Nic fit (Abzan)

Modern BGW (Abzan, Junk) Control

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Creature (14)

• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Grave Titan
• 3x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 4x Siege Rhino
• 1x Thragtusk
• 1x Thrun, the Last Troll
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Land (23)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 3x Forest
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 2x Marsh Flats
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 2x Plains
• 2x Stirring Wildwood
• 2x Swamp
• 2x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple Garden
• 2x Verdant Catacombs
• 4x Windswept Heath

Instant (9)

• 4x Abrupt Decay
• 3x Congregation at Dawn
• 2x Path to Exile

Sorcery (14)

• 2x Farseek
• 3x Gaze of Granite
• 3x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 4x Search for Tomorrow
• 2x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Creature (5)

• 1x Anafenza, the Foremost
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Linvala, the Preserver
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Leyline of the Void

Instant (5)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 2x Disenchant
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Surgical Extraction

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Wrath of God

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Maybeboard

Land (1)

• 1x Dryad Arbor

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Overview
The Abzan Nic fit is one of my favorites to play due to the fact that it can be more consistent than the other builds. This is due to the presence of the four main board Siege Rhino as well as Congregation at Dawn being the boards tutor of choice.

The Tech
Siege Rhino- The main presence of the deck.

Thrun, the Last Troll, Thragtusk , Eternal Witness, Scavenging Ooze-Standard Nic fit cards.

Grave Titan , Wurmcoil Engine -good finishers and personal favorites.

Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite-Absolute board presence; clears out small aggro completely or greatly diminishes the presences of an opponents board state.

Congregation at Dawn- This tutor spell is very powerful with Siege Rhino; being able to place three rhinos on top of a deck and then play them one after another is a very powerful and quick way to close out a game. the card can also tutor up lock out cards from the side board or the decks more powerful finishers.

Game strategy and Mulligan tips

Game one is generally well balanced against all decks. A keep-able opening hand will contain 2-3 lands, 1-2 ramp spells (preferably a Search for Tomorrow), a discard spell, 1-2 removal spells, or a threat. Hands without a ramp spell should have three plus lands anything less is a dangerous keep.The deck mulligans well as there are very few bad cards in the early game so mulligans (especially on the draw) are not as detrimental.

Furthermore any hand with a Congregation at Dawn and appropriate mana to cast it are very good keeps. An important note to take is Do not cast Congregation at Dawn if you only have three lands unless you are running a copy of Dryad Arbor you will be stuck on three lands for three turns and unable to cast anything you searched.

Sideboard

Most of the side board options are pretty standard so instead of going over them im going to explain the boarding for some of the tougher matches.

The most difficult match ups for this deck are combo decks namely Scapeshift, Karn Liberated tron, and Ad Nauseam combo. when saying difficult It is to say that these match ups are slightly more challenging but not impossible to win.

the most important cards against these decks are thoughtsieze and Inquisition of Kozilek use these to take away combo enablers (ramp search etc). For the three decks mentioned prior there are specific cards to aim for.

Tron

for tron aim for Sylvan Scrying and Expedition Map (if on the play aim for scrying over map as it can be abrupt decayed or Disenchant on turn two). They key to winning this match-up is to keep an opponet from assembling tron and ramping out a threat as fast as possible. Using Tectonic Edge or Ghost Quarter to destroy an urza land then surgical extract it is the best way to ensure this. if tron is heavy in the meta use Ghost Quarter over edge and consider boarding Fulminator Mage

Bring in

HIDE

1x Aven Mindcensor
1xGaddock Teeg
1xAnguished Unmaking
2xDisenchant
1xSurgical Extraction
1xThoughtseize
1xThalia, Guardian of Thraben
1x Path to Exile GR tron
3x Leyline of the Void Mono U

Take out

HIDE

3x Gaze of Granite (always)
1xElesh Norn, Grand Cenobite (always)
3xAbrupt Decay (GR)
1xScavenging Ooze (GR)
1xAbrupt Decay (situation against GR tron if you want to bring in the extra Path to Exile or Anguished Unmaking)
4xAbrupt Decay (blue tron)
1x Wurmcoil Engine (blue tron)

Scapeshift

For Scapeshift aim for the namesake itself if unavailable take ramp cards such as Search for Tomorrow, Farseek, Explore, Sakura-Tribe Elder or Khalni Heart Expedition (take any of the aforementioned over expedition as it can be easily destroyed before it triggers). Other general tips are to try and gain as much life as possible while mitigating any damage you do to yourself (searching for basics with fetches or lettering shocks come in tapped) the "safe zone tends to be in areas upwards of 30 life so resolving Thragtusk or Wurmcoil Engine can end a game quickly

Bring in

HIDE

1xGaddock Teeg
1xAven Mindcensor
1xPath to Exile
1xsurgical extract
1xThalia, Guardian of Thraben
1xThoughtseize
Anguished Unmaking

Take out

HIDE

2-4-Abrupt Decay (2 if the run Khalni Heart Expedition
3xGaze of Granite (always)
1xsavaging ooze (take out if they run expedition in favor of keeping decay in)

Ad Nauseum

Ad Nauseam is a hard deck to beat due to the fact it has very little to interact with and it is difficult to interact with it after Ad Nauseam resolves. When using discard spells target (in order of importance) Lotus Bloom,Lightning Storm, Angel's Grace, and Ad Nauseam. If for some reason Lotus Bloom comes into play and is not immediately used always try and force its use through destruction as they may not have the combo ready the mana will go to waste or be used on something they didn't wish to use it on.Bring in

HIDE

1xGaddock Teeg
2xDisenchant
1xThoughtseize
1xThalia, Guardian of Thraben
1xSurgical Extraction

Take out

HIDE

2xPath to Exile
3xGaze of Granite
1xElesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 4 Mythic Rares 26 - 7 Rares 13 - 2 Uncommons 8 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.81
Tokens	Angel 3/3 W, Beast 3/3 G, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	modern nic fit