These are ww 1 pugs <| sep |> i though roughing the kicker always means automatic 1 st down ? <| sep |> You might have a bright future in politics my good man . <| sep |> According to the Karsten mana base guidelines , you would want 9 sources of black to be able to consistently cast Sorin on turn 6 . Aether Hubs count for roughly one colored source apiece , maybe a little less because you won ' t always have energy . That means you would have to fit a minimum of 5 more black sources into your manabase . Even if you ' re a little conservative because glimmer and anticipate can dig for the colors you need , you would have to find a way to squeeze in more duals or evolving wilds and a swamp . I ' m not convinced Sorin is worth slowing down your mana that much . If you want planeswalkers to end the game in Jeskai colors , there is Gideon , Nahiri , Chandra Flamecaller or Torch of Defiance , SOI Jace , or even Dovin . Manlands and Gearhulks , plus something like Linvala or Sphinx , are often going to be sufficient wincons backed by your countermagic , though . Here is the Karsten Manabase article , it ' s a good place to start when thinking about s p l a s h i n g a n a l y s i s h o w m a n y c o l o r e d m a n a s o u r c e s d o y o u n e e d t o c onsistentlycastyourspells