Wharf Rats

Standard*

jrkinnard

Creature (21)

• 2x Drownyard Explorers
• 2x Geralf's Masterpiece
• 4x Graf Rats  ^{Flip  Meld}
• 4x Haunted Dead
• 1x Hedron Crawler
• 3x Midnight Scavengers  ^Meld
• 2x Prized Amalgam
• 3x Wharf Infiltrator

Land (22)

• 4x Choked Estuary
• 2x Drownyard Temple
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 10x Island
• 5x Swamp

Enchantment (5)

• 2x Ongoing Investigation
• 3x Spontaneous Mutation

Artifact (3)

• 3x Cryptolith Fragment  ^Flip

Instant (2)

• 2x Displace

Sorcery (7)

• 2x Collective Brutality
• 4x Take Inventory
• 1x Tezzeret's Ambition

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I was inspired create a deck like this based on two pulls of Wharf Infiltrator and a desire to see my favorite version of the meld mechanic in action. Graf Rats are the classic "chattel" of the Infiltrator's discard-a-creature=Eldrazi Spawn mechanic, but any of the cast-from-graveyard cards work very well for this agressive tactic. For example, even with Graf Rats in the graveyard, Midnight Scavengers can bring them back and we'll get a (admittedly somewhat delayed) Chittering Host. The rest of the deck is rounded out with creatures that work well from the graveyard and removal that isn't too concerned about sacrifice/discard drawbacks, because remember--discard nets us cheap creatures.

Haunted Dead is great to cast from the graveyard, as she pops in with a 1/1 Spirit and can subequently be used tapped as a sacrifice for Bone Splinters or Ruthless Disposal. Prized Amalgam will most likely pop back in too, and he works as great midgame pressue especially when combined with a few Eldrazi Horrors (maybe with menace from a recently-formed Chittering Host.)

With all the discard a lot of cards will be needed, and I tried to compensate with Take Inventory as an early-game discard card or a mid-to-late-game cardgiver.

Geralf's Masterpiece is the WinCon, and since this deck has a great ability to keep your hand pretty empty, he's usually not worse than a 5/5 flying.

I will be playtesting online and looking at card prices soon. Currently designing the sideboard--EVERYTHING is open to suggestion/improvement!

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 14 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.89
Tokens	Clue, Eldrazi Horror 3/2 C, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	Decks to build