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Delver Zoo aka Wild Secrets

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:30 am
by Pedros
Here is a deck that has some results on mtgo. Curious why it doesnt run Tarmogoyf. Thoughts?

[deck]4 Arid Mesa
1 Breeding Pool
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Plains
2 Sacred Foundry
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Steam Vents
1 Stomping Ground

4 Delver of Secrets
4 Geist of Saint Traft
2 Grim Lavamancer
4 Snapcaster Mage
4 Wild Nacatl

4 Lightning Bolt
4 Lightning Helix
3 Mana Leak
4 Path to Exile
4 Serum Visions
2 Spell Snare

Sideboard
1 Ancient Grudge
2 Counterflux
1 Dispel
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Grim Lavamancer
4 Mirran Crusader
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Spell Pierce
1 Wear // Tear
15 sideboard cards[/deck]

As some of you might remembered I tested Delver + Nacatl combo before and was impresed with them, couldnt play them on mtgo as I didnt have goyfs out there. I aw that this deck doesnt even run Goyfs, we however see
lavamancers and geists here. Thoughts?

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:05 am
by magicdownunder
I think it must be budget constraint or the need to play more then 1 spell per turn.

I'm also a huge fan of URx tempo builds in Modern my ONLY complaint is that I couldn't beat Jund or Junk at all.... (that said since DrS is banned it should be easier).

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 6:56 pm
by Valdarith
It looks like Tribal Zoo without Tribal Flames or the fifth color. Seems suboptimal.

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:27 pm
by Pedros
Didnt tribal zoo also run Goyfs?

Also isnt remand good in a tempo shell? Land cheap threat in delver, nacatl or goyf and protect it?

I dont know if Geist is good in either combo metagame (where tapping out on turn 3 sometimes means gg) or in grindy metagame (where geist is killed with anything that can block it).