That's a good comment on the mana curve. Admittedly, my only concern was to be certain of having enough to cast TF on turn three and having a mtn on turn 5. Should I include a GC for acceleration? I'll have to play with the land changes to see how it goldfishes.
Also, the Ghitu war cry sounds great, but the CC is a bit high and the need for red mana to activate could be a problem, especially if I reduce the number of mountains as suggested. OTOH, if the game slows down with Regalia/TF and a pro-color Blinding Angel applying beatdown, then a Mercadian Bazaar and Ghitu War Cry could be interesting.
Or I could sideboard the deck to change it completely with Laccolith/Laccolith Rig/War Cry. What do you think?
Interestingly enough, I played the deck again against a friend whose stompy died to it earlier. This time he was prepared with Kor Haven and Dawnstrider.
The game took an entirely different course, with the General's Regalia stabilizing things until I could get a multiple threat going with Blinding Angel/Task Force/ Bruiser. Parallax Wave and blinding angel turned out to be the key to winning.
That raises an issue. Should I include Sowing Salt for Kor Haven or splash blue (possibly with Eye of Ramos) for a parallax tide? I had brought along the Sowing Salt just in case Kor Haven or Rishadan Port showed up, but I'm leaning towards using the Ramos with a GC for a surprise Parallax Tide.
I'd like to keep the deck fun, which for me means multiple threats and different ways to play it. It doesn't have to be a world-beater against all decks, just competitve against the non-combo/accelerated mana ones in T2. I wonder how this would play against Replenish? It can go off pretty quickly with a good draw.
Worthy cause? Omigosh, now wouldn't that be fun if one had another TF ready?