u/Interesting-Aioli178

So uh, first creation on Inkarnate, this is from a joint worldbuilding project with my friends, specifically the region I'm in charge of, the Blighted Forest.

So for context I mainly play a Bracket 3 Combo/Control [[Hermes, Overseer of Elpis]] deck that focuses on using noncreature spells to generate value, stay in the game, and dig for combo pieces. The Commander generates chump blockers for free that can be used to pivot into a big stompy win if I fish out [[Banner of Kinship]], and the scry on Bird attack helps me dig for my pieces.

My main combos right now are:
- [[Valley Floodcaller]]/[[Sol Ring]] or [[Everflowing Chalice]]/[[Retraction Helix]]

- [[Peregrine Drake]]/[[Archeomancer]]/[[Ghostly Flicker]]

And I also have backup combos using [[Hullbreaker Horror]], Sol Ring, and a 2drop Mana Rock, as well as [[High Tide]]/Archaeomancer/[[Snap]], but those combos use important value or interaction pieces or are just plain expensive in Hullbreaker's case, so I only use them if I happen on the pieces while looking for the two above.

My main problem with my gameplan is that all my combos output is infinite mana, infinite noncreature storm count, or both. The latter lets me get infinite birds, but since I'm in Blue that means I have to wait for a combat step to win and are vulnerable to a board wipe or Inkshield or a Fog. The infinite mana can help, but that requires an outlet like [[Mathemagics]] in hand which only takes out one player, or two if I also have Narset's Reversal in hand, which is extremely unlikely.

So now I want to ask about any bracket 3 combos in mono-blue that would let me end the game at instant speed, or barring that instant speed outlets. I was thinking of trying out either [[Brain Freeze]] or [[Mind's Desire]] since either would let me win the game with infinite storm count, though Mind's Desire is a bit iffy because it's only instant speed if its an outlet for VFC.

Current Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/x1GF8FaUk0uMCOP5TChuNw