Gimmick or Simic?

Modern Budget Casual Combo Counters GU (Simic)

JaradsPAC

Instant (9)

• 2x Bioshift
• 2x Mana Leak
• 3x Simic Charm
• 2x Spell Pierce

Enchantment (6)

• 3x Hardened Scales
• 3x Ordeal of Nylea

Artifact (4)

• 4x Paradise Mantle

Creature (21)

• 3x Cloudfin Raptor
• 4x Devoted Druid
• 2x Elusive Krasis
• 2x Fathom Mage
• 4x Leech Bonder
• 2x Protean Hydra
• 4x Quillspike

Land (20)

• 8x Forest
• 4x Hinterland Harbor
• 8x Island

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Sideboard

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Gitaxian Probe

Creature (7)

• 3x Chasm Skulker
• 2x Gyre Sage
• 2x Psychosis Crawler

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Maybeboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Echoing Truth

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Serum Visions

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Ordeal of Nylea
• 1x Ordeal of Thassa
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients

Creature (5)

• 1x Cloudfin Raptor
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Tuskguard Captain

Land (1)

• 1x Breeding Pool

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I became interested in Modern recently, and I like making my own decks. After some interesting looks at several decks and my own experience in commander I made this; a budget-ish modern legal mimic deck using +1/+1 counters, ramp-ish qualities, and since there's blue why not control? This deck focuses on early Devoted Druid combo with Quillspike , some control if that's not possible, and a few other +1/+1 combos, including moving them from creature to creature at instant speed. Leechbonder and Paradise Mantle allow for that, and with Harden Scales and another creature out you get infinite +1/+1's on anyone you want (hence Elusive Krasis ). Devoted Druid allows for -1/-1's to be placed on other creatures infinitely, and then gives infinite green. Fathom Mage for card draw (possibly infinitely which is why I am toying with Psychosis Crawler. Hydras are going in and out of the deck for big creatures, as are other green stuff ideas.

As I said, I have limited to no experience with Modern, I just thought this seemed like a very interesting deck to put together. I know it's not about to beat any Tier 1 decks or anything, but I think it has merit on it's own.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 7 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.85
Tokens	Squid 1/1 U
Folders	DECKS