Modern Budget Gruul Aggro Deck Ideas?

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Posted on Oct. 25, 2013, 7:08 a.m. by MonsterFinder221

Hello! I've done some thinking and concluded that as a back-up deck or a Sister deck to my existing one, I might make a Modern Budget Gruul Aggro Deck.

Any ideas on what to put in the deck?

sylvannos says... #2

Build Gruul Blitz. Add Tarmogoyf and Kird Ape . Boom. Deck's finished.

October 25, 2013 7:14 a.m.

Epochalyptik says... #3

I guess you missed the part about budget.

Moved to Modern.

October 25, 2013 7:16 a.m.

sylvannos says... #4

Gah. I hate not having an edit function. Here's a deck list for you to get started:

Gruul Beats

The $800 price tag is from the mana base and Tarmogoyf s. Without those, it's more like a $30~$50 deck. If your area allows proxies, this is a fairly inexpensive deck to build.

Even without Tarmogoyf , the deck can still kill people by turn four.

October 25, 2013 7:17 a.m.

aeonstoremyliver says... #5

You have a better card pool and more utility with Jund. Abrupt Decay , Tragic Slip , Devour Flesh , Duress , Despise , Dreadbore , Hero's Downfall , Deathrite Shaman , etc. Some of those aren't budget, but you get the idea. Just my two cents.

October 25, 2013 1:38 p.m.

sylvannos says... #6

@aeonstoremyliver: Jund is more of a Midrange deck in Modern. It sets up multiple two-for-ones before finishing someone off with a Tarmogoyf , Deathrite Shaman , or Dark Confidant . It's also a $1,000 deck that doesn't function without Liliana of the Veil and the appropriate fetch lands.

@Epochalyptik: I really wish we had an edit function on here. My post got posted before I was finished writing lol.

October 25, 2013 6:47 p.m.

aeonstoremyliver says... #7

@sylvannos I'm aware of the awesomeness of Jund :-) What I was pointing out was that by adding black, one gets utility. There are many budget options for a more Aggro approach like Terminate , Go for the Throat , Dismember (which could go in any deck...) etc. Sometimes a Lightning Bolt doesn't cut it for removal. Also having discard in the arsenal can help stop combo decks, ala the aforementioned budget discard cards like Duress and Despise .

October 26, 2013 1 a.m.