Gurmag is the Threat ($20 Budget) (Modern MTG Deck)

Gurmag is the Threat ($20 Budget)

Modern Aggro Budget Demons Mono-Black

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Instant (8)

Artifact (6)

Enchantment (7)

Land (20)

20x Swamp

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This is a heavily edited draft of a mean little idea I stumbled upon with Gurmag Swiftwing. Simply put: I put annoying creatures on the field, I make them insufferable, with First strike and Death Touch. Improvements are probably obvious, and the prime weakness I have seen is creature hate in general, but this is still a fun deck, period.

Basically, having the Chariot of Victory on the field is the win condition, by bulking up my demons, (their low toughness doesn't matter much if they have first strike) and making my Vampire Nighthawks into little nightmares, and allowing me to throw threats onto the field and have them immediately be a problem.

My favorite combo takes quite a few cards, but is fairly low in mana cost and is pretty threatening every step of the way: Gorgon Flail + Gurmag Swiftwing + Molting Snakeskin Leaving your opponent with the decision to sacrifice a flyer, or take four damage every turn in most situations.

Chariot of Victory + Vampire Nighthawk is a great one, as he is now a creature with Haste, Trample, Flying, First Strike, Deathtouch, and Lifelink.

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Tweaking — May 30, 2015

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Made a lot of card tweaks today. I've found that this deck really liked a consistent amount of mana, and if it drew too much land or too little, it floundered terribly. So in response, I pared down my five drops and added a few more mana sinks that aren't cards.

Currently I'm looking at the balance of my death touch granting to cards that need death touch and I'm not liking it much. A lot more of this deck needs first strike as opposed to deathtouch and the Black Knights didn't seem to be much of an answer, despite that really useful protection from white they provided. Perhaps for the side board once I get my mainboard down.

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Date added	9 years
Last updated	7 years
Key combos	Gorgon Flail + Gurmag Swiftwing + Molting Snakeskin Chariot of Victory + Vampire Nighthawk
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.25
Folders	Brutal Decks, cool stuff, Would like to make, Awesome decks, Modern Budget, Decks I like, Decks, fun budgets, Decks I'd like to make sometime, Cool Deck ideas
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