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-Updated 05/15/2013-

When I've been playing other formats too much (is there such a thing?), I turn to Commander for a break from the ultra-competitive scene and routine grind that are the Standard Daily Events. I went with Dakkon Blackblade for this deck's general; not too flashy to be a removal magnet, but flavorful, powerful, and spanning colors that I'm used to. There is also a bit of a Human theme going on.

Filled with tons of draw, removal, and sweepers, Dakkon can come out at his own pace and get up to awesome sizes. Lots of pathways for evasion and some powerful enhancements combine with plenty of ways to get more land drops and make my general even bigger.

This is a powerful control deck without being too oppressive, and even has a few group-hug cards to keep the hate pointed in the...

-Updated 03/01/2013-

I began this as a Standard interperatation of Modern Jund, but then, card by card, it shifted into a control deck. Lots of Instants and Sorceries for Snapcaster to flashback and many cheap ways to control, protect, and ultimately get out a Runechanter's Pike for a finishing strike, or a Duskmantle Seer/Geist of Saint Traft and protecting it. Ghost Quarter sits as a two-of in this deck, as more often than not I need to pop a Cavern of Souls, Nepahalia Drownyard, or Kessig Wolf Run. Not to mention, many decks - like my own - do not run any Basic Land at all, turning Ghost Quarter into a veritable Strip Mine. It's a Midrange deck that plays like a Control deck with lots of counters, removal, and bounce, yet utilizing almost all 3cmc-or-less spells to have qualities of a...

-Updated 12/13/2012-

I have finally been able to win matches in Standard tournaments. Sad, yes, I know. But Lately I've been going 3-1 in daily events and pushing for 4-0 in many of them (I think the addition tonight of Deadbridge Goliath's power and size will push it over the top). This is basically the deck I posted earlier as RtR was about to release, but it is tweaked and tuned for the current metagame. Loaded with +1/+1 counters, it is all about the speed and longevity of Black and Green Zombies. Here is my B/G Zombies variant, "Loam Warriors"

I'm running Cremate in the sideboard as an answer to the rampant Reanimator decks out there right now. Also added to the sideboard, the aforementioned Vampire Nighthawk. It is excellent for anti-aggro with all of the B/R Zombies out there. I took...

Here is my third attempt at Modern, and one that is actually affordable (all together, $23 to build; most of which is from the Lotus Blooms). It is a Grixis variation on the classic 'Eggs' with more spellbombs, Disciple of the Vault combos, and Lotus Blooms. It may not be the best deck out there, and it could certainly use an Arcbound Ravager or four, but it sure is fun to play! I call it 'Fireworks.'

-Update-
So I earned some money doing a plumbing job for a friend. Extra spending cash equals splurging on awesome Magic cards. In this instance, I picked up...a SET of Arcbound Ravagers. Dang. The deck is still budget; you can alter how it plays (and, moreover, how it costs) by putting in Krark-Clan Ironworks or Grinding Station for the Ravagers.

-Update-
I have decided to replace Frogmite with...

Here is my latest attempt at Modern, with some ideas cultivated from PT:RtR. It is a Golgari Ramp/Landfall deck that uses some unorthodox ways of getting it's mana. The Cobras and Tombs are pricey, but the rest of the deck shouldn't be all that expensive for someone to put together. And the way I look at it, when it comes to a deck's mana-base, the investment is ALWAYS worth it.

This deck ramps by using Cobras for their Landfall Mana, Deathrite Shaman for the multitude of fetch-lands and sac'ed lands, and Ghost Quarter to sac-and-search a tapped land to tap the new one that it brings out. This quickly flings out Rampaging Baloths or Ob Nixilis to crush the opponent. I'm working on the sideboard, but this is the primary build. I call it "Rites of Rampage."

Rites of Rampage

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Main Deck

4...

This is what my Standard deck looks like now that RtR has released. It is a Zombies-beatdown varient feauturing lots of +1/+1 counters and utilizing Champion of Lambholt interactions to push through monstrous amounts of damage. If I ever decide to impulse-buy something expensive, I'll splash red for Huntmaster of the Fells, or perhaps Gruul will release a strong 4-drop. Until then, I'll keep my current 4cmc suite and stick with B/G. I'm excited to see what it can do!

-Updated 11/20/2012-
I have updated the sideboard to accomodate the current metagame.

Zombies of Lambholt

Main Deck

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4 Woodland Cemetery
4 Overgrown Tomb
4 Cavern of Souls
6 Swamp
5 Forest

4 Gravecrawler
4 Diregraf Ghoul
1 Slitherhead
3 Lotleth Troll
4 Strangleroot Geist
3 Geralf's Messenger
3 Champion of Lambholt
2 Corpsejack Menace
1 ...

-Updated 10/03/2012-

Rolling Spoil

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4 Woodland Cemetery
4 Cavern of Souls
3 Evolving Wilds
6 Forest
6 Swamp

4 Gravecrawler
4 Diregraf Ghoul
3 Young Wolf
4 Strangleroot Geist
3 Geralf's Messenger
3 Champion of Lambholt
2 Shimian Specter
1 Acidic Slime
2 Wolfir Silverheart

4 Rancor
4 Altar's Reap
2 Deadly Allure
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
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First, I realize there is indeed already a card named Rolling Spoil and it is not in this deck. Well for one, it's not standard playable...but the name is too cool, and the colors fit anyway. (Can you tell which guild I'll be picking at the prerelease? Go-go-gadget Golgari!)

QUICK EDIT

The Cathedral's are nice...but in this deck, the colorless mana just slows it down. So I slipped in two more Evolving Wilds and some basic land for the Cathedral's. I don't feel...