Over the weekend of Grand Prix: Atlanta, I jammed some games with Delver and thought it’d be good to focus on the deck a little bit and take a look at what the deck is capable of doing. This week, I focus on Delver’s ability to see a lot of cards—in other words, Delver’s ability to produce substantial card volume. This is one of Delver’s greatest strengths and is an important aspect of its success.

I tried a variety of tweaks with Delver, but I ended up settling on Ronnie Ritner’s list from the StarCityGames Invitational in Indianapolis (minus a Dismember), mainly because it was close to what I wanted anyway. Here’s the decklist:

"W/U Delver by Ronnie Ritner"

• Creatures (18)
• 2 Phantasmal Image
• 4 Blade Splicer
• 4 Delver of Secrets
• 4 Restoration Angel
• 4 Snapcaster Mage

• Spells (21)
• 1 Dismember
• 2 Gut Shot
• 2 Thought Scour
• 4 Mana Leak
• 4 Vapor Snag
• 4 Gitaxian Probe
• 4 Ponder

• Lands (22)
• 3 Plains
• 9 Island
• 2 Moorland Haunt
• 4 Glacial Fortress
• 4 Seachrome Coast

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Consecrated Sphinx
• 2 Phantasmal Image
• 2 Sun Titan
• 2 Oblivion Ring
• 1 Dissipate
• 2 Gideon Jura
• 2 Day of Judgment
• 2 Timely Reinforcements
• 1 Plains

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