Jund midrange deck I've been working on, getting pretty solid, with some tweaks to figure out once the meta settles. Let's take a look at the list.
***Mainboard***
Deathrite Shaman
added to mainboard because of my dislike of pillar of flame mainboard.
Farseek
: mana fixing, finds shocklands, etc.
Mizzium Mortars: I think bonfire doesn't have as much of an applicable use in this meta, and mizzium mortar takes both the role of single target removal or if i get the mana mass removal. Also does just enough damage to angel tokens.
Dreadbore: destroys it all, especially planeswalkers
Abrupt Decay: answer to enchantments like Detention Sphere and
Oblivion Ring
can also act as creature removal if need be.
Liliana of the Veil: trying this in my 3 cmc slot as a one of, seems to work well with the deck.
Rakdos Keyrune: ramps and becomes an aggressive dude. a 3/1 first striker is very relevant with thragusk in just about every deck.
Vampire Nighthawk: 2/3 deathtouch lifelink seems to be really good and deals with some pesky problems.
Underworld Connections
: card draw is just great. not a lot of removal that deals with it besides Ghost Quarter, which doesn't see enough play to discredit the use of this.
Olivia Voldaren: she is so amazing. She can simply win a game all by herself. Controls the board, get's bigger, win-win.
Huntmaster of the Fells
: very versatile card, puts threats on the board, pings creatures and players.
Sever the Bloodline: good against zombies and tokens. Deck is particularly weak to an untimely
Entreat the Angels
. i need to have options to deal with that, and this does a good job.
Garruk Relentless
: I personally love garruk and I'm glad to finally find a home where he functions really well. If he flips and gets time to work with, he can really put a game away for you.
Disciple of Bolas: trying him as that spicy 1 of . I like what he does with thragtusk. You get 5 more life 5 cards and a beast token with a 2/1 leftover, not bad at all.
Thragtusk
: just amazing value, and impossible to 2 for 1, especially with a lack of good counterspells lurking about the standard meta.
Zealous Conscripts: I like having one in the main and one in the side, with the one mainboard copy around to spice things up, and because it works well in pretty much every matchup.
Rakdos's Return
: the discard alone has proved amazing in just about any matchup, the damage is nice, and can help you with that last push.
***Sideboard***
Appetite for Brains
: good against the miracle decks. Gets their biggest problems (Jace, Tamiyo). also good in mirror and against reanimator
Deathrite Shaman
: hoses reanimate strategies and works well against Miracle decks.
Duress: it's a little better than apettite, in the control matchup
rolling tremblor: small scale wiping, good for humans, tokens kind of strategies.
Slaughter Games: good against problem cards, and also against 4 of's like
Geralf's Messenger
.
Underworld Connections
: bring in the extra for control mainly
Zealous Conscripts: Good against walkers and fatties.
Garruk, Primal Hunter
: control decks have a tough time dealing with planeswalkers, also good in planeswalker matchup.
Staff of Nin
: pretty much 0 artifact hate in the meta, draws cards, puts your opponent on a clock.
