Merciless Removal

Modern Aggro Control WB (Orzhov)

joeloverso

Creature (26)

• 3x Abyssal Persecutor
• 2x Deathbringer Liege
• 4x Desecration Demon
• 4x High Priest of Penance
• 2x Intrepid Hero
• 2x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 2x Souls of the Faultless
• 4x Tidehollow Sculler
• 3x Wall of Omens

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Land (23)

• 4x Isolated Chapel
• 3x Orzhov Basilica
• 5x Plains
• 11x Swamp

Instant (7)

• 3x Mortify
• 2x Path to Exile
• 2x Unmake

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Merciless Eviction

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Sideboard

Creature (2)

• 2x Souls of the Faultless

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Rest in Peace

Artifact (4)

• 4x Glaring Spotlight

Instant (4)

• 4x Wear / Tear

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Maybeboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Celestial Purge

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REMOVE EVERYTHING. This deck takes advantage of the incredible remove arsenal available to Orzhov, and as such, it's incredibly disruptive. And there's plenty of exiling going on here, so no need to worry about any indestructible creatures, regeneration, or any kind of graveyard abilities. EARLY GAME: I can speed up my draw and put a warm body up with Wall of Omens, but more importantly I can slow my opponent down dramatically with Tidehollow Sculler and High Priest of Penance. Souls of the Faultless does a good job of throwing a wrench into any aggro heavy deck. The Intrepid Hero can also be an extreme nuisance to anyone playing big creatures. MIDDLE GAME: I want to take control of the battlefield and beat my opponent to death as quickly as possible. To do this I employ the Abyssal Persecutor, an extremely powerful 4 drop not accessible to decks without abundant removal. If left unanswered, the Abyssal Persecutor will easily win me the game. I also have the Desecration Demon and the Obzedat, Ghost Council for additional power. And the Deathbringer Liege brings in even more removal for opponent's battlefield and more power for my creatures. ENDGAME: Assuming the Demons haven't beaten my opponent into submission already, Elspeth, Sun's Champion with her army of soldier tokens can be a very easy win condition to develop and she is an especially amazing drop after a board sweep from a Merciless Evictions. Her -3 ability can also be utilized to remove the Abbysal Persecutor for victory. Merciless Eviction itself has proven to be incredibly flexible and useful for ridding the field of a pesky planeswalker, enchantment, artifact, or my own field of multiple Abbysal Persecutor for the win. This deck has proven to be very versatile and competitive. What stumps this deck most, is hexproof, shroud, and occasionally enchantments. The sideboard compensates pretty well. Glaring Spotlight makes short work of that, and Wear / Tear is cheap enchantment removal at instant speed. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears. And if you like the deck feel free to click the +1. ;)

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 4 Mythic Rares 23 - 4 Rares 17 - 6 Uncommons 2 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.32
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 W