Nykthos Stilts, Colossal Kilts

Modern BG (Golgari) Combo Competitive Counters Devotion

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Creature (27)

• 4x Arbor Colossus
• 4x Birds of Paradise
• 2x Colossus of Akros
• 2x Corpsejack Menace
• 2x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 2x Kalonian Hydra
• 3x Karametra's Acolyte
• 2x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 2x Surrak, the Hunt Caller
• 4x Sylvan Caryatid

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Garruk, Caller of Beasts

Land (22)

• 9x Forest
• 3x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 4x Overgrown Tomb
• 2x Swamp
• 4x Verdant Catacombs

Artifact (1)

• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (7)

• 3x Abrupt Decay
• 2x Golgari Charm
• 2x Hero's Downfall

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Essence Harvest

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Sideboard

Creature (7)

• 3x Courser of Kruphix
• 2x Mistcutter Hydra
• 2x Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Artifact (2)

• 2x Pithing Needle

Instant (6)

• 1x Golgari Charm
• 2x Hero's Downfall
• 3x Putrefy

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Glissa, the Traitor *oversized*
• 1x Khalni Hydra

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker

Land (1)

• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Instant (1)

• 1x Go for the Throat

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Here are the 3 phases to how this deck works.

Builders

Here we utilize Elvish Mystic, Sylvan Caryatid, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, and Karametra's Acolyte to get us a lot of mana, very quickly.

Backbone

In this area of gameplay we try and drop Arbor Colossus first and foremost due to his huge boost to green devotion. Then Corpsejack Menace, Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, Kalonian Hydra, and Colossus of Akros as soon as is possible after that.

Beatdown

In this final stage we use the excessive amounts of green devotion to grow your Colossus of Akros from a 10/10 to a 20/20 (or 30/30 w/Corpsejack Menace) and swing for huge amounts of damage and then sacrifice him with Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord to make your opponent lose all their life. If that wasn't enough, you should still have a few hulking Arbor Colossus (Colossi) hanging about or Kalonian Hydra to finish up the job.

Perfect game (I think...?) looks like-

T1: Forest, Elvish Mystic

T2: Swamp, Sylvan Caryatid, Elvish Mystic

T3: Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, Karametra's Acolyte

T4: Drop Arbor Colossus without using the Acolyte and one Mystic, then tap the Acolyte for 7 mana, and drop Colossus of Akros

T5: Drop Corpsejack Menace or Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord and Monstrous the Colossus of Akros swing with him for 30 damage, or swing for 20 then sacrifice for 20.

Combos

Arbor Colossus + Corpsejack Menace

Colossus of Akros + Corpsejack Menace

Corpsejack Menace + Kalonian Hydra

Arbor Colossus + Kalonian Hydra

Colossus of Akros + Kalonian Hydra

Colossus of Akros + Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord

Question, comments, concerns? All are welcome here!

Top Ranked	Achieved #66 position overall 10 years ago
Date added	10 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Arbor Colossus + Corpsejack Menace Colossus of Akros + Corpsejack Menace Arbor Colossus + Kalonian Hydra Colossus of Akros + Kalonian Hydra Colossus of Akros + Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 11 Rares 5 - 4 Uncommons 1 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.61
Tokens	Emblem Garruk, Caller of Beasts
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