The Shadow of the Candle looms tall

Modern Aggro Midrange RBW (Mardu) Tempo

Vaarek

Land (18)

• 4x Arid Mesa
• 2x Blood Crypt
• 4x Bloodstained Mire
• 2x Godless Shrine
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mountain
• 2x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Swamp

Instant (16)

• 2x Faith's Shield
• 2x Kolaghan's Command
• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 2x Orzhov Charm
• 4x Path to Exile
• 2x Temur Battle Rage

Sorcery (8)

• 4x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 4x Thoughtseize

Creature (16)

• 4x Death's Shadow
• 3x Gurmag Angler
• 4x Monastery Swiftspear
• 1x Ranger of Eos
• 4x Street Wraith

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Liliana, the Last Hope

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 2x Deflecting Palm
• 2x Fatal Push
• 1x Terminate

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Collective Brutality
• 4x Lingering Souls

Artifact (2)

• 2x Nihil Spellbomb

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Stony Silence

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 2x Fulminator Mage

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The Shadow of the Candle Looms Tall even as its Light Dims

This is essentially a Dega Spin on the Deaths Shadow Decks running rampant in Modern right now.

Gameplan and basic Build

This Deck Plays a lot like the other Death Shadow builds , with more Burn , more Interaction and more Resilience.We punish decks who play Fatal Push , buy reccuring our Shadows with Orzhov Charm, and refuel with Bedlam Reveler

Creatures

Death's Shadow Show

This Card has solidified itself in the current Meta and it is the integral Engine of the Deck.

Street Wraith Show

Cycles and lets us pay life ,This Card increases the redundancy of our Deck.

Ranger of Eos Show

This Card lets us Tutor Up two Death's Shadow. it helps with pressuring and finishing the gamme.

Monastery Swiftspear Show

its another great one drop that we can grab with ranger , works well with our spells

Gurmag Angler Show

is another cheap Beater .often outsizes most other creatures except DS.

Spells

Lightning Bolt Show

One of the biggest reasons to play Red in the First place,this is an obvious inclusion.

Path to Exile Show

Path is still imho the best Removal Spell in the format. i only play three because i like to diversify my removal , and i already run orzhov Charm.

Orzhov Charm Show

an Absolute All star in this Deck, this Card just does it all. saves Death's Shadowfrom removal with its first mode , Kills creatures and lowers our life total with its second mode , and instant Speed reanimation of a Death's Shadow with its third. this Card make a lot of the Deck work so well.

Kolaghan's Command Show

Kolaghans Command is amazing. im currently only running one because most modes of it are already covered buy orzhov charm.

Anguished Unmaking Show

This one of has been amazing and singlehandedly won me games. the Life loss is a Good thing in this Deck.

Thoughtseize Show

Thoughtseize has literally no drawback in this Deck. going down to 15 on your first turn never felt so good.

Boros Charm Show

our Better Temur Battle Rage . yes it doesnt grant Trample , but we run enough removal that this isnt an issue, and its other modes are what set this one apart. being able to give our permanents indestructible or Throwing 4 to the face is Extremely valuable.

Terminate Show

Terminate is a very good spell , and i like to diversify my removal.

Collective Brutality Show

this Spell has a lot of useful lines to offer . the escalate cost is easily paid .

Lingering Souls Show

Lingering Souls is an amazing card . we only run 2 Maindeck because its a little slow , and we can bring in more from the sideboard if the matchups gets really grindy.

Planeswalker

Liliana of the Veil Show

Liliana works really well with this deck. shes just a powerhouse planeswalker that does what we need her to do.

Liliana, the Last Hope Show

New Liliana is also included , since she adds lots of versatility and another Win con in zombie tokens

Lands

The landbase consists of your prefered combination of fetch and shocklands, as well as your choice of fastlands/checklands/urborg/basics.The really interesting additions are the utility Lands.

Slayers' Stronghold Show

this has won me a couple of games in a pinch.being able to smack down a DS and give it haste and vigilance has proven to be a pretty good stallbreaker

Sideboard

my sideboard is still in construction

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	UG
Splash colors	W
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 6 Rares 16 - 7 Uncommons 13 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.17
Tokens	Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Spirit 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B