Mt:G Deck Advice

[Edan]

With the recent wave of Mt:G threads, I figured I would thrown my deck into the mix, look for evaluations and card suggestions, please note, it is intended for Extended. Meta is everything, sideboard help is most appreciated as mine is...lacking.

Overview, it is a basic Extended UG Madness Deck, nothing overly fancy, nothing outlandish. I do have reservations on the number of 2 copies of cards I am running, I was thinking bumping a couple up to 3, but I want to see what the playground thinks:


60 Cards

Creatures:
4 Basking Rootwalla (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=35072)
4 Wild Mongrel (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=29777)
4 Aquamoeba (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=34465)
2 Wonder (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=33720)
4 Arrogant Wurm (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=33720)
1 Genesis (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=34833)
1 Gigapede (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=39578)

Spells:
4 Careful Study (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=29727)
1 Life From the Loam (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=89001)
4 Circular Logic (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=34368)
2 Deep Analysis (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=32237)
2 Gifts Ungiven (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=79090)
2 Roar of the Wurm (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=29881)

Artifacts:
2 Chrome Mox (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=47446)
2 Umezawa's Jitte (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=81979)

Lands:
1 Cephalid Coliseum (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=29903)
4 Yavimaya Coast (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=129810)
8 Islands
8 Forests

Sideboard:
3 Compost (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=15881)
2 Echoing Truth (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=46162)
2 Imi Statue (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=50300)
2 Trygon Predator (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=97112)
2 Naturalize (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=129656)
4 Scrabbling Claws (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=49763)

I am considering dropping Life From the Loam for a different card (A 3rd Gifts Ungiven is very appealing), It was originally intended to be a discard fodder engine mid-late game and to stop land destruction but I almost never used it. Genesis is staying, it has saved me way to many times. I could consider dropping the land count down if I get another Mox. (Good idea or bad idea?) Should I try to get some copies of Breeding Pool (http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=97088)? Or do I not really need them. Feedback is appreciated and very much thankful for. :smallsmile:

[Mirrinus]

1. I can't see Breeding Pool hurting your deck all that much, really.

2. If you really want to abuse Life From the Loam, try adding cycling lands like Tranquil Thicket. With those, Life From the Loam basically reads "Draw three cards". But I'm not sure if just 1 copy of Loam will really abuse that all that much.

3. Tormod's Crypt would probably be a better way of stopping graveyard reanimation and Dredge decks than Scrambling Claws.

4. Vedalken Shackles is fairly popular with Next Level Blue right now, and Imi Statue and Trygon Predator aren't the best choices for fighting that. While we're at it, you're going to have to find a way to deal with Academy Ruins too.

5. Tarmogoyf is pretty much defining a good deal of the general metagame nowadays; having a way to deal with Tarm is fairly important if you plan on playing in tournaments. Threads of Disloyalty is a popular choice.

Other than that, your main deck looks pretty solid. Keep in mind that I don't play in many tournaments really; I just read a lot of articles...