Modern Archaeology

by ReaperAndross on 09 May 2025

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Creatures (10)

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Deck Description

I was going to make this a Terravore deck, but that thing isn't Modern legal, and I don't do Vintage or Legacy. So I came to this compromise instead using Tarmogoyf and Uurg.
Why not Nethergoyf in main? I can get enough Tarmogoyfs way more easily, it counts my opponent's grave, and I don't plan on Escaping Nether.

How to Play

Do the Modern thing of fetching lands super quickly and piling them into the graveyard, then play Uurg to swing through for big damage. Bloodghast is a decent way to also harass your opponent and drain their removal.
Tarmogoyf is more of your mid-range threat in here too, as you should be able to build up its stats at a decent rate between general gameplay and targeted hand destruction.

Deck Tags

  • Modern
  • Graveyard
  • Aggro

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Deck Format


Modern

NOTE: Set by owner when deck was made.

Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Modern Archaeology

This build screams Six to me, especially since you really don't have much use for the lands you're going to pull back with Life From the Loam. Stitcher's Supplier also seems like a natural fit, especially as a sac target for Grist.

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Posted yesterday at 20:16

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The use for Life from the Loam is to get back a fetch and proc the Landfall trigger for Bloodghast! As well as possibly get one more type into the bin for Tarmogoyf.
But that's why there's only two copies of it in there, for the just in case scenario where the game goes on just a bit too long to get back Bloodghast to push out a game. Or if I desperately need to Boseiju again.

Grist was added as a form of removal, an easy Planeswalker to have in the deck for the Goyf powers and Delirium, and a Distraction Carnifex.

Depending on how playtesting goes, I'll keep Six as an idea!

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Posted yesterday at 23:53

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