Created: Sat Mar 3 19:07:44 UTC 2014 Design philosophy: Play every creature that filters cards and costs 2 or 3 (try to maintain Aluren compatibility). Dismiss 1 pow creatures and creatures that just draw 1 card (don't filter). Enforce curve on three so that 1 cmc creatures can effectively curve out. Mid to late game mana dudes can also enable Opposition. Edit: it seems that Aluren package needs to be cut, because the creature base does not yet chain into next creature reliably enough. So instead larger eldrazi bodies needs to be added I can curve into. https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/foodchain-aluren-1/ Legend: 1: part of the initial build (Created) +1: added/to be added to the build -1: removed/to be removed from the build ?1: maybe to be removed Lands (33): 10 Fetchlands 8 Duals (-Badlands & -Plateau) 1 Gaea's Cradle 1 Breeding Pool 1 Botanical Sanctum 1 Forest 1 Snow-Covered Forest 1 City of Brass 1 Gemstone Mine 1 Horizon Canopy 1 Temple of Mystery 1 Island 1 Snow-Covered Island 1 Plains 1 Swamp 1 Mystic Sanctuary 1 Karakas Mana & Ramp (14): 1 Arbor Elf 1 Deathrite Shaman 1 Fyndhorn Elves 1 Noble Hierarch 1 Birds of Paradise 1 Elves of Deep Shadow 1 Elvish Mystic 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim 1 Tinder Wall 1 Llanowar Elves 1 Boreal Druid 1 Gilded Goose (Saves Cauldron Familiar from grave) +1 Faerie Impostor Draw & filter (37): 1 Gitaxian Probe (Also for spellseeker) 1 Summoner's Pact (Foul Emissary) 1 Hapless Researcher 1 Ice-Fang Coatl 1 Mirror Image 1 Fblthp, the Lost 1 Shrieking Drake 1 Coiling Oracle 1 Phantasmal Image 1 Watcher for Tomorrow 1 Elvish Visionary 1 Wall of Omens 1 Wall of Blossoms 1 Dusk Legion Zealot 1 Baleful Strix 1 Whirlpool Rider 1 Cavern Harpy +1 Spirited Companion +1 Glattering Augur +1 Niambi, Esteemed Speaker (infi life with Aluren and Cavern Harpy) 1 Raven Familiar (filters) 1 Imperial Recruiter (tutors) 1 Court Hussar (filters) 1 Eternal Witness 1 Vendilion Clique 1 Recruiter of the Guard (tutors) 1 Sea Gate Oracle (filters) 1 Foul Emissary (filters) 1 Militia Bugler (filters) 1 Whirlpool Warrior 1 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath 1 Glasspool Mimic (Only if Aluren is played) 1 Spellseeker (Gitaxian Probe) 1 Skullwinder +1 Wandering Mind (filters, Gitaxian Probe) +1 Chrome Courier (filters) +1 Gavony Dawnguard (filters) Disruption (4): 1 Duress 1 Inquisition of Kozilek 1 Thoughtseize 1 Cabal Therapy Utility (2): 1 Brainstorm 1 Ponder Rest, tutors and stuff (11): 1 Enlightened Tutor 1 Imperial Seal 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Tainted Pact +1 Diabolic Intent 1 Lim-Dûl's Vault 1 Food Chain 1 Opposition 1 Aluren +1 Oko, Thief of Crowns (wins on its own, saves Cauldron Familiar from grave) +1 Cauldron Familiar (cheapest kill atm. with Cavern Harpy) SB: -1 Tidespout Tyrant -1 Eternal Scourge -1 Manipulate Fate 1 Genesis Hydra (Only in pure foodchain version) -1 Dig Through Time -1 Wretched Gryff (doesn't cost three, unplayable in early game) -1 Distended Mindbender (doesn't cost three, unplayable in early game) -1 Walking Ballista -1 Yavimaya Elder -1 Sakura Tribe-Elder -1 Llanowar Empath (filters, but does not cost 3) -1 Oracle of Mul Daya -1 Venser, Shaper Savant -1 Thicket Elemental -1 Deranged Hermit -1 Primordial Sage -1 Deadwood Treefolk -1 Enlisted Wurm -1 Regal Force -1 Myojin of Seeing Winds -1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre -1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth ?1 Sylvan Tutor ?1 Duress (or Mesmeric Fiend)? ?1 Thoughtseize (or Tidehollow Sculler)? ?1 Inqusition of Kozilek (or Brain Maggot)? 