Pyre Zombies

Modern Aristocrats Competitive Lurrus of the Dream-Den Sacrifice WB (Orzhov) Zombie

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Creature (30)

• 4x Carrion Feeder
• 4x Cryptbreaker
• 4x Gravecrawler
• 4x Stitcher's Supplier
• 2x Relentless Dead
• 4x Tidehollow Sculler
• 4x Undead Augur
• 4x Wayward Servant

Instant (4)

• 4x Path to Exile

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip

Land (17)

• 4x Cavern of Souls
• 4x Concealed Courtyard
• 3x Godless Shrine
• 3x Marsh Flats
• 1x Plains
• 2x Swamp

Artifact (8)

• 4x Aether Vial
• 4x Pyre of Heroes

Companion (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 2x Burrenton Forge-Tender
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Wheel of Sun and Moon

Artifact (2)

• 2x Nihil Spellbomb

Instant (4)

• 2x Fatal Push
• 2x Disenchant

Sorcery (5)

• 3x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 2x Collective Brutality

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion

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This is how I think Pyre of Heroes could make zombie tribal be a legitimately competitive deck in modern.

The idea is a graveyard/sacrifice synergy deck attempting to get Gravecrawler and Pyre of Heroes onto the board to tutor up a 2 cost zombie every turn.

Card Explanations: Show

Companion: Lurrus of the Dream-Den : Show

There are no zombie lords in this deck in order to accommodate using Lurrus of the Dream-Den as a companion, because all zombie lords are 3 cmc. Lurrus of the Dream-Den is a better choice because it offers late game value and doesn't need an already established board presence for value. The primary use of Lurrus of the Dream-Den in this deck is to fully capitalize off filling the grave with Stitcher's Supplier , allowing you to quickly assemble the Pyre of Heroes + Gravecrawler engine, or grab the situational pieces in the graveyard.

Main Board: Show

1-cost zombies: Show

4x Carrion Feeder : Show

Instant speed sac outlet and a big synergy card. Using it with Gravecrawler you can sac and re-summon Gravecrawler for as many times as you have mana which means you get a big Carrion Feeder as well as a lot of potential triggers for Wayward Servant and/or Undead Augur . You can also use it to protect your creatures from exile effects.

4x Cryptbreaker : Show

Card draw and the token zombie it makes can be used with Pyre of Heroes to tutor out a Gravecrawler or Carrion Feeder in a pinch.

4x Gravecrawler : Show

Core card of the deck it's great sacrifice fodder as well as an easy card to get into play thanks to Stitcher's Supplier

4x Stitcher's Supplier : Show

Used to set up Gravecrawler by milling it from your deck and fill the grave for Lurrus of the Dream-Den and Relentless Dead

2-cost Zombies: Show

4x Wayward Servant : Show

Potential wincon and lifegain against aggro Gravecrawler & Pyre of Heroes lets you set up multiple Wayward Servant with ease and that engine alone generates 2 etb triggers per turn.

2x Relentless Dead : Show

A good way to pull other zombies out of your grave that you can triggers with Carrion Feeder . It's also recurring since you can pay for both of its death triggers at once.

4x Tidehollow Sculler : Show

Hand disruption and a key 2 drop of the deck for protecting your board you can tutor it out to protect your Gravecrawler / Pyre of Heroes engine or just pull it out of the grave to protect Lurrus of the Dream-Den .

4x Undead Augur : Show

Card draw that offers a lot of value with Carrion Feeder and Pyre of Heroes recurring sacrifices.

Artifacts: Show

4x Aether Vial : Show

The deck is very creature heavy and with its low cmc Aether Vial generates a lot of value by cheating out creatures

4x Pyre of Heroes : Show

Core engine of the deck along with Gravecrawler you can tutor out a 2-cost zombie each turn depending on your needs

Instants/Sorceries: Show

1x Agadeem's Awakening  : Show

it's a land and a way to recover the board if needed.

4x Path to Exile : Show

Best hard removal in these colors.

SideBoard: Show

2x Burrenton Forge-Tender : Show

Anti aggro/burn

2x Collective Brutality : Show

Hand hate and removal for Plague Engineer

3x Disenchant : Show

Removal for graveyard hate

2x Fatal Push : Show

extra removal

3x Nihil Spellbomb : Show

graveyard hate

2x Wheel of Sun and Moon : Show

protection against mill

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Modern Sacrifice 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Modern WB (Orzhov) 3 years ago
Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 26 - 7 Rares 24 - 4 Uncommons 0 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.47
Tokens	Companion Zone, Zombie 2/2 B