Building a Rack deck for Modern on a budget. I have maybe $40 to buy what i don't have on hand. Which i think should be more than enough, but we shall see.
I know how i would build this for legacy or vintage but i'm missing several key cards such as mind twist, ritual, hymn and cursed scroll among other things. This is just a sample list based on one i found on here from over a year ago.
If you play online: Infernal Tutor would be a great addition and is pretty cheap. And I guess you could even squeeze in a couple of them on paper without going over budget. They help you find key cards like The Rack and Ensnaring Bridge. Be careful though Abrupt Decay, Shattering Spree and Ancient Grudge are all cards so it's dangerous to rely too much on Bridge to hold back the opponents creatures. I would consider Mutilate for insurance (Damnation would obviously be better but is pretty pricey) and perhaps Buried Ruin to get back Bridge and The Rack.
Another card to consider is Shrieking Affliction, personally I fancy it more than Caress/Megrim as you can play it late game and still get profit from it, whereas Caress/Megrim require you to land it early when the opponent still has cards in his hand.
I don't like Hypnotic Specter in the list. First of all it's your only creature so it will suddenly turn on the opponents removal and probably not survive until you untap. Second of all it's not that efficient for a 3 cmc spell because it has no immediate impact. If I had to chose I would play Augur of Skulls over it but would probably play neither.
Another card to consider is Shrieking Affliction, personally I fancy it more than Caress/Megrim as you can play it late game and still get profit from it, whereas Caress/Megrim require you to land it early when the opponent still has cards in his hand.
I agree with this. Shrieking Affliction is the number one reason to play this deck.
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I would cut Tendrils for Consume Spirit as you should have smallpox as mentioned. I would replace the mind rot with them. Also because you can not play ritual I would cut arena and hippie. As this is a budget version you should have the mana to squeeze in a couple of dream salvages after discard instead of arena. Also if budget allows bloodghast and spawning pool to negate pox effects. Shrieking may indeed be fun but maybe just 2.
I know how i would build this for legacy or vintage but i'm missing several key cards such as mind twist, ritual, hymn and cursed scroll among other things. This is just a sample list based on one i found on here from over a year ago.
2 Hypnotic Specter
Sorcery [16]
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Duress
4 Wrench Mind
4 Mind Rot
Instant [4]
4 Tendrils of Corruption
4 Ensnaring Bridge
4 The Rack
Enchantment [8]
4 Phyrexian Arena
2 Liliana's Caress
2 Megrim
Land [22]
22 Swamp
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1994 Magic The Rack
Type 1: B/W Zombies
Modern: Kuldotha Red
Legacy: Pox, Oath
Vintag: 10 Proxy Merfolk
Pauper: Pestilence, UG Threshold
EDH: Karn, Roon, Sliver Queen, Xiahou Dun, Arcanus
Another card to consider is Shrieking Affliction, personally I fancy it more than Caress/Megrim as you can play it late game and still get profit from it, whereas Caress/Megrim require you to land it early when the opponent still has cards in his hand.
I don't like Hypnotic Specter in the list. First of all it's your only creature so it will suddenly turn on the opponents removal and probably not survive until you untap. Second of all it's not that efficient for a 3 cmc spell because it has no immediate impact. If I had to chose I would play Augur of Skulls over it but would probably play neither.
I agree with this. Shrieking Affliction is the number one reason to play this deck.
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Ditto on Funeral Charm plus the -1 can be pretty handy too.
B Pox
WG(R/B) Enchantress
WRU Star Spangled Failure
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BWR Oros
GWU Jenara
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B (small)Pox
GWUBR Enchantress
RW Stax(less) Records