Neo Bloo (Noxious/Scour Package)

Modern Tethys

SCORE: 33 | 14 COMMENTS | 5695 VIEWS | IN 11 FOLDERS


ej133 says... #1

Why no Become Immense? It would totally work here.

January 13, 2017 7:26 a.m.

Tethys says... #2

I have played around with Temur versions that run Become Immense before. The main issue for this build is that delving works against Bedlam Reveler, which I am running the full playset of here for its hand-refueling ability and relatively large body. The second issue is that running the third color virtually necessitates fetching at least one untapped shock by turn 2, and the additional life loss has a surprisingly large impact on this kind of deck.

January 13, 2017 7:39 a.m.

ej133 says... #3

Yeah, damn right. I love Bedlam Reveler, and he really needs to be fueled by your grave.

I used to play something similar back then, but I used to lost so much I ended up playing 4-Color Shadow.

Cool deck, anyhow! +1

January 13, 2017 9:09 a.m.

Tethys says... #4

TheAlexGnan -- In a sense, Manamorphose is the only "free" cantrip left, so I suspect that it would be an adequate replacement for the Probes you lost.

I'll try adjusting the Revelers and Thought Siezes each to 3. One thing to note is that Bloo decks have been running 2-3 maindeck Revelers without any Thought Siezes before the Probe ban, although more as a backup should a Kiln Fiend Combo fail to land, which typically dumps nearly half a dozen Instants and Sorceries in the graveyard anyways.

January 13, 2017 10:59 a.m. Edited.

frogkill45 says... #5

must suck to have to actually pay mana for spells, Peek is the text replacement for 1 blue, Surgical Extraction is the other swap for it if you need to have that cast trigger and look at hand effect but doesnt replace itself downside is there has to be a target.

January 13, 2017 2:46 p.m.

hubatish says... #6

Great to see all the references and credit given to other Bloo decks!

April 9, 2017 6:27 p.m.

Tethys says... #7

Thanks hubatish!

April 9, 2017 6:51 p.m.

Tethys says... #8

Haha no worries man. The name of the deck has changed since the Probe Ban, and I archived the old comments a little while back, so it's an easy mistake to have made.

I agree that your points regarding Vapor Snag are valid. I still run it as a two-of in the sideboard, and move it in fairly often. It definitely offers a lot of utility. My issue here is that my build inherently attempts a faster strategy than yours does, and this requires free spells. If I was running the same set of creatures as you (that's 4x Reveler, no Kiln Fiends, and a pair of Snaps for anyone else reading this), I would definitely be running vapor snags over Noxious. As is though, I prefer Noxious Revival mainboard. They are both versatile cards, just with a different value propositions for different strategies.

April 10, 2017 12:17 p.m. Edited.

DHWorlds says... #9

Natural Affinity is so fun with Titi. just try it out.

April 10, 2017 12:41 p.m.

Tethys says... #10

DHWorlds -- That sounds hilarious and obviously game-ending if you can pull it off. It's too bad that the current meta is so hostile to TITI. The printing of Fatal Push was an issue for this deck, but a Godsend for my other favorite deck.

April 30, 2017 7:56 a.m.

Twanicus says... #11

I love the primer, good show. Kiln fiend has been a pet card since i jumped back into mtg in 2012, im flad is still has game in a world of push and path. Keep up the good works bud.

February 11, 2018 3:07 p.m.

taq says... #12

Tethys, I really like this deck concept, and have created something very similar. I struggle with it though against pretty much any other deck.

I think one issue I have is that I don't have the expensive land cards, so I find myself all too often paying for Mutagenic Growth or Noxious Revival with life. My opponent can just defend and watch me kill myself (thus the "suicide" in the title, I assume). Manamorphose helps, but seems to never be in hand when I need it most.

I find myself up against cards that wipe out my creatures (there's one that deals 2 damage to each non-pirate, for example). Then I draw cards that are useless since I have no creatures to cast them on.

Have you encountered this, and do you have any recommendations on what to swap out? Is it possible to make a deck like this work with primarily basic lands?

March 23, 2018 9:37 a.m.

sick1982 says... #13

Budget note: Misty Rainforest can be replaced by Flooded Strand. In this list they are able to make the exact same fetches.

June 4, 2018 7:19 a.m.

pedroolavo22 says... #14

Awesome what you're doing! I Loved every version of the deck. So which one you think is the best at the moment? Really liked this one, but maybe's Neo Shadow is better

September 5, 2018 6:01 p.m.

Please login to comment