Gorgon Control (Budget)

Modern* BG (Golgari)

jkoenig

Creature (20)

• 2x Ambush Viper
• 2x Keepsake Gorgon
• 2x Nemesis of Mortals
• 2x Ohran Viper
• 4x Pharika's Chosen
• 3x Reaper of the Wilds
• 4x Wasteland Viper
• 1x Xathrid Gorgon

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Vraska the Unseen

Land (24)

• 12x Forest
• 12x Swamp

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Lure

Artifact (4)

• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 3x Viridian Longbow

Instant (4)

• 2x Golgari Charm
• 2x Tragic Slip

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Duress
• 2x Prey Upon

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 2x Death-Hood Cobra
• 2x Glass Asp
• 2x Mold Adder
• 2x Pharika's Mender

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Despise

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Duress
• 1x Gruesome Discovery
• 1x Mind Rot
• 1x Persecute
• 1x Stupor

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You can only do so much with Gorgon cards. Snakes are used here to not only keep with the theme but to balance the deck out and make it playable. Naturally, it becomes a Deathtouch deck, which is heavily exploited here.

The most infamous combo is Deathtouch + Viridian Longbow which can be used to snipe any creatures off.

Also helpful with Deathtouch is first strike which can be granted via Viridian Claw and Sword of Vengeance.

Prey Upon + Deathtouch can be also be used to pick enemy creatures off. Lure can be powerful in a similar way to take multiple creatures at once.

Vraska the Unseen has some pretty cool abilities for this deck but more than anything she is a target and a distraction to keep the opponent(s) busy. Don't expect to get to use the -8.

Slowly tick away with low power creatures or finish with Nemesis of Mortals .

Date added	9 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 7 - 0 Rares 12 - 5 Uncommons 15 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.50
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer