4 Azami, Lady of Scrolls
1 Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
1 Kiyomaro, First to Stand
4 Leonin Battlemage
2 Minamo Scrollkeeper
2 Ornithopter
1 Soramaro, First to Dream
4 Wizard Replica
3 Boomerang
3 Empyrial Plate
2 Freed from the Real
2 Ivory Crane Netsuke
3 Mana Leak
4 Paradise Mantle
8 Plains
12 Island
2 Coastal Tower
1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
1 Oboro, Palace in the Clouds |
  Leonin
Battlemage Goes to School v2.0.
Description of deck by it's author
(quoted):
Today's final deck is actually a pre-Saviors
holdover. I've been sitting on it for weeks now because I knew what was
coming. Mike Pape came up with a fantastic cross-block combo: Azami,
Lady of Scrolls and Leonin Battlemage. First reaction: Huh? Second
reaction: Azami lets you tap a Wizard to draw a card, Leonin Battlemage
untaps every time you play a spell, Leonin Battlemage is a Wizard. Whoa.
This is going to draw you some cards. Those two creatures alone give you
two bonus cards a turn, plus an extra card for each spell you play.
Mike's deck also included Wizard Replicas (they counter spells, they
block 2/2 creatures, they fly in for damage, and they tap to draw cards
with Azami around), 0-mana spells like Ornithopter and Paradise Mantle
(which you can equip to Leonin Battlemage to generate mana each time you
play a spell), and control elements like Boomerangs and counterspells.
Mike also included Empyrial Plate as the primary victory condition;
they're good on either the little flying creatures or on the Battlemage
since it plays both offense and defense.
I built this deck, modified it a little since Mike's decklist contained
70 cards, and played it. I almost included it in my column a couple of
weeks ago, but since it already has a “hand-size matters” card in the
Plate, I decided to save it until after Saviors came out.
What does Saviors add? Minamo Scrollkeeper is a 2-mana, 3-toughness
Wizard that increases my maximum hand size. Freed from the Real says “U:
Draw a card” if Azami is in play. Ivory Crane Netsuke lets my life total
start climbing. Oboro, Palace in the Clouds is an Island with a bonus
hand-size pumping ability. Erayo, Soratami Ascendant is a 2-mana flying
creature that's eminently Empyrial Platable and flips into a ridiculous
control card if you can build up a 4-spell turn, which is what you're
trying to do anyway. Since the hopes for a fat hand are so strong, I
couldn't resist tossing in a couple of the new “Maro” cards as potential
finishers.
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