Nic Fit Updated

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A couple weeks ago I wrote about my dive into Nic Fit, a fun toolbox deck that I thought would make a fun change as I take a break from MUD. Now that I’ve had a chance to play it a few times I’ve cleaned up the list a bit.

Here is my new list to test:

NicFit of the Future

Creatures (14) 2 Siege Rhino 1 Thragtusk 1 Sigarda, Host of Herons 1 Karametra, God of Harvests 4 Veteran Explorer 3 Academy Rector 1 Titania, Protector of Argoth 1 Bontu, the Glorified Spells (25) 1 Garruk Relentless 1 Sorin, Grim Nemesis 3 Green Sun’s Zenith 3 Abrupt Decay 4 Cabal Therapy 2 Pernicious Deed 2 Liliana of the Veil 3 Diabolic Intent 3 Swords to Plowshares 1 Eldrazi Conscription 1 Hunting Grounds 1 Overwhelming Splendor

Lands (21) 2 Phyrexian Tower 3 Forest 2 Swamp 1 Plains 1 Scrubland 4 Windswept Heath 4 Verdant Catacombs 3 Bayou 1 Savannah

You will see I traded a Savannah for a Scrubland, something that was much needed. If I have an opening hand that is going on the Diabolic Intent/Academy Rector plan and I have a basic forest in hand it leaves me feeling really awkward. I think this change will make a huge difference to the deck because there wasn’t a round I didn’t go, goddamnit where is a Scrubland, despite how green the deck is.

I was tempted to cut Garruk, but he’s won a surprisingly large number of games. I actually wanted to add in a second Planeswalker—Vraska, Relic Seeker tempted me quite a bit. She wouldn’t be that hard to cast in this deck and I think she would be pretty fun, protecting herself until she can bring your opponent’s life down to basically nothing. I also considered Vraska the Unseen—her ultimate is just so amazing—before deciding on Sorin, Grim Nemesis as my fun-of, cutting Meren to make room. I never had a game where I wanted Meren, so I decided it was time for her to go.

You’ll see I also added in Bontu, the Glorified after I realized it’s a quick 4/6 that gives me an outlet to sacrifice my creatures.  I’m not sure how good this will be but I’m super hopeful and looking forward to testing it.

Lastly, I swapped Recurring Nightmare for Hunting Grounds. While I love Recurring Nightmare, it just wasn’t working for me in my metagame. Threshold is really easy to achieve so I thought Hunting Grounds would be a fun way to drop some fatties onto the field.

I’m not sure how these changes will do but I’m looking forward to testing them. I’m also hoping to put together a Nyx-Fit deck at some point and give it a spin. The recent success of the deck has definitely intrigued me. Keep an eye out on Twitter because I’m going to try to stream it early next week!!

Kate hails from Worcester MA and also does a bit of Card Altering. Check her Stuff out on Facebook! She mainly plays legacy and modern though will occasionally find herself playing EDH.