Nice read - and so awesome to see a true Academy deck see the light of day again after so long.
I was wondering if the un-tapping effect of Time Spiral is best broken in this deck (ie one relying on a restricted card) or if you'd considered some kind of Vintage High Tide deck instead?
Another card I thought might crop up in your list was Frantic Search. Alas, it remains homeless despite it's unrestriction.
Anyway, great to see such a sussful re-imagining of a classic deck. Thanks for the write-up and congrats on your finishes with it!
Hey, I do believe Time Spiral is the most powerful card in the deck (besides Academy, of course) since it does everything this deck wants to do in a single card. However, I feel that this has plenty of advantages over something like High Tide. Using Academy means you get to play all Moxen, which allows you to jump spheres easier than simply making your land drops. As I outlined in the article, post-board against Workshop-based decks I often sideboard out the combo entirely and simply use my superior mana production to my advantage.
Another big advantage which leads from running Moxen is the inclusion of Thoughtcast. Thoughtcast is just an incredibly powerful engine to help you reload. The inclusion of Sensei's Divining Tops to fix draws also helps this engine along. I tried to include Frantic Search in the beginning, I really did. Sadly I found that the card, while sweet at times, wasn't really necessary in the end.
Of course, the disadvantage is in relying on a restricted card, but at least it's a land! You can protect it by not running it out there till you have to.
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed the article!
