Death and Taxes and Eldrazi

Modern Colorless Death and Taxes Eldrazi Hatebears WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (30)

• 1x Blade Splicer
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 4x Eldrazi Displacer
• 4x Flickerwisp
• 2x Kytheon, Hero of Akros  ^Flip
• 3x Leonin Arbiter
• 4x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 4x Thought-Knot Seer
• 4x Tidehollow Sculler
• 3x Wasteland Strangler

Land (22)

• 4x Caves of Koilos
• 4x Concealed Courtyard
• 4x Eldrazi Temple
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 4x Ghost Quarter
• 2x Plains
• 2x Shambling Vent
• 1x Swamp

Instant (4)

• 2x Fatal Push
• 2x Path to Exile

Artifact (4)

• 4x Aether Vial

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Sideboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 2x Burrenton Forge-Tender
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth

Instant (3)

• 1x Blessed Alliance
• 1x Surgical Extraction
• 1x Zealous Persecution

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Enchantment (4)

• 2x Rest in Peace
• 2x Stony Silence

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Maybeboard

Creature (18)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Blade Splicer
• 1x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 2x Kor Firewalker
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Orzhov Pontiff
• 4x Phyrexian Revoker
• 2x Reality Smasher
• 2x Restoration Angel
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Wasteland Strangler

Land (6)

• 1x Sea Gate Wreckage
• 4x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Artifact (2)

• 1x Aethersphere Harvester
• 1x Batterskull

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Gideon of the Trials

Sorcery (3)

• 2x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1x Wrath of God

Instant (2)

• 2x Path to Exile

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Ghostly Prison

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My take on DnTnE, using vials and Ghost Quarters, Flickerwisp, and pals to disrupt as much as possible while maintaining a beatdown.

My current list is hyper tuned for my local meta so it looks a little funny.

Tidehollow Sculler is the absolute best card in the deck. People want to say TKS, which would be true if he could consistently come in on t2 or be vialed in for 2 during the draw step.... but Scullery Maid does so much. Taking the removal spell out of their hand and being just a bear that forces an answer to get their spell back. He adds protection of other dudes, strips sweepers, and enables sick Strangler plays. Don't underestimate the value of his information.

I'm not a fan of Reality Smasher's in the deck. I used to be, and I do pull them out from time to time, but they're difficult to cast favorably. But they are nice, especially as you're learning the disruption parts of the deck and really just need some beats!

A couple notes about some of my odd choices:

Kytheon, Hero of Akros   mainboard. I was only ever sad to see him 1 time, and that was a chalice on 1 on the play....Gideon, Battle-Forged has modes that are very useful, making soemthing indestructible (Usually Thalia, sometimes Flickerwisp), the goad that forces them to attack unfavorably, and turning into Gideon, the beater.

Single Dark Confidant main. This probably should be two, probably dropping to 3 Thalia or one of the Kytheons, but I've been happy with 1. Nice to see, but not necessary.

3x Leonin Arbiter main- when he's bad, I'd rather have any other card in the deck. When he's good he is amazing. Strip Mine is a totally fair card though, so I can't see cutting him to less than 3

Split of Path to Exile and Fatal Push, push is just so clean for everything except the delve threats. The numbers go back and for the between 3 and 2 path, but 4 removals seems alright with our high density of disruptive beats.

Fetid Heath in the main. I don't actually like this card in the deck, it could be a Godless Shrine, Sea Gate Wreckage, or even Vault of the Archangel. But I pulled the expedition and by God I'm going to play it for that reason alone. It gets a little clunky when you have temple and Heath as your lands, though.

Surgical Extraction - a criminally underplayed nonbo with Arbiter, but being able to ghost quarter a Tron piece or a temple, and then extract it away, not to mention the fun shenanigans with snaps, traverse, etc. Really could be a 3rd Rest in Peace, but the real reason for extraction is the added information.

Mirran Crusader in the board. You know what's better than a Thalia with a sword? A Crusader with a sword. This used to be Blood Baron of Vizkopa because BB is amazing, but with Bolt being very underplayed, Crusader becomes so much better.

Gideon, Ally of Zendikar in the board. This guy. This guy has been nothing but amazing every time I draw him. I'd love to up the count, but he is a 4 drop that can't be vialed in, and a 5 drop with a Thalia out. But man does he do work.

Eidolon of Rhetoric and Spirit of the Labyrinth Disruption, disruption, disruption. Many people say they aren't needed, and they may be right. However. Once you get someone with the convoluted and completely unexpected, but totally amazing combo of Spirit, Thought-Knot, and Displacer.... well Spirit of the Labyrinth never leaves the board again. She's also an easy to cast threat, helps when against those silly Blood Moon decks, as well as being able to be vialed in earlier when a cantrip is cast.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 2 Mythic Rares 31 - 8 Rares 18 - 5 Uncommons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.26
Tokens	Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Phyrexian Golem 3/3 C