by far I think the best way to go is the way Aaron Forsythe went and use Eternal Witness instead of Academy Rector.

By using the witness, instead of rectoring for a baragin you try to witness a Yawg's Will  

I would still use cabal Therapys to sac the witness.

Let me say this on Dream Halls. I would LOVE it if it was unrestricted. It will never be.

Someone once compared it a bad dark ritual maker only good in one deck.  They were right if dark ritual can make 4 colorless and 2 black to play bargain.

Dream Halls + Bargain = Win. Draw cards with bargain to discard to play draw spells  to discard to play more draw to find Y. Will. then play your GY, by discarding cards in your hand to play your draw spells till you get a tendrils.

Yes it costs 5 mana. Steve says the fastest it comes out is 3rd turn. It can come out 1st turn with duress protection. granted it takes Swamp, ritual, black lotus sac for blue. but you still have 3 cards in hand. If Dream Halls was unrestricted  you would see this alot more with 4 rituals and 4 desires chances of getting that first turn are pretty good. Even if you do not get the black lotus likely you get a mox or 2 and it would come down turn 2.  Would this deck be any faster than the ones now? no, but with 4 Dream Halls you can bet it would be very consistant.

4cc I don't think is the way to go. Well not Exactly....

Now this is just a fast decklist
4 Melouk-Cloud-girl
1 Fastbond
4 Cruciable of Worlds
4 Zuran Orb

Hmm...maybe it ends up being a funky version of 4 CC..

Anyway the combo is if not apparent pay 2 return lands to your hand. create a 1/1 illusion token.  Fastbond allows you to make semi-infinate tokens (limited by your life). Zuran Orb keeps your Life high. Cruciable allows you to play your lands you've sac'd to the orb.

Zuran Orb + Fastbond + CoW = Infinate Life

Fastbond + Melouko = Tokens = to your LIfe.

A bit clumsy but i think in here is where she will find a spot.

A) I plan on getting power. It will just take me a very long time. Therefore in the meantime I need options for my deck.

B) I have read every article on Long Death/Mean Death whatever whoever wishes to call it.

C) I am not asking if it is viable or not. YOu are correct if I planned on going to a tournament which no type 1 tourneys are played near me I would go copy Carl Winters Deck.

D) I like Dream Halls. It is amazingly broken. In case yo9u don't realize it Dream Halls is a Mana Maker to the fith level. Why pay 6 for a Bargain when you can discard a card?

I wonder what deck bulding concepts you think I am missing? Perhaps you are one of those people that think Lim Dul's Vault sucks too?

I need some semi budget options for my combo deck I am building.


1 Dream Halls
1 Mind's Desire
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Necro
1 LimDul's Vault

1 Fact or Fiction
1 Frantic Search
4 Brainstorm
4 Cabal Ritual
4 Dark Ritual
1 Enlightened Tutor

1 Lion's Eye Diamond

2 Tendrils of Agony.

Need
4 Academy Rectors
1 Yawgmoths Bargain
1 Yawgmoths Will

I just traded for the Lion's Eye Diamond and the Necro this weekend which made me so Happy. Right now I am playing Talismans in place of Moxes, and Rush of Knowledge in place of Draw 7's

what I need are options for my lands, and blue draw spells.

The basic premise is like that of Tubo-zvi mixed with Academy Rector and TPS/Long Death. You Rector out a Dream Halls to use your draw spells to find bargain/necro, draw some more to find will. cast will up your storm and cast Tendrils of Agony.