9%inclusion 7%synergy 38 decks 547 decks Rise of the Dark Realms 6.8%inclusion -3%synergy 37 decks 547 decks Hidden Strings 6.4%inclusion 6%synergy 35 decks 547 decks Hands of Binding 6.0%inclusion 6%synergy 33 decks 547 decks Mind Funeral 5.9%inclusion 3%synergy 32 decks 547 decks Sign in Blood 5.7%inclusion -0%synergy 31 decks 547 decks Distant Melody 5.7%inclusion -6%synergy 31 decks 547 decks In Garruk's Wake 5.5%inclusion 1%synergy 30 decks 547 decks Utility Artifacts Bident of Thassa 25%inclusion 15%synergy 137 decks 547 decks Mindcrank 24%inclusion 12%synergy 133 decks 547 decks Quietus Spike 23%inclusion 21%synergy 124 decks 547 decks Lightning Greaves 19%inclusion -8%synergy 106 decks 547 decks Thieves' Tools 17%inclusion 16%synergy 93 decks 547 decks The Water Crystal 17%inclusion 8%synergy 57 decks 337 decks Whispersilk Cloak 15%inclusion 9%synergy 82 decks 547 decks Mask of Riddles 13%inclusion 11%synergy 70 decks 547 decks Trepanation Blade 12%inclusion 11%synergy 67 decks 547 decks Wayfarer's Bauble 11%inclusion -2%synergy 60 decks 547 decks Goldvein Pick 10%inclusion 10%synergy 57 decks 547 decks Sword of the Animist 10%inclusion 6%synergy 52 decks 547 decks Whispersteel Dagger 8.0%inclusion 7%synergy 44 decks 547 decks Rogue's Gloves 7.9%inclusion 8%synergy 43 decks 547 decks The Key to the Vault 7.1%inclusion 6%synergy 39 decks 547 decks Scytheclaw 7.1%inclusion 7%synergy 39 decks 547 decks Dowsing Dagger 7.1%inclusion 5%synergy 39 decks 547 decks Fireshrieker 6.9%inclusion 6%synergy 38 decks 547 decks Blackblade Reforged 6.9%inclusion 6%synergy 38 decks 547 decks Altar of the Brood 6.9%inclusion 2%synergy 38 decks 547 decks Goggles of Night 6.8%inclusion 7%synergy 37 decks 547 decks Bonehoard 6.4%inclusion 5%synergy 35 decks 547 decks Trickster's Talisman 6.2%inclusion 6%synergy 34 decks 547 decks Prying Blade 6.2%inclusion 6%synergy 34 decks 547 decks Mask of Memory 6.0%inclusion 5%synergy 33 decks 547 decks Riverchurn Monument 5.9%inclusion 2%synergy 26 decks 442 decks Keening Stone 5.7%inclusion 5%synergy 31 decks 547 decks Sword of Body and Mind 5.3%inclusion 4%synergy 29 decks 547 decks Mesmeric Orb 5.1%inclusion -0%synergy 28 decks 547 decks Enchantments Propaganda 23%inclusion 5%synergy 126 decks 547 decks Psychic Corrosion 18%inclusion 11%synergy 96 decks 547 decks Coastal Piracy 16%inclusion 12%synergy 86 decks 547 decks Combat Research 14%inclusion 12%synergy 76 decks 547 decks Court of Cunning 14%inclusion 8%synergy 74 decks 547 decks Curiosity 13%inclusion 12%synergy 72 decks 547 decks Memory Erosion 12%inclusion 8%synergy 64 decks 547 decks Bloodchief Ascension 10%inclusion 2%synergy 53 decks 547 decks Fraying Sanity 9.1%inclusion 5%synergy 50 decks 547 decks Wizard Class 8.6%inclusion 7%synergy 47 decks 547 decks Teferi's Tutelage 8.4%inclusion 7%synergy 46 decks 547 decks Phyrexian Arena 7.9%inclusion -5%synergy 43 decks 547 decks Military Intelligence 7.1%inclusion 6%synergy 39 decks 547 decks Witness Protection 6.8%inclusion 5%synergy 37 decks 547 decks Jace's Erasure 6.8%inclusion 6%synergy 37 decks 547 decks Sphinx's Tutelage 6.2%inclusion 3%synergy 34 decks 547 decks Black Market Connections 6.0%inclusion -5%synergy 33 decks 547 decks Fly 5.9%inclusion 5%synergy 32 decks 547 decks Aether Tunnel 5.5%inclusion 5%synergy 30 decks 547 decks King Narfi's Betrayal 5.5%inclusion 4%synergy 30 decks 547 decks Mystic Remora 5.5%inclusion -9%synergy 30 decks 547 decks Bitterblossom 5.5%inclusion -2%synergy 30 decks 547 decks Utility Lands Rogue's Passage 35%inclusion 9%synergy 194 decks 547 decks Reliquary Tower 29%inclusion -7%synergy 157 decks 547 decks Bojuka Bog 28%inclusion -10%synergy 155 decks 547 decks Access Tunnel 20%inclusion 15%synergy 112 decks 547 decks Mystic Sanctuary 15%inclusion -1%synergy 84 decks 547 decks Creeping Tar Pit 10%inclusion 2%synergy 53 decks 547 decks Nephalia Drownyard 9.0%inclusion 0%synergy 49 decks 547 decks Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 