RUG Scapeshift

Modern Combo Competitive RUG (Temur) Scapeshift

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Creature (9)

• 4x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 3x Snapcaster Mage
• 2x Thragtusk

Land (24)

• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 3x Forest
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 3x Island
• 2x Misty Rainforest
• 2x Mountain
• 4x Steam Vents
• 4x Stomping Ground
• 2x Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

Instant (17)

• 3x Cryptic Command *list*
• 2x Electrolyze
• 3x Izzet Charm
• 4x Remand
• 2x Repeal
• 3x Telling Time

Sorcery (10)

• 3x Scapeshift
• 3x Search for Tomorrow
• 4x Serum Visions

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Sideboard

Creature (7)

• 2x Obstinate Baloth
• 2x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Spellskite
• 2x Vendilion Clique

Artifact (4)

• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Engineered Explosives
• 2x Relic of Progenitus

Instant (2)

• 2x Swan Song

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Anger of the Gods

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So, here's the most basic breakdown of how this deck operates: Play 7-8 lands, cast Scapeshift sacrificing those lands and searching for 6 Mountains and 1-2 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle, and hit your opponent in the face for 18-36 direct damage with Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. If an opponent tries to kill you before then, you have a powerful arsenal of spells to tempo out the game and put you ahead of your opponent. I play 2 mainboard Thragtusk because he does everything you'd ever want a creature to do against aggro, which can be summed up in a quote from my friend: "True swag is bringing more life to the party when you arrive, then never leaving a homie alone when you go." Dropping a Thragtusk against a "fair" deck like UWR, Zoo or Jund can often buy you enough time to win with Scapeshift.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 3 Mythic Rares 20 - 6 Rares 16 - 6 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.47
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B
Folders	standard