AWebb on 3 years ago Thank you for your recommendations, I could have sworn I already put Sliver Hivelord in there
As for uncommon payoffs, the deck has some nice legendary creatures like Uncommon payoffs like these are a real draw for an archetype like this since you'll have cornered the market on them

Izzet Lutri | IKO Standard | Abe Sargent Companion (1) 1 Lutri, the Spellchaser Creatures (10) 1 Bonecrusher Giant 1 Brazen Borrower 1 Crackling Drake 1 Fae of Wishes 1 God-Eternal Kefnet 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun 1 Pteramander 1 Rielle, the Everwise 1 Sprite Dragon 1 Voracious Greatshark Planeswalkers (3) 1 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame 1 Chandra, Awakened Inferno 1 Ral, Storm Conduit Instants (14) 1 Anticipate 1 Chemister's Insight 1 Expansion // Explosion 1 Fire Prophecy 1 Flame Spill 1 Ionize 1 Negate 1 Neutralize 1 Opt 1 Scorching Dragonfire 1 Shock 1 Sinister Sabotage 1 Tale's End 1 Thassa's Intervention Sorceries (5) 1 Bond of Insight 1 Callous Dismissal 1 Invade the City 1 Light Up the Stage 1 Purphoros's Intervention Enchantments (2) 1 Omen of the Forge 1 Omen of the Sea Lands (26) 9 Island 9 Mountain 4 Evolving Wilds 4 Temple of Epiphany That's just one quick example of a way to build a Standard deck with one of the worst in the cycle in Standard

(You can't be dealt damage, enchanted, or targeted by anything controlled by your opponents.) Adelbert Steiner Rarity: Uncommon TYPE: Legendary Creature SUBTYPE: Human Knight CMC: 2 Mana cost: USD: $0.23 EUR: 0.13 TIX: 0.03 EDHREC RANK: 7258 (2/1) Lifelink Adelbert Steiner gets +1/+1 for each Equipment you control
Hordewing Skaab makes it trivial to connect in combat, and then discard some huge haymakers for free
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