| The Eldrazi Displacer/Reflector Mage interaction has been extensively explored in Standard, so why would I want to house that combination in this shell instead of a deck with Collected Company? Partially because I excel at interactive Magic and prefer to force interaction instead of hoping that the top of my deck delivers. The larger factor is that I would easily rank Archangel Avacyn as the most powerful spell in Standard by such a significant margin that I wouldn't mess around with a deck playing fewer than four. Even with four Avacyn, that doesn't rule out Collected Company though this shell is much more my style. Most of the card choices are just nods to raw power, though a few are a bit off the wall. 
OK, so maybe this is the only slot that looks completely crazy. When I was working on this deck before the PT I had one more Plains and Knight of the White Orchid in this slot. Now that Seasons Past, Languish, and Secure the Wastes are commonplace, Stratus Dancer is actually very well positioned. Tagging Collected Company isn't bad either. The one matchup where you're losing with Stratus Dancer is against Humans, though it at least trades with non-first-striking creatures and can block a creature enchanted by Gryff's Boon. 
Gideon shows up somewhere in the 75 of most white decks, though figuring out his exact role in this deck was tough. Initially, I had four Gideon and no Thought‑Knots, and then moved down to two Gideon as Thought‑Knot became better positioned. Ultimately, it became clear that I just wanted four of both, and that being a little top heavy was fine given the swingy nature of both cards. A good interaction to be aware of is the ability to +1 Gideon, blink him with Displacer and then use him to make a 2/2 in the second main phase as he is technically a new Planeswalker on the battlefield.  
The way I see it, there is no way that a version of this deck without four Avacyn is anywhere near as powerful as this build. Avacyn is great just as a means to turn one combat on its head, though the interactions with Eldrazi Skyspawner and Displacer shine in this deck. The scion from the Skyspawner enables you to either play Avacyn ahead of schedule or to flip her on command. Sacrificing a scion with Avacyn in play is your most common route to victory against aggressive decks and tokens decks alike. If you haven't seen Avacyn with Displacer before, the ability to Displace Avacyn to make your creatures indestructible with or without the trigger to damage creatures on the stack is superb. 
While playing last weekend, I was asked less about what was in the deck and more about this exclusion. It's uncommon to see a deck with Eldrazi in the name that doesn't feature this monster. The answer is more or less the reason that Maverick doesn't play Tarmogoyf in Legacy. This deck isn't looking for creatures that just attack and block. Every slot promotes interactive play and some way to gain a strategic edge, whereas Reality Smasher will either be attacking or be embarrassing. With regard to sideboarding, the plan is to transition to a lower to ground deck with more removal to combat the more aggressive decks, or a counter-heavy deck to go toe-to-toe with the slower decks. Spatial Contortion is favored over Silkwrap so that you never get caught with two Silkwrap when you cast Tragic Arrogance. Being instant speed and good against Dromoka's Command are nice boons as well. The deck has been performing very well for me in testing, and I'm hoping that this keeps up this weekend. If you're looking for something a little spicy with a lot of tricky interactions I strongly recommend this list. The deck doesn't play itself, but if you pick it up now you should have more than enough time to prepare for Atlanta. — Ryan Overturf, @RyanOverdrive | 
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