So this is the deck I'm thinking of running Standard:
Land | 23Mountain
x4
Plains
x5
Island
x8
Hallowed Fountain
x2
Steam Vents
x2
Sacred Foundry
x1
Temple of Triumph
x1
Creatures | 4Spellheart Chimera
x4
Spells | 33Quicken
x4
Dispel
x1
Magma Jet
x4
Azorius Charm
x4
Boros Charm
x2
Time Ebb
x4
Uncovered Clues
x3
Dissolve
x2
Render Silent
x2
Supreme Verdict
x3
Sphinx's Revelation
x2
Aurelia's Fury
x1
Warleader's Helix
x1
Obviously my biggest concerns are decks with a lot of removal and to a lesser extent
Dryad Militant
(since my only real kill mec is Spellheart). Idea is to slow them down with Time Ebb and burns/wipes long enough to get out a decent sized Chimera (hopefully backed by a counterspell) and swing in, preferably with a Boros Charm for +1/+0 and Double Strike. Boros Charm can be used as a burn in a pinch or to make my Chimera's indestructible should they (or myself) want to board wipe/burn. Quicken + Time Ebb/Azorius Charm, especially early game, can really set them back while pushing me ahead, especially if they're hoping for land or better spells.
So far the deck handles really well outside of my concerns but I haven't fought any decks with a lot of removal yet so we'll see.
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I'm still messing with the sideboard but here are some options that are on the table:
SideboardRevoke Existence
x4 (For anyone running bestow/gods/heavy enchants)
Dispel
x4 (For fighting other control/blue decks and/or heavy instant decks, like Heroic)
Boros Charm
x1
Homing Lightning
x1-2
Dissolve
x1-2
Immortal Servitude
x1-2 (for decks running a lot of removal, 6 mana and I get back all my Chimera's (7 mana as an instant on their turn with Quicken).
Warleader's Helix
x1-2
Aurelia's Fury
x1
Skullcrack
x3 (Life gain heavy decks)
Supreme Verdict
x1 (A fourth might be overkill and be hard to have mana for)
Peak Eruption
x3-4 (For
Chained to the Rocks
,
Awaken The Ancient
or just to be a dick to Mono/Heavy Red players.)
Gainsay
x3-4 (Another strong anti-Blue card but I think Dispel will suffice outside of the mono blue devotion decks that will be floating around.)
Actually, this is giving me some good ideas for what my sideboard would be.
These are some creatures I was contemplating trading for some of the spells.
Frostburn Weird
Judge's Familiar
Tajic, Blade of the Legion
Daxos of Meletis
Pyromancer's Apprentice