Krark-Clan Eggs (Primer)

Modern

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Artifact (30)

• 3x Chromatic Sphere
• 4x Chromatic Star
• 4x Ichor Wellspring
• 4x Krark-Clan Ironworks
• 3x Mind Stone
• 4x Mox Opal
• 3x Prophetic Prism
• 1x Pyrite Spellbomb
• 2x Semblance Anvil
• 1x Sword of the Meek
• 1x Thopter Foundry

Land (19)

• 4x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Glimmervoid
• 2x Inkmoth Nexus
• 4x Urza's Mine
• 4x Urza's Power Plant
• 4x Urza's Tower

Creature (9)

• 3x Ancient Stirrings
• 2x Myr Retriever
• 4x Scrap Trawler

Instant (3)

• 3x Whir of Invention

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Sideboard

Artifact (11)

• 2x Damping Matrix
• 2x Engineered Explosives
• 3x Nihil Spellbomb
• 2x Semblance Anvil
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Universal Solvent

Instant (1)

• 1x Cryptic Command *list*

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Anger of the Gods

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Eggs is a fairly old deck, back from when Second Sunrise was in standard. The old list was very different then now, as Second Sunrise got banned. Nowadays, Eggs players rely on Krark-Clan Ironworks for Eggs, as it is a very good engine. Since Second Sunrise got banned, we also rely equally on Open the Vaults, as a replacement for Second Sunrise. This primer will delve into the new version of eggs.

What is Eggs? Show

Eggs is generally a non-infinite combo deck that relies on the sacrificing and resurrection of artifacts in order to generate mana. This mana can be used for a variety of reasons, from going infinite with Sword of the Meek + Thopter Foundry combo, or more commonly referred to as the Thopter-Sword combo. Another use for all this mana would be casting large Eldrazi such as Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, as it is an instant game ender. The way the deck wins is not what defines the deck the is the method.

The Method Show

The method of how eggs wins varies slightly, but it always sacrifices artifacts and returns them to the battlefield. In this case the method is Krark-Clan Ironworks, or if you get it out Semblance Anvil it work better. You cast artifacts like Ichor Wellspring, draw a card, then sacrifice it, and draw more cards and make mana. Semblance Anvil needs a artifact, but make all artifacts cheaper. Eggs is all about making mana and drawing cards.

The cards fall into groups.

Card Groups Show

Mana Rocks

The main mana maker is Krark-Clan Ironworks, but other mana rocks are needed. To this effect we run Mox Opal, as zero mana rock that will generate one mana of any color. The metalcraft is trivial due to the number of artifacts we run.
Darksteel Citadel is a land and an artifact. Nuff said.MindStone makes mana and draws cards, the two thing that Eggs needs. It doesn't draw cards off an ETB, but it is still needed.

Cost reduction cards are nice, but not nessecary. Semblance Anvil is a flavor thing.

The Eggs

An Eggs is an artifact that you can sacrifice for mana and draw a card. Modern only has two and we run both: Chromatic Sphere + Chromatic Star . These cards filter mana, which is great.Ichor Wellspring draws cards, but doesn't make mana. What makes it good it that it is essentially free with Krark-Clan Ironworks and draws two cards.

Combos

There a lot of combo pieces that makes this deck run. To actually run, it needs Open the Vaults and Faith's Reward. To go infinite it needs Codex Shredder, with at least need to generate 5.The win-cons are Ghirapur AEther Grid, and the Thopter Sword.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	B
Splash colors	U
Key combos	Sword of the Meek + Thopter Foundry Chromatic Sphere + Chromatic Star
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 1 Mythic Rares 13 - 10 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 28 - 4 Commons
Cards	61
Avg. CMC	1.95
Tokens	Thopter 1/1 U