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Death from the Shadows (Rogue Tribal)

Modern Aggro Budget Lifegain Tempo UB (Dimir)

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This here is a U/B rogue tribal deck. The sideboard is sort of in flux, so bear with me. If you want to make it more competitive, fetch lands and perhaps a copy of Oboro, Palace in the Clouds would be great (not least for triggering Fatal Push ), and at that point you might as well throw in a set of shock lands as well. Expensive U/B staples like Cryptic Command and Bitterblossom probably wouldn't be too shabby either (though the latter might bring life loss to a critical mass when coupled with the shock lands). But that's all beyond my budget.

Mana Costs

With rogue decks such as this one, spells often look more expensive in theory than they are in practice. In fact the use of the prowl mechanic on cards such as Morsel Theft , coupled with the inclusion of the Frogtosser Banneret , will make casting spells dramatically cheaper in practice than this sort of deck's stats would suggest. In the four-drop slot, for example, seven cards have a two mana prowl cost, and the eighth gets used more often for its three mana transmute ability than its actual cost, leaving only four cards. The deck's only five drop, Murderous Cut , has delve, and two of the three drops have a one mana prowl cost. All of which is merely to illustrate that even if one fails to draw a Frogtosser Banneret , this deck will almost never have to play spells at full cost.

The other major technical difficulty for rogue decks is figuring out what to do on turn three, a dilemma to which this deck has a number of answers. With the Deathcult Rogue ; Clutch of the Undercity 's transmute ability; and the Frogtosser Banneret , which lets me play all sorts of different combinations of cheap cards, there's almost always something to do on this crucial turn. The recent inclusion of Fatal Push in favor of other, more expensive removal has added further flexibility when tackling this tricky turn.

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Date added 8 years
Last updated 3 years
Legality

This deck is Modern legal.

Rarity (main - side)

10 - 7 Rares

18 - 5 Uncommons

15 - 3 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 2.49
Tokens Faerie Rogue 1/1 B
Folders Budget Modern, New Deck Ideas, Gruul, decks i like, Modern, Cool Decks, Casual Decks, Tribal Decks
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