Mardu's Orb of Hell!

Modern Duffzord

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otter5227 says... #1

And It Is SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD!!!!

February 12, 2016 7:07 a.m.

Duffzord says... #2

Thank you otter5227!

Feel free to suggest anything and don't forget to +1 if you liked the build =]

February 12, 2016 6:30 p.m.

Kala says... #3

February 12, 2016 7:10 p.m.

Duffzord says... #4

Thanks for the suggestions Kala!

I'll add Boldwyr Heavyweights right now! I didn't know this card and it will be an awesome addiction to the deck, thanks a lot!

I tried Avatar of Discord already as you can see on the Updates tag, but decided to take it out because it is not that effective and is easily removable with things like Abrupt Decay and even Lightning Bolt

February 12, 2016 7:38 p.m.

Hazerithious says... #5

You're running black, why not some Diabolic Tutor

February 12, 2016 9:16 p.m.

westonawhite says... #6

I really like the idea of this deck! Would it be useful to run a fourth Torpor Orb? It seems like the deck is so reliant on it, a bit of repetition might not hurt. You might also want to consider adding Eater of Days. It has been oracled to say "enter the battlefield". Hope I was helpful!

February 12, 2016 9:20 p.m.

Duffzord says... #7

Thanks for the suggestions guys, please don't forget to +1

Hazerithious: Yeah, I don't know.. I'm trying to keep this as competitive as possible and I don't really think that a CMC 4 sorcery speed tutor would help much here, I might test it just for the sake of testing, but I don't feel like it would be a good fit in the deck... Thanks for the thought anyways

westonawhite: Dude, I run 2x Eater of Days on my Stiflenought legacy deck and I completely forgot about him on this one... Thanks for the reminder, added him already!

About the 4th Orb though, I don't know, might be good but usually it's a dead draw, that's why I switched to 3x orb and 3x Hushwing Gryff.. I think I'll swap 1x Gryff for the 4th Orb though, but I'm more into keeping it as it is because the gryff works as a flying body as well, gotta do more testings

February 12, 2016 9:59 p.m.

C.LewisMTG says... #8

I really like the list, and Torpor Orb is actually a good answer to the Eldrazi matchup. I don't think you need Dreadbore and Hero's Downfall in the 75. Could be better off using like one to two copies of Terminate, and about 3-4 Path to Exile. Also think Deflecting Palm is a bit weird here. I wouldn't say it's entirely not worth having, but some matches it's just not very good. Maybe 1-2 Kolaghan's Command could be in here? Duffzord

February 13, 2016 8:54 a.m.

Duffzord says... #9

C.LewisMTG true that, I was thinking about adding Terminate yesterday, it is so good because despite of killing the opponents' creatures, it can also work to kill the Centaur tokens from Hunted Horror and also to kill opponents' creature brought by Boldwyr Heavyweights if there's a case I'm forced to play them without the Orb in play or if someone destroys the orb in response to my creatures...

Kolaghan's Command is also an excellent suggestion, I didn't even remember about this card since I didn't play KTK much, I'll definitely add this card to the list and remove both Dreadbore and Hero's Downfall since I can kill PWs with direct damage/attacks.

Path to Exile requires some testing, I thought about it but I really don't like giving my opponent land advantage like that, I was thinking about Oblivion Ring instead, what do you think?

February 13, 2016 1:48 p.m.

C.LewisMTG says... #10

You're really only going to use Path to Exile on the threats that you can't bolt or helix away. And most modern decks past turn 4, don't really care about the additional land they get (of course they are still going to get it, but it doesn't really do much to the board state at all). With blood moon being in the format, people are going to run more basics than typically normal, so I do agree that maybe you shouldn't lean on Path to do a huge amount of work, and might keep the copies at a max of three maybe? But just having that one drop removal is huge. Duffzord

February 13, 2016 4:55 p.m.

Duffzord says... #11

C.LewisMTG I see... So basically it is the Swords to Plowshares for modern right?

