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Here’s an interesting take on a very budget friendly land destruction deck for the Modern format. Many cards have similar enough substitutes that are even more affordable, making this easily custom tailored to one’s needs.
Nothing but 16 basic Forests; I’m sure somewhere there’s an Irish policeman quipping “Move along, nothin’ ta see here.”
We do leverage a few other cards for some strategic advantage, particularly in the early game when speed is of the essence. Arbor Elf and Utopia Sprawl is our primary means of jumpstarting mana production, and don’t forget Ancient Stirrings can be used to fetch a Forest.
A combo deck at heart, our path to victory hinges on getting a particular card in play and following up with a well timed Sorcery spell. Though we needn’t worry overmuch about assembling an intricate multi card combo, it’s still a necessity to have some deterrent against the faster archetypes out there.
has little in the way of counterspells, but excels at stalling for time. We run a plethora of cards enabling us to weather the storm, deflecting any assault while we wait to draw that which we need.
•Fog envelopes the battlefield and nullifies pesky aggro or infect decks.
•Heroic Intervention wards off all manner of ill intent, both for our side of the table and ourselves.
•Veil of Summer is slightly situational, but the prevalence of and in the format is practically ubiquitous. Odds are decent that you’ll be able to both draw a card and shield yourself (and your half of the table) from getting bruised and contused, but even if that falls short we still reap the benefit of paving a clear path for a key card.
•Our last line of defense is embodied in Spellskite. The beauty here is that Spellskite counts as both an artifact and a creature, so either half of our combo is protected. Should the opponent try to destroy Landshaper Myr with a ’Destroy target creature’ ability, or if instead they have Liquimetal Coating in their sights with a ’Destroy target artifact’ spell, either way it’s Spellskite to the rescue!
Note: I kept this mono since Blood Moon grants us no additional advantage (it does not affect the name printed on the targeted land), so there was no point in adding a second color.
I like to think of this combo interaction as the fondue experience gone horribly wrong.
•Activate the ability of either artifact, targeting whichever of the opponent’s lands is more valuable to them. Follow up by casting Splinter, consigning the majority of lands of that color to oblivion.
•Cast Thragtusk at your leisure, recouping lost life and attacking for 5 points of damage per swing.
•Natural State is effective enough on its own, but coupled with Myr Landshaper or Liquimetal Coating it proves devastatingly effective.
•Pithing Needle forestalls anything that might slip through our defenses.
•Relic of Progenitus to shut down the resurgence of the Reanimator archetype.
•Apostle's Blessing for added protection.
•Dismember for no nonsense creature removal, without any gimmicks. Handily sidesteps Indestructible as well.
”At that time the iron, the clay, the copper, the silver, and the gold were, all together, crushed and became like the chaff from the summer threshing floor, and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them could be found.”
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| Date added | 2 years |
| Last updated | 2 years |
| Legality | This deck is Modern legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 12 - 3 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 8 Commons |
| Cards | 60 |
| Avg. CMC | 2.09 |
| Tokens | Beast 3/3 G |
| Folders | Modern, What i want to Achieve |
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