Mana Crypt and Tezzeret the Seeker

[xwt]

So Tezzeret the Seeker, we all know, is da nutz.

How can I use it's infini-turns combo with Time Vault as a win condition without dying to my own mana crypt?

Should I:
a) not run man crypt
b) run a singleton voltaic key and an engineered explosives (turn 1 tutor vault, turn 2 tutor key to untap vault, turn 3 tutor explosives to blow up crypt and moxen without passing turn)
c) pray that I draw into tinker to break it
d) run big Plats as my tinker target

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So what's the deal? Right now I'm running explosives and a key, but it's because my build runs trinket mages. I've been experimenting with keeperesque builds that favor other stuff over mage, and hence I can't reliably tutor them up. I've replaced the crypt with mana vault, but it happens not to be good very good WITHOUT vault to untap it for cheap.

Key has minor synergies with:
Sensei's Divining Top
Mana Crypt
Mana Vault
Sol Ring

but otherwise is pretty bland.

You can always tutor up key when you draw into time vault (or time vault when you draw into key) and win the game for a lower mana investment than to tutor up Tezzeret and pay it's 3uu mana cost (hard to keep mana up for drain when you do that).


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So at this time, when no one knows what's THE good Tezzeret build, what's the good way to use it as a win-con and yet utilize the powerful mana artifact that it Mana Crypt?

[M.Solymossy]

So um... how about just add counters to tezzeret, and then make your artifacts 5/5s?

[zeus-online]

I don't really see the problem....In all probability you should be able to deal with the crypt or kill the opponent before the damage matters...

Look at it this way: Will you win more games by including arguably one the most powerfull mana sources ever*, then by not doing so?

I'd say hell yes!

/Zeus

*From a pure mana perspective it's only matched by lotus, academy, workshop and channel.