This is basically just a proof of concept deck right now for something I am working on. It's kind of neat because it allows you to stay alive in the early game via lifesteal and in the late game there is a decent amount of damage potential. I really just wanted to have some fun with
Mitotic Wisp and find some interesting interactions.
The first thing I thought of was
Mitotic Wisp +
Umbren Reaper +
Mirror Image. If you can get out a Mito Wisp that stays alive to get out a 4 cost Reaper that's already pretty good. The real bonus is if you can keep a Mito Wisp on the field to then Scream back a Reaper. If it's unopposed you swing in for 5 and get 5 extra damage when it dies while getting 5 life fore yourself. What makes it way stronger is something like this sequence
Turn 2 Mitotic Wisp --> Turn 3 Beckoning Lumen --> Turn 4 Umbren Reaper (Reaper then inevitably dies as you play it or during their turn because that's life) --> Turn 5 Haunting Scream Umbren Reaper + Mirror Image to swing in for 15 damage while gaining 5 life, a card and you still have a Reaper. Obviously that's best case scenario but like I said the deck is just proof of concept. I wanted to see if it was at all viable.
There are other interesting things you could do with this deck as well and there are a lot of other card considerations but this is just a rough draft. It's possible this wants to be more of a control style deck to protect you until you get to your win cons. I hope some people can make some use out of this and come up with interesting interpretations of their own.
Let me know if you have any questions, comments, concerns, edits, anything. I'm happy to discuss the deck.
#1 on the ladder:
https://eternalwarcry.com/decks/details/vwY8r7ES6Ik/screaming-radiant-brigade
i had some sketches a while back with Mitotic Wisp, but i was just looking at it from the perspective of Mask of Torment, in the wake of the headgear technology and what not.
and ilyon made a pretty sweet dark chalice deck as a result of the headgear tech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7oEJTHNCa0
it's really a shame Ephemeral Wisp isn't a radiant, but it might be the kind of thing that would see a spot in a dark chalice and synergize with Mitotic.
but yea, there might be some common ground.
Yeah, I was thinking of how Mitotic Wisp could be good with Mask as well but I don't have 4 copies of Mask unfortunately so I'm left with a more janky alternative. I feel you on Ephemeral, that's one of my favorite cards. I used to brew with it constantly because it has so much potential for tinkering. Unfortunately I don't think it belongs in this deck but there may be a way it could work in a Mitotic deck. Honestly I have just been playing around with stuff I enjoy until the next set comes out to give me some more inspiration lol.
Thanks for the tips and I'm glad you enjoy what I do. Have some good games!