Haakon's Crypt

Modern* Gakros

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Toptube says... #1

Maybe Shambling Remains instead of Viscera Dragger?

you may also be interested in Duty-Bound Dead.

February 27, 2016 4:51 a.m.

GEOforce20 says... #2

For Leyline of the Void id put in 2-3 Golgari Charms, they help against elves infect Eldrazi Mimic Rest in Peace and tokens early game. A great way to win against graveyard hate is stall with Liliana of the Veil until you can draw your creatures or removal for their gravehate. Also Abrupt Decay is incredible against everything. Id add at least a couple. Ensnaring Bridge is vital against eldrazi.

However, none of these cards benefit you if they are in your graveyard, so they might not be worth considering for you.

Have you considered running a Varolz, the Scar-Striped build that takes advantage of scavenging Death's Shadow and Force of Savagery? That plus maybe Gurmag Angler Vengevine and Gravecrawler? but that's going more into a dredgevine style. id cut to about 2-3 haakons aswell, and swap the Lightning Axes for decays. Also it might be worth upping the land count to 22-ish. I think Tectonic Edge somewhere In your 75 would be handy against Scapeshift and U/W titan decks. You could definitely add the crawlers and vines since you have unearth zombies. At least 1 Gnaw to the Bone is a good option with 1-2 in the side. I see this buid best as a vengevine deck utilizing varolz with force and shadow.

February 27, 2016 6:49 a.m.

GEOforce20 says... #3

Also, at least 3 Vengeful Pharaohs in the 75 would be very helpful to you in most stiuations. The pharaoh + brownscale lock is a powerful one.

February 27, 2016 6:54 a.m.

Gakros says... #4

Fist of all thank you both for all the suggestions.
@Toptube i tried all Unearth Creatures
The best by far is Rotting Rats(starts dredge,-2 to opponent,black creature).
Extractor Demon is a powerhouse that won me games,but sometimes was dead card in hand.
Viscera Dragger is the second best because of the cycling , i need the speed to race aggro decks.
Shambling Remains was the 3rd option but still worse than above when playtested.
Duty-Bound Dead is a dead card if milled so no.
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GEOforce20,
Golgari Charm is a card i see on many sideboard's.Will playtest it.
Necroplasm is on its place to wipe Hexproof / Tokens / Goyf's / Ooze's ,etc.
Liliana of the Veil && Ensnaring Bridge are waaayy of my budget and 0 value at a graveyard.
I got 14-16 removal so Eldrazi i usually beat.
Going either Scavenge or Dredgevine style is not my playstyle.I like this aggro grindy deck.
I did have Gnaw to the Bone 2x Maindeck && 2x Sideboard but i am playtesting the Golgari Brownscale atm. Mostly cause i am getting Skullcracked all the time.
Vengeful Pharaoh feels like an overkill to my deck,because at turn 5-6 i wipe the board 80% of the time. i just need to survive till then.
Lastly i am getting a playset of Gravecrawler's that might swap to Slitherhead's and +2x Ghost Quarter maindecked.

Thanks both!!!

February 27, 2016 12:18 p.m.

Kjartan says... #5

Noice.

March 14, 2016 8:54 a.m.

Gakros says... #6

@ Kjartan Thanks man, Appreciate it :D
Will go on more tourneys soon to improve the deck even more.

March 14, 2016 9:18 a.m.

Kjartan says... #7

Gakros - Have you considered Vengeful Pharaoh

March 14, 2016 12:14 p.m.

Gakros says... #8

never playtested Vengeful Pharaoh,but i do run:
2x Deadly Allure
4x Darkblast
4x Stinkweed Imp
4x Nameless Inversion
Thats 14x removal spells and the Nameless Inversion is spammable,but i could give it a try.
Maybe Swap Deadly Allure for Vengeful Pharaoh,cause it is +2 black creatures.
Only thing i am afraid of,is being a dead card in my opening hand.

March 14, 2016 12:23 p.m.

Kjartan says... #9

But Deadly Allure can only be used 1 - 2 times, and it sin't a "black creature card in your graveyard" Wink*

March 14, 2016 1:18 p.m.

Gakros says... #10

Kjartan you sir are correct!
Pros are: Vengeful Pharaoh is
1.spammable
2.Black Creature
3.Used at instant Speed
Cons are: Vengeful Pharaoh is
1.Possible dead in hand
2.Reactive (where Deadly Allure is Proactive)(use it before an Un-hasted Creature gets the chance to attack)
3.Its Pseudo-Deathtouch (won't kill Hexproof / Shroud)

The rest are fine but, the pseudo-deathtouch is a big nono,because i then got 0 ways to remove a Hexproof / Shroud Creature.But will definately add to my playtest list and see how it goes.

