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Except, Gamble isn't Modern legal, which is a limit I set for this deck.

Yes, Robots is powerful (I don't see a point of calling it Affinity anymore), but think about it, how much more consistent would it be with these lands? How many more variations would there be? They synergies with other Artifacts so well that there would be kind of relapse of the Eldrazi Menace we had before Eye of Ugin got banned, just robots instead of Eldrazi.

My first bit of advice: Fill out the Deck Description, and How to Play sections. You're statistically more likely to get comments this way.


Now that that's out of the way, some advice on the deck:

Treefolk Harbinger looks a bit iffy here. Sure it can tutor up Dryad Arbor or a dual land, but that all it does. Which doesn't help much in the grand scheme of this deck. Plus i puts the tutored land on top of your library. Out of all the places a tutor can put something, top of the library is arguably the worst. Personally, I'd replace the Harbinger with something that can fetch lands and put them into play / hand (Harrow, Sylvan Scrying, Ancient Stirrings, etc.)

Next, have you thought about using cards like the Kamigawa's Genju (Genju of the Cedars) and / or Zendikar's Zendikon (Wind Zendikon), or even Wall of Resurgence and / or Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper? These could easily replace the need for as many man lands, opening for efficient land ramp that can get Sylvan Advocate online quicker (which is super important) and keep mana open for the control spells (in the long haul).

Lastly, if you can make room, I suggest considering Nissa, Vastwood Seer // Nissa, Sage Animist. She's easy to flip (7th+ land entering the battlefield) with the efficient ramp I suggested for Sylvan Advocate, and once flipped, her [+1] is an awesome draw engine or ramp.

Ya, my bad, it is limited to combat damage ._.

Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind enchanted with Curiosity; or Ophidian Eye turns Niv-Mizzet's damage for drawing into a machine-gun with an amount of damage equal to the number of cards left in your library. And because he's your Commander, you only need to deal 21 damage to each player, so 70+ cards is more than enough to win.

I knew this would upset you, but I thought it's better you know before you're called out on it in a match. I wasn't even aware that the Aftermath cards counted as split cards until I read the article. I understand the change was for simplicity sake, but like TheSwarmer said above, it was done poorly. Aftermath is different enough to be separate from split cards to have its own rules, imo.

Nettle Sentinel untapps every time you cast a green spell and it's a 1 drop. This is good for if you don't have Paradox Engine yet, but do have Heritage Druid.

You might want to consider working in something like Curious Homunculus; Stormchaser Mage; or Bedlam Reveler. Or even Enigma Drake from Amonkhet. Relying on one creature is dangerous.

> Nissa, Vastwood Seer is an awesome draw engine when flipped.
> Chandra, Flamecaller's [+1] works nicely with Omnath's second ability. While they get exiled if not killed, rotation normally means they weren't blocked.
> Brighthearth Banneret, if I'm not mistaken, can reduce Omnath's cost when he's in the Command zone.
> Smokebraider, similar to the Banneret, should help cast Omnath.
> Flamekin Harbinger, for only {R}, let's you search for any Elemental in your deck.
> Vigor protects all your other creatures from damage and makes them bigger in the process.

It'd have to be Swiftfoot Boots. Greaves grants Shroud, which will prevent equipping more after it.

I actually chose Golem-Skin Gauntlets over Cranial Plating as it's slightly cheaper overall and the only artifacts in the deck are equipment. Besides, the preferred target (the goblin) already gets +2/+0 per equipment attached. The Gauntlets are just a backup idea.

Aftermath is an interesting mechanic, but only time will tell how well it works.

Too bad you're not playing blue. Dominus of Fealty + Paradox Haze is funny.

I had up to 2 Boom // Bust in my Ponza sideboard for abuse with the three mainboard Goblin Dark-Dwellers, mostly for Tron. Now I need to find a replacement. Surgical Extraction is a strong contender for the spot as I already run destruction main and Surgical can target nonbasic lands.

There's a number of ways to ramp more efficiently. The problem is, what is "budget" to you?

Holy crap, Thassa's Scy is an upkeep trigger? That's frigging awesome. Must get me a few copies.

http://gatherer.wizards.com/

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One creature Mushroom Back (Varolz) loves is Death's Shadow. Sadly, due to Death's Shadow Zoo being a big deck in Modern, the shadow's price tag is currently about $9 a pop. Another 1 drop 2/2 that I like is Nettle Sentinel.

While not a creature, you may want to consider Hardened Scales too. But with Corpsejack, Lol-Troll, and Mushroom Back being the only source of +1/+1 counter to trigger it, I'm not sure it's worth it.

Sadly, Puresteel Paladin is too important for this deck. The closest equivalent to the draw is Sram, who's already in here, but just as important is the Paladin maki equip costs {0}. Goblin Gaveleer relies on the Paladin to equip it for free. I did a Gatherer search and there's no replacement for the Paladin at all. The closest I get is a looting effect (Riddlesmith / Quicksmith Genius), but that doesn't help.

The free equip effect can be half helped with cards like Sigarda's Aid and Brass Squire, but neither are as efficient as Puresteel AND you'd need to make space for it in the deck, which would most likely take equipment slots.

Please be sure to check out HellishCow's deck I mentioned in the deck description.

I like what you did here. Here's my take on it:

http://www.mtgvault.com/dedwards/decks/puresteel-storm/

Let us not forget that Paradox Haze stacks (provided you're not denied your first upkeep) and this deck is running green, the king of mana fixing. Even if you drop green, there's a ton of artifacts that can help with mana fixing.

Playing on the upkeep effect, the following are worth considering:
Deep-Sea Kraken; or most any Suspend card.
The Honden from Kamigawa.
Any of the shrines from New Phyrexia.


I really like Etherwrought Page. Makes me want to get a set as I already have 4 Paradox Haze.