Demigod of Revenge for less than $50! My first attempt at a modern deck so any help would be great; preferably budget options, but it's interesting to hear anything people have to say!
Creatures
Demigod of Revenge - The purpose of this deck is to pitch these into the graveyard, then bring them all back, preferably on turn 5!
Avatar of Woe - A turn 3 threat that helps put Demigods in the yard.
Stinkweed Imp
- Dredge for days! Two of these in the yard and Faithless Looting lets you mill 10 for 1 mana!
Corpse Connoisseur - Cast from graveyard on turn 4 so that your turn 5 Demigod has some extra punch!
Flamewake Phoenix - The most recent addition; these provide extra pressure from the graveyard when Avatars of Discord or Demigods are in play. If they weren't so expensive, Bloodghast would probably take a couple of these slots.
Sorceries
Faithless Looting - Second most important card in the deck! Perfect turn one play; helps pitch Demigods while making land drops.
Tormenting Voice - Faithless Looting copies 5 - 8! Perfect turn 2 play; if only it had flashback!
Brainspoil - Copies 5 and 6 of demigod. Would possibly replace with Infernal Tutor if the budget allowed.
Lingering Souls - There's no white mana here so these can only be cast from the yard. With 14 discard outlets and a load of dredge, this usually isn't a problem, but it can make for a bad topdeck when you're running out of juice. Might cut down to 3 of.
Instants
Fiery Temper - I swapped a set of Lightning Bolts! out for these as they make perfect discard fodder. Lots of value!
Lightning Axe
- Efficient removal with a downside that helps us out! Possibly even better than Dismember in this deck.
Lands
Dragonskull Summit - The cheapest untapped dual land at the moment.
Sulfurous Springs - And the second cheapest.
Dakmor Salvage - Dream land! Almost makes up for the lack of Life from the Loam!
Sideboard
Rakdos Charm - The first mode ruins graveyards, the second helps against robots and the third kills twin.
Echoing Ruin
- For affinity.
Pyroclasm - For tokens (our big stuff survives and we probably want Imps to die anyway!).
Imp's Mischief - Not sure about this one, but I've put it in as a cheap alternative to
Guttural Response
(when did that hit $4?!). I know they don't quite do the same thing, but I'm hoping this helps against control and burn.
This version of the deck can pretty consistently have a Demigod in hand ready to cast and another in the yard by turn five. Lingering Souls, Flamewake Phoenix and Avatar of Discord give some board presence while assembling the "combo" and Fiery Temper and Lightning Axe provide some synergistic removal. Any advise would be greatly appreciated, especially with the sideboard!