March 14, 2016 1:43 p.m.

Kjartan says... #11

Deadly Allure is a dead card in your hand more often than Vengeful Pharaoh becayse you can hard cast it easily.

where as it can block those hexproof creatures. Which Deadly Allure often can't deal with either, because they may have another blocker.

March 14, 2016 2:35 p.m.

Gakros says... #12

@Kjartan, hey i tried the Vengeful Pharaoh's on some friendly duels and some on untap.in and as suspected was a dead card in my opening hand more then once.
Mid game and for sure Late Game is an awesome card but i need more destruction on t1-t3 not late game.
Keeping him in mind but not for now.
Thanks for the suggestion.

March 16, 2016 1:35 p.m.

bah-bammmm says... #13

Fetchlands and shocklands are good for this deck.

March 18, 2016 11:09 p.m.

Gakros says... #14

hi bah-bammmm,they would but i am on a budget atm and i will try to upgrade it with fetches /dual and shock lands.
The fact this deck can beat competitive decks without them is really a plus though.Don't you agree? :)

March 19, 2016 6:22 p.m.

bah-bammmm says... #15

well, i am sure it might be able to beat some competitive decks to a degree, but most home brews like this are not able to make top 8. but it is a pretty nice deck i guess.

March 19, 2016 10:22 p.m.

Gakros says... #16

bah-bammmm true mate,
Top8 is kinda out of my league right now.
The plan is: Spamm FNM's > Win Some > Upgrade ManaBase > Try more competitive Playgrounds.


Also quick question how would you do it? i mean the fetchland - shockland ratio?
Keeping in mind i will keep 4x Crypt of Agadeem && 4x Ghost Quarter maindecked.
And play at 20lands (don't need more because i fetch them with Life from the Loam)

March 19, 2016 10:49 p.m.

Gakros says... #17

And that >> >>>>> in manabase

March 19, 2016 10:51 p.m.

bah-bammmm says... #18

well, the usual manabase is 10 fetches, 3-6 shocklands, and the rest are usually man lands or filter lands.

March 19, 2016 11 p.m.

Gakros says... #19

i was thinking something like this:
4x Crypt of Agadeem
4x Ghost Quarter
4x Verdant Catacombs
3x Overgrown Tomb
1x Stomping Ground
2x Swamp
1x Forest
1x Mountain
Although i might go for Gemstone Mine so that i can hard cast Ray of Revelation.

Seems Decent?

March 19, 2016 11:16 p.m.

bah-bammmm says... #20

not exactly. i would go for 3 Crypt of Agadeem, i would put the Ghost Quarters in the side because colorless lands are no good when you have only 20 lands. i would have 4 Wooded Foothills, 4 Bloodstained Mire, and 2 Verdant Catacombs. i would just have more Bloodstained Mire than Verdant Catacombs because it is cheaper and serves same purpose. i would also have 1 of each Stomping Ground, Overgrown Tomb, and Blood Crypt. you want some basics in case of Blood Moon, so 1 of each basic is good. 3 Crypt of Agadeem, and maybe one Ghost Quarter.

March 19, 2016 11:21 p.m.

Gakros says... #21

nah,4x Crypt of Agadeem is a staple.
It's part of my main combo, i can't afford to drop it to 3.
Also Colorless Mana is used to tap Crypt so i don't mind.But yeah 4might be an overkill.
Thanks for the help,i will playtest serious lands,as soon as i can get my hand's on them.
Check out further updates :d

March 19, 2016 11:29 p.m.

Gakros says... #22

Also i need 2x Swamp in case of Blood Moon because Haakon needs 2x

March 19, 2016 11:31 p.m.

bah-bammmm says... #23

uh, actually 4 Crypt of Agadeem would be very bad. if you look at sun titan decks, which Emeria, The Sky Ruin is the key card, they run 3 of it. when you have a deck that runs a "staple land" they always run 3.

March 20, 2016 12:18 a.m.

Kjartan says... #24

bah-bammmm Well that's not even close to being true.

March 20, 2016 6:29 a.m.

bah-bammmm says... #25

Yes it is. I'm not sure if you even play magic, but 4 is too many. This is because if you have one on the field already and you are on top deck mode, drawing another would be a dead draw. I would rather draw a fetch to filter my library or a man land for defense.

March 20, 2016 1:43 p.m.

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