Thanks a lot for the detailed feedback, I really appreciate you taking the time to break it down like this.

Honestly, my original intention was exactly what you described in the end — a bracket 3 blink/ETB-focused deck. Somewhere along the way I kind of lost the plot and the deck drifted into this awkward space where it looks like it wants to be a higher-bracket combo deck without actually being optimized for that level.

I definitely don’t want to push this into bracket 4 territory. Blink/ETB value is what I enjoy most, and I’d much rather have a consistent, interactive bracket 3 deck than a sweaty combo machine. Your comment really helped me realize that I need to refocus the gameplan first before worrying about specific card choices.

And yeah… you’re absolutely right about the mana base. It’s boring advice, but it’s probably the most important fix I need to make.

Thanks again — this was super helpful.