Nykthos Stilts, Colossal Kilts

Modern Zicca21

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Rebirth —May 7, 2014

I had taken apart this deck recently but I miss it and want it back for a few reasons:

  1. Temple of Malady (finally)

  2. I have too many B/G cards to not use them.

  3. Green Ramp + Pinch of Black = Worst Fears

My question now is how/where can I fit in Worst Fears to bring the worst fear upon my opponent?

Zicca21 says... #1

Round 1 vs Gruul Aggro 1-2

Game 1- He only got out a couple forests and an Elvish Mystic , put a Boon Satyr in the game as well but I rolled over him with my bigs.

Game 2- I got mana screwed and only ended up with forests and no swamps and he took out my few dorks that hit that ground with Anger of the Gods or Mizzium Mortars , I was done for.

Game 3- This was our only real game where we both got creatures out and moving and things were happening but I couldn't keep up with him because he still had some burn and removed a few of my guys before I could remove him, the Whip of Erebos didn't show up in any of these games and that really hindered me.

Round 2 vs. Bye. Boring.

Round 3 vs. Grixis Control 2-1

G1- It went pretty quickly, only a 8 minute game, as I started off with 3 Elvish Mystic , 2 Forest, a Sylvan Caryatid , and an Arbor Colossus . I drew into more fatties and he got kinda mana screwed and wasn't able to burn away all my guys fast enough. He ended up being on a 2-turn clock against my 3 Mystics and a Corpsejack Menace . My win.

G2- I Mulliganed down to 5 after 2 hands with 1 land and no dorks, and kept with 2 Sylvan Caryatid and no land. I didn't get land until about turn 8 and he had an AEtherling on board and I was dead.

G3- Finally we both had a more regular hand and mana base, but he never saw his win-cons. He couldn't hit a second blue mana source and was sitting with 4 Dissolve in hand and that's probably what won it for me. I rolled over him without too much trouble.

Round 4 vs Azorious Control 0-2

G1- It went just as one may expect from a control match, he took away most of my creatures either with Celestial Flare , Cyclonic Rift , or Supreme Verdict and ended up rolling in the deep with an AEtherling after all my creatures were hanging in the graveyard with Jarad.

G2- Sided in my extra Golgari Charm and 3 Mistcutter Hydra . This game was much closer, I had a smaller Mistcutter out on turn 3 as a 2/2 but he just happened to have Celestial Flare again and remove it with the only spell that could remove it. then around turn 6 it got really interesting as I was able to drop a Kalonian Hydra . He didn't have removal for it then but he had another AEtherling out. He swung with his AEtherling putting me at two turns left before I died, then it was my turn. I top decked a Mistcutter Hydra , dropped it as a 4/4 and then swung with that and the Kalonian Hydra doubling both their counters and looking like a huge hit of 16 when suddenly another Celestial Flare appears and I sac'd the Kalonian Hydra (which ended up being the right choice as he had no more removal for my Mistcutter Hydra ). But his turn to die was a turn after my death so he won game 2 as well.

Round 5 vs. Boros Burn 2-0

G1- His game was about using win-cons like Purphoros, God of the Forge and Legion's Initiative or Elspeth, Sun's Champion along with Warleader's Helix and Boros Reckoner to rip me up. Unfortunately for him I main board Golgari Charm and I was able to remove his Legion's Initiative and roll over him with an Arbor Colossus and a Mistcutter Hydra I forgot to side out as he never had the red devotion he needed.

G2- He killed off my dorks right away with spendy burn spells but it helped him get ahead a little bit, I finally brought in an Arbor Colossus with Karametra's Acolyte and he then used Chained to the Rocks on my Colossus but lo and behold- I had a Golgari Charm in hand for the rocks, I dropped another Colossus with my loads of green devotion mana and even killed off a Stormbreath Dragon with my Monstrosity ability. He fell to an attack of a pack of Colossi in the end.

So overall I went 2-2-1 which I am very ok with. The 2 guys I lost to were in the championship game and took 1st and 3rd, so I know that my deck was doing something right. I have a better idea for my own sideboard and a better understanding of how this deck works against a variety of other decks and now that Born of the Gods will be out, I have no idea what will come next.

I still take suggestions, so hook me up!

February 7, 2014 10:29 a.m.

kingperry314 says... #2

I like it , it has a good basis, however in play testing it it seems to be short black mana very frequently, 3 games in a row i couldn't cast underworld, jarad, and once even corpse jack. I suggest dropping nykthos possibly and adding(as much as i hate to say it) golgari guildgate. I never drew or really needed nykthos, k-acolyte was more than enough. Devotion robbing decks are gonna screw with nykthos or acolyte but more green/black available will help you build board regardless of devotion. Once the golgari scry land drops i would definitely put that in, but that's 4 months away and who knows what meta will become.+1 overall!

February 8, 2014 8:13 p.m.

kingperry314 says... #3

Also you could check out my JUnd build which has less ramp, but seems to consistently kill self in solitaire turn 5-7, havnt tested much against other decks. It uses corpse jackand kalonian, and maybe give you a few ideas for your deck. It is


Guest List: Jund +1 Playtest

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February 8, 2014 8:21 p.m.

Zicca21 says... #4

Yeah I've been noticing that too, the lack of the extra black mana. I like what Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx does too much to let it go. I upped the black mana and dropped some forests, which is also tough... I may have to put in those guild gates or maybe up my land to 25 or something and drop something else all together! Thanks for checking it out though!

February 10, 2014 10:02 a.m.