Hi All,
It has been some time since I've posted on these forums.
I would like to present a pet-deck of mine which I have almost solely played in real life; and also testing with colleagues on Cockatrice.
Arena Rector has been reviewed on here previously, but seemingly it has not found a permanent home; not usurped its older relation Academy Rector as a fringe competitor.
Both cards have the same function at their core; tutor to battlefield game ending permanents.
In the case of Rector: a) Omniscience, b) Yawgmoth's Bargain, followed by whatever cards are in your hand or library.
The engine is built around Academy Rector and a) Flash, b) Cabal Therapy, c) Innocents Blood... and many others. The ultimate combo being a two card one, with the third card being a Will or Omni.
Arena Rector follows the same trajectory, however in my opinion allows you to play with 'less-than-subpar' cards to draw.
The following is my current build.
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Strip Mine
2 Underground Sea
3 Tundra
1 Island
4 Flooded Strand
2 Polluted Delta
1 Cavern of Souls
4 Arena Rector
1 Spellseeker
1 Moat
1 Ancestral Recall
4 Force of Will
3 Mental Misstep
1 Brainstorm
1 Dig Through Time
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Flash
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
1 Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
1 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
1 Ponder
4 Preordain
1 Time Walk
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Cabal Therapy
1 Innocent Blood
1 Balance
SB:
2 Tormod's Crypt
3 Containment Priest
1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Swords to Plowshares
3 Fragmentize
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Innocent Blood
The deck attempts to reduce the greediness of the manabase by being a three color deck, with two un-castable PW (except with Mox Ruby).
I hope this stimulates discussion and hope to see you guys around.
NBA84