Jund -1 Counters

Standard BRG (Jund)

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Land (23)

• 2x Canyon Slough
• 1x Desert of the Fervent
• 4x Desert of the Glorified
• 1x Desert of the Indomitable
• 3x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forest
• 1x Foul Orchard
• 3x Grasping Dunes
• 1x Ifnir Deadlands
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Sheltered Thicket
• 4x Swamp

Creature (25)

• 4x Ammit Eternal
• 4x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 4x Channeler Initiate
• 2x Merciless Javelineer
• 4x Obelisk Spider
• 4x Ruthless Sniper
• 3x The Scorpion God

Instant (4)

• 2x Abrade
• 2x Blur of Blades

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Driven / Despair
• 2x Lethal Sting

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Nest of Scarabs

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Sideboard

Instant (12)

• 2x Abrade
• 3x Appetite for the Unnatural
• 4x Chandra's Defeat
• 3x Heroic Intervention

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Sweltering Suns

Land (1)

• 1x Sheltered Thicket

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Maybeboard

Instant (7)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Blur of Blades
• 1x Fateful Showdown
• 1x Fiery Temper
• 1x Glorious End
• 1x Outnumber
• 1x Shock

Land (9)

• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 4x Foreboding Ruins
• 3x Ifnir Deadlands

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Blazing Volley

Creature (11)

• 3x Crocodile of the Crossing
• 4x Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
• 4x Soul-Scar Mage

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This is a variant of the typical -1/-1 Counters deck happening in Standard.

From some play-testing I'm considering removing (Done -- no longer 'considering') the soulscar mages in favor of focusing on things that:

1. Cause -1/-1 counters, or
2. Take advantage -1/-1 counters, or
3. Add more cycling/discard effects to pair with The Scorpion God, Archfiend of Ifnir, and Merciless Javelineer

My thinking here is that the "red-spell-for-damage" (e.g. Blazing Volley) +plus+ Soul-Scar Mage turning it all into -1/-1 counters isn't as reliable and often leads to situations where you don't have your mage and you have red damage spells which don't accelerate your -1/-1 effects. Thoughts on this?

I also removed the Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons because, again from play-testing, she seemed like a nuisance I was always trying to protect, that rarely could get damage in to the opponent, and a 1/1 with deathtouch just wasn't as good as getting MORE scarabs from Nest of Scarabs. Here's what I mean: If I play a Channeler Initiate with Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons and Nest of Scarabs out -- I get 3 scarabs and 1 snake with deathtouch. Turns out it's a lot easier to "swing wide" with the scarab effect than take advantage of a 1/1 snake with deathtouch.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 17 - 6 Rares 19 - 4 Uncommons 15 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.05
Tokens	Insect 1/1 B