Aggro Thopters

Modern WUB (Esper)

big_smooth22

Land (21)

• 3x Darksteel Citadel
• 4x Eldrazi Temple
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 3x Island
• 2x Polluted Delta
• 4x Spire of Industry
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Wastes
• 2x Watery Grave

Planeswalker (3)

• 3x Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas

Artifact (19)

• 2x Darksteel Axe
• 2x Dimir Signet
• 4x Ichor Wellspring
• 2x Renegade Map
• 2x Sword of the Meek
• 4x Talisman of Dominance
• 2x Thopter Foundry
• 1x Trading Post

Creature (11)

• 2x Matter Reshaper
• 2x Reality Smasher
• 1x Spellskite
• 4x Thought-Knot Seer
• 2x Walking Ballista

Enchantment (6)

• 4x Ensoul Artifact
• 2x Tezzeret's Touch

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Sideboard

Artifact (4)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Damping Sphere
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Pithing Needle

Instant (9)

• 1x Consign / Oblivion
• 2x Dismember
• 3x Stubborn Denial
• 3x Whir of Invention

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Thoughtseize

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So the inspiration for this deck came from waching a Jeff Hoogland stream where he was playing Grixis Tezzeret.

That version contained Mox Opals a few Affinity hits and like Ornithopter and Springleaf Drum plus Galvanic Blasts.

Without access to Mox Opal I have to play my list a tad bit slower but with a similar game plan. Make 5/5s and turn them sideways. Darksteel Axe and Ensoul Artifact helps me to get the most aggresive hands. However, Path to Exile is probably disastrous against that. To try and help with the pain I tried to add resistances to the deck. That comes in the form of multiple big Eldrazi threats that can A) 2 for 1 and B) Smash people in the face.

Lastly, you'll notice the thopter sword combo. Which practically guarantees I never lose a long game. This is plan B. The main losses from a typical Thopter Whir deck are that Whir is being relegated to the sideboard and Ensnaring Bridge is nowhere to be seen. I cant be trying to hold back my own large creatures.

In a few practice matches the heavy hits seem like they are almost enough. Thopter might be unneccesary. But I fear not having the reach of Galvanic Blast to clean up.

More changes are likely to come but here is where I am at.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 2 Mythic Rares 27 - 6 Rares 21 - 7 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.46
Tokens	Goat 0/1 W, Thopter 1/1 U