So. I've been looking at options for my standard zombie deck and with modern being an FNM format soon, I've decided to build myself a modern deck.


As a start, I've decided to use Raphael Levy's Grand Prix deck as a shell and this is it.

For people who don't know Dredgevine, it works like this. Use cards like Lothleth troll to discard Dredge creatures. Use draw and discard spells to chain dredge and fill up your graveyard. Play any 2 creatures (usually Gravecrawler) to bring back Vengevine and swing for lots of damage.

Post sideboard, you can bring in graveyard hate in the form of Rakdos charm that also doubles as some burn or Artifact removal in a pinch, artifact hate from Ancient Grudge, hate from Abrupt Decay, protection and removal with Big Game Hunter and Vengeful Pharoh.

The list:

Creatures (26)
3 Dregscape Zombie
3 Golgari Thug
4 Gravecrawler
4 Lotleth Troll
4 Slitherhead
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Vengevine
Lands (22)
1 Forest
1 Swamp
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
1 Blood Crypt
2 Copperline Gorge
1 Dakmor Salvage
1 Gemstone Mine
4 Marsh Flats
2 Overgrown Tomb
4 Verdant Catacombs
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Spells (12)
4 Darkblast
3 Burning Inquiry
4 Faithless Looting
1 Goblin Lore
Sideboard
2 Big Game Hunter
2 Vengeful Pharaoh
3 Abrupt Decay
4 Ancient Grudge
4 Rakdos Charm

I am looking to change this up a bit. For example, I could include Conflagrate which gives me some reach and a semi boardwipe for RR, as well as letting me discard my hand. I'm also thinking of adding in Lingering Souls for their blocking or swinging power when flashbacked (cause I'm not hard casting them)