Blue Engine Deck Development (Standard)

[chulak]

ok so here's an interesting deck I like alot. Its VERY consistent and pretty techy.

4 Kraken Hatchling
4 Enclave Cryptologist
4 Lighthouse Chonologist
4 Coralhelm Commander
4 Grand Architect
2 Treasure Mage
2 Aether Adept
2 Molten Tail Masticore
2 Wurmcoil Engines
1 Steel Hellkite

3 Mindslaver
3 Contagion Engine
3 Preordain

Sideboard:

1 Contagion Engine
2 AEther Adept
4 Spell Pierce
3 Jace Beleren
3 Steel Sabotage
1 Treasure Mage
1 Mindslaver

Tell me what you guys think of this as a deck?
I think it could be real but i need to playtest. It may even be doable for the TCQ.

[aaren]

Manny this is what i love to see! to be honest I would cut 2 mind slavers and add 2 treasure mages. It helps you have situational winning conditions and allows you to see the mind slaver just as frequently. As far as a real deck goes, like u said on sunday there are about 14 decks that are played in standard... as sad as it sounds with this meta anyways eldrazi, valkut would beat it, red/boros might outspeed it but i might be wrong. Blue white would control it too well, the spot removal from blue black might be too good for it (along with sideboard would come in nicely. And elves? i dont know to be honest.

Point being... its a fun deck but I dont think it could be competitive in the standard meta. But i do like where your mind is... this is how decks no one has seen come along and win the pro tour ^^

[chulak]

Well it made top 8 at the tcq in Brooklyn last month and I think this deck has legitamate potential. Now having played it a little bit, I think it may need is Calcite Snapper to increase the aggro. ANd maybe some stioc Rebuttals for late game counter spells. I played it against boros and BLue whiote yesterday. TO my surprise, it did really well against Blue white and terribel aginst boros. like the difference was so extreme. The mindslaver's are devastating against control but boros doesnt really care. and I noticed with Lighthouse Chronologist that I keep bringing himn to level 6 and then failing with him, so maybe trhumming bird. Any other suggestions