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So I tried magma jet and I didn't like it. It just seemed too expensive for what it does. I've added some banisher priests for the removal, it gives a body too which, so far, has been more relevant than scrying. Giving Gideon a go to see what he can do but will probably swap him out.
I also have a side board now. Definitely a work in progress, may move Elspeth main but that lifts the average mana cost too high, hence the extra plains, just in case.

It's hard to say which card to remove as you have quite a tight curve. I think I'd only try 1 or maybe 2 hammers first. 1 hammer for 1 akroan at first? Hoplite has the possibility to be incredible but if you draw it later in the game after a verdict it could be very feel bad

How often do you manage to trigger battalion? It's a strategy I've tried briefly but could never get it to work consistently. If it is key then would the hammer of purphorus fit so you get haste guys/lands as creatures to help trigger it?

I played a few rounds online last night and it seems to do fairly well pre-sideboarded, struggles against the bant hexproof deck running around. Thankfully I don't seem to run out of threats.
Magma Jet is tempting and I'll have a to try a split with shocks. I found I used all mana most turns and the extra for magma jet seems a little out of reach. The temples have been amazing to fix draws so I'll try the split

I want to try and stay standard and play a deck that wants to run hellbent by midgame. Ideally I want to lower the curve but there isn't enough good burn like in older formats. When you are hellbent and draw a land you've got nothing so ticking Tibalt up gives you a shot at something else and if he misses you won't be any worse off than if you just kept your land.

Thanks! I've only played against soul sisters and so far it seems very much in my favour. There's so much burn that they can't build a board and when they do I sweep. Little Jace has been awesome at finding what I need and Ajani has been gold. Once you blow their lands, and you will in this matchup as everything in the deck can protect Ajani, it is almost impossible for them to recover. Ajani + Gideon has been just as good as when Gideon and Tamiyo were standard. In this matchup Jace, AoT has been strong as he buys me enough time to get back in the game when behind.
I'll be getting a kikki pod deck together this weekend and some others in the group will be building other decks so we can give it more of a test run. I'm a little concerned about BR burn and will sideboard accordingly. I'm not sure what my local meta is so the concern might not even be warranted.

They are a nice pair. Could work in the sideboard when I push for the aggressive token combo instead of the epic experiment. I'll run it against friends and see how it goes.
Thanks for the feedback :)

That's a good call. Probably better than bonfire as it won't waste a battle hymn to activate and with an electromancer out it's very cheap.

How did it go? What did you use ti fill it out?

It looks pretty standard for a UR Delver. Some sweepers in the sideboard to deal with hex proof and token decks might help you out. Maybe some more creatures in the main board instead of all the counter spells can help. Gitaxian Probes are also strong in the decks because they let you know what you need to keep an eye out for with regards to your opponents deck. So I guess my first suggestion for a change would be to swap dissipates with gitaxian probes.
Zealous Conscripts can be a blow out against planeswalker control decks when timed right but is usually best left in the sideboard as well.

Have you thought about instead of pushing green for ramp to use some typical black and blue control to buy the time to get you there? 3rd turn storm is fantastic but you'd then have an empty hand and very little left to cast.
I'd imagine getting a blood artist down with Geralf's Messenger hanging back to block and then just picking guys off/sweeping and then playing the waiting game until you hit 6 mana could be strong. There is the disciple of bolas to restock your hand too.

Love the idea! Venser lock then win with Mill as the primary strategy, gideon and angels secondary.

It's nice to get Nicol Bolas out but you don't really need to rush finding him unless you've got a way to get him down before you reach 8 mana which you can't do before turn 8. Once he is down you'll need to keep him alive for long enough to make him ultimate.
Right now it sounds like you're trying to pull your deck in too many different directions.
If I was to design a deck around Nicol Bolas I would make it a control deck with artifact assistance so I don't need to worry too much about the mana issues. Anything that wants to have a possible win condition through aggression should not have Nicol Bolas

I know how infuriating it is to play against so I won't run it at any tournaments. Having my opponent go nuts or just not enjoy themselves makes it less fun for me. Unless they're a douche. No patience or heart ache for douches

I didn't think about phantasmal images in the main but they will be fantastic. I've got 2 so I'll drop those in the place of the nobles. I like gitaxian probes to look at my opponents hand but the arc trail gives a bit more control and that little bit more burn. I'll try out both and see how they work out for me.
Thanks a lot for the feedback and it's great to know about the issues with the Vexing Devil

Thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely go check his deck out.
I was trying to avoid using invisible stalker to differentiate from a typical UW delver, but they are strong. I chose the phoenixes over the stalker as the stalker will hit for 1 on the 3rd turn where the phoenix will hit for 2 and I use to play chandra so I could get them back. Replacing the stromkirks for stalkers makes a lot of sense as I usually try play ponder on the first turn.
I chose the desperate ravings to try and get some more cards mid-game and potentially more instants/sorceries in the graveyard for the pike.
Would the Vexing Devil be a good stromkirk replacement? It's going to hit for 4 when played by either removing blockers, with snag and burn, or by an opponent choosing to take the 4. Not bad for R.

No pod because there is no path to get to 7 in this deck. All the creatures that are here are either mana or token producers. The focus is on tokens with Norn simply there to make even the townsfolk a menace to a titan. I've also had her come down on turn 4 with a few tokens ready to swing so pod would disrupt the tempo to much

I apologise for taking so long to respond. I didn't see the comment until now.

I played it at FNM and it is strong out of the gate but ran out of gas mid-late game. Sideboard of the night contained board sweepers, flash freezes, ponder, unsummon and artifact hate. The sweepers proved the most useful in my match-ups.

Like Snakerunners said, this deck is standard and I hope to keep it that way until the next rotation