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While not quite the same monster from before, this combination still remains strong I feel. I resisted the temptation to play Jund control, feeling the splash for pillar and spear weren't worth it.

So here goes nothing:

The Rock(s)
4x deathrite shaman
4x geralf's messenger
4x vampire nighthawk
1x griselbrand

The Millions
4x appetite for brains
4x abrupt decay
4x devour flesh
3x sign in blood
4x mental agony
3x garruk, primal hunter
1x vraska, the unseen

Land
4x overgrown tomb
4x woodland cemetary
2x golgari guildgate
1x grim backwoods
8x swamp
5x forest

Sb
--meta dependant--

I couldn't decide if I wanted to be aggressive, controlly, or midrange. I chose a more midrange approach as it has better matchups across a wider range of games.

Early discard or shaman sets the tone of the game. Follow up t2 with a hefty removal suite. T3 we outmatch the enemy drops with ours. T4 we get another hand up with some discard+tempo with mental agony - you could go gruesome discovery if you think you can get some morbid action. I chose the tempo gain from the life loss. T5 we drop garruk and start token madness or emergency draw if needed. A single vraska may give way to a 4th garruk. Such a tank. If all else fails, stall and draw until you hit g-money and break it open. 

Rough first build but it's playing pretty sweet right now. You can survive early rush aggro thru discard and removal, while regaining life thru shaman and nighthawk, You can win the midrange fight with dudes+removal, and the control win comes thru subbing in heavy discard.

May or may not need a CoS depending on your meta.

Would LOVE a way to recur the nighthawk-almost wanted an undying evil or 2 just for him. Love him.

Well that's it for now. I'm open to pointers

Iunno, I think Garruk, Primal Hunter should be your Rock, and you should alter sock puppets onto your Deathrite Shaman s to "forge the Rock and Sock connection".  I'd actually consider a couple of Jarad's Orders and Dreg Mangler s. I don't think Mental Agony is worth playing in multiples. I happen to like Slaughterhorn and Triumph of Ferocity in these sorts of decks, but that's a matter of preferance. I've also enjoyed a couple of mainboard Ground Seal s which might be bad with Deathrite, but when he's bad they're great.

Above all else though, I think you need a few easier sources of CA that don't put you on -3 your Garruks everytime you play them just to have gas or pile on shock damage with Sign in Blood .

Feb 19, 2013 -- 1:25PM, jnp5021 wrote:

I resisted the temptation to play Jund control, feeling the splash for pillar and spear weren't worth it.

Red gives you:

Pillar of Flame
Searing Spear
Olivia Voldaren
Huntmaster of the Fells
Bonfire of the damned
Mizzium Mortars
Rakdos's return
Rakdos Keyrune
Dreadbore


You would be splashing for a sure sight more than just a couple burn spells.