I have tried piloting Zombies again last weekend, despite its unfavorable performance it showed me last GP Manila. This is for the reason that the deck has been gaining momentum in the metagame lately, and I am to experiment something.

The popular version is Rakdos(Black/Red), but I am adding the third color Green for versatility. I really considered Lotleth Troll in the list (aside from buying it at its peak price after the release of RtR) as it has resiliency to removals. Bounce effects is quite bad for it, but surviving Supreme Verdict, and Pillar of Flame is not to be disregarded.

Here is the list I played last Saturday.

Lands
4 Blood Crypt
4 Dragonskull Summit
4 Overgrown Tomb
2 Cavern of Souls
4 Woodland Cemetery
3 Swamp
1 Rakdos Guildgate
1 Golgari Guildgate

Creatures
1 Hellrider
4 Diregraf Ghoul
2 Bloodthrone Vampire
4 Rakdos Cackler
4 Lotleth Troll
4 Gravecrawler
4 Geralf’s Messenger
4 Falkenrath Aristocrat
2 Blood Artist

Spells
3 Mark of Mutiny
1 Victim of Night
2 Brimstone Volley
1 Bonfire of the Damned
1 Tragic Slip

I won against UW Flash and BR Zombies (started 2-0), and lost to GW Humans and GW Aggro (ended 2-2). There might be some sideboarding mistakes on my part, aside from unfortunate land stalls and flood which can’t be avoided. The most misfortune I got was against Humans, wherein a resolved turn four Angel of Jubilation shut down my graveyard and Falkenrath Aristocrat shenanigans.

Anyhow, I am thinking in adding more spot removals in the deck or additional Bonfire as more aggro decks has been appearing in my local metagame. This might be to worsen the matchup of UW Flash. I also think this is a good time for Bant Control to dominate the meta. Calling Mr. Tonton hehe.

I might be going back to Naya next weekend or I might try Kibler’s G/W Aggro concoction. Until next post.