Maralen Hatebears

Modern Combo Competitive Death and Taxes Hatebears Stax WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (24)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 3x Blade Splicer
• 2x Dark Confidant
• 3x Eldrazi Displacer
• 4x Flickerwisp
• 4x Leonin Arbiter
• 3x Maralen of the Mornsong
• 4x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

Land (22)

• 4x Caves of Koilos
• 4x Concealed Courtyard
• 4x Ghost Quarter
• 4x Godless Shrine
• 2x Plains
• 2x Shambling Vent
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Tectonic Edge

Instant (7)

• 3x Fatal Push
• 4x Path to Exile

Artifact (4)

• 4x Aether Vial

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Inquisition of Kozilek

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Sideboard

Creature (12)

• 2x Burrenton Forge-Tender
• 2x Dark Confidant
• 3x Ethersworn Canonist
• 3x Kataki, War's Wage
• 2x Yixlid Jailer

Instant (1)

• 1x Fatal Push

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Thoughtseize

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This is a WB hatebears deck featuring Maralen of the Mornsong, a powerhouse of a card. The way the deck abuses it is simple, Leonin Arbiter and Aven Mindcensor. These will hurt the opponent normally more than us, as we can afford to pay two with such a low CMC deck. The effects that hurt searching also mess with our opponent's fetchlands, whilst not affecting our fetchland-less deck, and also hurt them by turning our Ghost Quarter into Strip Mine and our Path to Exile into a better Swords to Plowshares.

We can get around her ability in our own ways too, Dark Confidant draws us cards without the use of literally drawing cards, and so we can still build up. Before we drop these pieces, keep in mind the incremental life loss can very much hurt ourselves. Path to Exile and Fatal Push can kill it off in a pinch.

The gameplan of this deck isn't hurt by not finding or building the combo, but can be greatly helped by it. our deck has enough of a backbone to handle itself fine as a normal hatebear deck to care much. In the sideboard, more Dark Confidants can be found, being a great replacement in a matchup where Maralen of the Mornsong isn't useful.

The combo normally is either set up by turn three-four or never at all, after that point we would win or lose with or without it.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 4 Mythic Rares 35 - 6 Rares 20 - 5 Uncommons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.00
Tokens	Phyrexian Golem 3/3 C
Folders	fun decks