Swarm of Scarabs

Standard BG (Golgari) Budget Casual Counters Tokens

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Creature (20)

• 4x Channeler Initiate
• 2x Decimator Beetle
• 4x Exemplar of Strength
• 4x Festering Mummy
• 2x Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
• 4x Soulstinger

Land (22)

• 9x Forest
• 4x Foul Orchard
• 9x Swamp

Sorcery (7)

• 4x Diabolic Tutor
• 3x Wander in Death

Enchantment (7)

• 4x Nest of Scarabs
• 3x Trespasser's Curse

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Death Wielder

Instant (3)

• 3x Splendid Agony

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So, I just got into Magic and I pretty much only have Amonkhet cards. I bought the Liliana Planeswalker deck and looked over some of the cards in the card list and this is what I came up with. The whole premise revolves around me getting Nest of Scarabs on the field to pump out tokens. I have four of them in the deck to increase my chances. I also put Diabolic Tutor in there to help me find it or find a second one. All my creatures have something to do with putting -1/-1 counters on creatures which fuels the Nest of Scarabs. The Soulstinger acts as my creature removal. If I get him onto the battlefield, then I can just pour all my -1/-1 counters onto him until he dies or I can use him to block bigger creatures. The Channeler Initiate acts as more Nest of Scarabs fuel and can also be used as a land for a couple of turns. Once all her -1/-1 counters are gone, she becomes a bit stronger. The Exemplar of Strength also acts as Nest of Scarabs fuel and can be used to give me back a little bit of life if the field is clear. Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons is a similar mechanic to the Nest of Scarabs. She doesn't pump out as many tokens but her's have deathtouch. Wander in Death is in there to bring back some of my creatures to continue to fuel the Nest of Scarabs. It can be used to bring back Soulstinger to act as more creature removal. Splendid Agony is more Scarab fuel and Trespasser's Curse can give me a little bit of life gain to bide me a turn or two. The Decimator Beetle was just kinda thrown in. I feel like by the time I can summon him and make use of him, my Nest of Scarabs should already be pumping out tokens. Please let me know what you think and definitely let me know what I could do better. Thanks for the feedback!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 6 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.87
Tokens	Insect 1/1 B, Snake 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 G w/ Deathtouch
Folders	Deck Ideas