Help with Modern Mardu Bridge from Below
Modern Deck Help forum
Posted on March 10, 2017, 1:37 p.m. by TheDuggernaught
Bridge from Below is a super fun card. However, it has yet to really be exploited in Modern. So I developed a deck which I think does a fair job of doing so: The Hellbringer. It plays sort of like a dredge deck -- without the dredge. But it utilizes discard outlets to get Bridge from Below into your graveyard. You can then start amassing an army of zombos faster than your opponent can play creatures by repeatedly playing gravecrawlers and bloodghasts and sacrificing them to Greater Gargadon, and Viscera Seer. If your opponent blocks a zombo and would die from the combat damage -- or attacks and you block with a zombo (bad for bridge from below), just sacrifice the zombo... thy are disposable anyways, and you can always make swaths more on your next main or fetchland activation.
Speaking of making sure we keep bridge form below in your graveyard, that is why the Path to Exiles and Anger of the Gods are main board. They provide interaction and the exile effects keep Bridge from Below safe. They also rarely effect you as you can just sacrifice your recursive creatures to get them safely into the graveyard (to return again) before they get exiled. Nahiri, the Harbinger is included for similar reasons and she can also help filter and discard Bridge from Below. The extra added win-con of Emrakul, the Aeons Torn can also sneak a few wins that would be otherwise hard to reach -- especially in games 2 and 3 when some graveyard hate might get boarded in.
tl;dr: I am looking for insight. I love the deck as it plays a lot of my favorite cards in a fairly cohesive deck. I have toyed with different iterations of it (mainly with and without Nahiri), and and looking for fresh eyes and thoughts on the deck to make it run smoother. Would adding some actual dredge be beneficial? Maybe I could drop the Nahiri plan and white all together? Would another color be better than white? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
TheDuggernaught says... #3
Yeah, the white was mainly there for Nahiri, the Harbinger, and then Path to Exile because why not. White does also give some super cool side board tech -- but that is hardly a reason by itself to splash a color.
Blue could give some good loot effects.
Green could give Life from the Loam -- which is super good with Conflagrate -- which would also not be a terrible add and could act as a win con similarly to how Nahiri does in that it acts as a discard outlet, can be used as control when need be, and can just be used to win the game -- especially with loam (which can help add some consistency in getting bridge in my graveyard with dredge).
I think I would lean towards green if I were to switch away from white. What do you think?
March 10, 2017 11:40 p.m.
Dredge could be a powerful addition. But I also realize you pretty much can't do the emrakul strat even if you keep white. If you draw him you can't just discard him like most versions can as that would shuffle in the bridges.
March 11, 2017 2:36 a.m.
TheDuggernaught says... #5
True. Which is why I have tried Worldspine Wurm in Emrakul, the Aeons Torn's place. Not like the deck is gonna ever hard cast anyways, so the green cost is irrelevant. He can get Path to Exile'd, but you can then just sacrifice him in response to get three 5/5 worms. Emmy can also be used (although super rare when it actually comes up as a good play) to dodge graveyard hate such a Nihil Spellbomb. I would much rather Bridge from Below get shuffled into the deck than get exiled! Lol. Still not a good thing, but it is the lesser of two evils.
I'd I did add actual dredge, then emrakul would definitely have to come out. That was one of the reasons I originally opted out of dredge and went for more of just a discard route -- which can be hit or miss if I don't have Bridge from Below in my opening hand.
aholder7 says... #2
I looked at the deck. I'm wondering as well if you really need white.
March 10, 2017 11:11 p.m.