Can Necrotic Ooze be a tier one deck in Modern?
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Posted on Aug. 26, 2012, 3:08 p.m. by MindAblaze
I have a BUG Necrotic Ooze dredge deck runnin an infinite combo. I'm wondering, does the community think it can be a consistent top 8 deck? I'd like to get it there, it really requires an effective sideboard and I'm trying to be cheap when it comes to buying Thoughtseize and Damnation . If they're required I will make the effort though. It's called civilized-scholars-birthing-ooze. (the name is also up for review lol)
Epochalyptik says... #3
Tiers are a measure of popularity, not power.
Depending on the reliability of the build, the deck could work. I think that focusing the entire deck on Necrotic Ooze is a gamble, though, because there are plenty of ways to disrupt the entire strategy of the list (Pithing Needle , Meddling Mage , any kind of removal, etc.).
August 26, 2012 4:32 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #4
I know what you mean, a strategic Extirpate or well timed Cranial Extraction can totally hose me, do you think Quillspike and Devoted Druid is a strong enough back-up plan? I'm contemplating Thornling instead of Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon too.
August 26, 2012 4:45 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #5
It relies on one creature that is easily blocked or removed. You need to really work on making creature combos less fragile and more flexible for them to be viable in the competitive Modern environment.
August 26, 2012 4:54 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #6
I try to make the deck function very similarly to splintertwin in that when the ooze hits the battlefield I win. The plan is to play control until I have the right cards in place for the ooze to go off. I'm open to any suggestions based on my list that you think would help the fragility of the combo.
I realize control is having issues in modern, so I imagine the particular answers will be metagame dictated but I'm still exploring possibilities.
August 26, 2012 4:59 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #7
The thing about Twin-based creature combos is that they produce infinite creatures. Those strategies are much harder to answer because you can only block or kill a finite number of those creatures. Putting all your hope on one creature (Necrotic Ooze ) is a much bigger risk.
August 26, 2012 5:15 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #8
I had Morselhoarder , Myr Propagator and Death Cultist to avoid having to attack. Just blow everything up. Too many pieces though.
August 26, 2012 5:29 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #9
But it does create a whole bunch of creatures pretty quickly.
August 26, 2012 5:38 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #11
Not a problem. You should follow the Modern Top-8 decklists (StarCityGames usually has them listed) to see whether your strategy will hold up against what's currently popular at the high level.
August 26, 2012 7:29 p.m.
pumpkinwavy says... #12
You can always just kill all their creatures with Grim Poppet or give it trample with Thornling . I try to make my ooze deck where it doesn't need ooze to win.
MindAblaze says... #2
deck:stinkweed-scholars-birthing-ooze oops, der.
August 26, 2012 3:09 p.m.