Wane and Wax

Casual* BR (Rakdos) Casual Combo Tribal

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Creature (19)

• 2x Ashling, the Extinguisher
• 3x Flamekin Harbinger
• 3x Kulrath Knight
• 3x Manaforge Cinder
• 2x Necroskitter
• 2x Rakka Mar
• 4x Smokebraider

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Chandra, Flamecaller

Land (21)

• 11x Mountain
• 2x Primal Beyond
• 2x Rakdos Guildgate
• 6x Swamp

Enchantment (8)

• 3x Everlasting Torment
• 3x Fists of the Demigod
• 2x Rage Reflection

Artifact (11)

• 2x Contagion Engine
• 3x Kusari-Gama
• 3x Power Conduit
• 3x Skullclamp

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Sideboard

Artifact (6)

• 3x Carnage Altar
• 3x Loreseeker's Stone

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Maybeboard

Creature (14)

• 2x Deepfire Elemental
• 2x Hateflayer
• 2x Inferno Elemental
• 2x Malignus
• 2x Maze Abomination
• 2x Obsidian Fireheart
• 2x Stingmoggie

Enchantment (5)

• 2x Crumbling Ashes
• 3x Elemental Mastery

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I'm getting back into Magic after leaving the game when Kamigawa was released. This is one of my first attempts at deck building with more recent cards. The deck revolves around Everlasting Torment. Torment gives everything wither, and I use the Soul Snuffers , Ashling the Pilgrim , and Flamekin Spitfire to distribute -1/-1 counters on my opponents' cards. The Kulrath Knight then keeps their creatures from attacking or blocking, allowing Ashling, the Extinguisher to attack unmolested, forcing my opponent to sacrifice his creatures. Necroskitter ensures that his creatures become mine once they die. The Ashenmoor Liege and Incandescent Soulstoke keep my creatures from being killed by the Soul Snuffers , and I use the Power Conduit to turn the -1/-1 counters my creatures receive into +1/+1 counters, so while my opponents' creatures are getting weaker/becoming mine, my creatures are getting stronger. Pretty much every card in the deck contributes to the combo in some way, but I haven't been able to test it very rigorously against other decks to expose any weaknesses.

The deck can, in theory, do pretty well without needing every component of the combo in play, and I really only need three lands to cast just about everything, thanks to Smokebraider . I tend to use the Flamekin Harbinger to get either the Smokebraider or a missing combo piece when I need it.

This deck is for casual play, and my group tends to average about 4-6 players per game. I'm most worried about graveyard decks and millers, which are both popular in my group's meta. The other popular build is tokens, which would make my Necroskitter pretty much worthless. Against the token decks I'll probably switch the skitters out for the Rage Forgers to add more counters to my elemental shamans and give them a little more punch on the attack.

So what does everyone think? What cards can I /should I add to combat the mill and graveyard decks, keeping in mind my theme? My budget is tight, so cheaper cards are better, but I could spring for a couple of cards that are a little more costly.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 18 - 0 Rares 12 - 6 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.92
Tokens	Elemental 3/1 R
Folders	Deck I'd Like to Playtest, Decks 1, Casual Things, Other Decks of Interest, Interesting, To Try, Modern Decks