What do you think about Orzov Basilica instead of Fetid Heath? Allows you to snatch back a Windbrisk Heights to recycle for more Hideaway! Maybe too mid-gamey?

I keep the Vault of the Archangel in there from most of the other BW Tokens list. It is just too good.

Could a one of Dark Confidant have some play here with the Vault?

Nice write up, Adam! Sorry for the necropost…

i’ll leave the amounts out as you can put your own together and see for yourself

I call this deck -the houn

“monastery mentor”
“monastery swiftspear”
“kiln fiend”
“snapcaster mage”

“emerge unscathed”
“boros charm”
“mutagenic growth”

“remand”
“mana leak” or “spell pierce”
“gitaxian probe”
“manmophose”
“brute force” or “titan’s strength” (for the scry and pro-bolt w/ prowess)

“lightning bolt”
“lightning helix”
“path to exile”

assorted fetches, shocks checklands and such

i’m still working on it, but it’s getting some surprised faces in my local meta. i’m using young pyro but he just isn’t as good as having those extra 4 prowess triggers and muta growth can’t put him over toughness 4 like everyone else. i’m thinking I need a bit more draw and a bit more tempo then unleash hell T4 or 5 with fiend or mentor. if I can’t get a ‘magical xmas’ win with fiend and boros charm on T3.

but main thing is. with an unscathed, brute force or muta growth I can confidently drop MM on T3/4 and if he survives, he goes bonkers real quick.

Thanks! Bitterblossom wouldn’t be bad, but it hasn’t actually caught on in the archetype in Modern yet, because it’s a bit too slow and painful. It also doesn’t interact well with Honor of the Pure.