My old college roommate played a BG legacy infect that I rarely stood a chance against. It was his deck that inspired me to try out infect, but I opted for modern. When I was making this deck, I was very much a blue player, so I wanted to use it instead of black, which I didn't usually play. My LSG didn't play much modern, so this deck sat around for a long time without much use. Now my LGS plays modern at FNM, so my underused deck had a chance to shine. Coincidently the format of modern changed to make infect much more competitive. Thats enough background,lets get to the good stuff.
Glistener Elf is the obvious 1 drop creature.
Blighted Agent comes out a turn later, but its unblockable more than makes up for it.
Ichorclaw Myr comes in handy, but I'd play either of my other creatures if I had the choice.
Inkmoth Nexus is again an obvious inclusion.
Livewire Lash
is ridiculously powerful. Its a bit slow to equip, but once its on it can deal some serious damage. A large portion of my deck consists of pump spells, making it very potent.
Groundswell, Might of Old Krosa, and Mutagenic Growth are pretty potent on their own. With a lash equipped, they become even more powerful.
Distortion Strike isn't too powerful of a pump spell, but 2 turns of unblockable for 1 mana is worth it, especially as it allows you to play Krosa during your main phase without worry.
Vines of Vastwood primarily keep my creatures around, which is useful due to the low number of them. The kicker pump makes it even more useful. It can also be used to target an opponent's creature, preventing them from targeting it themselves.
SIDEBOARD:
Apostle's Blessing is another useful card to keep my creatures alive a bit longer. Or it can give my elf/inkmoth pseudo unblockable, which is also good.
Dryad Arbor is great against Liliana of the Veil, especially because you can fetch for it. Otherwise, its slow.
Unsummon has its uses, but is generally worse than a Gitaxian Probe. Until I get a set of them, this will do.
Nature's Claim is a 1 drop vindicate, since opponent's life total is of little concern to this deck.
Become Immense
is a fantastic finisher. With the number of pump spells on hand, you'll quickly be able to cast it for 1 mana.
I plan on adding
Spellskite
and Gitaxian Probe soon, but I'd need to experiment with what to take out. Also, I've been considering splashing black, mostly for
Plague Stinger
, Thoughtseize, and Abrupt Decay. Again I'd need to play test it a bit to see how well 3 colors would work.
