Coming back into MTG after a few years, trying to put together an old deck but make it modern legal. Reveillark combo! I see WotC has really hit control decks pretty hard with the ban list (Ponder, Preordain, Top) I know some people run the deck with the intent of winning by attacking but I'm on a budget and don't have Celestial Colonnades so I'm running combo.
With Body Double, Mirror Entity, and either Death Cultist or Merrow Witsniper in the graveyard one Reveillark trigger will allow me to either use Death Cultist or Witsniper to win. Last I checked I stopped using Witsniper because of Eldrazi shuffling graveyards back in. The other option I've been thinking of is using Wall of Omens with Laboratory Maniac. And correct me if I'm wrong but Gifts Ungiven isn't restricted or banned? Does Modern even have a restricted list? I'm not sure how I feel about Glimpse the Future. Maybe Gitaxian Probe would be better? Not really the same but perhaps more useful. Viscara Seer lets me scry my whole deck till I find a winning combo piece but I'm not sure it's needed but just on it's own it does help dig.
I'm also wondering if I can fit in some discard to slow the game down. I have a single Thought Seize but beyond that I'd probably have to run Duress (budget reasons). Or I could run counterspells. 3x Remand or Mana Leak + the one Pact of Negation I have. If I can get my hands on a Slaughter Pact pretty cheap that's one way to go off with Lark if it's stuck in play but Mirror Entity does a good job of that. There are also quite a few ways to make the combo go off in various scenarios of what's in hand/play/graveyard. There are also many creatures with enters the battlefield abilities that could do different things. Aven Riftwatcher can be used to gain infinite life for example. I think Death Cultist is the best bet for winning. Wall of Omens does what Mulldrifter does only cheaper.
One last thought- Oh how I wish they'd reprint Buried Alive
Suggestions greatly appreciated. I know there are a lot of ways I could make this deck better but I really can't spend lots of money on it.
Creature (19)
3x Body Double
1x Death Cultist
3x Mirror Entity
4x Reveillark
4x Viscera Seer
4x Wall of Omens
Sorcery (14)
3x Glimpse the Future
4x Ideas Unbound
4x Serum Visions
3x Supreme Verdict
Land (23)
(I'll work about lands after I get the rest figured out)
Instant (4)
4x Gifts Ungiven
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With Body Double, Mirror Entity, and either Death Cultist or Merrow Witsniper in the graveyard one Reveillark trigger will allow me to either use Death Cultist or Witsniper to win. Last I checked I stopped using Witsniper because of Eldrazi shuffling graveyards back in. The other option I've been thinking of is using Wall of Omens with Laboratory Maniac. And correct me if I'm wrong but Gifts Ungiven isn't restricted or banned? Does Modern even have a restricted list? I'm not sure how I feel about Glimpse the Future. Maybe Gitaxian Probe would be better? Not really the same but perhaps more useful. Viscara Seer lets me scry my whole deck till I find a winning combo piece but I'm not sure it's needed but just on it's own it does help dig.
I'm also wondering if I can fit in some discard to slow the game down. I have a single Thought Seize but beyond that I'd probably have to run Duress (budget reasons). Or I could run counterspells. 3x Remand or Mana Leak + the one Pact of Negation I have. If I can get my hands on a Slaughter Pact pretty cheap that's one way to go off with Lark if it's stuck in play but Mirror Entity does a good job of that. There are also quite a few ways to make the combo go off in various scenarios of what's in hand/play/graveyard. There are also many creatures with enters the battlefield abilities that could do different things. Aven Riftwatcher can be used to gain infinite life for example. I think Death Cultist is the best bet for winning. Wall of Omens does what Mulldrifter does only cheaper.
One last thought- Oh how I wish they'd reprint Buried Alive
Suggestions greatly appreciated. I know there are a lot of ways I could make this deck better but I really can't spend lots of money on it.
Creature (19)
3x Body Double
1x Death Cultist
3x Mirror Entity
4x Reveillark
4x Viscera Seer
4x Wall of Omens
Sorcery (14)
3x Glimpse the Future
4x Ideas Unbound
4x Serum Visions
3x Supreme Verdict
Land (23)
(I'll work about lands after I get the rest figured out)
Instant (4)
4x Gifts Ungiven