How to battle Ulamog and Hoards of Zombies
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Posted on May 17, 2017, 5:45 p.m. by rayrand
With the gameday tournament coming this weekend and no time for practice, I tried thinking of ways to fend off the top 2 decks in PT AMK.
I thought of putting in Lost Legacy as a way to counter Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger and lots of board wipes and spot removals against zombie match-ups.
I would appreciate everyone's opinion in improving this build especially with the mana base. TIA!
Goblin Dark-Dwellers should be in consideration. It can recur your deck disruption as well as removal spells against Marvel, and Sweltering Suns versus Zombies, and it's evasive.
May 17, 2017 6:30 p.m.
Also: Magma Spray and Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet are very good against Zombies, especially since they side into 4x Scrapheap generally.
It's easy to overside for these matchups, though. Try to suss out your local meta before devoting all your sideboard cards to just those two. If I had to choose, I'd say 2x GDD for both matchups, 2x Kalitas for Zombies, and 1-2x Dispossess against Marvel (with the Anguished Unmakings too) is a good hedge if you have no idea? And 2x Sweltering Suns > the Radiant Flames in there so GDD can pull double-duty.
May 17, 2017 6:35 p.m.
UpperDeckerTaco says... #5
PLAY MARDU CONTROL!!!! Seems legit.
Just run Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet, Magma Spray, Harnessed Lightning, Fumigate, Radiant Flames...So get rid of the dinky little creatures and vehicles, just run Mardu Control. I think this is where Mardu ends up. There is already a B/W control list that does well against Zombies and Marvel. And if you are up against a Torrential Gearhulk deck, just move your sideboard into a superfriends type build with discard. BOOM!
CAN ANYONE SAY TIER 1!!!!!! TheDevicer...gif this sheezy!
May 17, 2017 7:23 p.m.
I have put four of the Goblin Dark-Dwellers into my deck for just that. Anything that me get more use out of my spells makes the cut in my book.
May 17, 2017 8:33 p.m.
Declaration in Stone is looking great in this meta. It can handle all the zombie tokens they can ever create or can deal with two huge Diregraf Colossus. It can also deal with an Ulamog. It most definitely fell by the wayside after the rise of vehicles because sorcery speed sucks, but just board in some artifact removal and you're good to go. In my playtesting against zombies it has been absurd. Mows down Tokens, keeps cards out of the yard to make sure when they cast the colossus it's only a 2/2 or a 3/3. Best of luck to you!
May 17, 2017 8:34 p.m.
RazortoothMtg says... #9
I second the Dispossess for Aetherworks Marvel and sometimes hitting Heart of Kirans. As for zombies, remember you GOTTA EXILE, so Magma Spray, Incendiary Flow, Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet is amazing, Declaration in Stone, maybe a Descend upon the Sinful as a wrath that exiles. Oh how I wish Anger of the Gods was in standard!
DrLitebur says... #2
Lost Legacy works, but I think hitting the Aetherworks Marvel, the backbone of the deck, is a better bet. I would run Dispossess over it, or a 2/2 split. It also counters Mardu Vehicles, and is, in general, a great sideboard card. Against Zombies, Radiant Flames is not bad, and can be scaled, but I like Sweltering Suns over it, because of the cycling aspect. That is your choice there though. Also, I'd look at a few Glorybringers. Those guys are absolute beasts, and can help clear a board by themselves.
Hope that helps some.
May 17, 2017 6:21 p.m.