I am really enjoying playing this anti-meta prison deck. I got the idea from @juzamj on Reddit and just took out x2 [Urborg, Tomb of Yawgamoth] lands (since they are not Explorer legal) for x2 [Brightclimb Pathway] and have put in a [Kaya's Wrath] as I do not have a 4th copy of [Wedding Announcement].
x3 [Rest in Peace] in main deck have been pretty good as it turns off [Vein Ripper] triggers (since it's exiling creature cards when they die), plus the ladder is full of Izzet Phoenix. Worst case you can use it as fodder for [Beseech the Mirror].
x2 [Divine Visitation] have proven to be a possible threat but I was unlucky as opponents always had something to counter it, but it's an additional threat that makes way for the other combo pieces, plus it can work well vs. discard decks as with empty hand you just create tokens with your lands and grind out that way -- only downside is that it's not castable with [Beseech the Mirror].
[Solemnity] makes [Fable the Mirror Breaker] useless and stops counters from being put on creatures from exploring with Map tokens that we give away with [Get Lost], which can sometimes be relevant to our health total. It also allows [Wedding Announcement] to make infinite tokens (or card draw), which is particularly awesome if we have [Divine Visitation] in play.
Aggro can be tough if you don't find any removal or combo pieces, but can be a no-game if you do. Going against control is of course the toughest matchup, and that's why I wanted to showcase the Simic Flash match as it is not easy for this deck to win vs. counter-spell decks.
Deck link: www.moxfield.com/decks/g6EOQ7yyvUyo_YeVblu1mg
Deck
4 Fatal Push
2 Plains
1 Swamp
3 Rest in Peace
4 Godless Shrine
4 Concealed Courtyard
4 Solemnity
2 Divine Visitation
1 Kaya's Wrath
3 Castle Ardenvale
3 Treacherous Blessing
4 Nine Lives
2 Brightclimb Pathway
1 Rite of Oblivion
3 Wedding Announcement
2 Shattered Sanctum
4 Spirited Companion
2 Mirrex
4 Beseech the Mirror
4 Restless Fortress
3 Get Lost
Sideboard
2 Ashiok, Dream Render
1 Thought Distortion
2 Path of Peril
2 The End
4 Leyline of Sanctity
1 Ashiok, Dream Render
1 Thought Distortion
1 Vanishing Verse
1 Farewell
Matches
00:10 - vs. Izzet Phoenix
15:40 - vs. Rakdos Vampires
21:30 - vs. Izzet Phoenix
38:25 - vs. Simic Flash
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Video Game: Magic: The Gathering
Archetype: Orzhov
Playstyle: Prison
Format: Explorer
Matches: Best of Three