I'd love some feedback on this list. It tries to abuse Zombie Infestation , whose tokens are pumped by the odd Risen Executioners. The low creature count ensures that Executioners will always castable, though I'm not sure how possible having 4 mana up will be. I really dig the interaction between Infestation + Loam, and the full set of GQ ensures a constant barrage on the opponent's manabase (hey tron). Was considering Young Pyro but upping the creature count means losing Executioner. All-in zombies feels very rogueish, able to overwhelm players not expecting it. Loam seems to be the best way to restock the hand, any other suggestions?
It's a very interesting idea. Personally I would love to see some gravecrawlers in here for more of a late game aggro plan, but I do love me some vengeful Pharoah since I began testing him recently.
I always plan for it. Aside from abrupt decay in the main I also run ancient grudge and golgari charm in the board depending on whether I expect rest in peace, leyline of the void or relic if Progenitus. When you expect graveyard hate you really have to play that much tighter. I like to keep loam out of my yard as well as keeping land in hand as much as possible. With discard I will likely nab the yard hate if I get the chance.
If you think the opponent is holding GY hate in hand, Raven's Crime really helps empty it. If they land a RIP, you have no choice but to Decay/Ray/Charm it. Gets even harder with Leyline. This is when TS/Duress comes in handy. Don't overextend until you know they aren't going to blow you out of the game.
Obviously losing Black is losing Loam's awesome discard engine. Also bunch of creatures make enemy removal useful.
But !
it's so much awesomeness packed behind these card choices!
Flame Jab + Prowess. Abbot is like Red Bob, digging for stuff.
Loam spells + Yound Pyromancer.
Assault/vortex to burn later.
Countryside Crusher deliver beats. Lightning Bolt is simply the strongest card in Modern.
Your list is plausible for sure. If you had fetch lands I'd put them in and consider Plated Geopede over the Abbots. I'd also consider a Rancor or Ghor-Clan Rampager over 1-2 Flame Jab to give those Crushers trample.
You just roll over and die to combo decks unless they have bad draws is the biggest price you pay for skipping black. It should be lots of fun, with the occasional moments of frustration if there are a significant number of Combo or Twin decks in your area.
So, with Titan and Splintertwin out of the format, Thoughtseize loses a lot of value and i think Inquisition of kozilek is unneeded in my meta.
I'm looking for cards that replace them for my deck.
I'm thinking one more Raven's Crime, One more Darkblast and One more Lightning Bolt and something OR 3x a 1-drop. I'd really like it to be a 1-drop creature, but I don't know what.
I've had very good results in all testing and past two FNM's. Only Losses were to a Tron deck that I wasn't prepared for. I now have a Sideboard to deal with it.
In considering how this deck would match up against tron and eldrazi part of me really likes the idea of ensnaring bridge and either leyline of sanctity to stop relics and discard or something like shattering spree or fracturing gust. Clearly folks are already running ancient grudge since it works so well with recursion.
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List seems fine, not sure how I feel about the Natural State in the sideboard. I think I would rather see Ray of Revelation or Naturalize even, if not Krosan Grip. Reason why is that leylines can potentially be an issue for you. If you have an opponent packed on removal, and they have a leyline of Sanctity out, you just lose most likely.
First attempt at this deck. Started off as a Loam Pox player, decided to move this direction given lack of Twin and increased presence of big mana and Burn decks. Looking to include mainboard Blood Moons, but not sure where to go. Anyone have any thoughts?
EDIT: Notable cards that I see missing are Blood Moon, Bolts, Dark Confidant, a white source of mana, Copperline Gorge, Scavenging Ooze.
Honestly smallpox isn't bad for the deck and in legacy I am very fond of smallpox as a disruption tool. In modern I haven't been very impressed with it, but it certainly pairs well with young pyromancer. My main issue with it is that in modern decks tend to play a lot more land so it's effect on the game state is generally not that great. Tarmogoyf is definitely fine for the second list if you aren't going to run smallpox.
We're already doing plenty to put lands into graveyards and are able to play plenty of lands in not sure salvage is necessary, but he seems like a possible high end threat. My main issue in this deck is that he costs 5 and we can get things out earlier for more value.
We're already doing plenty to put lands into graveyards and are able to play plenty of lands in not sure salvage is necessary, but he seems like a possible high end threat. My main issue in this deck is that he costs 5 and we can get things out earlier for more value.
i think the big thing about the Gitrog and Drakmore is it makes infinite self mill as you discard during cleanup, putting draw trigger on the stack, dredge Drakmore back, which now puts you above 7 cards in hand basically restarting Cleanup and repeating till you dredge as much as you want.
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2 Abrupt Decay
2 Darkblast
4 Faithless Looting
2 Flame Jab
4 Life from the Loam
2 Murderous Cut
3 Raven's Crime
4 Smallpox
Creatures 5
2 Risen Executioner
3 Vengeful Pharaoh
Enchantment 8
4 Zombie Infestation
4 Molten Vortex
2 Blood Crypt
4 Bloodstained Mire
1 Forest
1 Mountain
4 Ghost Quarter
1 Godless Shrine
2 Overgrown Tomb
1 Stomping Ground
2 Swamp
4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Ancient Grudge
2 Golgari Brownscale
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Ray of Revelation
4 Young Pyromancer
4 Abbot of Keral Keep
4 Countryside Crusher
4 Life from the Loam
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Flame Jab
2 Seismic Assault
3 Molten Vortex
2 Faithless Looting
4 Stomping Ground
3 Ghost Quarter
3 Rootbound Crag
3 Treetop Village
8 Mountain
Obviously losing Black is losing Loam's awesome discard engine. Also bunch of creatures make enemy removal useful.
