Since his deal damage equal to your toughness ability costs mana to activate, you dont want to run too many creatures that rely entirely on it
It trades life for cards through effects like Necropotence , Ad Nauseam , and Griselbrand , allowing massive card advantage when life totals are managed carefully
So, for todays final list, Id like to share a list built largely on the theory of whoever resolves Ancestral Recall on themselves usually wins. Creatures (1) Lands (15) Spells (44) 4 Brainstorm 4 Mana Drain 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Yawgmoth's Will 4 Force of Will 1 Mana Vault 1 Sol Ring 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Time Walk 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Mana Crypt 4 Gifts Ungiven 1 Burning Wish 4 Merchant Scroll 1 Chain of Vapor 2 Misdirection 1 Tinker 1 Rebuild 1 Black Lotus 1 Fact or Fiction 1 Recoup 1 Lotus Petal 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire This deck blended elements of overpowered Gifts Ungiven decks and Storm combo decks, all the while optimized for finding and resolving Ancestral Recall and quickly and reliably as possible
This angel doesnt fit everywhere, but when it does, Angel of Invention fits its role well
Even with that new rule, Pack Rush games are considerably faster and more chaotic than standard games