Crouching Shaman, Hidden Snakes (Modern MTG Deck)

Crouching Shaman, Hidden Snakes

Modern Aggro Control

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Land (23)

Instant (15)

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Funny Bant Snake tribal deck that got a competitive overhaul.

What started as a fundamental dislike for Cryptic Command and a strong desire to make Venser, the Sojourner competitive in Modern, has developed into something a little off-beat but with a lot of promise.

Boasting a reasonable win ratio at local tournaments, this is a joke deck no longer.

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Primer:

ramp to 4 as quickly as possible
Path to Exile and Spell Pierce will help with the early game
Sakura-Tribe Elder, Coiling Oracle, and Lotus Cobra will help you get to 4 as quickly and consistently as possible.
once your board is set, and you've countered a good or tempo spell with Mystic Snake, land an Eternal Witness
Ghostly Flicker will then provide repeatable counter and removal dodge for your board state

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June 30, 2014

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To deal with a change in local meta, the deck has been modified to include MB land destro ( Acidic Slime ) as well as an answer for Torpor Orb ( Qasali Pridemage).

Consistency is way up with the addition of Noble Hierarch. It produces amazing early game aggro, earlier consistent counter and improves the decks range and flexibility quite a bit.

A finisher were added in the way of Sigarda, Host of Herons and some more efficient soft-locks were added with Lavinia of the Tenth (against aggro/tokens) and Judge's Familiar + Reveillark (against combo and spell based tempo).

Racked up quite a few top 8 and top 4 finishes at Iconic Games before my recent hiatus.

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Revision 3 See all

(10 years ago)

+1	Acidic Slime	main
+4	Judge's Familiar	side
+1	Krosan Grip	main
+1	Lavinia of the Tenth	side
-1	Mindbreak Trap	side
+4	Noble Hierarch	main
-1	Qasali Pridemage	side
+1	Reveillark	side
+1	Sigarda, Host of Herons	side
-1	Supreme Verdict	side
-1	Voidmage Husher	side
-1	Blade Splicer	main
+1	Coiling Oracle	main
-1	Lotus Cobra	main
-1	Stonehorn Dignitary	main

Date added	11 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	0 - 1 Mythic Rares 28 - 6 Rares 10 - 6 Uncommons 12 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.30
Tokens	Phyrexian Golem 3/3 C
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