I put together a creature-based Grixis Eldrazi deck because I was intrigued by Vile Aggregate's potential value. Plus I really like Sire of Stagnation. Even though it has 28 creatures, I have been able to respond to the most pressing threats, while letting the consistent pressure of all the creatures chew up the chumps, counters, and burn spells. I love that key processor abilities can't be countered.
I finally made it to 40 over the weekend (by far my most successful deck--I'm not very good, just like to put fun decks together) but I'm sure it could be improved. I'd really appreciate any input. Here it is:
Creatures2 x
Benthic Infiltrator2 x
Blight Herder2 x
Culling Drone2 x
Dust Stalker3 x
Mist Intruder1 x
Oblivion Sower1 x
Sire of Stagnation2 x
Sludge Crawler2 x
Smothering Abomination3 x
Tide Drifter3 x
Ulamog's Nullifier3 x
Vile Aggregate2 x
Wasteland StranglerPlaneswalker1 x
Ob Nixilis ReignitedInstant2 x
Brutal Expulsion2 x
Titan's PresenceSorcery2 x
Radiant Flames1 x
Part the WaterveilLand4 x
Island3 x
Mountain3 x
Swamp4 x
Evolving Wilds2 x
Sunken Hollow2 x
Dragonskull Summit2 x
Drowned Catacomb2 x
Sulfur Falls2 x
Smoldering MarshSideboard1 x
Aligned Hedron NetworkLink to deck @ TappedOut.netRemarks:
I recently realized this is all BFZ cards, don't know what to make of that. As I mentioned,
Vile Aggregate was a large inspiration for this deck, he's big when he hits the board on turn 3, and with a turn 5
Blight Herder opponents have to find an answer fast.
Tide Drifter does a lot for this deck--he helps everyone survive sweeps, stalls aggro, turns a group of chumps into a strong line of defense, and makes
Vile Aggregate and
Dusk Stalker much scarier.
Blight Herder and
Smothering Abomination have excellent synergy, and give you an overwhelming card advantage.
Well-timed
Ulamog's Nullifier,
Dust Stalker, or
Brutal Expulsion can change the game.
Ob Nixilis and
Sire of Stagnation are awesome and must be dealt with.
Part the Waterveil has both been a win condition and helped me out of some tight spots.
I tried out Ulamog but he was a dead draw or stayed in my hand 95% of the time. He's an obvious win, but I rarely got to play him with no ramp. He would be nice to have with
Titan's Presence though.
I did a lot of back and forth between 2x
Radiant Flames or adding
Aligned Hedron Network, but I got much more value from
Radiant Flames, and found myself hoping to draw it much more often than
Aligned Hedron Network. Quick, numerous aggro/elves/tokens/chumps are much more of a problem for this deck than big guys.
I'm not sure I have the best mix of Ingesters, but they all have their merits.
Thanks for your input!