Xenagos, God of Jund

Standard xTCBxNightmare

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xTCBxNightmare says... #1

Now it may be strange for the creator to comment first, but I care to ask:

Does Rubblebelt Raiders and Burning-Tree Emissary give 2 devotion for each R/G pip? if so, then does RubbleB Raid give 6 devotion alone? I am hoping so! With one Rubble belt raiders alone, Xenagod should be an active creature!

February 2, 2014 8:38 p.m.

Schuesseled says... #2

Just though i'd post a link to my deck, seeing as we are running similar builds, with some differences.

Revel In The Power Of A Jund Blitzkrieg

I'd be interested in seeing how are two decks perform in regards to each other. See which one of us has the stronger deck.

February 2, 2014 8:44 p.m.

archoflife says... #3

It does not: BTE would give 2 Devotion to red, and it would also give 2 Devotion to green. But, it would only give 2 Devotion to "Red-Green". Same situation with the Raiders.

February 2, 2014 8:45 p.m.

xTCBxNightmare says... #4

@archoflife thanks. makes sense kind of. I could see it go either way. May i ask where you got your information though?

February 2, 2014 8:47 p.m.

GEOforce20 says... #5

ya. rubble raiders gives 3R devo and 3G devo. it counts for 6 devo towards xenagos.

February 2, 2014 8:49 p.m.

Schuesseled says... #6

p.s. @xTCBxNightmare hybrid cards don't give double devotion, BTE gives two, rubblebelt gives three.

February 2, 2014 8:53 p.m.

Schuesseled says... #7

@GEOforce20 it does not.

http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/bornofthegodsmechanics

"Hybrid mana symbols such as White or Blue Mana count toward both their colors but aren't counted twice."

February 2, 2014 8:54 p.m.

GEOforce20 says... #8

ok fair enough.

February 2, 2014 8:59 p.m.

I absolutely love the idea of making a Jund deck for standard :)

I feel like, with 22 lands, you probably don't wanna be playing Garruk, Caller of Beasts main-board..

Also, Abrupt Decay doesn't hit a lot of the bigger threats in the meta.. Stormbreath Dragon and Blood Baron of Vizkopa .. Maybe a Mizzium Mortars or two, and a Doom Blade /Ultimate Price instead?

Anger of the Gods kind of scares me in your deck, since it kills off about half of your creatures.. Feels like a side-board against White Weenie or Mono-U Devotion more than anything honestly...

February 2, 2014 9:26 p.m.

With Mainboard Xenagos, having 3 mana for Mizzium mortars would actually be more more doable. completely forgot about that.

Garruk i like to be able to refill my hand. having a Garruk means that i can take a 3 mana hand with just mana dorks. I may cut down to one, and board one in.

i put abrupt decay, but i meant to put in putrefy, which i like better because it can handle everything, including pesky whips.

February 2, 2014 9:39 p.m.

Schuesseled says... #11

actually Abrupt Decay can handle Domri Rade , Ajani, Caller of the Pride , Detention Sphere , along with creatures up to 3cmc. I feel it is a good choice for a mainboard.

Of course in my deck, I don't have to choose I'm running it alongside Putrefy .

February 2, 2014 9:48 p.m.

Putrefy is a great option too actually, I like it.

February 2, 2014 9:56 p.m.

How much use are you really getting out of Garruk, Caller of Beasts ? Sure you can +1 him for card advantage, which is plenty strong, but you don't have too many high-impact green creatures to cheat into play. Xenagod is about as good as you're gonna get.

February 3, 2014 1:53 p.m.

@NobodyPicksBulbasaur, With Xenagos, The Reveler out and +1ing, The +1 from Garruk, Caller of Beasts should allow for explosive plays. I may drop down to only running one of him. He gives huge card advantage in games where you are constantly trading.

To combat control, i was contemplating running Sire Of Insanity , but Garruk would run against this, so the woud need to be boarded for each other.

February 3, 2014 3:37 p.m.

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