Key To The City

Modern UB (Dimir)

ThaGodfather987

Land (24)

• 4x Blighted Cataract
• 2x Blighted Fen
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 4x Island
• 3x Opulent Palace
• 5x Swamp
• 2x Temple of Deceit

Creature (15)

• 4x Haunted Dead
• 3x Prized Amalgam
• 4x Stromkirk Condemned
• 4x Voldaren Pariah  ^Flip

Instant (8)

• 4x Grasp of Darkness
• 4x Void Shatter

Sorcery (9)

• 4x From Under the Floorboards
• 1x Ruinous Path
• 4x Welcome to the Fold

Artifact (4)

• 4x Key to the City

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Key To The City is the card engine for this deck. You are using it as a discard outlet and to gain card advantage every turn. Stromkirk Condemned is not the best but it functions as another cheap discard effect.

On your turn, you want to pay two mana for the Key and draw an extra card. Then pass your turn. Use your mana to counter or remove your opponent's spells if needed. Finally, at their end step, you can discard the Key or the Condemned and use madness as an instant to pump out a ton of zombies. They enter tapped, but it will be your turn next.

The Prized Amalgam and Haunted Dead work together here. Ideally they are the cards you want to discard, and then you can get them back into play later on. They help bring in enough creatures to sacrifice for Voldaren Pariah's flip.

There are numerous nuances to this deck. I have found it does well against a wide range of opposing decks. Your removals serve to hold your opponent at bay, and they will waste a lot of their own getting rid of big threats like the Pariah. Eventually they will run out of counters and you will be free to flood the battlefield with zombies, all at instant speed!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	28 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.33
Tokens	Spirit 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B