The Team Modern Super League continues today at 9 PM Eastern (GMT -4) on twitch.tv/magic.
Welcome back to Team Modern Super League 2! Week 8 features the Scary Pterrys vs Stream Team. The Scary Pterrys are Emma Handy, Autumn Burchett, and Chantelle Campbell, who is taking over for Meghan Wolff this week, while the Stream Team is made up of Jess Estephan, April King, and MTGNerdGirl. Both teams are 0-1 and are fighting to stay alive for the quarterfinals at 1-1, with the loser getting eliminated at 0-2.
Scary Pterrys Decklists
The Scary Pterrys have brought an assortment of decks: Dredge, Hogaak Reborn, Jund, Snowshift, and NeoBrand.
Dredge
We haven’t seen much Dredge much of late because Hogaak and friends were a better “Dredge” deck, but the Prized Amalgam have found its way back into sleeves. This deck didn’t change much since the last two sets but trimming on a Prized Amalgam makes room for another resilient threat in Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis.
Modern Dredge
| Creatures (19) 4 Bloodghast 1 Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis 3 Golgari Thug 4 Narcomoeba 3 Prized Amalgam 4 Stinkweed Imp Spells (18) 4 Cathartic Reunion 2 Conflagrate 4 Faithless Looting 4 Life from the Loam 4 Creeping Chill Artifacts (4) 4 Shriekhorn | Lands (19) 2 Arid Mesa 2 Wooded Foothills 2 Stomping Ground 3 Copperline Gorge 2 Mountain 3 Bloodstained Mire 2 Blood Crypt 1 Blast Zone 1 Forgotten Cave 1 Gemstone Mine Sideboard (15) 2 Ancient Grudge 1 Ghost Quarter 3 Lightning Axe 4 Nature’s Claim 1 Shenanigans 1 Darkblast 1 Abrupt Decay 2 Thoughtseize |
Jund
Jund is always the crowd favorite just because of how fair the deck is but it’s a good choice. As of late we’ve seen Seasoned Pyromancer in the three-drop card advantage slot, but the Scary Pterrys have two Chandra, Acolyte of Flame to test out. It acts like a mini Legion Warboss that is able to flashback key removal spells when needed. With the other zero ability being able to “ramp” red planeswalkers it can get a fast Wrenn and Six emblem to be able to gain a bunch of advantage.
Modern Jund
| Creatures (10) 3 Scavenging Ooze 4 Tarmogoyf 3 Bloodbraid Elf Spells (15) 2 Thoughtseize 2 Assassin’s Trophy 2 Fatal Push 4 Inquisition of Kozilek 1 Kolaghan’s Command 4 Lightning Bolt Planeswalkers (10) 4 Wrenn and Six 2 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame 4 Liliana of the Veil | Lands (25) 3 Blackcleave Cliffs 2 Swamp 1 Stomping Ground 2 Overgrown Tomb 2 Raging Ravine 1 Forest 3 Bloodstained Mire 3 Verdant Catacombs 1 Blood Crypt 2 Wooded Foothills 2 Barren Moor 1 Mountain 2 Nurturing Peatland Sideboard (15) 2 Collective Brutality 3 Fulminator Mage 2 Surgical Extraction 2 Plague Engineer 2 Nihil Spellbomb 2 Collector Ouphe 2 Anger of the Gods |
Hogaak Reborn
Hogaak Reborn is another take on a Hogaak self-mill deck that plays Hedron Crab to try and fuel up the graveyard alongside Stitcher’s Supplier. It has the same explosiveness with Vengevine and the Gravecrawler plus Carrion Feeder combo. The deck also has some ways to be able to grind with Cryptbreaker to draw cards and pitch dead cards to turn them into a zombie horde is a powerful way to rebuild after a wrath.
Modern Hogaak Reborn
| Creatures (37) 4 Hedron Crab 4 Bloodghast 3 Prized Amalgam 4 Carrion Feeder 4 Gravecrawler 4 Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis 4 Insolent Neonate 2 Cryptbreaker 4 Stitcher’s Supplier 4 Vengevine Spells (4) 4 Faithless Looting | Lands (19) 1 Blackcleave Cliffs 1 Gemstone Mine 3 Bloodstained Mire 3 Marsh Flats 3 Verdant Catacombs 1 Swamp 2 Polluted Delta 2 Watery Grave 1 Overgrown Tomb 2 Blood Crypt Sideboard (15) 4 Leyline of the Void 1 Shenanigans 4 Thoughtseize 2 Lightning Axe 4 Nature’s Claim |
Snowshift
Snowshift has been seen taking over MTGO leagues. At its core, it is a Bring to Light Scapeshift deck utilizing snow basics and Ice-Fang Coatl. With Bring to Light Scapeshift you can play a bunch of cool one-of 4CMC spells that you can tutor for with the Bring to Light. The deck is still full of ramp to be able to Turn 4 Scapeshift but it doesn’t rely on Primeval Titan to get the job done.
