[DECK] Loam Control

[Mr. Safety]

Bolts and GQ in the main, ancient grudge out of the board. I really like Dragon's Claw in this matchup, the incidental lifegain from retracing jab and flashing back grudge is very good. Smallpox is 100% awesome in this matchup as well.

[fogxanic]

Went today 4-0 at local modern tournament with 23 players. Deck was very good an aggro list with 1 worm harvest. Maybe next time im playing smallpox version.

Matches: Livind end 2-1, Scapeshift 2-1, WW martyr 2-0, rock 2-1.

[Mr. Safety]

List?

The higher the saturation of zoo, the better smallpox gets.

[fogxanic]

List?

The higher the saturation of zoo, the better smallpox gets.

Here is my list: I think some more fetches are needed because in few games I didn't have any green mana

Creature [10]
2 Countryside Crusher
4 Dark Confidant
3 Tarmogoyf
1 Young Pyromancer
Sorcery [17]
4 Life from the Loam
3 Raven's Crime
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Faithless Looting
3 Flame Jab
1 Worm Harvest
Enchantment [3]
3 Seismic Assault

Land [27]
1 Forest
1 Mountain
1 Swamp
4 Verdant Catacombs
1 Twilight Mire
1 Fire-Lit Thicket
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Arid Mesa
1 Raging Ravine
3 Graven Cairns
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Marsh Flats
1 Stomping Ground
1 Overgrown Tomb
2 Blood Crypt
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Planeswalker [3]
3 Liliana of the Veil



Side
2 Torpor Orb
2 Spellskite
2 Contaminated Ground
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Creeping Corrosion
2 Pillar of Flame

[Mr. Safety]

Just some observations:

1) None of your threats have evasion. Bitterblossom is a thing.
2) Jund has gone to 3-4 abrupt decay in the main, its probably correct here.
3) It looks like Anger of the Gods would also be good. It dodges all but bob.
4) As stated earlier, zoo is prevalent again. I like smallpox and kitchen finks better than goyfs, seriously.
5) Traditional jund seems to be a better beatdown deck. Smallpox is a better control deck. You're somewhere in limbo, trying to be both and dealing with the resulting variance. If you want aggro, put in playsets of your threats and play accordingly. If you want control, I stro gly suggest bob in the board and only kitchen finks in the main. It lets you play a much consistent game plan, whichever is your focus. If you want a balance, traditional jund makes more sense. Check out Willy Edels deck tech from PT Valencia.

[fogxanic]

Hey your primer has something wrong with smallpox version list. Wrong total number of cards.

Sorceries - 23
4x Life from the Loam
4x Smallpox
4x Raven's Crime
3x Faithless Looting
2x Maelstrom Pulse
3x Flame Jab
1x Worm Harvest

Instants - 5
3x Lightning Bolt
3x Abrupt Decay

[Mr. Safety]

Whoopsy...will correct soon.

I don't see any reason why anger of the gods shouldn't be used. I picked up a playset with the intent of testing it out.

[fogxanic]

I tried your list (+1 anger because of there are only 59 cards) today at FNM. Went 2-2. I think bob version is better it gives more pressure. Also more things for opponent to counter. I couldn't get through RUG player counters.

Whoopsy...will correct soon.

I don't see any reason why anger of the gods shouldn't be used. I picked up a playset with the intent of testing it out.

[Mr. Safety]

Primer has been updated. Currently using anger and thoughtseize in the maindeck, seems good with pod and combo being so prevalent.

[Megadeus]

Primer has been updated. Currently using anger and thoughtseize in the maindeck, seems good with pod and combo being so prevalent.

Anger is unfortunately not modern legal. Or I'd play it

[Mr. Safety]

Short for Anger of the Gods, not anger the card. :)

Sideboard is in flux. I have a rough one in the primer, but I'm thinking about huntmaster teaming with bob.

[Mr. Safety]

Bloodghast-powered version took 18th at SCG Premier IQ last weekend in Washington.


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[YamiJoey]

I apologise for everything about this post, but this is the list a friend of mine uses. This was pre Delve bannings.

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