But !
it's so much awesomeness packed behind these card choices!
Flame Jab + Prowess. Abbot is like Red Bob, digging for stuff.
Loam spells + Yound Pyromancer.
Assault/vortex to burn later.
Countryside Crusher deliver beats. Lightning Bolt is simply the strongest card in Modern.
Also a cheap variant, and I am low on budget.
Thoughts? For me sounds like a lot of fun!
You just roll over and die to combo decks unless they have bad draws is the biggest price you pay for skipping black. It should be lots of fun, with the occasional moments of frustration if there are a significant number of Combo or Twin decks in your area.
I'm looking for cards that replace them for my deck.
I'm thinking one more Raven's Crime, One more Darkblast and One more Lightning Bolt and something OR 3x a 1-drop. I'd really like it to be a 1-drop creature, but I don't know what.
My list:
1 Eternal Witness
1 Vengeful Pharaoh
Enchantment (4)
3 Molten Vortex
1 Seismic Assault
Instant (7)
2 Abrupt Decay
1 Darkblast
3 Lightning Bolt
1 Terminate
Planeswalker (2)
2 Liliana of the Veil
Sorcery (20)
4 Faithless Looting
4 Life from the Loam
4 Lingering Souls
1 Raven's Crime
4 Smallpox
3 Thoughtseize
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
3 Blood Crypt
3 Bloodstained Mire
1 Forest
2 Ghost Quarter
1 Godless Shrine
1 Lavaclaw Reaches
1 Mountain
2 Overgrown Tomb
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Stomping Ground
1 Swamp
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Temple Garden
1 Ancient Grudge
2 Blood Moon
1 Engineered Explosives
2 Ghost Quarter
1 Pyroclasm
2 Rakdos Charm
2 Ray of Revelation
1 Shadow of Doubt
2 Timely Reinforcements
1 Utter End
I've had very good results in all testing and past two FNM's. Only Losses were to a Tron deck that I wasn't prepared for. I now have a Sideboard to deal with it.
-3 Thoughtseize
+1 Raven's Crime
+2 Young Pyromancer
Will report after FNM tomorrow.
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We could try find some new configuration to this old list that 3-1: http://sales.starcitygames.com/deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=79488
We could add in Serum Visions (card quality), Thought Scour (instant speed return loam), and a few counters; Spell Snare, Mana Leak.
Now that assault is no longer the focus we could cut 1 Life from the Loam (2 MD) and play 3 Seismic assault MD?
Thoughts and opinions guys?
EDIT: Notable cards that I see missing are Blood Moon, Bolts, Dark Confidant, a white source of mana, Copperline Gorge, Scavenging Ooze.
4 Squee, Goblin Nabob
1 Golgari Brownscale
1 Vengeful Pharaoh
1 Golgari Grave-Troll
3 Abrupt Decay
4 Faithless Looting
1 Flame Jab
3 Conflagrate
4 Life from the Loam
2 Molten Vortex
1 Raven's Crime
3 Seismic Assault
4 Zombie Infestation
2 Blood Crypt
4 Bloodstained Mire
2 Forest
3 Ghost Quarter
3 Fire-Lit Thicket
2 Mountain
2 Stomping Ground
2 Swamp
1 Verdant Catacombs
4 Wooded Foothills
2 Pithing Needle
2 Ray of Revelation
1 Bojuka Bog
3 Gnaw to the Bone
2 Golgari Brownscale
3 Surgical Extraction
Creatureless
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
1 Blood Crypt
2 Bloodstained Mire
1 Forest
2 Ghost Quarter
2 Graven Cairns
2 Overgrown Tomb
3 Raging Ravine
1 Stomping Ground
1 Swamp
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
3 Verdant Catacombs
2 Wooded Foothills
1 Vengeful Pharaoh
Spells 34
3 Abrupt Decay
3 Anger of the Gods
4 Faithless Looting
2 Flame Jab
4 Life from the Loam
3 Lightning Bolt
4 Magmatic Insight
3 Molten Vortex
3 Raven's Crime
3 Seismic Assault
2 Terminate
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Buried Ruin
1 Chandra, Pyromaster
2 Dragon's Claw
2 Engineered Explosives
3 Fulminator Mage
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Outpost Siege
2 Wurmcoil Engine
Young Pyro - Sub crusher for bob if you don't have access.
3 Blackcleave Cliffs
2 Blood Crypt
3 Bloodstained Mire
1 Forest
3 Ghost Quarter
1 Mountain
1 Overgrown Tomb
3 Raging Ravine
1 Stomping Ground
2 Swamp
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
3 Verdant Catacombs
2 Wooded Foothills
4 Dark Confidant
4 Young Pyromancer
Spells 26
2 Abrupt Decay
1 Darkblast
4 Faithless Looting
1 Flame Jab
4 Life from the Loam
4 Lightning Bolt
1 Maelstrom Pulse
3 Magmatic Insight
2 Raven's Crime
3 Seismic Assault
1 Worm Harvest
3 Ancient Grudge
2 Dragon's Claw
3 Duress
1 Flame Jab
2 Leyline of the Void
1 Maelstrom Pulse
1 Shatterstorm
2 Torpor Orb
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i think the big thing about the Gitrog and Drakmore is it makes infinite self mill as you discard during cleanup, putting draw trigger on the stack, dredge Drakmore back, which now puts you above 7 cards in hand basically restarting Cleanup and repeating till you dredge as much as you want.