WURG Delver

Modern* Competitive Delver RGWU Tempo Zoo

ToolmasterOfBrainerd

Land (20)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 2x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 4x Flooded Strand
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Plains
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 2x Wooded Foothills

Creature (19)

• 4x Delver of Secrets  ^Flip
• 2x Hooting Mandrills
• 2x Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip
• 1x Izzet Staticaster
• 2x Snapcaster Mage
• 4x Tarmogoyf
• 4x Wild Nacatl

Instant (14)

• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 3x Lightning Helix
• 4x Path to Exile
• 1x Telling Time
• 2x Thought Scour

Sorcery (7)

• 3x Anger of the Gods
• 4x Serum Visions

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Sideboard

Instant (8)

• 2x Disdainful Stroke
• 3x Negate
• 2x Squelch
• 1x Telling Time

Enchantment (7)

• 4x Rest in Peace
• 3x Stony Silence

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Maybeboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Bounding Krasis
• 1x Goblin Guide
• 1x Hooting Mandrills
• 1x Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip
• 1x Tarmogoyf
• 1x Tireless Tracker
• 1x Young Pyromancer

Instant (7)

• 1x Dromoka's Command
• 1x Mutagenic Growth
• 1x Opt
• 1x Remand
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Spell Snare
• 1x Thought Scour

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Arlinn Kord  ^Flip

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I've been playing Grixis Delver, and Delver of Secrets   is a fine card in that deck, but dang it sure would be nice to have another 1 mana creature with 3 power. Wild Nacatl , you're hired!

This is my take on WURG Delver, also known as Counter Cat because you play Wild Nacatl and counterspells in the same deck.

Ideally this deck operates on Botanical Sanctum turn 1 into Sacred Foundry turn 2. This way it can cast either of its 1-drop creatures on turn 1 and then have a 3/3 Wild Nacatl turn 2. The third land should tap for R or W to turn on the RW burn spells. Alternatively, if we hit 2 fetchlands and no Botanical Sanctum , then Temple Garden + Steam Vents is a better pairing.

The game plan is to play early creatures, get some damage in, then finish off the opponent with burn spells. 11 is the magic life total, because 2 creatures with 3 power each plus Atarka's Command is 11 damage. This leads to some crazy game scenarios, such as untapping with only a Delver of Secrets  , then playing Bloodbraid Elf and cascading into Atarka's Command for lethal. 10 damage or 9 damage out of nowhere in a turn is also pretty common.

Additional cantrips have been omitted because they feel like air in a deck that's otherwise packed with gas.

The sideboard is basically thrown together. Feel free to criticize or offer advice!

Top Ranked	Achieved #38 position overall 6 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 26 - 7 Rares 9 - 3 Uncommons 20 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.85
Tokens	Human 2/2 G, Wolf 2/2 G