This deck is mostly made up of small creatures with persist that can be reloaded over and over to be a stubborn force that just won't go away. These persist creatures are especially tasty snacks for our hungry devouring creatures because they'll come back and can be reloaded with persist again by removing the -1/-1 counters! I love the look of this deck and it seems to have some good stuff. I think it'll be a lot of fun to play with and I'm hoping to get some feedback so I can make it as effective as it can be before I pick up the cards I'll need to complete it. I'm very new to modern and can use all the help I can get. Hope you like it :)
THE CARDS
CREATURESMelira, Sylvok Outcast is too good with persist guys and having one of these out early makes all your creatures keep on coming back. Safehold Elite is a great chump blocker that keeps coming back with the help of his friends that can reload his persist by removing his -1/-1 counters. He'll also be usefull later as a sacrifice source for some big allies.Kitchen Finks is just amazing. It can gain you a bunch of life by being sacrificed to pump his devour friends and coming back to be reloaded, then just repeat a few times.Gluttonous Slime is a great card to hang onto to protect your army of persistent buggers from exiles and other nasty removal spells if you haven't drawn a big devour guy yet. He can get pretty scary on a turn 6 or so.Heartmender is key to reloading all of your persist effects each upkeep if Melira, Sylvok Outcast is already dead or you haven't drawn one yet. Not to mention he looks pretty darn cool!Marrow Chomper is the head honcho of this deck - the mad experiment gone right! If you can sac a few persist buddies when bringing Chomps out he gets very big...very fast, and he won't lose his backup any time soon if you can reload your persist effects. Not to mention the late game life boost he provides, I would never be mad to get one or two of these guys out in a game. If you can manage to get a Cauldron of Souls into play to accompany Chomps, he'll be a fantastic persister because when he comes back into play you can sac for devour 2 again with all your other persist guys on the field and make him huge all over again!Witherscale Wurm is very scary with Melira, Sylvok Outcast in play and just another fun late game beater.Doomgape is another huge guy that loves the persist fellas. If you can manage to get him out with a Kitchen Finks available to sac and something to keep bringing it back, you'll be gaining at least 4 life each upkeep and can trample over most things in your path for the win!
ARTIFACTSCauldron of Souls is very helpful to give your big guys persist each turn as long as it's out.
ENCHANTMENTSRancor goes on Marrow Chomper. Nuff said.
INSTANTSCauldron Haze is a cool little card that can save all of your beefy Marrow Chompers and spooky Doomgapes from board wipes and some removal as well as allowing your early game Melira, Sylvok Outcast to live a long life... or lives...Go for the Throat is just good removal to take out big threats and such.
SORCERIESSign in Blood good card draw spell and you'll easily gain the life back.
LANDSWestvale Abbey
is hungry for persist guys just as much as anyone and can turn into another fat boy if you can keep five persist guys out long enough to draw into it. I also just really like the card and wanted an excuse to put it in.
I have yet to start considering sideboard options or order all the cards I need to complete it. I would love to hear what some of you guys think so any recommendations or suggestions are welcome and appreciated! UPVOTE HERE
