*Cleaned up comments*
Always been a fan of BG since Return to Ravnica. Won my first Constructed Standard Tournament with an Aggro BG Zombie deck. Now I'm taking that same deck and giving it a Modern Format twist. The deck is basically held together by the spells and artifacts that protect it from this meta's crazy removal, and thus, is nothing more than an aggro deck with protection from said spells. Here we go:
Mass Removal:
[[Maelstrom Pulse]]
The Pumps, the Aura:
[[giant growth]]: Since the average cmc of this deck is approximately 1.56 this pump is essential. Don't be fooled by Timmy's playing it; there is a reason why it has an average rating higher than 4 on Gatherer. It's the clean and concise "Father of Pumps" and is played in any green or splashed green aggro. Not to mention, it saves creatures from [[Lightning Bolt]], [[Lightning Helix]], [[Anger of the Gods]], etc.
[[mutagenic growth]]: A relatively new green pump. I play a singleton because the life loss in this deck is already pushing it for me. I realized by playing this instant for it's "Phyrexian Mana" rather than a G early in the game will get into your opponents head; making opponent hesitant to block anything EVEN WHEN YOUR'RE ALL TAPPED OUT, thinking you have more tricks up your sleeve than you are really letting on. What can I say, it saves creatures in more ways than just from burn spells.
[[vines of vastwood]]: What a beautiful card. It keeps with the theme of protecting our creatures that we've invested all our resources in for just a G. Then you also have the option to pump it for another G! I've had many a game where my opponent casts Bolt or Path and is all tapped out, giving my creature the green light to wreck his face. I've seen many a face palm as a result of this card being cast or a "Well, that escalated quickly" from across the table. This card is splash-able and is almost like a green counter-spell. Saves from EVERYTHING except the known "mass removal" spell of course. I'll take 4.
[[Rancor]]: Oh yes... the best green aura available without a doubt. 4 slots were automatically reserved for it in this deck. Makes your 1 drops lethal threats that will most likely hit the opponent's face every time it see's the field.
The Zombies... and then Some:
[[Diregraf ghoul]]: One of the best 1 drops for this Tribe, especially in Modern. Innistrad bared a lot of nice zombies to add to our ranks. Definitely aggro.
[[Gravecrawler]]: Thanks to Innistrad we received this zombie. What a card, probably the truest iteration of a Zombie monster as a result of it's exceptional ability. A zombie I keep close to my heart in MTG, I love the fact that he's expendable and can be used as aggro fodder. Turn it into a bomb with pumps, attach [[grafted wargear]], make him a [[rancor]] and go to town with no regrets. Who cares about Bolts and Helix's when your opponent would hate to waste their precious burn on this guy.
[[Festering Goblin]]: One of our great throw back zombies from our nostalgic yesteryear's. At it's best, it's trouble for weenies and tokens. Times have changed and most would take [[fume spitter]] nowadays...but that wouldn't do for our ZOMBIES! I had a slot open and made it a singleton bomb if attached with the Wargear or pumped. If he gets hit with burn, the opponent still loses a creature.
[[lotleth troll]]: Scary art, has synergy with [[Gravecrawler]] (it's eating 'Crawler's legs right?), can regenerate for B and thus ducks burn, and has a neat combat trick. I can remember first play testing with the Troll and attacking with a hand full of creatures and winning the game as he goes unblocked as a seemingly harmless 2/1.
[[putrid leech]]: Drawback. What drawback? That's a drawback!? No...it's not. In reality it's a combat trick but within this meta it also acts as a "life line" as it can save it's own life by ducking well known burn. It's lovely to see the frustration across the table as the stack is used against them.
[[dreg mangler]]: Doesn't seem like much, even it's scavenge ability looks a bit costly and most of the time we won't even use it. When I play tested this creature, I realized why it was not just some other common card. Every time it was cast, it applied so much pressure right from the get-go. That's because coming in with 3/3 stats AND haste on T3 allowed for nice tempo after a T2 Leech and T1 Crawler. If you can manage a pump spell or [[rancor]], even better.
[[uktabi drake]]: Funny card huh? That's why it's from Planechase. I needed inexpensive help in the skies and all the while keeping with the theme of aggro. Cheap flying zombies are unheard of and we don't want [[dreadwing]] so I opted for a cheap aggro flyer. Fun combo: T1 forest, Drake + [[mutagenic growth]] for 4 damage right off the bat. If you have the mana to support it, just go to town and attach auras and artifacts to either clear the skies or win. Most of the time it's a win; I've hit for 13 in a casual tabletop game with 4 mana open and [[grafted wargear]] already on the field. I'm still play testing it and might go 2x Festering Goblin
[[scavenging ooze]]: "Scooze" was added not too long ago solely for the sake of being competitive. This deck's late game 'yard has a bunch of tasty treats as well.
[[thrun, the last troll]]: A singleton added solely for his hexproof. Not really aggro, besides the big stats he's only here as my "Bouncer" against blue party poopers.
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