Descent into Stax

Modern*

devator22

Creature (4)

• 2x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 2x World Queller

Planeswalker (3)

• 2x Ajani Vengeant
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant

Land (24)

• 4x Arid Mesa
• 2x Ghost Quarter
• 2x Godless Shrine
• 2x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mountain
• 3x Plains
• 4x Sacred Foundry
• 2x Swamp
• 4x Tectonic Edge

Enchantment (13)

• 4x Assemble the Legion
• 3x Descent into Madness
• 3x Ghostly Prison
• 3x Oblivion Ring

Artifact (4)

• 2x Boros Signet
• 2x Orzhov Signet

Instant (3)

• 3x Lightning Helix

Sorcery (9)

• 3x Idyllic Tutor
• 2x Lingering Souls
• 2x Mizzium Mortars
• 2x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 2x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 2x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 2x Obstinate Baloth
• 2x Purphoros, God of the Forge

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Stony Silence

Artifact (2)

• 2x Pithing Needle

Sorcery (3)

• 2x Cranial Extraction
• 1x Mizzium Mortars

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Everyone loves Stax, right? I heard about the interaction between Assemble and Descent and thought I'd take a crack at it. I'm mostly just playing around, but maybe I can make a fun FNM deck.

For those who aren't familiar with this kind of deck, basically it tries to control until you get Descent into Madness out to lock down the board while Assemble the Legion gives you plenty of tokens to exile. World Queller is used as a backup, more targeted Stax, and the deck has a few other surprises as well.

Credit to Gavin Verhey of DailyMTG for parts of the idea.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 6 Mythic Rares 23 - 7 Rares 21 - 2 Uncommons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.28
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W