{"id":2287,"date":"2023-08-12T15:09:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T13:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2023-08-12T15:09:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T13:09:10","slug":"the-elephants-in-the-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/the-elephants-in-the-room\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elephants in the Room"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019m talking about Call of the Herd<\/a> of course\u2014the card that everyone loves but no one is playing. Until now!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It has popped up in lists here and there lately, e.g. in \u201dLanny Rock\u201d, which is Lanny Huang\u2019s recent take on the deck. Besides Call of the Herd<\/a>, this version also runs Phyrexian Rager<\/a> in the three and four mana slots (instead of e.g. Yavimaya Elder<\/a> and Blastoderm<\/a>). They\u2019re both two low-key sources of card advantage, and of course provide great fuel for Cabal Therapy<\/a>. I can see situations where the elephant tokens are less than ideal with Pernicious Deed<\/a>, however.<\/div>\n
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Premodern Showdown Series 5: Tom Metelsky<\/div>
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MAIN DECK | 60 cards<\/h4>
Instants and Sorceries: 16<\/div>
4<\/span> Cabal Therapy<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Duress<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Vendetta<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Smother<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Call of the Herd<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Naturalize<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Diabolic Edict<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Creatures: 14<\/div>
4<\/span> Wall of Blossoms<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Ravenous Baloth<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Deranged Hermit<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Phyrexian Rager<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Krosan Tusker<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Others: 5<\/div>
4<\/span> Pernicious Deed<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Recurring Nightmare<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Lands: 25<\/div>
5<\/span> Forest<\/a><\/div>
8<\/span> Swamp<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Tranquil Thicket<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Treetop Village<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Llanowar Wastes<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Dust Bowl<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Barren Moor<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

SIDEBOARD | 15 cards<\/h4>
1<\/span> Dust Bowl<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Vendetta<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Crumble<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Diabolic Edict<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Naturalize<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Tranquil Domain<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Engineered Plague<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Recurring Nightmare<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Haunting Echoes<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Deck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n------------------------------------------------\nPremodern Showdown Series 5: Tom Metelsky\n------------------------------------------------\nMAIN DECK (60)\n\nInstants and Sorceries: 16\n4 Cabal Therapy\n4 Duress\n2 Vendetta\n2 Smother\n2 Call of the Herd\n1 Naturalize\n1 Diabolic Edict\n\nCreatures: 14\n4 Wall of Blossoms\n4 Ravenous Baloth\n2 Deranged Hermit\n3 Phyrexian Rager\n1 Krosan Tusker\n\nOthers: 5\n4 Pernicious Deed\n1 Recurring Nightmare\n\nLands: 25\n5 Forest\n8 Swamp\n1 Tranquil Thicket\n4 Treetop Village\n4 Llanowar Wastes\n1 Dust Bowl\n2 Barren Moor\n\n\nSIDEBOARD (15)\n1 Dust Bowl\n1 Vendetta\n1 Crumble\n1 Diabolic Edict\n3 Naturalize\n1 Tranquil Domain\n4 Engineered Plague\n1 Recurring Nightmare\n2 Haunting Echoes\n------------------------------------------------\nDeck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n<\/div>
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Tom Metelsky is running this version as part of his gauntlet in the ongoing Premodern Showdown Series (PSS 5), and as it happens, he played it versus Lanny himself. If you haven\u2019t already, you can watch it on stream here<\/a> (around 1 h and 50 min in). The PSS is top notch Premodern content<\/a>, by the way, so props to Michael Heup and all the other commentators and players that make it happen.<\/div>\n
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What do you think of Call of the Herd<\/a> in The Rock, and elsewhere? Let us know in Premodern social media<\/a> (I\u2019m still on team Elder and \u2019Derm!)<\/div>\n
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\u2013 Martin<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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