Type: Deck Idea
Format (legal 👍)
modModern
Approx. Value:
$61.10
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0 Likes 2 Comments
Avg. CMC 3.31
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The Hobbit
released on August 14, 2026!

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Main Deck - 60 cards, 19 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (12)
4 Detritivore
$2.68
Creature - Lhurgoyf
4 Nihilith
$0.33
Creature - Horror
4 Riftwing Cloudskate
$0.19
Creature - Illusion
Instant (4)
4 Violent Outburst
$3.03
Instant
Sorcery (6)
2 Reminisce
$0.35
Sorcery
4 Restore Balance
$1.08
Sorcery
Artifact (20)
4 Fieldmist Borderpost
$0.22
Artifact
4 Firewild Borderpost
$0.28
Artifact
4 Mistvein Borderpost
$0.17
Artifact
4 Veinfire Borderpost
$0.31
Artifact
4 Wildfield Borderpost
$0.15
Artifact
Enchantment (8)
4 Ardent Plea
$1.54
Enchantment
4 Manabarbs
$4.62
Enchantment
Land (10)
4 Evolving Wilds
$0.23
Land
1 Forest
$0.19
Basic Land - Forest
1 Island
$0.21
Basic Land - Island
2 Mountain
$0.18
Basic Land - Mountain
1 Plains
$0.15
Basic Land - Plains
1 Swamp
$0.17
Basic Land - Swamp
Sideboard - 0 cards, 0 distinct
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Notes
 
Strategy
- Play 1 land, replace it with a border post. Repeat every turn.

- Suspend a creature or two. Nihiliths and Cloudskates are best, save Detritivores for late game.

- As soon as you have the mana, play a cascade spell into a Restore Balance, wiping all lands and creatures your opponent has. If you can, bounce your own land with a Cloudskate.

- Drop Manabarbs so they hurt as they try to rebuild. You get most your mana from borderposts, so you don't care.

- Eventually some of your creatures will unsuspend and finish them off.

- If the game goes long, Reminisce to shuffle your cascade spells and balances back in.
Comments
  • David McGlynn | 03-Apr-2013 21:23
    It was already posted in a thread on MTG Salvation:
    http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=429359


    Here's a link to the specific post about this deck:
    http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showpost.php?p=8653477&postcount=11


    I've been putting together a folder of any cheap Modern decks for me and my buddy to use so we can pick up some cheap decks to try out the format. I wish I could say it was my idea because it's quite an interesting idea.
  • Kyle Simpson | 03-Apr-2013 20:32
    Managed to see this on the reddit mtg main page. I love the idea! Is this something you brewed yourself, or something that was already established somewhere?
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