1 Eladamri's Call -1 Idyllic Tutor 1 Fierce Empath (targets?) -1 Aethersnipe -1 Wall of Roots -1 Reveillark -1 Misthollow Griffin (if playing this for some reason, also play Extract) -1 Sakura-Tribe Scout -1 Wormfang Manta -1 Silkweaver Elite -1 Storm Fleet Spy -1 Phyrexian Metamorph (does not cost 3) -1 Riverwise Augur (does not cost 3) -1 Magus of the Future -1 Sin Collector 1 Hickory Woodlot -1 Vodalian Merchants -1 Parasitic Strix -1 Owl Familiar -1 Merfolk Traders -1 Bonded Fetch -1 Intuition (comboes with Sevinne's Reclamation) -1 Collected Company (deck is full of 3 mana dudes) -1 Dream Stalker 1 Earthcraft (ramps mana when going off) -1 Fathom Seer -1 Council of Advisors -1 Merchant of Secrets -1 Riverwise Augur -1 Glimpse of Nature (win more) -1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth -1 Hostage Taker (adds redundancy, but does not cost 3) -1 Soaring Show-Off (or maybe not as is symmetrical) -1 Sakashima's Student (adds redundancy, but does not work with Aluren) -1 Generous Stray 1 Bazaar Trademage -1 Tribute Mage () -1 Cloudkin Seer -1 Sevinne's Reclamation (only if foodchain is played) -1 Gadwick, the Wizened (only if foodchain is not played) -1 Hydroid Krasis (only if Foodchain is played) -1 Once Upon a Time (not a creature) 1 Summoning Trap (meta call) -1 Arcum's Astrolab (needed?) -1 Atris, Oracle of Half Truths (Foodchain only) -1 Thassa's Oracle (banned) -1 Barrin, Tolarian Archmage -1 Llanowar Visionary 1 Heartless Summoning (only if deck can consist of creatures with tou>1 and of 2 generic mana) -1 Rix Maadi Reveler (only if Foodchain is played) -1 Fissure Wizard (should cost 1) -1 Wood Elves -1 Yavimaya Dryad -1 Yavimaya Elder -1 Primeval Titan -1 Oblivion Sower -1 Rhystic Tutor -1 Mesmeric Fiend (replace with one mana discard) -1 Tidehollow Sculler (replace with one mana discard) -1 Brain Maggot (replace with one mana discard) -1 Kitesail Freebooter (does not always hit, replace) -1 Rogue Refiner -1 Drift of Phantasm -1 Carven Caryatid -1 Noggle Ransacker -1 Wistful Selkie -1 Phyrexian Rager 1 Mulldrifter (only in food chain only version) ?1 Champion of Wits -1 Grim Tutor -1 Elvish Spirit Guide (does not stick in play for Foodchain) ?1 Leovold, Emissary of Trest (does not contribute to gameplan, but should net cards). +1 Neoform +1 Eldritch Evolution 1 Abrupt Decay ?1 Kathari Remnant (creature, and may cascade into something, redundancy) ?1 Bloodbraid Elf (can fizzle with unwanted cards) 1 Sumala Woodshaper (filters on both, try in food chain only version) 1 Gush (enought islands for this) 1 Force of Will (not a creature, does not contribute to overall plan in 5c, in if blue count high enough) 1 Misdirection (not a creature, does not contribute to overall plan in 5c, in if blue count high enough) -1 Multani's Acolyte -1 Harald, King of Skemfar (only if elves count is high enough) -1 Generous Patron (elf) ?1 Acererak the Archlich (win condition with Aluren, but is Cauldron Familiar enough?) -1 Loyal Gryff 1 Channel 1 Demonic Consultation (supports also Emrakul kill, find a way to support Thassa's Oracle kill) 1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn 1 Emrakul, the Promised End 1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 1 Insolent Neonate 1 Ranger Captain of Eos (tutors) 1 Renegade Rallier (weakest?) 1 Shardless Agent 1 Traverse the Ulvenwald (not enough delirium chaff for this) 1 Worldly Tutor +1 Extraction Specialist +1 Corpse Appraiser +1 Rescuer Chwinga +1 Ephemerate (best blink spell, acts also as evader) +1 Aether Channeler +1 Sicarian Infiltrator +1 Airlift Chaplain +1 Ravenous Gigamole +1 Flesh Duplicate +1 Case File Inspector