Modern Snowshift
Modern Neobrand
| Creatures (19) 4 Allosaurus Rider 2 Autochthon Wurm 4 Chancellor of the Tangle 1 Street Wraith 2 Griselbrand 1 Laboratory Maniac 4 Simian Spirit Guide 1 Wild Cantor Spells (28) 1 Life Goes On 4 Manamorphose 4 Neoform 4 Nourishing Shoal 1 Safewright Quest 4 Serum Visions 4 Summoner’s Pact 1 Pact of Negation 1 Edge of Autumn 4 Eldritch Evolution | Lands (13) 4 Botanical Sanctum 1 Island 2 Breeding Pool 2 Waterlogged Grove 4 Yavimaya Coast Sideboard (15) 4 Leyline of Sanctity 4 Oxidize 3 Pact of Negation 4 Slaughter Pact |
Stream Team Decklists
Stream Team’s weapons of choice this week are RB Skelemental, Tron, Boros Burn, Izzet Phoenix, and Snowshift. While Tron, Boros Burn, and Izzet Phoenix are popular standbys in the Modern metagame, RB Skelemental is very spicy and Snowshift (as explained above) seems to be the new hotness in the format.
RB Skelemental
The RB Skelemental deck aims to both apply pressure to the opponent’s life total and their hand. Being able to connect with Lightning Skelemental does both of those things, and that feat gets easier with four copies of Unearth, and with four copies of Thunderkin Awakener to buy them back, the deck can give other decks that want to interact fits. Backing things up with Dreadhorde Arcanist and Seasoned Pyromancer to provide tons of extra value, this deck skates a fine line between being aggressive and looking to grind with the best of them!
Modern RB Skelemental
Modern Tron
| Creatures (4) 1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 1 Walking Ballista 2 Wurmcoil Engine Planeswalkers (11) 4 Karn Liberated 4 Karn, the Great Creator 1 Ugin, the Ineffable 2 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon Spells (8) 4 Ancient Stirrings 4 Sylvan Scrying Artifacts (18) 4 Chromatic Sphere 4 Chromatic Star 4 Expedition Map 3 Oblivion Stone 3 Relic of Progenitus | Lands (19) 1 Blast Zone 4 Forest 1 Ghost Quarter 1 Sanctum of Ugin 4 Urza’s Mine 4 Urza’s Power Plant 4 Urza’s Tower Sideboard (15) 1 Walking Ballista 1 Relic of Progenitus 1 Ensnaring Bridge 1 Grafdigger’s Cage 1 Liquimetal Coating 1 Mycosynth Lattice 3 Nature’s Claim 1 Pithing Needle 2 Thought-Knot Seer 1 Thragtusk 1 Witchbane Orb 1 Trinisphere |
Modern Boros Burn
| Creatures (12) 4 Monastery Swiftspear 4 Goblin Guide 4 Eidolon of the Great Revel Spells (28) 4 Skewer the Critics 4 Searing Blaze 4 Rift Bolt 4 Lightning Helix 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Lava Spike 4 Boros Charm | Lands (20) 1 Wooded Foothills 4 Sunbaked Canyon 3 Snow-Covered Mountain 2 Scalding Tarn 2 Sacred Foundry 4 Inspiring Vantage 4 Bloodstained Mire Sideboard (15) 1 Wear // Tear 2 Smash to Smithereens 2 Skullcrack 4 Searing Blood 3 Rest in Peace 3 Path to Exile |
Modern Izzet Phoenix
| Creatures (9) 4 Thing in the Ice 4 Arclight Phoenix 1 Crackling Drake Spells (27) 1 Magmatic Sinkhole 4 Manamorphose 2 Sleight of Hand 2 Finale of Promise 1 Flame Slash 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Serum Visions 4 Thought Scour 3 Opt 1 Lava Dart 1 Gut Shot Enchantments (2) 2 Aria of Flame | Lands (22) 1 Polluted Delta 4 Faithless Looting 3 Island 1 Fiery Islet 2 Mountain 1 Flooded Strand 4 Scalding Tarn 4 Spirebluff Canal 2 Steam Vents Sideboard (15) 2 Abrade 1 Alpine Moon 1 Anger of the Gods 1 Blood Moon 3 Force of Negation 1 Narset, Parter of Veils 3 Ravenous Trap 1 Spell Pierce 1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 1 Ceremonious Rejection |
Modern Snowshift
Schedule
It will certainly be interesting to see these two teams battle it out with a variety of decks! Be sure to catch the show at 9 pm EST on twitch.tv/magic!
Match 1: Chantelle Campbell (Dredge) vs April King (Tron)
Match 2: Emma Handy (Hogaak Reborn) vs Jessica Estephan (Izzet Phoenix)
Match 3: Autumn Burchett (Jund) vs MTGNerdGirl (Boros Burn)
Match 4: Chantelle Campbell (NeoBrand) vs Jessica Estephan (Snowshift)
Match 5 (if necessary): Autumn Burchett (Snowshift) vs April King (RB Skelemental)
Match 6 (if necessary): Emma Handy (Dredge) vs MTGNerdGirl (Boros Burn)
Match 7 (if necessary): Autumn Burchett (Jund) vs Jessica Estephan (Izzet Phoenix)