Rock + U = Sultai

Modern BUG (Sultai) Competitive Midrange Rock

Darkiwi

Creature (17)

• 4x Grim Flayer
• 1x Gurmag Angler
• 2x Scavenging Ooze
• 4x Snapcaster Mage
• 4x Tarmogoyf
• 2x Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Planeswalker (4)

• 2x Liliana of the Veil
• 2x Liliana, the Last Hope

Land (22)

• 2x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Forest
• 1x Hissing Quagmire
• 1x Island
• 2x Misty Rainforest
• 2x Overgrown Tomb
• 3x Polluted Delta
• 3x Swamp
• 4x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave

Instant (11)

• 2x Abrupt Decay
• 2x Fatal Push
• 1x Murderous Cut
• 2x Remand
• 4x Thought Scour

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Collective Brutality
• 3x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 2x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 2x Fulminator Mage
• 2x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 2x Kitchen Finks
• 2x Scavenging Ooze

Artifact (1)

• 1x Nihil Spellbomb

Instant (6)

• 2x Countersquall
• 1x Dispel
• 3x Nature's Claim

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This deck is part of a trilogy exploring the "Rock" archetype:

• splash: Rock + W = Abzan

• splash: this deck

• splash: Rock + R = Jund

All those are based on this core description of the BG archetype:

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Please read it before going further.

What does has to offer to this archetype?

• Snapcaster Mage is one of the best card in Modern. Allowing instant speed selective flashback to either your removals or disruption spells alongside a beater is huge. Snapy also synergizes very well with Grim Flayer and both Lilis.

• Thought Scour is a great filtering tool while fueling the graveyard. It's a great turn one play and allows to play Tasigur, the Golden Fang or Gurmag Angler much faster (as early as turn 2) and with much more reliability.

• Remand is not a counter but an excellent tempo card, giving more rooms for the beaters to pressure the opponent while cycling and fueling the graveyard.

• is not a strong color when it comes to sideboard. The best options here is countermagic, in the form of Dispel and Countersquall .

Discussion

The list presented here is one possibility amongst many. As explained, the BGx archetype is very customizable and can range from aggressive to very grindy.

Constructive discussions and feedbacks on approaches and preferences are most welcome, as well as upvotes.

Also, do not hesitate to read the other 2 variants:

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Rock + W = Abzan

Modern Darkiwi

SCORE: 1 | 381 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER

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Rock + R = Jund

Modern Darkiwi

SCORE: 1 | 111 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER

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Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 2 Mythic Rares 30 - 4 Rares 8 - 4 Uncommons 5 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.24
Tokens	Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Modern Cool Stuff