After playtesting zendikar for about two weeks, I have noticed the quest counter technique to be quite awesome and playable. First of all, let's take a look at the card in question:
The enchantment is quite cheap and requires relatively little to be activated when played in the right deck. Thus, the first question is:
How do we put the two counters onto Pyromancer Ascension so that we can use its full potential?The answer is quite simple:
BLUE. With blue you will not only be able to find the enchantment fast by browsing through your library, but you will also be able to find copies of the same cards that are already in your graveyard. The natural choices are Brainstorm and Ponder:
Nevertheless, i have found the best choice to be Mystical Tutor, since after you play Pyromancer Ascension, you can play Mystical tutor and search for another Mystical Tutor. Then you can play the second mystical tutor (putting 1 counter on the pyromancer ascension) and search for another mystical tutor or another instant or sorcery in your graveyard, like brainstorm or ponder.
So after we get the two counters on Pyromancer Ascension, the natural question becomes:
What do we copy? 1. Card drawings (Brainstorm, Ponder, Impulse, etc...)
2. Direct damage! (Lightning bolt, Chain lightning, Kindle, etc...)
Kindle? Why the hell would I want to include Kindle into this deck? For the simple reason that we are going to play Intuition. But first, let's take a look at the complete deck list:
// Deck file for Magic Workstation (http://www.magicworkstation.com)
// Lands
4 [ZEN] Scalding Tarn
4 [U] Volcanic Island
2 [ON] Polluted Delta
2 [ON] Wooded Foothills
7 [ALA] Island (3)
3 [OV] Mountain
// Spells
4 [4E] Lightning Bolt
4 [5E] Brainstorm
4 [LRW] Ponder
4 [MI] Mystical Tutor
4 [ZEN] Pyromancer Ascension
4 [4E] Counterspell
4 [AP] Fire/Ice
4 [AL] Force of Will
2 [TE] Intuition
4 [TE] Kindle
// Sideboard
SB: 4 [GP] Shattering Spree
SB: 4 [R] Red Elemental Blast
SB: 3 [4E] Blue Elemental Blast
SB: 4 [DS] Echoing Truth
Wanna playtest this deck on MWS? Go ahead and download it
HERE.
