RG Loam Assault (poss T4 Lethal)

Modern* RG (Gruul) Theme/Gimmick

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Creature (13)

• 2x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 4x Birds of Paradise
• 4x Countryside Crusher
• 3x Tarmogoyf

Land (24)

• 8x Forest
• 2x Ghost Quarter
• 7x Mountain
• 3x Stomping Ground
• 4x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Seismic Assault

Instant (8)

• 2x Atarka's Command
• 2x Evolution Charm
• 4x Lightning Bolt

Sorcery (10)

• 3x Faithless Looting
• 1x Flame Jab
• 2x Fork in the Road
• 4x Life from the Loam

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 3x Melira, Sylvok Outcast
• 3x Spellskite

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Alpha Authority
• 1x Blood Moon
• 3x Choke

Instant (3)

• 3x Ancient Grudge

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Crumble to Dust

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Maybeboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Burning-Tree Emissary
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Kird Ape
• 1x Scythe Tiger

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker

Land (1)

• 1x Evolving Wilds

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Abundant Growth

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Exploding Borders
• 1x Flaying Tendrils
• 1x Mana Seism
• 1x Scapeshift

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Here's my take on Loam assault utilizing some newer threats, while still keeping the essence of loam.

I am trying to concoct a aggressive, stable killing machine. I have a good start and seem to be seeing a fair amount of T5 kills along with the occasional T4.

My other version Jund Loam assault offers more versatility, and game changing tactics at the expense of land base instability. The R/G is more consistent, and faster, but easily disrupted.

Although there are various combinations of opening hands that could produce a T4 kill, Faithless Looting, land (I know right?), and ramp are critical. You like to see Life from the Loam and Countryside Crusher but you can just as easily draw into it.

Here's a possible opening hand

2x Birds of Paradise, 1x Countryside Crusher, 1x Faithless Looting, 2x Mountain 1x Forest

Possible T4 Lethal

I did pull this off in play-testing with the sample opening hand I suggested.

T1: Play Forest & Birds of Paradise

T2: Play Mountain tap out for Countryside Crusher

T3: CSC's Trigger x2 makes him a (5/5), draw, play Mountain & tap Forest play Birds of Paradise. Tap Mountain play Faithless Looting pitch Life from the Loam & Ghost Quarter which triggers CSC making him a 6/6. Swing 6, play Molten Vortex

T4: CSC's trigger = 0, dredge Life from the Loam(any lands dredged trigger CSC), tap a bird and Forest, play Loam, pick up the 3 lands from the GY, with your 3 remaining mana ( 2 mountains and a bird) sac those lands to Molten Vortex dealing 6 damage, Countryside Crusher becomes a 9/9 minimum, swing for lethal assuming the path is clear.

Turn 5 lethal

T1: Forest - Birds of Paradise

T2: Draw Molten Vortex, Play a Mountain and play Faithless Looting draw into and pitch Life from the Loam tap birds and play Molten Vortex

T3: Play any land and Countryside Crusher

T4: Upkeep - CSC's trigger (say you only hit 1 land) 4/4. Play a land, Dredge loam & play it. Pitch land (if you only hit 1) 1 land to vortex, CSC = min. 5/5 (poss 6/6). Swing 5+(2 vortex). Play Birds of Paradise with remaining land. Hitting for 7-8 damage

T5: Upkeep - CSC's trigger = 6/6 (worse case). Dredge loam, play it. Should easily hit 3 lands. Trigger Molten Vortex 3x's = 6 damage, Countryside Crusher = 9/9 minimum. Swing for game.

Granted that's best case scenario, but with stabilizing cards, and support cards the deck seems to fairly consistent.

Thanks for looking. And lease leave card suggestions and thoughts. This is still a work in progress.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	29 - 7 Rares 6 - 5 Uncommons 8 - 3 Commons
Cards	58
Avg. CMC	1.91
Folders	Gruul (Modern/Standard)