With respect to (3), I just plan on losing to Dredge unless I get lucky. I like having ‘some’ answers and then ways to close out the game, but I don’t need to load up on hate against them. Magus of the Moon is also good against them because it turns off Bazaar, but yes, I would probably have something like a 20% win rate against the deck.

1) I definitely agree that Sensei’s Divining Top should be in there and I would cut Shackles, which I feel doesn’t do enough against a lot of decks (Oath, Dredge, Affinity). Also, I feel like Sower is probably just better if you are going for that effect.

2) Inferno Titan is cute, but probably isn’t good enough. One suggestion I have for the creature matchup is maybe trying something like Bonfire of the Damned. With 4 Brainstorms and Top, you could probably set it up to cast for its miracle cost fairly consistently.

3) I don’t know how you beat Dredge. Maindeck Needle and Cage is good, but only 1 Cage and 1 Crypt in the board? I don’t think you’ll be able to fetch Cage up with Trinket Mage quick enough, not to mention that they’ll be bringing in a bunch of their anti-hate.

I think trying to slam the Energy Flux against the Smokestack was probably a play that kept you alive longer. You were in a dire spot, but there’s no way he could drop Precursor with the Flux in play, at least without dropping all his artifacts, which would buy you time. Then he’d have a hard time paying next turn too.

Control games against Oath are always fun and very challenging when it comes to permission. Rarely are two games alike.

Enjoyed the card porn!