disclaimer, i dont play vintage, i just lurk these forums for fun.... so maybe this is a terrible idea, or maybe not. i'm just looking to start a discussion here.
i saw
this shop deck using black vise and howling mine, liked the idea but thought walking archive and ebony owl netsuke were awful
i saw
this deck abusing commandeer and loved it
so when i saw
this card spoiled i figured maybe it's worth building a deck around. here are two possibilities off the top of my head.
method 1: blue cards and pitch counters(yes, i know that arcane lab and spheres are kind of redundant.... they just give you different ways to accomplish the same thing, keeping cards in your opponent's hand. lab also feeds pitch counters.)
start the ball rolling4
font of mythos (4 mana artifact, each player draws 2 during draw step)
then some mana:4 mishras workshop
4 ancient tomb
1 strip mine
islands, moxes and stuff
now stop what your opponent is doing4 force of will
2 commandeer
2 misdirection
2 remand (or maybe arcane denial or negate?)
some disruption4 arcane lab
4 chalice of the void
4 sphere of resistance
good cards1 ancestrall recall
1 brainstorm
kill you4 black vise
1 tinker
1 DSC
after enough mana, that's 50something cards, with 17 blue spells.... what else might go in there, probably either card draw or another win condition? what shouldn't have made the cut?
method 2: rule of law, ethersworn canonist, and glowridermaybe the deck can't support blue cards, maybe attacking for 2 is better
being able to cast spells is good4 mishras workshop
4 ancient tomb
1 strip mine
plains, moxes and stuff
no spellcasting4 rule of law
4 ethersworn canonist
4 glowrider
4 meddling mage (or aven mindcensor)
2 orims's chant (or abeyance, whatever floats your boat)
4 thorn of amethyst
4 chalice of the void
1 trinisphere
give you lots of cards, take lots of damage4
font of mythos4 black vise
2 howling mine
after filling out the mana, that's almost 60 cards.
so, can either of these be made into viable tier 2 decks? or is it a lost cause?