Loxodon't Tread on Me !

Modern BGW (Abzan, Junk) GW (Selesnya) Midrange

Darkiwi

Creature (25)

• 2x Birds of Paradise
• 2x Kitchen Finks
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 3x Loxodon Smiter
• 4x Noble Hierarch
• 3x Qasali Pridemage
• 3x Siege Rhino
• 4x Voice of Resurgence
• 3x Wilt-Leaf Liege

Land (23)

• 3x Forest
• 3x Gavony Township
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 2x Marsh Flats
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plains
• 2x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Temple Garden
• 2x Verdant Catacombs
• 4x Windswept Heath

Instant (10)

• 2x Abrupt Decay
• 2x Advent of the Wurm
• 2x Dromoka's Command
• 4x Path to Exile

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Lingering Souls

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Sideboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Anafenza, the Foremost
• 1x Dragonlord Dromoka
• 2x Kitchen Finks
• 1x Loxodon Hierarch
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Thrun, the Last Troll

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Stony Silence

Artifact (2)

• 2x Chalice of the Void

Instant (1)

• 1x Zealous Persecution

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Thoughtseize

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This deck is a Green-White midrange deck, with a little black splash.

The main idea is to play value creature upon value creature while boosting them through Wilt-Leaf Liege s and Gavony Township s.

On top of that, the deck has spot removal, nice synergies and a great consistency that boosts the raw power of individual cards.

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Creatures

• Noble Hierarch s and Birds of Paradise are the classic mana dorks, the hierarch's exalted being a nice plus.

• Voice of Resurgence is a staple that needs no presentation.

• Siege Rhinos are worth the black splash on their own: 6 life swing and a huge beater for 4 manas.

• Loxodon Smiter s are great against discard (Liliana of the Veil, Thoughtseize, Inquisition of Kozilek) and is a pain in the ass for Control decks.

• Wilt-Leaf Liege s are just as great against discard but also bring a huge anthem effect, as almost all our creatures are green AND white.

• Knight of the Reliquary takes advantage of our many fetch lands and can also be used to sack a ravland for a basic in response to a Blood Moon.

• Kitchen Finks are great against Zoo and Burn/RDW and still good in almost any other matchup.

• Qasali Pridemage is excellent in this deck, bringing exalted as well as main deck artifact and enchantment hate.

• Advent of the Wurm is the little surprise for your opponent's eot. Keeping it in hand to recover from a boardwipe is also a very good idea.

• Lingering Souls is always value when the game lasts and cover the deck's weakness regarding flyers.

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Removals

• Abrupt Decay is probably the best generic removal in Modern while Path to Exile is the best creature removal. 'nuf said.

• Dromoka's Command will be a surprise for most of your opponents and can often offer you a 2-for-1 exchange. The +1/+1 counter can also offer a third life to your finks.

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Manabase

• Nothing really special here, W/G base with B splash.

• Gavony Township is our winner when the game lasts. Can be fetched with Knight of the Reliquary .

• I haven't tried manlands yet, I could see Stirring Wildwood or Treetop Village getting in, I don't know...

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Matchups

• The Aggro matchups are our best, since we have creatures that come one turn later but are really beafier. Goblin Guides, Memnites or Monastery Swiftspears are no threat for us.

• Exception is for fliers: Delver of Secrets   and the likes are threats, do not hesitate to decay/path them asap and, if you can't, chump block with birds or spirits while stomping on the ground.

• The Burn matchup is tense: Eidolon of the Great Revel and Lightning Bolts hit us hard. Kitchen Finks and Siege Rhinos are your best friend here.

• The Combo matchups are even. Always keep open mana for Abrupt Decay s or Path to Exile when you feel they could combo out, event if it delays your creature drop.

• The Control matchup is ok: we have so many threats coming out it's hard for them to keep up. However, do not overcommit to the board when you already have a few threats out, so you can recover from board wipes.

• BGx matchups are good, thanks to our Loxodon Smiter s and Wilt-Leaf Liege s that counter their discard hard.

• Tron matchup is tough: if they survive long enough to get Karn Liberated or Ugin, the Spirit Dragon out, there's not much we can do maindeck.

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Sideboard

• First, I want to say sideboard is still subject to changes, I haven't had the opportunity to test this much so constructive and motivated feedback is most welcome.

• Anafenza, the Foremost is there for simple graveyard hate while keeping up the beatdown.

• Chalice of the Void is mainly there against combo but is also a real hoser to Burn/RDW/Soul Sisters/Boggles on 1 or Hatebears on 2.

• Dragonlord Dromoka and Thrun, the Last Troll are obviously there against Control.

• More Kitchen Finks are always good against Aggro/Burn.

• Loxodon Hierarch can save your team from board wipes. The life gain is also good against Burn.

• Mirran Crusader is the nightmare of Abzan, Jund and Infect.

• Stony Silence is great against Affinity but can also shut down some artifact-based Combo decks.

• Thoughtseize is great againt Combo and Control and help a lot against Tron.

• Zealous Persecution is excellent against BW Tokens, Soul Sisters and Faeries.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 3 Mythic Rares 40 - 9 Rares 8 - 3 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.38
Tokens	Elemental */* GW, Spirit 1/1 W, Wurm 5/5 G w/ Trample
Folders	Decks , Abzan modern