Big change
Bakekujira, 4 hours ago
I've been making changes only to fin out that I've got only 3 hydras in the damn deck which just makes myself mad and the reason i took out some was the chameleon hydra killed all fliers when he entered the battlefield and I've been adding more and more sphinx and they all have flying...not to mention vampires as well, ive also noticed that most of the cards are like 6+ maa cost making it a big gamble every time you play this deck.Random tweak
Citridon, 11 hours ago
-1 Custodi Lich, +1 Arvinox, the Mind Flail - adjusting the slight glut of 5-drops with a card I've wanted for a whileLotR Holiday Kit update
Citridon, 14 hours ago
-1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury, +1 Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield - A more long-term source of card advantage than Gonti, but one that ups my clock as it worksLotR Holiday kit Update
Citridon, 15 hours ago
-1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury, +1 Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield - Less immediate value than Gonti, but it's a potential card advantage engine that also advances my clockNone
PolarisFluff, 15 hours ago
Cuts: Gamekeeper Ravenous Chupacabra World shaper Additions: Blossoming Tortoise Contest of claws Ojer Kaslem, Deepest GrowthMore Group slug, less combo
Gleeock, 1 day ago
Well, this deck wants to slug & grind it out without anyone pulling out of the downward spiral. I removed one more combo godo, bandit warlord is out. Though each part of the Godo combo is good in here, the deck is not about combos.
Radiation is an entertaining slugtastic mechanic. It is perfect for graveyard-loving decks that want everyone to drain down to the endgame. It also seems on-point for a realm-traveling demon looking to turn all planes into war-torn, scorched wastelands. Nuclear Fallout added. Megaton's Fate is currently underrated, but won't be for long. Prisoner's Dilemma has flashback, so it is a nice option for a sorcery that I won't feel bad about hucking to the graveyard, while also being an odd burn-piece.
I have considered mulling some of the ETB-creature nature of the deck in order to go in on some more sorcery-centric style. TIme will tell if I want to do this.
Card swapped!
TimTwigg81, 1 day ago
Safe Passage removed. Answered Prayers added. Testing continues.None
000CBomb000, 2 days ago
copied from here: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/9394-old-school-evil-eyes/Extra turns? Time to try Halo Forager
IQuarent, 2 days ago
IN: Halo Forager
OUT: Marang River Prowler
With all the extra turn spells now going to the graveyard, a way to recur them, as well as reanimate and others, seems prudent. While the prowler's ability to cast from grave is relevant, particularly with some of the looting in the deck, 3 mana is a pretty subpar rate.
Bans Suck
GeminiSpartanX, 2 days ago
Not even a full month after Living End gets to enjoy one of the best upgrades it has had in a while with the printing of the Surveil lands, Violent Outburst gets banned, which drastically neuters this deck. Largely driven by whiners and complainers online bemoaning the Rhinos (Crashing Footfalls) deck, this might be the death knell for this archetype. I'll patiently await to see if there are any viable workarounds that come out in the following months, but for now my deck is giving up its deckbox to another until an answer is found.Temur Reclamation
ellectroide, 2 days ago
I've been running into Temur Reclamation variants the past few days. It's a very funny deck! Too bad there's a one-mana instant that punks both its best spells easily. I added one to the sideboard and took out Draconic Destiny, since it unfortunately just doesn't come up much.White Craterhoof, 2 Unicorns, and Card Advantage
CavemanlyMan, 2 days ago
It’s been a hot second since this deck got updated, but there are some gnarly new pieces.
First, two new unicorns have been printed recently. Regal Bunnicorn and Neighborhood Guardian have replaced Impostor of the Sixth Pride and Woodland Changeling respectively.
Then there is the new addition of Moonshaker Cavalry which blew my mind. Craterhoof Behemoth is already the main win condition, and Moonshaker is almost the same thing. So, why not both? I’ve removed Augur of Autumn as the card has not lived up to expectations. It requires setup to use unlike my other card draw engines.
Finally, some additions from Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith and Elven Chorus which have replaced a plains and Huatli, Radiant Champion. Minas Tirith was a given as card draw on a land is great and I’m no longer worried about have a high basic land count with things like Land Tax and Knight of the Reliquary no longer in the deck. It does make Earthcraft more likely to not work, but that has only happened to me once thus far. I may add more basics in the future, but for now it is working.
Huatli’s time has finally come. She is great when she works, but just like augur of Autumn she requires setup to work. Besides that, she is usually 4 mana to do nothing for a turn or two. Also, I have likely played out a lot of my creatures by the time she ults anyway, so Elven Chorus is leagues better than Huatli, even if it doesn’t actually draw cards. The added bonus of creatures tapping for mana is nice as well.
4th week swap
Kagiyama, 2 days ago
Anger is replaced by Dragon Tempest
Reiver Demon is replaced by Archfiend of Despair
Death by Dragons is replaced by Sheoldred, Whispering One
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atingtdm, 2 days ago
PIP Update— March 16, 2024
+1 Cait, Cage Brawler / -1 Fynn, the Fangbearer
The new loot engine, Fynn combo win is too difficult to achieve.
+1 Veronica, Dissident Scribe / -1 Slicer, Hired Muscle Flip
Slicer doesn't perform well at my meta.
+1 Heroic Intervention / -1 Infiltration Lens
Didn't focus on the lure effect, menace creatures usually don't get blocked, therefore no cards draw.
Murders at Karlov Manor
Romer, 2 days ago
Add Shadowy Backstreet, remove Shambling Vent. Swapping one enters-tapped land for another that's fetchable, can help me get rid of something irrelevant from the top of my library and can help get relevant things into my graveyard for future use. Sounds great!Murders at Karlov Manor
Romer, 2 days ago
Add Raucous Theater, remove Swamp. It's fetchable, can help me get rid of something irrelevant from the top of my library and can help get a dragon into the graveyard for me to cast with my commander. Sounds great!4-0 FNM Win!
GeminiSpartanX, 3 days ago
2-0 vs Yawgmoth
2-0 vs UR Murktide
2-0 vs GR Shaman aggro
2-0 vs RB Vampires (modern version of Pioneer PT-winning deck)
The deck suffered last time I played it due to not having enough pressure to close out games after initially controlling the first few turns. Adding Voidwalkers seems counterintuitive in a smallpox deck, but they helped tremendously in a few games acting as another source of damage and drawing additional cards out of my opponent's hand (re: removal) to allow The Rack to close out most games. Turns out when you're the one playing the Smallpoxes, Voidwalker works on your schedule just fine.
I think the fact that I didn't drop a single game this time proves that the deck is better-tuned and has solidified the MD for the most part. The SB will need updated once the meta adjusts to fewer Rhinos and Living End decks with the Violent Outburst ban (which I'm salty about since I have both those decks), but the changes will be minimal.