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Standard BG (Golgari) Combo Competitive Dredge

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Creature (32)

• 2x Courser of Kruphix
• 3x Elvish Mystic
• 2x Herald of Torment
• 2x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 4x Lotleth Troll
• 4x Nemesis of Mortals
• 4x Nighthowler
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 4x Nyx Weaver
• 2x Pharika, God of Affliction
• 4x Satyr Wayfinder

Land (17)

• 7x Forest
• 2x Mana Confluence
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 5x Swamp
• 2x Temple of Malady

Artifact (1)

• 1x Whip of Erebos

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Commune with the Gods

Unknown (6)

• 4x overgrown tombs
• 2x strength of the fallen

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Sideboard

Creature (9)

• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Doomwake Giant
• 3x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 3x Nylea's Disciple

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Strength from the Fallen

Artifact (1)

• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (4)

• 4x Golgari Charm

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Maybeboard

Creature (4)

• 2x Deathrite Shaman
• 2x Shadowborn Demon

Instant (2)

• 2x Abrupt Decay

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In my 10 years of playing magic, this is the most fun deck I have every played. I am even content with a loss because it's so much fun!

So this is my take on the standard dredge list. It is not the usual list, but not too different from it. Here is the way I run it:

one-ofs are cards that enhance the deck, but are not really necessary

two-ofs are cards that you would like to have access to one of every game

three/four-ofs are cards that you want on the battlefield every game, and preferably in the early game

due to the population of the graveyard and the card Nyx Weaver, everything falls beautifully together. You can bring back anything you need, and generally you do it for the win, such as grabbing a Nylea, God of the Hunt or Herald of Torment to add evasion for the win.

here are some extra combos that really get things going:

pharika, god of affliction + strength of the fallen is instant speed crazy damage

strength of the fallen + nighthowler or strength of the fallen + strength of the fallen will make a creature huge!

as you can see Strength of the Fallen combos very well with this deck, but I don't think more than two is necessary as the deck doesn't need it to win. Maybe a third copy, but I'm not sure yet.

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but here is what I need your help for

I am interested in exploring Shadowborn Demon, Abrupt Decay, and Deathrite Shaman, but I have no clue what to replace. I want two of each of these cards. I would probably take out 1 Nemesis of Mortals for one of the demons. And maybe one Pharika, God of Affliction . But I have no clue for the others. Help please!

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 1 Mythic Rares 15 - 6 Rares 9 - 5 Uncommons 11 - 3 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.95
Tokens	Enchantment Snake 1/1 BG
Folders	standard, cool