As a BUG Delver player myself, I have often looked at other BUG variants to see what the optimal choice would be if I were to bring my Underground Seas and Brainstorms to an SCG Open.
Here is my current BUG Delver list, for reference: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/bug-delver-04-03-14-1/
Gerry Thompson, who is often known for innovating the "Shardless BUG" archetype, has recently introduced a new decklist that takes the existing shells of both Shardless BUG and Combo Elves and combines them into one crazy deck.
The deck functions by using mana accelerants like Deathrite Shaman and Noble Hierarch to cast an early Shardless Agent, allowing for a more impressive board presence early on. It then ops to cast Natural Order and retrieve Craterhoof Behemoth as soon as it has enough dudes to make a lethal attack against your opponent. In addition to this interaction, the deck packs a hand destruction suite of Thoughtseize, Hymn to Tourach, and Inquisition of Kozilek to ensure your opponent can't deal with your threats after getting that Craterhoof online.
Here is a link to Gerry Thompson's full article on SCG's website: http://www.starcitygames.com/article/28649_Daily-Digest-Shardless-Naturally.html
The deck seems solid. I really like to see cards like Scavenging Ooze and Edric, Spymaster of Trest getting Legacy play, as they are both incredibly powerful cards. Edric allows for so much card advantage that if you get 2-3 attacks in your opponents will just fold to the card advantage alone.
Would this deck do well at a large event? I think right now it would probably not be the greatest meta call, particularly because combo elves has been doing some Top-8 work over the past few weeks and most people probably have some hate planned for these types of decks (think Grafdigger's Cage).
Let me know what you think about Gerry's list in the comments below!
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