Arlinn on the Midrange (Jund reconstructed!)

Standard* abby315

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Equality for All Colors and Discussion Reset! —April 13, 2016

Thanks to some help from pillarofcats, I have revised the manabase to put more of an emphasis on getting lands in untapped and having a fairly equal distribution of each color, despite that the deck is a little red heavy. I may still make some tweaks, but this mana base makes getting our and easier and faster.

I have also reset the comments because the deck has gotten kind of a facelift now. I appreciate all of the suggestions and look forward to more as I continue to test and build!

And switched the featured card to be Arlinn, Embraced by the Moon  Flip, because that is the side of Arlinn that this deck uses to besteffect. ;D

PedroAndrade91 says... #1

Nice list, I was thinking of trying something similar.

But, since you're using 26 lands, have you considered using 1 or 2 Hissing Quagmire in the place of the new "dual" lands? I see you're playing with 3 and 4 of each, and that's not good in the late game. Besides, you're using 4 Sylvan Advocate, wich have a strong sinegy with manlands.

April 6, 2016 8:41 p.m.

abby315 says... #2

Ah! Yeah, I was running a one-of Hissing Quagmire in my previous list and it was pretty fun. I'll make room for one in here-- it wasn't in there before because this deck is heavy-red.

I do like the Shadowlands in testing, actually. The only time I really care that they come in tapped is on turn 5, which happens once in a blue moon because I usually have another land in hand. With this split of Battles/Shadows/Basics I've had really good consistency. It's especially pertinent so that I can play my mana dorks/Sylvan Advocates on t2, which is why I run a playset of Game Trail. It really depends on when you want to play what cards.

Thanks for your comment and suggestion! :)

April 6, 2016 8:53 p.m.

quinnhuntz says... #3

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/delirium-jund/I also label mine as competitive lol, upvote for you. so much card advantage, but just so we know if Jund becomes a viable archetype again i think sin prodder just gets out classed and murdered by all the removal. But dark dwellers jund is cool too

April 8, 2016 4:25 p.m.

DenNarval88 says... #4

would you consider using Nissa, Voice of Zendikar? I feel it might help especially with all the tokens you generate and her ult gives you some great card advantage.

April 9, 2016 11:22 p.m.

abby315 says... #5

DenNarval88 I would! I had her in the sideboard of my Gruul build and she's awesome; I'm not sure what to cut for her, though. I could cut Hangarback Walker since there's so much hate for it in this meta, but it's also just a lot of value with Pia and Kiran Nalaar, fizzling spells and dealing 2 damage and the like. The other creatures are pretty necessary, and I think running two of each of the walkers is right.

My other option, I think, is -1 Goblin Dark-Dwellers and -1 spell, probably Read the Bones. The deck does already have a bunch of draw engines, but GDD is so much value I'm just not sure.

Third option is probably put her in the sideboard and make the above cuts based on matchup?

April 9, 2016 11:30 p.m.

DenNarval88 says... #6

abby315 I'd go for the second option since the Goblin Dark-Dwellers are nice but you don't have many targets and Read the Bones would be good but Tireless Tracker gives you card advantage it also helps your curve out greatly.

April 10, 2016 12:54 a.m.

Riensino says... #7

i played hangarback at my lgs for standard and it backfired against me because of all the exile effects running around in white. but it is good when paired with pia and kiran, however i doubt having the gitrog monster in the board since you'd rather have another nissa to pump your guys and cut one or two prices for to the slaughter since it screams value late game with darkdwellers and delirium obviously being active in this deck.i do love tireless tracker, he seems real good, lemme know how he plays against various decks, i would love to run two or three of him in my list.

April 10, 2016 2:02 a.m.

abby315 says... #8

Riensino thanks for your suggestions! I'll have to keep an eye on white and Hangarback Walker like you said, but hopefully I'll be able to just keep up 3 mana with Pia and Kiran to sac things. I might also sideboard some Altar's Reap as 2 mana sac outlet with an upside against Declaration in Stone.

I do really like The Gitrog Monster actually, because he gives me card advantage and is a 6/6 for 5. He also combos really well with Tireless Tracker.

I did take your suggestion and put in To the Slaughter, I forgot how well this deck gets to delirium! :)

Tireless Tracker is an okay turn-3 play, an absolutely great turn-5 play, and then after that she's just the nuts. Being able to make all of your lands replace themselves with another card AND get a buffed up creature in the lategame is invaluable.

April 10, 2016 6:21 p.m.

hibuddy1234 says... #9

I think that Grasp of Darkness could be a sideboard card, because there are some nasty multicolored cards that Ultimate Price just can't get to, and unless you plan on animating your lands, Sylvan Advocate isn't all that useful, and his slot could be taken by something else, possibly Duskwatch Recruiter  Flip.

April 12, 2016 7 p.m.

abby315 says... #10

hibuddy1234 Yeah, I'll add Grasp of Darkness to the "sideboard options" section; with the meta kind of a mess right now I'm not bothering too much with the sideboard because it'd be changing all the time, but it's good to keep in mind. I'd originally cut the card because I thought double black was too difficult to get early, but surprisingly that hasn't been the case!

On the other hand, Sylvan Advocate is in the deck because it's a great early blocker that gets big in the midgame, which is solidly in line with my midrange plan, and as much as I like Duskwatch Recruiter  Flip it's usually more important for me to find spells than creatures. Plus, I have Hissing Quagmires to be buffed by Advocate!

Thanks for the suggestions :)

April 12, 2016 7:15 p.m.

pillarofcats says... #11

Hey I think Jund is a real contender in this meta it was the only deck that gave me tough time at FNM. I played against a little more control version, but it was mean. The only suggestion I have is I really don't like To the Slaughter, I know it is appealing with a single black for its casting cost, but I think Ruinous Path is better and plays nice with dark-dweller. I think your mana base is solid enough for it. Looks fun to play.

April 12, 2016 11:45 p.m.