8.8%inclusion -11%synergy 48 decks 547 decks Mortuary Mire 8.0%inclusion 0%synergy 44 decks 547 decks Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital 8.0%inclusion 3%synergy 28 decks 350 decks Temple of the False God 7.1%inclusion -2%synergy 39 decks 547 decks Witch's Cottage 6.8%inclusion 3%synergy 37 decks 547 decks Otawara, Soaring City 6.4%inclusion -12%synergy 35 decks 547 decks Restless Reef 5.9%inclusion -0%synergy 32 decks 547 decks Shizo, Death's Storehouse 5.7%inclusion -2%synergy 31 decks 547 decks Cabal Coffers 5.1%inclusion -5%synergy 28 decks 547 decks Mana Artifacts Sol Ring 68%inclusion -20%synergy 370 decks 547 decks Arcane Signet 64%inclusion -20%synergy 351 decks 547 decks Dimir Signet 44%inclusion -15%synergy 240 decks 547 decks Talisman of Dominance 32%inclusion -26%synergy 176 decks 547 decks Mind Stone 23%inclusion -5%synergy 127 decks 547 decks Thought Vessel 23%inclusion -9%synergy 124 decks 547 decks Commander's Sphere 21%inclusion 5%synergy 116 decks 547 decks Fellwar Stone 12%inclusion -18%synergy 68 decks 547 decks Sky Diamond 9.3%inclusion 1%synergy 51 decks 547 decks Charcoal Diamond 8.8%inclusion 1%synergy 48 decks 547 decks Dimir Locket 8.2%inclusion 6%synergy 45 decks 547 decks Dimir Keyrune 7.1%inclusion 2%synergy 39 decks 547 decks Decanter of Endless Water 6.0%inclusion 2%synergy 33 decks 547 decks Dimir Cluestone 5.3%inclusion 4%synergy 29 decks 547 decks Lands Island 97%inclusion 1%synergy 533 decks 547 decks Swamp 97%inclusion 0%synergy 530 decks 547 decks Command Tower 71%inclusion -17%synergy 388 decks 547 decks Sunken Hollow 49%inclusion -17%synergy 267 decks 547 decks Drowned Catacomb 40%inclusion -14%synergy 220 decks 547 decks Dimir Aqueduct 39%inclusion 2%synergy 216 decks 547 decks Choked Estuary 35%inclusion -12%synergy 194 decks 547 decks Temple of Deceit 34%inclusion -1%synergy 188 decks 547 decks Darkwater Catacombs 31%inclusion -8%synergy 169 decks 547 decks Dismal Backwater 30%inclusion 14%synergy 163 decks 547 decks Watery Grave 27%inclusion -21%synergy 150 decks 547 decks Evolving Wilds 27%inclusion 11%synergy 148 decks 547 decks Shipwreck Marsh 26%inclusion -14%synergy 144 decks 547 decks Tainted Isle 26%inclusion -18%synergy 143 decks 547 decks Path of Ancestry 24%inclusion -3%synergy 133 decks 547 decks Morphic Pool 21%inclusion -15%synergy 117 decks 547 decks Underground River 20%inclusion -20%synergy 111 decks 547 decks Dimir Guildgate 19%inclusion 12%synergy 102 decks 547 decks Clearwater Pathway 18%inclusion -7%synergy 97 decks 547 decks Polluted Delta 17%inclusion -15%synergy 95 decks 547 decks Exotic Orchard 17%inclusion -15%synergy 94 decks 547 decks Myriad Landscape 16%inclusion -4%synergy 89 decks 547 decks Terramorphic Expanse 16%inclusion 5%synergy 86 decks 547 decks Gloomlake Verge 16%inclusion -9%synergy 82 decks 526 decks Blackbloom Rogue 14%inclusion 13%synergy 77 decks 547 decks Sunken Ruins 12%inclusion -5%synergy 66 decks 547 decks Fetid Pools 12%inclusion -4%synergy 63 decks 547 decks Darkslick Shores 11%inclusion -3%synergy 61 decks 547 decks Jwar Isle Refuge 10%inclusion 5%synergy 54 decks 547 decks Waterlogged Teachings 8.6%inclusion -3%synergy 47 decks 547 decks Submerged Boneyard 8.4%inclusion 4%synergy 46 decks 547 decks Waterfront District 8.2%inclusion 5%synergy 45 decks 547 decks Contaminated Aquifer 8.2%inclusion 2%synergy 45 decks 547 decks Undercity Sewers 7.9%inclusion -13%synergy 43 decks 547 decks Glasspool Mimic 7.5%inclusion 1%synergy 41 decks 547 decks Thriving Moor 7.1%inclusion 5%synergy 39 decks 547 decks Fell the Profane 6.8%inclusion -9%synergy 37 decks 547 decks Fabled Passage 6.8%inclusion -2%synergy 37 decks 547 decks Mistvault Bridge 6.6%inclusion 1%synergy 36 decks 547 decks Sink into Stupor 6.4%inclusion -10%synergy 35 decks 547 decks Thriving Isle 5.9%inclusion 4%synergy 32 decks 547 decks Ice Tunnel 5.5%inclusion 1%synergy 30 decks 547 decks Underground Sea 5.5%inclusion -8%synergy 30 decks 547 decks
