Help wanted, enquire within. Emerge deck under construction
Modern Deck Help forum
Posted on Feb. 21, 2018, 6:01 p.m. by BS-T
I've been thinking about creating a modern deck for ages but nothing has really jumped out at me as attractive until a couple of quite recent discoveries - the not very wallet friendly "End Foretold" and some cheeky use of Elder Deep-Fiend for fun and profit.
Since the EDF approach is a bit more realistic for me right now I wanted to gather some help pursuing a direction, I'm not planning on taking the deck to the pro tour or anything but I do want it to kick a bit of butt.
I can't totally decide if I should go Temur (seems like value town), Grixis (for awesome black removal) or even just stay in UR but I know I want to use a starting point of:
4x Elder Deep-Fiend, 4x Kozilek's Return, 4x Champion of Wits
I've considered several angles including using Glorybringer which I like for milking some value out of before emerge-saccing it; adding numerous sweepers like Sweltering Suns; Haunted Dead and Prized Amalgam; a discard package to control the early game and make sure the evil octopus gets to come to the party; Glyph Keeper; Cathartic Reunion and/or Burning Inquiry. I'm not fond of the Arbor Elf / Utopia Sprawl route like a popular SaffronOlive build, I want a different direction.
Not so bothered about covering the mana base just now, I can get to that later unless anyone has any amazing or 'out there' suggestions to discuss.
Thanks in advance, I'm excited to see if some ideas get rolling.
SeekerofSecrets says... #3
if you do play red I would play Bedlam Reveler as a 2 of, runs amazing with graveyard strategies
February 21, 2018 8:36 p.m.
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here's a primer I had before, maybe it'll be useful for ideas for you
February 22, 2018 7:58 a.m.
I'm liking the ideas of affinity and Unearth that card is a beast.
I've never really played off an affinity theme, what are the building blocks? Are those 0-drops the key?
February 22, 2018 4:10 p.m.
Hmm, there's not many unearth cards with an abusable difference between their CMC and unearth costs outside of Fatestitcher but that suggestion is a great one itself... wish I could actually use Unearth.
Bedlam Reveler works super well with that early discard package and maybe some burn
Pieguy396 says... #2
I'd consider going with a more graveyard-focused approach; you can run value 3-drops like Champion of Wits, but also Delve cards like Hooting Mandrills that can get your Elder Deep-Fiend out as early as turn 3 with not a ton of setup - T1 fetchland, Thoughtseize, T2 land, Thought Scour, Bananaman, T3 land, attack with Bananaman, stop on opponent's upkeep, EDF them. That seems sweet.
February 21, 2018 7:29 p.m.