Deserts for Dessert

Standard* BG (Golgari) Counters

nucular

Creature (22)

• 2x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 2x Channeler Initiate
• 3x Festering Mummy
• 2x Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
• 1x Obelisk Spider
• 3x Ramunap Excavator
• 3x Ruthless Sniper
• 2x Stoic Builder
• 2x The Gitrog Monster
• 2x Wretched Camel

Land (27)

• 4x Desert of the Glorified
• 4x Desert of the Indomitable
• 4x Dunes of the Dead
• 2x Evolving Wilds
• 3x Forest
• 2x Grasping Dunes
• 2x Hashep Oasis
• 2x Ifnir Deadlands
• 4x Swamp

Instant (7)

• 1x Dissenter's Deliverance
• 2x Haze of Pollen
• 1x Pulse of Murasa
• 1x Stinging Shot
• 2x Without Weakness

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Crawling Sensation
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 2x Retreat to Kazandu

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Sideboard

Instant (9)

• 1x Blossoming Defense
• 1x Complete Disregard
• 1x Dissenter's Deliverance
• 2x Heroic Intervention
• 2x Hour of Glory
• 2x Stinging Shot

Creature (2)

• 1x Night Market Lookout
• 1x Wretched Camel

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Lost Legacy
• 2x Root Out

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Too many deserts and too little time? Try playing two a turn, from your graveyard! Then, sac them for their delicious little bonuses, and play them all over again for dessert! Yum!

The first few turns, this deck may just seem like a GB -1/-1 counter deck with some cycling, but boy oh boy, is that just the first course. Soon enough, you'll be sacrificing and returning lands, drawing cards, gaining life, and creating tokens, while still having a huge supply of -1/-1 counters to distribute. Ramunap Excavator + The Gitrog Monster work together to make sure you really get all the use you can out of your deserts. Using the same Evolving Wilds repeatedly is also fun. And if you have Retreat to Kazandu out... it's insane.

This deck's been a lot of fun to play so far, but I'd love some advice on any ways I could make the deck better. My biggest problems have been against non-creature decks. Maybe sideboarding Faith of the Devoted would work to drain my opponent directly. I've also considered removing a few small creatures and adding some bigger ones like Crocodile of the Crossing , but I might need some more Haze of Pollen or something to help me survive.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Key combos	Ramunap Excavator + The Gitrog Monster
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 9 - 6 Rares 18 - 1 Uncommons 24 - 8 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.48
Tokens	Clue, Insect 1/1 B, Insect 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 G w/ Deathtouch, Zombie 2/2 B