Latest Set: Core Set 2020. Tarmogoyf is arguably the best creature in modern. Rulings. Leyline of the Void represents the heaviest of graveyard interaction we have available to us, which is strong, but it does come with a cost. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. At only four mana, Gideon provides extra bodies in the form of 2/2 tokens as well as extra punch in the form of a 5/5 beater. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. on November 12, 2014. Its a nice option to keep in mind! 1-2 copies should be correct in Abzan. You can play this land in a 24 landbase in addition to other creature lands if your mana requirements allow that. People testing Last Hope having said that they’ve managed to return and play trump creatures which is incredibly back breaking for an opponent to have to deal with. For details please look at the recommended decklist. This has been a pretty common talking point within the Modern community for the past few years when it came to the Magic the Gathering banned and restricted announcements and I personally (as a huge fan of fair magic) couldn’t be happier with this outcome. Scavenging Ooze covers many bases in Abzan, primarily Ooze acts as main deck graveyard hate against grave-centric decks and an answer to an opposing Tarmogoyf and Snapcaster Mage. Taking a quick look at this data there are only ten decks containing Stoneforge Mystic out of a possible eighty-one, for a reasonable 12.3%. Understanding Stoneforge Mystic in Modern Brian Braun-Duin. Deckcycle Deckcycle Feature Queue. Sometimes grabbing a simple Goyf is also great. Grim Flayer instantly became a staple in Abzan builds since its great interaction with Lingering Souls. More and more lists tend to cut down on white cards to have a more focused gameplan which doesnt involve Rhino. Just because Stoneforge Mystic is now playable in your janky Mardu/Esper/Taxes pile, doesn't suddenly make the deck good. Skyclave Apparition. jQuery(document).ready(function($) { If you have a decent amount of Combo and Big Mana decks in your meta, you might want to consider going down to 3 copies, as Souls is unexciting in those matchups. By Andrea Mengucci / August 3, 2019 October 10, 2019. Artist: Mike Bierek . Siege Rhino helped to push Abzan above other midrange decks in the format, the card has fallen out of favour a little bit. Its a little lackluster against evasive creatures though, as Finks is not able to block there. Batterskull can be a very scary card to face as early as turn three. Most commonly this card is run the SB though. Treetop Village is in theory the best creature land available to us. It is our main way to deal with opposing lands such as Urza Tron lands or Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. It can be suicidal though, costing an additional 2 life to cast. Stay tuned for upcoming articles on BGx and more! Gideon, Ally of Zendikar is a strong grindy card which is really helpful to turn the corner in control matchups and grindy matchups. Abzan Midrange Canadian Highlander* CanadianHighlander. Its a great option to have in mind. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Stoneforge Mystic was first banned when it was in Standard back in June 2011 as it was considered too powerful alongside Jace, the Mind Sculptor. However, backed up by additional interaction, Ashiok can very well deal with the opposing GY after he enters the BF. When Modern began the pair were both immediately placed on the ban list due to how powerful they were in Standard. Our other must include basic land, can be fetched by Verdant Catacombs/Windswept Heath and is useful for all the same reasons running basic Swamps are. Kaya, Orzhov Usurper is a new addition to the Abzan deck coming from Guilds of Ravnica. Its great against combo decks and control decks, and should be on the radar for any Traverse build. When Stoneforge Mystic enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library., : You may put an Equipment card from your hand onto the battlefield. Stoneforge Mystic is a powerful creature which combos nicely with equipments like Batterskull or Sword of Fire and Ice. Overall a strong addition and option to keep in mind. Twitter. The unconditional removal part of Trophy is usually better than the uncounterable clause of Decay. Stoneforge Mystic acts as grinding tool and clock alongside, which is a powerful effect to get access to in our deck. If you feel you need help in those matchups, this card can do it all for only 1 slot in the SB. However, BGx as an archetype relies on every slot being good enough on its own. This card is just pure CA and an incredibly grindy card, which almost always will trade at least 2-for-1. Kalitas also has the ability to grow huge throughout the span of a game. Liliana, the Last Hopes ultimate mounts up quickly over a few turns to churn out an army of 2/2 Zombies which will make quick work of an opponent from that point on. So consider this card mainly for grindy and slower metas. Abzan Midrange deck with a small lands sub theme. Having 8 2cmc threats is great. However, its high cost and sorcery speed is a big drawback. Usually it is correct to play Tracker as a virtual 4-drop, ensuring a Clue Token with the landdrop on turn 4. The drawback is that the land is very painful overall. Ronnie Kohrt; I’m stunned. Collective Brutality is a very flexible card and has great synergy with Lingering Souls. FuneralofGod. Shambling Vent is one of Abzans main creature land of choice in current builds (formerly the main one was Stirring Wildwood, but since Shambling Vent was printed, it pretty much replaced it partly, since black mana is more important for the deck). Suggestions. P/T: 1 / 2. That way you can cast all our 1 and 2 cost spells. Nihil Spellbomb is the most versatile graveyard hate we have in Abzan. 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