Rise of the Undead
Legacy
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Legacy —Jan. 27, 2019
I've been waiting on a 2 drop zombie sacrifice outlet to finally put modern zombies on the map, competitively, for far too long now. Something like Bloodthrone Vampire. I can't keep brewing jank modern tribal decks that never play as exciting as they would if a couple legacy cards were added simply because they need to adhere to a format. It gets boring. I just want my Haakon, Stromgald Scourge to see play every game. It's what made me start brewing this deck a decade ago, before I ever found Tapped Out.
So I've added Buried Alive, Animate Dead, Carrion Feeder, and Unholy Grotto.
This has allowed me to add some other modern cards, like Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and change the ratios of existing cards in the deck. My mana curve is better. My 3 drop spot isn't ridiculous anymore, as with all modern zombie decks. I'm not competitive with top tier legacy decks, I'm not trying to be. I wasn't competitive with top tier modern decks and I was trying to be. Now, I can compete with those top tier modern decks in a kitchen table environment. I'm having fun again, with true zombie tribal.
orionwinterfire says... #2
Would you consider Diregraf Captain? Might give you some extra damage.
October 19, 2017 10:27 a.m.
I consider Diregraf Captain about as good as Plague Belcher, but I'm already struggling to squeeze in cards that work my primary synergy. Especially at the 3 drop spot.
October 19, 2017 2:03 p.m.
orionwinterfire says... #4
Yeah, good call. I'm designing what would be my first modern deck, and was making something similar to what you have here. My list also has/had some mill in it, though (I started with Undead Alchemist as inspiration).I wonder, could a mainboard similar to yours work with a sideboard to transform it into a mill deck?
October 19, 2017 5:10 p.m.
Possibly, but I don't have much knowledge on mill cards. When thinking about sideboard, think about what cards you would take out before you think about cards to put in. I have 9 GY only cards that I can pull out. Switching to aggro or control, like I'm doing right now, might not be as successful as subbing in hate for decks in my meta, but I won't find out until I start going to FNM. Good luck, man! Thanks for the kind words.
October 19, 2017 5:37 p.m.
orionwinterfire says... #6
Right on. Thanks for the advice, nd I'm looking forward to hearing how you do.
October 19, 2017 6 p.m.
StonedJesus says... #9
Beautiful, though I don't see why you'd need the green in there unless you want to run Lotleth Troll. You could replace the Abrupt Decays with Fatal Push or Dismember or somethin'. Just a thought, +1
March 8, 2018 8:49 p.m.
I chose the Abrupt Decay and green for flexibility with GY hate and better sideboard options. Lotleth Troll was in previous builds, but right now I'm kinda bouncing back and forth between B/BG/BU
March 9, 2018 12:25 a.m.
Kappalauzius says... #11
Hey, what do you think of Unbreathing Horde instead of Diregraf Colossus?
March 31, 2018 9:07 a.m.
Diregraf Colossus Combos with Gravecrawler and Nantuko Husk for token generation
March 31, 2018 4:03 p.m.
lagotripha says... #13
When you need to switch things up for your meta, there is a viable combo strat with Basal Sliver backed by Skeletal Changeling, Hivestone and Ashes of the Fallen alongside haakon.
orionwinterfire says... #1
This looks radtastic. Please update with performance stories!
October 19, 2017 10:24 a.m.