{"id":463,"date":"2018-08-07T15:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/?p=463"},"modified":"2018-08-07T02:58:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T00:58:30","slug":"brewing-with-andy-miracle-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/brewing-with-andy-miracle-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewing with Andy: Miracle Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello again, Premodern humans!\u00a0 The idea for this deck actually came while thinking about how to use the card Urza’s Bauble<\/a>.\u00a0 It gives you information, helps you dig through your library, and most importantly for this deck, puts a card in the graveyard.\u00a0 The threshold mechanic seemed like a perfect fit, and the rest of the deck started to build itself.<\/p>\n

Now we can’t be quite as efficient as the old 10 land Extended Miracle Grow deck, as without Tropical Island<\/a> we miss out on a lot of the Land Grant<\/a> and Gush<\/a> shenanigans.\u00a0 Losing Force of Will<\/a> and Brainstorm<\/a> also hurts, but I think we can stilll build a pretty decent tempo deck around the threat package of Nimble Mongoose<\/a>, Werebear<\/a> and Quirion Dryad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Miracle Grow<\/div>
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MAIN DECK | 60 cards<\/h4>
Lands: 20<\/div>
4<\/span> Yavimaya Coast<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Flooded Strand<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> City of Brass<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Forest<\/a><\/div>
6<\/span> Island<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Windswept Heath<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Creatures: 12<\/div>
4<\/span> Werebear<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Quirion Dryad<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Nimble Mongoose<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Instants and Sorceries: 24<\/div>
3<\/span> Daze<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Fact or Fiction<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Repulse<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Foil<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Stifle<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Misdirection<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Memory Lapse<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Portent<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Mental Note<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Others: 4<\/div>
4<\/span> Urza's Bauble<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

SIDEBOARD | 15 cards<\/h4>
4<\/span> Hydroblast<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Teferi's Response<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Naturalize<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Man-o'-War<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Cursed Totem<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Tsabo's Web<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Deck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n------------------------------------------------\nMiracle Grow\n------------------------------------------------\nMAIN DECK (60)\n\nLands: 20\n4 Yavimaya Coast\n2 Flooded Strand\n2 City of Brass\n4 Forest\n6 Island\n2 Windswept Heath\n\nCreatures: 12\n4 Werebear\n4 Quirion Dryad\n4 Nimble Mongoose\n\nInstants and Sorceries: 24\n3 Daze\n3 Fact or Fiction\n2 Repulse\n1 Foil\n2 Stifle\n1 Misdirection\n4 Memory Lapse\n4 Portent\n4 Mental Note\n\nOthers: 4\n4 Urza's Bauble\n\n\nSIDEBOARD (15)\n4 Hydroblast\n2 Teferi's Response\n4 Naturalize\n3 Man-o'-War\n1 Cursed Totem\n1 Tsabo's Web\n------------------------------------------------\nDeck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n<\/div>
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Truth be told, this is a combination of a Miracle Grow deck and the straight up threshold deck from 2002 Standard.\u00a0 I wanted to stay away from the madness mechanic, as UG Madness is already shaping up to be an established archetype in Premodern.<\/p>\n

The game plan is similar to most tempo decks: play a threat, protect it with counterspells, and draw enough cards to grease the wheels and keep the whole thing going just long enough to bring your opponent from 20 to zero.\u00a0 Portent<\/a>, Urza’s Bauble<\/a> and Mental Note<\/a> rip through the deck while stocking the graveyard, to turn on threshold as quickly as possible without losing card economy. Memory Lapse<\/a>, Daze<\/a>, Misdirection<\/a> and Foil<\/a> can keep your opponent on the back foot while you start beating down, and don’t forget you can shuffle away a card countered by Memory Lapse<\/a> with Portent<\/a> if you need to.<\/p>\n

Playing a heftier land count means you get access to Fact or Fiction<\/a>, which can be really gross in this deck especially.\u00a0 It can often turn on threshold all by itself, as well as restocking your hand with more threats or counterspells.\u00a0 Beyond that, Repulse<\/a> and Stifle<\/a> are both very nice, flexible tempo cards.\u00a0 Stifle<\/a> can disrupt anything from fetchlands to Goblin Lackey<\/a> to Illusions of Grandeur<\/a>, while Repulse<\/a> gives us a nice tool in the maindeck for keeping opposing creatures off the board.<\/p>\n

The spell slots in this deck are very flexible, and options abound for blue interactive tempo spells.\u00a0 Season to taste for your local meta or play style.<\/p>\n

So what do you think?\u00a0 Would you change any numbers around or make any substitutions?\u00a0 Scrap the deck and just play UG Madness?\u00a0 As always, leave comments in the Premodern Facebook group<\/a>, or hit me up on Instagram<\/a> @mtgdojoera.<\/p>\n

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