How to Train Your-- Oh Sweet Mother of God...

Modern* Smellygoat11

SCORE: 165 | 195 COMMENTS | 19449 VIEWS | IN 89 FOLDERS


:D 60 upvotes! —June 22, 2014

That is a lot of upvotes O.O

Thank you all for your continued support! This deck is shaping up to be very brutal and well balanced, and I'm excited to start playing it against some of my friends!

As always, keep those suggestions coming!

[Comments purged]

Tingettley says... #1

Don't know if anyone has suggested this yet but Scourge of Valkas instead of Slumbering Dragon. Just think it is alot more powerful

June 19, 2014 2:28 p.m.

YMcity says... #2

spam it with Fires of Yavimaya + Utvara Hellkite infinite dragons

June 19, 2014 3:10 p.m.

Tingettley says... #3

@YMCity- Not exactly. Fires does give the dragons haste, but the dragons come into play, but not attacking. Your declare attackers has already been established at the point of the trigger effect of the Hellkite. However, utilizing the Hellkite, you can have a semi-infinite combo using extra attack steps, like Savage Beating or Hellkite Charger , Giving extra attack phases, allowing the Hellkite to trigger again.

June 19, 2014 3:20 p.m.

Maphreal says... #4

+1 for dragony goodness. I built a somewhat similar modern deck for my step-son not long ago as a fun introduction to the game, Derpy Dragons - RG Dragon Ramp, so far it's doing fairly well. Real competitive decks trounce it of course, but dragons are fun and easy to underestimate.

June 19, 2014 3:57 p.m.

FALLEN-X-ANGEL says... #7

Supreme Verdict

Have you ever thought about dealing with control decks?

June 20, 2014 4:04 a.m.

Smellygoat11 says... #8

The Lightning Greaves in my sideboard was there for that. But I see your point, how do I fight against a Supreme Verdict ? Graveyard interaction?

June 20, 2014 1:31 p.m.

Eccles321 says... #9

If you splash black there are tons of ways to return creatures from you graveyard to your hand/battlefield, such as Gravedigger or Morgue Burst

June 20, 2014 2:37 p.m.

Crazytom1313 says... #10

You already have Gilded Lotus , what about Boros Charm ?

June 20, 2014 3:55 p.m.

xKrenko says... #11

+1 MAN I love seeing different takes on dragon decks that don't require loads of ramp to get them in. I'd prefer Cultivate rather than having Ranger's Path it cost less, and can get you both a forest or mountain.

June 20, 2014 4:05 p.m.

Tingettley says... #12

or Ghostway ... thats a nice Supreme Verdict You have there... its a shame if my stuff doesnt die..

June 20, 2014 4:07 p.m.

smithereen says... #13

Asceticism is another option that doesn't require adding a color.

If you add white, definitely swap Arbor Elf for Birds of Paradise and add a 1-2 Plains .

June 20, 2014 4:16 p.m.

Tingettley, Supreme Verdict is just one of the many board wipes. I can't think of many but i know there's stuff like Terminus , or like the black and white versions that also say destroy all creatures, as my friend says Dissipate .

June 20, 2014 6:46 p.m.

Smellygoat11 says... #15

I'm keeping the deck Gruul. It's much more reliable to have two colors in my experience and the deck works fine as it is without adding a third!

I'm not using Cultivate because Ranger's Path can pull Stomping Ground and Cultivate cannot.

I will actually consider Asceticism . That's a sweet card, and it would work very well in my sideboard.

Thank you all for your suggestions! :)

June 20, 2014 11:12 p.m.

You could always throw a Cavern of Souls or 2 in to make your Dragons uncounterable....I'm a Cavern nut though (as I play a lot of elf decks :) so I have a bias...

June 20, 2014 11:24 p.m.

Smellygoat11 says... #17

Yes! I will definitely put some Cavern of Souls in the deck! :D

Thanks!

June 21, 2014 9:57 p.m.

ownageban says... #18

Many people have been commenting to remove rangers path, i agree however instead of cultivate i would suggest Garruk Wildspeaker . then i would remove crucible for Utopia Sprawl . arbor elf + sprawl + garruk is the sweetest ramp package in modern. remove the crucible of fires, dragons will be by far the biggest baddest creatures on the board. they dont need any help. even if your not a fan of utopia sprawl add garruk, hes a non-creature threat that can win games by spamming beasts for value or acts like a crucible to buff your dragons. overall the changes i would make are -4 rangers path -3 crucible + 3 garruk +4 utopia sprawl

June 21, 2014 11:38 p.m.

Smellygoat11 says... #19

You're right. Being able to untap a land enchanted with Utopia Sprawl is incredible. However, I can't see mainboarding it over Ranger's Path unless I can make room for Garruk Wildspeaker . The reason the 3x Crucible of Fire is in the deck is so my Dragon Broodmother tokens, my 3x Slumbering Dragon , and my 4x Dragon Egg get powerful enough to pose a huge threat on their own.

June 21, 2014 11:55 p.m.