The Withering

Standard* BG (Golgari) Combo Counters Tokens

UnwittingHero

Creature (20)

• 4x Ammit Eternal
• 2x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 4x Channeler Initiate
• 4x Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
• 4x Obelisk Spider
• 2x The Scorpion God

Land (22)

• 4x Evolving Wilds
• 8x Forest
• 8x Swamp
• 2x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Sorcery (6)

• 2x Cut / Ribbons
• 4x Grind / Dust

Enchantment (8)

• 4x Consuming Fervor
• 2x Cryptolith Rite
• 2x Nest of Scarabs

Artifact (4)

• 4x Key to the City

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Sideboard

Artifact (2)

• 2x Mirage Mirror

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Lost Legacy

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Maybeboard

Instant (14)

• 2x Consign / Oblivion
• 3x Destined / Lead
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Natural State
• 1x Onward / Victory
• 2x Prepare / Fight
• 1x Refuse / Cooperate
• 1x Stinging Shot
• 1x Struggle / Survive
• 1x Torment of Venom

Sorcery (12)

• 3x Appeal / Authority
• 1x Claim / Fame
• 4x Driven / Despair
• 2x Insult / Injury
• 1x Liliana's Influence
• 1x Never / Return

Artifact (3)

• 1x Gate to the Afterlife
• 1x God-Pharaoh's Gift
• 1x Paradox Engine

Creature (6)

• 1x Banewhip Punisher
• 2x Crocodile of the Crossing
• 1x Decimator Beetle
• 1x Merciless Javelineer
• 1x Ruthless Sniper

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Death Wielder

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Amonkhet -1/-1 Synergy Deck

Optimizing my previous attempts at Standard -1/-1. (Because even Standard is cheaper than Shadowmoor these days!)

The Basic Idea

• Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons and Nest of Scarabs give tokens for counters.
• All the other creatures give counters.
• Key to the City isn't hard to see... I use it to help out Hapatra and/or keep Ammit Eternal alive!
• Channeler Initiate gives counters and mana acceleration.
• Consuming Fervor gives consistent counters, and pairs well with Channeler AND Soulstinger, if I bring it off the Maybeboard.
• Obelisk Spider gives life drain.
• The Scorpion God gives card draw.
• Throne of the God-Pharaoh is high-pressure. Gives solid mid-game pressure if I can get out 8-10 tokens by turn 5.

Sideboard Stuff

• Using Lost Legacy to prevent others using Solemnity.
• Mirage Mirror if I go up against someone with the same type of deck.
• Cryptolith Rite gives more mana, but more importantly, it lets me tap my tokens post-combat for use with Throne of the God-Pharaoh. Not sure how this is best used.

Questions

• What should I do with lands? I really don't know how to go about this best.
• Anything that might make the deck more effective (especially against decks that would counter it easily)?
• How can I make this better?

I think this one might be decent. Probably going to buy it in a few days. Any thoughts?

Date added	7 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 6 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Insect 1/1 B, Snake 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 G w/ Deathtouch
Folders	Standard decks