Deck Concept - Battle of Wits [BRU]

Yeah, I tossed this together the day I heard it was spoiled, and just want to get it out of my head and off my Sticky Notes.


Battle of Wits aka Deck Population: 227
—Land (90)—
4 Evolving Wilds
86 other lands

—Creatures (22)—
4 Bloodgift Demon
4 Merfolk Looter
4 Oculus
2 Rune-Scarred Demon
4 Solemn Simulacrum
4 Vampire Nighthawk

—Digging (53)—
4 Amass the Components
4 Dangerous Wager
4 Desperate Ravings
4 Divination
4 Faithless Looting
4 Forbidden Alchemy
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Ponder
1 Mind Unbound
4 Reforge the Soul
4 Sign in Blood
4 Think Twice
4 Visions of Beyond
4 Wild Guess

—Graveyard Recovery (5)—
4 Elixir of Immortality
1 Time Reversal

—Mana Fixing (16)—
4 Gem of Becoming
4 Manalith
4 Traveler’s Amulet
4 Vessel of Endless Rest

—Stall Tactics (26)—
4 Blasphemous Act
4 Cancel
4 Circle of Flame
3 Death Wind
4 Devastation Tide
4 Dissipate
3 Killing Wave

—Tutors (11)—
2 Diabolic Revelation
4 Diabolic Tutor
3 Distant Memories
2 Increasing Ambition

—Win Condition (4)—
4 Battle of Wits


I think the groupings above pretty much take care of the basic strategy. Dig for Battle of Wits or if you can, tutor it. Then, if you need more cards in deck, find a piece of graveyard recovery.

Remember kids: Real combo players count their hand, graveyard, and permanents instead of their deck!