Modern BUG Artist

Modern Budget Theme/Gimmick

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Land (22)

• 4x Forbidden Orchard
• 2x Forest
• 2x Island
• 4x Llanowar Wastes
• 4x Opulent Palace
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Underground River
• 3x Yavimaya Coast

Creature (16)

• 4x Blood Artist
• 4x Blood Seeker
• 4x Judge's Familiar
• 4x Zulaport Cutthroat

Enchantment (5)

• 4x Illness in the Ranks
• 1x Virulent Plague

Artifact (4)

• 4x Genesis Chamber

Sorcery (7)

• 2x Ancient Stirrings
• 4x Commune with the Gods
• 1x Curse of the Swine

Instant (6)

• 3x Pongify
• 3x Swan Song

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Suture Priest

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Sylvan Scrying

Land (1)

• 1x Vesuva

Instant (1)

• 1x Collected Company

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This budget deck aims to team up Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Blood Seeker with the power of Illness in the Ranks in order to abuse Forbidden Orchard, Pongify, Swan Song, and Genesis Chamber for a combo-esque kill. Bonus: maindecked Splinter Twin, Lingering Souls, and Young Pyromancer hate. Ancient Stirrings grabs the two token makers in the deck: Forbidden Orchard and Genesis Chamber. Commune with the Gods grabs the necessary enchantments or creatures. I think that playing Commune means that I should maybe play Eternal Witness somehow.

This deck could easily be upgraded starting with the mana base. It would also be nice to use Suture Priest as an upgrade to Blood Seeker. Some number of Vesuvas might be good as an attempt to try and play more Forbidden Orchards, Sylvan Scrying too for that matter. I could even see Snapcaster Mage fitting into this deck somehow.

Let me know what you think!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	W
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.61
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Boar 2/2 G, Myr 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 C