Stomping the ground

Modern* MagicMat

SCORE: 77 | 106 COMMENTS | 15596 VIEWS | IN 48 FOLDERS


Update 2 —March 5, 2017

-Dungrove Elder +Lifecrafter's Bestiary

Dungrove Elder to SB

MagicMat says... #1

lagotripha 8-whack will always be faster, the way to beat it is through consistency with efficient creatures. Narnam Renegade is one of them, it can kill everything don't caring about stats and if revolted (rarely, it's true but happens) it can survive opponent's 1 drops, even some 2 drops. Kalonian Tusker can be better in some cases, I think the real problem is that I empty my hand faster because where classic stompy plays a 2 drop I play 2 1 drops so Lifecrafter's Bestiary maindeck can be useful.

dannecticut Thanks for help. Trigger Narnam Renegade's revolt is not so necessary, play it pre-combat to get devotion is totally fine as it still does its backup job.I treid Attune with Aether but it's too slow, play Greenbelt Rampager for would be nice but this is not why it's in the deck.I prefer Kalonian Tusker over Garruk's Companion due to more survivability and cause I'm not playing a playset of Aspect of Hydra.I've Surrak, the Hunt Caller and I like it, no time to try it but I'll do, same for Beast Within and Heroic Intervention.

February 21, 2017 6:03 a.m.

MagicMat says... #2

FAGGOTUS-REX Thanks for yuor hint. I know Narnam Renegade seems not synergizing with the rest of the deck, but for now I think 10 1cmc creatures are needed and I consider Narnam Renegade the best one.

February 21, 2017 10:25 a.m.

C.LewisMTG says... #3

Description note - Fetchlands are absolutely worth it. It makes your renegades great, and it makes sure you don't draw lands you don't need (deck thinning)

March 3, 2017 6:35 p.m.

MagicMat says... #4

C.LewisMTG Thanks. I know how much useful fetchlands are. The problem with fetchlands is that not to take damage from manabase is one of the pros of this deck cause it doesn't make aggro decks 1 turn faster. If you think that it's worth it I can agree with you, but it triggers a chain reaction that leads to zoo or to gw hatebeaters: is it fine to take damage for mana? So why not to splash? Which color? Red? White? In either case the deck bacomes a worst version of other no budget decks and it's not what it wants to be. Secondly I want to keep the deck under 100$. Anyway I probably have to update my description about this point, thanks again.

March 4, 2017 2:41 a.m.

xyr0s says... #5

About Greenbelt Rampager a.k.a. the lazy energy-draining elephant. Let's assume you play Experiment One in your first turn. Turn two, you play Greenbelt Rampager twice, triggering evolve both times, and then you swing for 3. Turn 3... you have to play the elephant again, and apart from that some 2 drop. While the rampager seems good, as far as I'm able to tell, that's a pretty weak turn 2 for an aggro-deck.

Of course you could play Narnam Renegade instead of the second casting of Greenbelt Rampager, since that would enable revolt, but then you miss the trigger on Experiment One. I think Leatherback Baloth is better - same mana, better stats, more devotion.

March 4, 2017 10:48 a.m.

MagicMat says... #6

xyr0s Thanks for hint. If I have a 2 drop I'll play it on turn two and on turn 3 Greenbelt Rampager that makes Experiment One a 4/4 where Leatherback Baloth makes it a 3/3. The problem is when I don't have a good curve, if I have no 2 drops on turn 2 I can cast Greenbelt Rampager twice and turn 3 play it with 2 mana open for a possible drawn 2 drop or 1 drop, Leatherback Baloth can't do this. I never had devotion problems, but I'll switch Dungrove Elder for another Leatherback Baloth.

March 4, 2017 11:11 a.m.

ZackBinks says... #7

Deck looks really solid! Is 21 lands enough to support your curve? Have you considered running Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx combined with beefier creatures?

March 4, 2017 11:39 a.m.

MagicMat says... #8

ZackBinks Thanks for advice. For now 21 lands seem to work fine. I think Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx is too slow, the deck needs just 3-4 lands for the whole game, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx will give unnecessary mana.

March 4, 2017 11:53 a.m.