I also forgot that the tokens have protection from Black, so I think Path to Exile would really fit better than Terminate, I guess I'll just replace one for the other then

February 13, 2016 5:28 p.m.

C.LewisMTG says... #12

I still like keeping Terminate in. Could possibly remove two deflecting palm for 1 terminate, and bump up to a 4th thoughtseize?

February 13, 2016 6:11 p.m.

Duffzord says... #13

C.LewisMTG I am not sure about that change.. 3 to 4 copies isn't that much of a deal and it feels like I already do too much damage to myself with the lands so I don't really want a 4th Thoughtseize

And well, I like Deflecting Palm for the surprise factor, people don't expect it and usually when you cast it you can get a huge advantage

February 13, 2016 8:03 p.m.

Basuldur says... #14

Have you thought of Treacherous Pit-Dweller? Hard to cast but pretty decent.

February 16, 2016 12:54 a.m.

westonawhite says... #15

I found another card that might be ok. Nyxathid costs might be hard to pull off on turn 3 but it looks like you have the fetches for it. It doesn't have trample though... just a thought

February 16, 2016 5:04 p.m.

Duffzord says... #16

westonawhite thanks for the suggestion bro, Nyxathid is indeed an awesome card, but I fear it does not fit this deck because of the following reasons:

Nyxathid's ability is a Static ability as it reads "As this creature enters the battlefield..." opposed to a "Triggered" (the When effects) ability which Torpor Orb could possibly counter.

As is different than When because in the game it means its' ability procs at the same time it enters the battlefield, not after like the When effects.

Also it doesn't fit this deck much because I have no way to discard the opponents' cards, so at turn 3 it would probably go off very weak and not really worth the spot.

It is more of a card for heavy discard decks.

February 16, 2016 5:55 p.m.

amazingdan says... #17

I know it isn't as big an impact as some other creatures in your deck, but would Treacherous Pit-Dweller be worthy of consideration?

February 17, 2016 8:14 a.m.

Duffzord says... #18

amazingdan/Basuldur Well, I do think it's a good card and it would be a good eater of removals, but IMHO it could only fit the deck on the spot of Vexing Devil and comparing these 2 I wouldn't swap Vexing Devil for this card just because Vexing is better at turn 1 when you can either deal 4 damage to the opponent or keep a 4/3 for 1 mana or even at turn 3 when you could possibly cast Torpor Orb + Vexing Devil which wouldn't be possible with Treacherous Pit-Dweller

I might test it out just to see what happens though, I think it would be possible to swap Deflecting Palm for this guy to go for a more "aggro" road

February 17, 2016 5:02 p.m.

Felixlives says... #19

I play a B/G version of this and play lotleth troll and Varolz. nothing funner than scavenging a deaths shadow on a flying trampler for the win. the deck is pretty surprisingly slow despite how big the threats are but it is super fun to play. worst case scenario instant speed artifact hate in response to playing eaer of days.

February 19, 2016 5:53 p.m.

Jormungard says... #20

Deflectin palm / Boros charm maybe?

February 21, 2016 12:01 a.m.

RomanOrgy69 says... #21

Why Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet?

February 21, 2016 10:21 p.m.

Duffzord says... #22

RomanOrgy69 Actually there's no secret behind Kalitas, he's there just because he's a win condition on his own and has massive board presence..

I've been thinking about replacing him and Deflecting Palm for 3x Treacherous Pit-Dweller and the 4th Torpor Orb

February 22, 2016 10:24 p.m.

ojmandias says... #23

How about trying Simian Spirit Guide to accelerate that turn 1 orb?

February 22, 2016 10:52 p.m.

Duffzord says... #24

ojmandias Cool idea, what would you take out then?

February 22, 2016 10:55 p.m.

ojmandias says... #25

1 each of helix, k-commandand probably 2 bolts. Bolt just isn't as good as it used to be in the current meta game, although you can always apply directly to the face.

February 22, 2016 11:09 p.m.

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