This is a VERY rough draft, so PLEASE tear it apart. I've done very little testing with it so far. The idea may just be unworkable, but I'd like some feedback nonetheless.
Basically, I'm intrigued by Grixis Eldrazi. Herald of Kozilek didn't exactly blow me away when it was spoiled, but in a dedicated Devoid deck, I think it's a fairly compelling engine. Sire of Stagnation, the deck's namesake, is a potentially absurd creature if its played early, which Herald enables, and is all the better when some land destruction is involved. Between Crumble to Dust and the overcosted but powerful Grip of Desolation, Standard actually has LD. Is it competitive? Your guess is as good as mine, but the christmasland potential at least is there, so here we go:
Between Herald, Hedron, and From Beyond, the potential is there for a turn 5 Sire, in some cases following a Crumble. Sire creates a minigame of locking the opponent out of land drops until it's answered, and Crumbles, Grips, and Ulamog can punish the hell out of missing land drops.
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Basically, I'm intrigued by Grixis Eldrazi. Herald of Kozilek didn't exactly blow me away when it was spoiled, but in a dedicated Devoid deck, I think it's a fairly compelling engine. Sire of Stagnation, the deck's namesake, is a potentially absurd creature if its played early, which Herald enables, and is all the better when some land destruction is involved. Between Crumble to Dust and the overcosted but powerful Grip of Desolation, Standard actually has LD. Is it competitive? Your guess is as good as mine, but the christmasland potential at least is there, so here we go:
4 Herald of Kozilek
2 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
4 Sire of Stagnation
Sorceries
4 Crumble to Dust
3 Radiant Flames
4 Transgress the Mind
4 Ruinous Path
4 Hedron Archive
Enchantments
3 From Beyond
Instants
2 Grip of Desolation
Lands
4 Polluted Delta
4 Bloodstained Mire
3 Sunken Hollow
3 Cinder Glade
2 Smoldering Marsh
2 Lumbering Falls
5 Swamp
2 Island
1 Mountain
Between Herald, Hedron, and From Beyond, the potential is there for a turn 5 Sire, in some cases following a Crumble. Sire creates a minigame of locking the opponent out of land drops until it's answered, and Crumbles, Grips, and Ulamog can punish the hell out of missing land drops.
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Melira PodRIP 1/19/15GWHatebearsCreatures (18):
4x Hangarback Walker
4x Fathom Feeder
4x Herald of Kozilek
3x Benthic Infiltrator
3x Sire of Stagnation
Instants (7):
3x Wild Slash
3x Stubborn Denial
1x Brutal Expulsion
Sorceries (7):
3x Transgress the Mind
3x Ruinous Path
1x Painful Truths
Artifacts (4):
4x Ghostfire Blade
Lands (24):
4x Polluted Delta
4x Bloodstained Mire
4x Sunken Hollow
4x Smoldering Marsh
2x Island
2x Mountain
1x Swamp
1x Mortuary Mire
1x Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
1x Blighted Cataract
Sideboard (15):
2x Disdainful Stroke
2x Crux of Fate
2x Radiant Flames
2x Crumble to Dust
2x Kolaghan's Command
1x Infinite Obliteration
1x Painful Truths
1x Negate
1x Silumgar's Command
1x Virulent Plague
This card is broken Herald of Kozilek