It seems that there is still hope in piloting Zoo for Modern. In the recent GP Lincoln, Player of the Year and Team Fireball member, Owen Turtenwald completed Day 1 piloting a Zoo deck with an untarnished record of 9-0.

The update on the deck components is the set of Loam Lion, probably replacing its dear cousin Wild Nacatl, and Dark Ascension’s Thalia, Guardian of Thraben. Another inclusion is the two Geists of St. Traft, probably replacing the Snapcaster Mages. Owen’s changes probably fitted the meta well because of the popularity of Storm.

Here is his decklist:

Zoo by Owen Turtenwald
GP Lincoln Day 1 Undefeated Decks
Maindeck
Creature (23)
4 Kird Ape
4 Steppe Lynx
4 Loam Lion
3 Grim Lavamancer
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
2 Geist of Saint Traft

Other Spells (12)
4 Path to Exile
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Lightning Helix
4 Tribal Flames

Land (21)
1 Plains
4 Arid Mesa
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Marsh Flats
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Temple Garden
1 Steam Vents
1 Stomping Ground
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Blood Crypt

Sideboard
3 Ancient Grudge
3 Mana Leak
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Oblivion Ring
2 Sulfur Elemental
2 Thrun, the Last Troll
1 Torpor Orb