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- 2x Courser of Kruphix
- 4x Grim Flayer
- 1x Hexdrinker
- 1x Murderous Rider
- 2x Polukranos, Unchained
- 4x Scavenging Ooze
- 4x Tireless Tracker
- 2x Warden of the First Tree
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Here's my current take of a BGx (now without the x) midrange/rock build. It uses combinations of Courser of Kruphix, Tireless Tracker, Grim Flayer, Vraska, Golgari Queen, and fetchlands to manipulate the top of your own library and hopefully draw the perfect card for the situation. The deck has mana sinks in the form of clue tokens, Hexdrinker, Warden of the First Tree, and Scavenging Ooze so those land drops will be put to good use. See the section below for a more on the interactions that make this deck effective.
Courser of Kruphix + Tireless Tracker + Windswept Heath + Prismatic Vista
As long as the top card of the library is a land, Courser of Kruphix can play it straight off the top of the deck. This can result in a free card every turn, and helps to ensure that lands are being played frequently for Tireless Tracker's effect. Tokens from Tireless Tracker can then draw non-land cards to potentially reveal lands underneath for Courser of Kruphix. Aside from providing two Clue tokens per card, Windswept Heath and Prismatic Vista can also be used to shuffle away unwanted cards from the top of the deck. Sacrificing Windswept Heath, Prismatic Vista, and Tireless Tracker tokens can all activate Revolt for Fatal Push.
Vraska, Golgari Queen
These can be used in conjunction with the above cards to help with card draw. Vraska, Golgari Queen can target Clue tokens from Tireless Tracker with her +2 to draw a card and gain Loyalty. This can help to dig through the deck, and still gives Tireless Tracker a +1/+1 counter. Vraska, Golgari Queen can also target lands when flooded, or Birds of Paradise if they're not needed. Again, these tactics can help to locate top-deck lands for Courser of Kruphix when desired, and also trigger revolt for Fatal Push.
Grim Flayer
Getting a hit through with this card lets you play around with the top of your library to ensure you draw into what you need. It also puts creatures in the graveyard for Scavenging Ooze.
Warden of the First Tree
The Warden can be played differently depending on the situation. It can be an early chump blocker or removal bait, and can also be a game-ender later on. Its abilities can be played at instant-speed, so you can activate it at the end of the opponent's turn if you didn't need spend mana for removal. The final ability can be used multiple times to help punch through strong defences.
Hexdrinker
This card can also be used as an early blocker or a late-game powerhouse. Protection from instants can save it from removal, and the 4/4 body is decent as well.
As long as the top card of the library is a land, Courser of Kruphix can play it straight off the top of the deck. This can result in a free card every turn, and helps to ensure that lands are being played frequently for Tireless Tracker's effect. Tokens from Tireless Tracker can then draw non-land cards to potentially reveal lands underneath for Courser of Kruphix. Aside from providing two Clue tokens per card, Windswept Heath and Prismatic Vista can also be used to shuffle away unwanted cards from the top of the deck. Sacrificing Windswept Heath, Prismatic Vista, and Tireless Tracker tokens can all activate Revolt for Fatal Push.
Vraska, Golgari Queen
These can be used in conjunction with the above cards to help with card draw. Vraska, Golgari Queen can target Clue tokens from Tireless Tracker with her +2 to draw a card and gain Loyalty. This can help to dig through the deck, and still gives Tireless Tracker a +1/+1 counter. Vraska, Golgari Queen can also target lands when flooded, or Birds of Paradise if they're not needed. Again, these tactics can help to locate top-deck lands for Courser of Kruphix when desired, and also trigger revolt for Fatal Push.
Grim Flayer
Getting a hit through with this card lets you play around with the top of your library to ensure you draw into what you need. It also puts creatures in the graveyard for Scavenging Ooze.
Warden of the First Tree
The Warden can be played differently depending on the situation. It can be an early chump blocker or removal bait, and can also be a game-ender later on. Its abilities can be played at instant-speed, so you can activate it at the end of the opponent's turn if you didn't need spend mana for removal. The final ability can be used multiple times to help punch through strong defences.
Hexdrinker
This card can also be used as an early blocker or a late-game powerhouse. Protection from instants can save it from removal, and the 4/4 body is decent as well.
Collector Ouphe
Slows Affinity, Aether Vial, Treasure Map , and some others.
Cry of the Carnarium
Board wipe against decks with lots of small creatures. The exile effect helps against Dredge.
Epic Downfall
Sorcery speed, but it exiles which stops some pesky abilities. Replaces Fatal Push against high-CMC decks.
Force of Vigor
For use against things like Cranial Plating.
Grim Flayer
Discount goyf.
Legion's End
Exile effect that hits tokens.
Slows Affinity, Aether Vial, Treasure Map , and some others.
Cry of the Carnarium
Board wipe against decks with lots of small creatures. The exile effect helps against Dredge.
Epic Downfall
Sorcery speed, but it exiles which stops some pesky abilities. Replaces Fatal Push against high-CMC decks.
Force of Vigor
For use against things like Cranial Plating.
Grim Flayer
Discount goyf.
Legion's End
Exile effect that hits tokens.
- 1-mana ramp creatures help some of the mana sponges (Tireless Tracker, Hexdrinker, etc) crank out results faster but make the deck less resilient against removal. Maybe these shout be swapped out for more threats.
- Cards like Blast Zone and man lands could be useful, but the deck is already colour-intensive as is.
- Protection, Hexproof and similar abilities really shut things down.
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| Date added | 8 years |
| Last updated | 4 years |
| Legality | This deck is Modern legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 15 - 2 Mythic Rares 33 - 6 Rares 6 - 3 Uncommons 0 - 3 Commons |
| Cards | 60 |
| Avg. CMC | 2.16 |
| Tokens | Clue, Emblem Vraska, Golgari Queen |
| Folders | Mid range |
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