Budget Greasefang

Modern Combo Crew Vehicle WUB (Esper)

Taida

Land (24)

• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 5x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 3x Plains
• 4x Prairie Stream
• 1x Restless Fortress
• 4x Shineshadow Snarl
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Temple of Silence

Creature (13)

• 4x Greasefang, Okiba Boss
• 2x Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
• 3x Olivia's Dragoon
• 1x Oracle of Tragedy
• 3x Raffine's Informant

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Duress
• 2x Unearth

Enchantment (3)

• 3x The Modern Age  ^Flip

Artifact (9)

• 3x Aradara Express
• 4x Parhelion II
• 2x Thundersteel Colossus

Instant (7)

• 3x Consider
• 2x Path to Exile
• 2x Spell Pierce

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 4x Cabal Initiate
• 1x Olivia's Dragoon
• 1x Rona, Herald of Invasion  ^Flip

Artifact (2)

• 2x Mirror Box

Instant (4)

• 4x Eliminate

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Maybeboard

Artifact (5)

• 2x Esika's Chariot
• 3x Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

Land (4)

• 4x Mech Hangar

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Just a Greasefang, Okiba Boss deck made on a budget. Loved it when I saw it in Pioneer, but wanted to make it in Modern. I think with the exception of Unearth, every other card is Pioneer legal. The combo is pretty intuitive, have at least one vehicle with crew equal or less than 4 (mainly Parhelion II), play Greasefang, Okiba Boss and reanimate the vehicle for combat. The combo is quite satisfying, and can close games as soon as turn 4. Maybe not the fastest deck, but it can pump a lot of damage very quickly.

Choosing Esper as the color combination was initially to include some Spell Pierce copies, so I could counter removal or board wipes, but ended up with several more cards for looting like The Modern Age   and Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel. The latter can even cheat into play some cards if the game drags long enough. A personal favorite of the deck is Olivia's Dragoon, which allows to discard something at instant speed and give herself flying, which is very useful when you get vehicles stuck on your hand.

Some future additions I want to make to the deck would be first to get better vehicles. Although Parhelion II is amazing, both Aradara Express and Thundersteel Colossus are less than optimal. The best options one could choose are Skysovereign, Consul Flagship and Esika's Chariot, but both are a bit pricey. Also, I have been considering adding 4 copies of Mech Hangar, as it can both ensure I can play Greasefang, Okiba Boss if I get a bit mana screwed, and also make the vehicles creatures in case I cannot crew them.

Date added	8 months
Last updated	6 months
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	23 - 3 Rares 3 - 4 Uncommons 23 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance