The Black Geist

Modern Competitive RUW (Jeskai, America) RW (Boros) UR (Izzet) WU (Azorius)

CCP_MTG

Creature (13)

• 4x Geist of Saint Traft
• 3x Restoration Angel
• 3x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Thundermaw Hellkite
• 2x Vendilion Clique

Land (25)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 2x Bloodstained Mire
• 4x Celestial Colonnade
• 4x Flooded Strand
• 2x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 2x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Plains
• 2x Polluted Delta
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 2x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls

Artifact (1)

• 1x Batterskull

Instant (18)

• 2x Electrolyze
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 4x Lightning Helix
• 2x Mana Leak
• 4x Path to Exile
• 2x Remand

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Forked Bolt
• 2x Lingering Souls

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Sideboard

Creature (5)

• 2x Kor Firewalker
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Artifact (1)

• 1x Engineered Explosives

Instant (9)

• 1x Celestial Purge
• 2x Counterflux
• 1x Negate
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 2x Valorous Stance
• 2x Wear / Tear

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I like the card Geist of Saint Traft and enjoy the way the deck plays. I like that the deck can switch from an aggressive to a more controlling deck while still in game one.

If there are any questions about the deck please ask. Also, please comment any tweaks that you think would be good. I am looking to take this deck to a PPTQ at the end of the month (22 February).

Non-Typical Card Choices:

Polluted Delta and Bloodstained Mire are both significantly cheaper than Arid Mesa and Scalding Tarn. They also act decently as a replacement since with the searching of black they can find any other color in the deck as well.

Ghost Quarter and Tectonic Edge. I am currently trying only Ghost Quarter. If you have a preference for one over the other please tell me. Ghost Quarter requires no mana to activate and in often times a kill spell for opposing manlands. It has allowed me to play very well against Affinity.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 1 Mythic Rares 25 - 6 Rares 17 - 7 Uncommons 6 - 1 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.37
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	Eriq, Modern, 5. Inspirations