Spared No Expense!!!

Modern lhetrick13

SCORE: 13 | 32 COMMENTS | 2050 VIEWS | IN 6 FOLDERS


Revision 2 from Playtesting via MTGO —June 16, 2022

Shifted things around just a little bit to address some weaknesses...

  • Artifact/Enchantment Hate - Added in 1xZacama, Primal Calamity to provide at least one option for dealing with artifact/enchantments.

  • Deck Searching - Added an additional copy of Forerunner of the Empire to help search for the dinos I need. Also added a full playset of Ripjaw Raptor for some extra draws. The original deck was themed around the Enrage ability and I want to keep that theme.

  • Wincon Shifts - With the addition of Zacama, Primal Calamity, I dropped The Tarrasque. The main theme will continue being get some creatures out that lower the cost of dinos and play off the enrage ability for benefits or hamper opponent until they are overwhelmed.

lhetrick13 says... #1

Squee_Spirit_Guide - Thanks for the upvote!

If you have any janky suggestions, I would love to hear them. This is definitely not my strongest deck but I have found it is the one I enjoy playing the most!

June 10, 2022 10:54 p.m.

Hey lhetrick13! I'm not the best source for ideas since my favourite dinosaur is Dromosaur and it isn't even modern legal :)

But a lack of good suggestions hasn't stopped me before! I'd definitely run the Ghalta, Primal Hunger you have in the maybeboard, since it would be pretty cheap once you've got a few other dinos out. I also like Deathmist Raptor for the lower end of the curve if you run multiples, since they can get each other back from the graveyard.

On the jankier end I really like Polyraptor, which would pair nicely with the Riles you've got in there. It would really shine with relpeatable pingers so it might require too much reworking to fit nicely with what you've already got.

Anyway, I hope that helps!

June 11, 2022 12:23 a.m.

lhetrick13 says... #3

Squee_Spirit_Guide - Thanks for the suggestions!

Ghalta, Primal Hunger is pretty easy to get out for dirt cheap, under ideal circumstances I can drop him easily by turn 4 with haste. He started in the deck as one of my big guns but I wanted to experiment with some others.

I had not really even considered Deathmist Raptor and its ability to recall itself from the grave. That may have some merit! I do like the deathtouch and with Savage Stomp, that might be a good removal of something much bigger than Deathmist Raptor.

I feel you about Polyraptor. I love token creation but I quickly discovered the infinite loop of token creation triggered by Marauding Raptor + Polyraptor . If Marauding Raptor was not one of the main pieces of this deck, I would totally run Polyraptor for the exact reason you mentioned. I mean, can you imaging Forerunner of the Empire + Polyraptor for like one or two turns? Epic!!!

Thanks for the food for thought!

June 11, 2022 10:45 a.m.