Revolt Zoo

Modern* Aggro Competitive RG (Gruul) RGW (Naya) Zoo

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Creature (34)

• 4x Burning-Tree Emissary
• 4x Experiment One
• 4x Goblin Guide
• 4x Hidden Herbalists
• 4x Kird Ape
• 4x Narnam Renegade
• 4x Reckless Bushwhacker
• 2x Simian Spirit Guide
• 4x Wild Nacatl

Land (16)

• 2x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Forest
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 3x Stomping Ground
• 1x Temple Garden
• 4x Windswept Heath
• 4x Wooded Foothills

Instant (8)

• 4x Atarka's Command
• 4x Lightning Bolt

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Rancor

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 2x Dromoka's Command
• 3x Path to Exile

Creature (6)

• 4x Strangleroot Geist
• 2x Tin Street Hooligan

Artifact (3)

• 3x Grafdigger's Cage

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With an upcoming meta full of JTMS midrange decks and BBE cascade decks, a deck that swarms the field with massive amounts of damage and board presence sounds powerful (and it is). People would go straight to Affinity for a massive damage / swarm aggro kind of deck, but with the upticks in Kolaghan's Commands and Ancient Grudges (in the form of Jund), Affinity is going to fall in popularity as the artifact hate is growing.

So enter; Revolt Zoo, your new source of T3 swarm aggro.

Pros:

• Can win on T3
• Wins most games T4-5
• Dodges artifact hate
• Outspeeds Jace even after he comes down
• Can push in final damage after a board wipe in the form of lightning bolts atarka's commands, and BBE to refill board presence.
• Good matchups agaisnt what is expected to be the new modern metagame.
• Good post-sideboard games against 50/50 matchups

Cons:

• Boardwipes are tough (more easily manageable thanks to the new-ish mid-game reach)
• spot removal hurts (fatal push)
• early disruption hurts (thoughtseize, iok)
• black in general hurts

Matchups:

B/R Hollow One

• Game 1: = 50/50
• Post-Sb: = favorable (grafdigger's cage, path to exile)

Grixis Death's Shadow

• Game 1: testing
• Post-SB: testing

Dredge

• Game 1: 50/50
• Post-Sb: = favorable (grafdigger's cage, path to exile)

Traverse Shadow

• Game 1: testing
• Post-Sb: testing

Storm

• Game 1: slightly favorable (needs fast hand)
• Game 2: slightly favorable (also needs fast hand)

Temur Cascade

• Game 1: highly favorable
• Game 2: highly favorable

Affinty

• Game 1: testing
• Post-Sb: testing

GB Tron

• Game 1: favorable (dodge black cards)
• Post-Sb: favorable (again dodge black cards)

Bogles

• Game 1: 50/50 (fast start vs. lifelink)
• Post-Sb: highly favorable (great sideboard options)

more decks in testing...

Games

• 2-0 Temur Cascade
• 2-1 BR Hollow Aggro
• 2-0 Bogles
• 2-1 Naya Zoo

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	23 - 6 Rares 26 - 7 Uncommons 10 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.55