ThirdCultureEcologist's WAR - Markov Mardu

ThirdCultureEcologist's

WAR - Markov Mardu

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Approx. Value:

$31.33

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Avg. CMC 2.8

Card Color Breakdown

Card Type Breakdown

Main Deck - 40 cards, 24 distinct

Columns

	Name	Edition	$	Type	Cost
	Name	Rarity	$	Type	Color
Creature (11)
2	Ahn-Crop Invader		$0.03	Creature - Zombie Minotaur Warrior
1	Burning Prophet		$0.07	Creature - Human Wizard
1	Invading Manticore		$0.03	Creature - Zombie Manticore
1	Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin		$0.99	Legendary Creature - Goblin
2	Martyr for the Cause		$0.08	Creature - Human Soldier
2	Spellgorger Weird		$0.03	Creature - Weird
1	Ugin's Conjurant		$0.14	Creature - Spirit Monk
1	War Screecher		$0.04	Creature - Bird
Instant (4)
1	Despark		$0.40	Instant
1	Heartfire		$0.05	Instant
1	Jaya's Greeting		$0.06	Instant
1	Ob Nixilis's Cruelty		$0.03	Instant
Sorcery (3)
1	Aid the Fallen		$0.09	Sorcery
1	Spark Harvest		$0.02	Sorcery
1	Wanderer's Strike		$0.04	Sorcery
Artifact (1)
1	Mana Geode		$0.13	Artifact
Planeswalker (4)
1	Nahiri, Storm of Stone		$0.12	Legendary Planeswalker - Nahiri
1	Saheeli, Sublime Artificer		$0.28	Legendary Planeswalker - Saheeli
1	Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord		$0.98	Legendary Planeswalker - Sorin
1	The Wanderer		$0.17	Legendary Planeswalker
Land (17)
1	Interplanar Beacon		$0.12	Land
7	Mountain		$0.11	Basic Land - Mountain
5	Plains		$0.09	Basic Land - Plains
4	Swamp		$1.15	Basic Land - Swamp

Sideboard - 67 cards, 51 distinct

	Name	Edition	$	Type	Cost
	Name	Rarity	$	Type	Color
Creature (20)
1	Ajani's Pridemate		$0.13	Creature - Cat Soldier
2	Banehound		$0.09	Creature - Nightmare Dog
2	Bulwark Giant		$0.08	Creature - Giant Soldier
1	Centaur Nurturer		$0.06	Creature - Centaur Druid
1	Cyclops Electromancer		$0.03	Creature - Cyclops Wizard
1	Duskmantle Operative		$0.08	Creature - Human Rogue
2	Erratic Visionary		$0.03	Creature - Human Wizard
1	Eternal Skylord		$0.10	Creature - Zombie Wizard
1	Grim Initiate		$0.04	Creature - Zombie Warrior
1	Iron Bully		$0.04	Artifact Creature - Golem
1	Merfolk Skydiver		$0.13	Creature - Merfolk Mutant
2	Shriekdiver		$0.02	Creature - Zombie Bird Warrior
1	Teyo's Lightshield		$0.04	Creature - Illusion
1	Thundering Ceratok		$0.02	Creature - Rhino
1	Turret Ogre		$0.01	Creature - Ogre Warrior
1	Wardscale Crocodile		$0.04	Creature - Crocodile
Instant (22)
2	Chandra's Pyrohelix		$0.14	Instant
2	Crush Dissent		$0.03	Instant
1	Deathsprout		$0.36	Instant
1	Dovin's Veto		$3.61	Instant
1	Forced Landing		$0.05	Instant
2	Giant Growth		$0.04	Instant
1	Gideon's Sacrifice		$0.13	Instant
1	Nahiri's Stoneblades		$0.03	Instant
1	Rally of Wings		$0.11	Instant
2	Return to Nature		$0.15	Instant
1	Steady Aim		$0.04	Instant
2	Teferi's Time Twist		$0.13	Instant
1	Topple the Statue		$0.03	Instant
1	Totally Lost		$0.01	Instant
1	Tyrant's Scorn		$0.11	Instant
2	Unlikely Aid		$0.03	Instant
Sorcery (11)
1	Bond of Flourishing		$0.05	Sorcery
2	Contentious Plan		$0.25	Sorcery
1	Deliver Unto Evil		$0.13	Sorcery
1	Finale of Promise		$1.76	Sorcery
1	Price of Betrayal		$0.09	Sorcery
2	Storm the Citadel		$0.04	Sorcery
2	Tamiyo's Epiphany		$0.08	Sorcery
1	Widespread Brutality		$0.60	Sorcery
Artifact (3)
1	God-Pharaoh's Statue		$0.47	Legendary Artifact
2	Guild Globe		$0.06	Artifact
Enchantment (2)
2	Kaya's Ghostform		$1.02	Enchantment - Aura
Planeswalker (3)
1	Domri, Anarch of Bolas		$2.00	Legendary Planeswalker - Domri
1	Jace, Wielder of Mysteries		$4.21	Legendary Planeswalker - Jace
1	Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner		$0.98	Legendary Planeswalker - Kiora
Land (6)
2	Forest		$0.08	Basic Land - Forest
1	Island		$0.09	Basic Land - Island
1	Mountain		$0.11	Basic Land - Mountain
1	Plains		$0.09	Basic Land - Plains
1	Swamp		$1.15	Basic Land - Swamp

Notes

I was initially drawn to Izzet in this pool. Red was clearly my strongest color, and in Blue Jace was appealing and as was the 1/3 looter. However, after taking a critical look at it I found that I wasn't really satisfied with the total contribution (the Skylord, for example, didn't really have a lot of other amass to support him). Switching to Mardu allowed me to bring in Sorin, a bunch of good removal, and some more low drop creatures.

Overall, I'm quite pleased with the outcome, and my 2nd place result in the six round prerelease. Sorin was quite potent and went very nicely with our low-drop threats like Spellgorger Weird and Krenko... who was also quite the house, able to attack in quite nicely with our ample removal to clear his path.

Primary Sideboard: Finale of Promise (maybe), Topple the Statue, Turret Ogre, Unlikely Aid, Gideon's Sacrifice, Bulwark Giant, Widespread Brutality

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