More cards to play with, removed bad news combo for now as scattershot is more consistent, lot of synergies here, power base may need tweaking, any input always welcome!
The lifegain off of Vara is great. ALSO if no one else has experienced this: I had an opponent play End of Hostilities on my Vara, netting them two copies, but because the triggers went on the stack at the same time, I was able to sacrifice the same creature to both triggers.
Herald and Merchant losing aegis hasn't been an issue as I try not to drop Herald without scattershot down. Combo pieces have been moved to the market, I am still debating on some slots.
Haunting Scream is very important in this deck.
Stoneshaker should obviously be a flex slot, I was experimenting with higher drop cards.
Deathstrike, Statuary Maiden, Strategize, Torch, and Permafrost are flex slots, Shakedown is incredibly strong in testing so far, the card draw is nice.
Mirror image on Vara, Maiden or Crunch is amazing.
We do not need Fanatic anymore with Vara's lifegain, and Crunch's ability to stay on the board is great.
I am debating on going light on Fire splash currently and going back to a more Feln Control feel for the list, as I want more removal and only Scattershot is crucial to the combo.
Permafrost
x2
1
Shakedown
x4
1
Torch
x4
2
Cull the Deck
x4
2
Strategize
x4
3
Crunch, the Hoarder
x4
3
Haunting Scream
x3
3
Jennev Merchant
x4
3
Mirror Image
x3
3
Stoneshaker
x2
4
Deathstrike
x2
4
Iceberg Scattershot
x4
4
Statuary Maiden
x3
4
Vara, Vengeance-Seeker
x4
5
West-Wind Herald
x3
Fire Sigil
x3
Primal Sigil
x3
Shadow Sigil
x4
Cobalt Waystone
x2
Crest of Cunning
x4
Granite Waystone
x2
Seat of Chaos
x2
Seat of Cunning
x3
Seat of Fury
x2
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Spymaster, West-Wind Herald, Calderan Gunsmith, and End Hostilities => copy gunsmith to infiltrate, and repeat
Iceberg Scattershot, West-Wind Herald, and End Hostilities => copy herald to infiltrate, and repeat