Legacy - UR Delver (with a little Green)

I have been a big proponent of Delver of Secrets since it was first printed and the new UR Delver deck has taken my fancy for the last couple of weeks. I have a few small changes that are a little different that what most people are playing.

 

My List:

 

Creatures (11)

• 4 Delver of Secrets
• 4 Monastery Swiftspear
• 4 Young Pyromancer

Lands (16)

• 1 Island
• 1 Mountain
• 3 Flooded Strand
• 4 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Tropical Island
• 4 Volcanic Island
• 2 Wooded Foothills

Spells (33)

• 4 Brainstorm
• 3 Daze
• 4 Force of Will
• 4 Lightning Bolt
• 1 Pyroblast
• 2 Spell Pierce
• 2 Forked Bolt
• 4 Gitaxian Probe
• 4 Ponder
• 4 Treasure Cruise

The list is mostly stock other than the Tropical Island (for the sideboard) and the Spell Pierces. Nobody is running spell pierce right now so nobody is playing around it and I have caught quite a few Batterskulls with it. I do not know if the Basic Mountain is required and it may just be better off as another fetchland to help fuel Treasure Cruise. I am also interested in running a singleton Wasteland but currently the list is so tight that it is tricky to know how to shoe horn it in. When nobody is playing around Wasteland the power of the card goes up a lot. The tough thing is that you really want to draw spells and not lands off your Treasure Cruises...I also think that I have seen more basic lands than I have seen in legacy since 2002.

My Sideboard:

• 2 Grafdigger's Cage
• 0/1 Flusterstorm
• 2 Sulfuric Vortex
• 2/3 Destructive Revelry
• 1 Blue Elemental Blast
• 1 Electrickery / Sudden Demise / Forked Bolt
• 1 Price of Progress
• 3 Pyroblast
• 1/2 Grim Lavamancer

The sideboard feels very strong to me. Everyone is bringing in Blue Elemental Blast, Disenchant and Wear/Tear, so it may be correct to cut the Sulfuric Vortex but they are just so strong vs. miracles and the mid-range stone forge decks. The Destructive Revelry is there primarily to blow up Artifacts but it can also be used to blow up Rest in Peace, Energy Field, Moat, etc.

What you do not see here is Blood Moon. Every deck at the moment seems to be playing basics as there is a dip in the number of 3 colour tempo decks. As a result I don't like Blood Moon and I also cut down on the number of Price's for the same reason. Having your opponents play around cards you aren't even playing is also very beneficial, especially when it lets you play other random cards that they might not be ready for. :)

Cheers,
Simon