[DECK] Eldrazi Stompy

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This is the thread for all discussion of the new Oath of the Gatewatch Eldrazi in a classic "Stompy" shell featuring Chalice of the Void, Trinisphere, and Sol-Lands (Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors).

The idea of this deck is to use the "Sol lands" of Legacy (Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors) to power out lock pieces such as Chalice of the Void and Thorn of Amethyst, and then use additional "Sol lands" (Eldrazi Temple, Eye of Ugin) that pay for Eldrazi creatures to power out disruptive and aggressive Eldrazi creatures printed in the Battle for Zendikar / Oath of the Gatewatch block. The basic structure of this deck features:

The Necessary Lands:
4 Ancient Tomb
3-4 City of Traitors
3-4 Eye of Ugin
4 Eldrazi Temple

The Necessary Prison Element:
4 Chalice of the Void

The Necessary Eldrazi Creatures:
4 Eldrazi Mimic
4 Thought-Knot Seer
4 Reality Smasher
4 Endless One


Beyond that, some lists play additional disruption in Thorn of Amethyst or Trinisphere, additional Eldrazi beyond the core 16 such as Endbringer, or Eldrazi Displacer, or Oblivion Sower or even Ulamog the Ceaseless Hunger, and additional utility lands such as Cavern of Souls, or Wasteland, or Mishra's Factory, or Karakas, or some combination thereof.


As a reference point, Caleb Durward's original article: http://www.channelfireball.com/artic...ght-knot-seer/

He proposes the following list:


Lands
4 x Eldrazi Temple
3 x Eye of Ugin
4 x Ancient Tomb
3 x City of Traitors
4 x Wasteland
4 x Cavern of Souls
2 x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2 x Bojuka Bog
Creatures
4 x Thought-Knot Seer
4 x Reality Smasher
4 x Oblivion Sower
4 x Matter Reshaper

Spells
4 x Mox Diamond
4 x Chalice of the Void
3 x Trinisphere
2 x Batterskull
2 x Umezawa's Jitte
2 x Sword of Fire and Ice
1 x Dismember


Here is a list that Gerry Thompson piloted to the finals of the Starcitygames Legacy Open in Philadelphia on 2/28/16:


Creatures (21)

4 Eldrazi Mimic
1 Endbringer
4 Endless One
4 Matter Reshaper
4 Reality Smasher
4 Thought-Knot Seer

Lands (25)

4 Ancient Tomb
4 Cavern of Souls
4 City of Traitors
4 Eldrazi Temple
4 Wasteland
3 Eye of Ugin
1 Karakas
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Spells (14)

4 Chalice of the Void
2 Mox Diamond
4 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Dismember
1 Warping Wail

Sideboard
2 Pithing Needle
2 Sphere of Resistance
3 Faerie Macabre
1 Dismember
3 Warping Wail
2 Umezawa's Jitte
2 All Is Dust




Remember, this thread is intended to consolidate discussion of Stompy Eldrazi into one place. This is not about an Eldrazi deck featuring Cabal Therapy and Deathrite Shaman, nor is it a thread about Eldrazi in a white shell with Stoneforge Mystic.

I personally believe that the excellent new Eldrazi creatures might finally make the Stompy shell with Chalice and Trinisphere a borderline Tier 1/Tier 1.5 deck if we come to a consensus on the best possible configuration. The potential of the new creatures such as Thought-Knot Seer and Reality Smasher is simply through the roof and will provide exciting new opportunities for deckbuilders not only in Modern but Legacy as well.