Polymorph Emrakul

by eap5000 on 15 April 2015

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Creatures (2)


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Deck Description

Its a token shell with a secret Polymorph win.

You're probably wondering why I play blinkmoth Nexus. For 1 more mana, its another polymorph target.

How to Play

Play your tokens like you would Esper token agro, then surprise them with an emrakul.

Deck Tags

  • Modern
  • Polymorph
  • Token
  • Surprise

Deck at a Glance

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Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

1710800

Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Polymorph Emrakul

I really enjoy the idea of this, the Remands and Proteus staff are nice touches. Dunno if the Bitterblossoms are completely necessary, but hey, I'm a cheapskate. Maybe throw in some scry land or ponders to get to your poly's/staff faster, but other than that, this is freakin solid. Nice job.

+1 from me.

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Posted 05 August 2015 at 20:40

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Scry lands are great in a casual format but this is modern and you just can't put yourself back a turn by having your lands enter tapped IMO. Ponder, it's simply not legal.

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Posted 05 August 2015 at 23:51

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and @ eap5000, this deck is wonderfully terrifying and Screw you, you Eldrazi casting bastard! (jokes)
+1 from me.

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Posted 05 August 2015 at 23:55

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Much obliged

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Posted 06 August 2015 at 00:59

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Nice idea, I doubt it will work though.

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Posted 07 August 2015 at 19:44

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So far the only problem is that they can kill the token while polymorphism is on the stack

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Posted 09 August 2015 at 18:42

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add Silence then?

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Posted 10 August 2015 at 04:43

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Posted 10 August 2015 at 06:46

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Also if counters, discards and enchantments you have put don't make you win, remove them and substitute them with more token creating spells.
http://magiccards.info/query?q=o%3Aput+o%3Atokens+f%3Amodern+cmc%3C%3D4&v=card&s=cname

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Posted 10 August 2015 at 06:48

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Once I figure out the proper sideboard, there may appear more token stuff. Idont know what I would add besides the 3 spirit one

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Posted 10 August 2015 at 22:22

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2x Spellskite and 2x Leyline of Sanctity are really good S/B cards. I would take Silence out.

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Posted 10 August 2015 at 22:52

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SIlence is in so when I cast polymorph nothing can stop it. Spellskite is a great add though.

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Posted 11 August 2015 at 01:42

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Yes but your opp can cast spells in response to silence, as well if the removal is already on the stack silence doesn't counter it or prevent it from resolving. It can still help but it has it's flaws.

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Posted 11 August 2015 at 09:49

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You're not gonna cast silence in response to something, you're gonna cast it to make sure your next cast is guaranteed. At the very least it'll burn through one of their counters. If they decide to counter the silence, you've got a pretty strong indication you don't wanna be burning your Polymorph right then. No point in countering a silence if they don't have a follow-up planned.

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Posted 11 August 2015 at 17:13

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Like I said it can help, but it still has it's flaws. I would still rather play some more hand disruption over silence.

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Posted 11 August 2015 at 18:08

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I like this version...it reads as a token deck, which could get you in under the radar (as opposed to the original UG version, which just read as a polymorph deck). Proteus Staff would be a dead giveaway, though. I'd replace those & 1 Emrakul w/ 3x See Beyond. +1.

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Posted 24 October 2015 at 09:36

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Proteus staff is a very effective backup plan to polymorph, and can often mistakenly get opponents to board in artifact hate that is otherwise useless. Though I see your point.

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Posted 24 October 2015 at 12:51

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