Midrange and ramp

Modern Aggro Ramp Reanimator

james_w_whitcomb

Creature (23)

• 4x Arbor Elf
• 4x Armada Wurm
• 4x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 4x Grave Titan
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 3x Wall of Omens
• 2x Wurmcoil Engine

Land (21)

• 5x Forest
• 4x Godless Shrine
• 2x Isolated Chapel
• 4x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plains
• 1x Swamp
• 4x Temple Garden

Instant (4)

• 4x Grisly Salvage

Sorcery (12)

• 4x Lingering Souls
• 4x Mulch
• 4x Unburial Rites

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Leyline of Sanctity

Instant (8)

• 4x Beast Within
• 4x Surgical Extraction

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Sever the Bloodline

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Maybeboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Undying Evil

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Rampant Growth

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The idea is to ramp to a chunky creature quite quickly - and either bring him back or cast a few more.

It's nearly guaranteed that once I get out a Grave Titan or something he's going to die right away. That's ok, I have Unburial Rites. I'll bring him back and it'll give me more tokens! Same is true for Armada Wurm and Wurmcoil Engine Sheoldred, the Whispering One can also serve to bring them back - as can the sideboarded Undying Evil.Also.. I threw Iona, Shield of Emeria in there for laughs - in case Grisly Salvage happens upon her I can simply use Unburial Rites to animate her easily.

I need help with mana management - I want a trio (12 cards total - or whatever is best) that'll make sure I get a turn 3 fatty and isn't too easily stopped. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!

I'm not sure if I should use mana dorks or if I should use stuff like Rampant Growth that can't be stopped by Lightning Bolt. Or would dorks be called useful against aggro as blockers?

Date added	12 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 1 Mythic Rares 18 - 10 Rares 11 - 4 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.49
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Spirit 1/1 W, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Wurm 5/5 G w/ Trample, Zombie 2/2 B