Blue Naya Zoo

by LordDeathseed on 13 December 2019

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Artifacts (2)


Enchantments (3)

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Deck Description

Original deck: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2319236?fbclid=IwAR2-MtksqXnVVFvu7WPzmLXLRnz061_a3Dnsdqm0BHp5ZpOs0t9GMb2LPLg#paper

Deck Tags

  • Zoo
  • Aggro
  • Naya
  • Modern

Deck at a Glance

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Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

10603220

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 Blue Naya Zoo

The first thing that jumps out at me is that the blue balance doesn't really fit with the red balance. Hierarch doesn't pump red mana, and there are 27 red mana symbols in the deck, with only 5 lands that add red. Meanwhile, there are 3 lands that pump blue , with 4 hierarchs, for only 6 mana symbols.

I love royal scions in zoo. They either kill useless topdecks or pump a critter while building toward a hand refill. Mantis rider is also quite powerful, but with only the 6 maindecked cards and 3 sideboard, I'm not sure if the splash is worth it.


Another consideration in here is elvish reclaimer that benefits heavily from the 10 fetches and 2 sac/draws, ups the 1-drop threats, can pull the sac/draw lands late game to keep material working when you're top decking, and at full power is un-burnable and a reliable beater.

I'm not the biggest fan of rampager in here at first glance, even if he can be used in a pinch to squeeze out a win.



Just my initial thoughts, perhaps I'm off base here

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Posted 13 December 2019 at 22:13

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Thank you for the feedback. I've made a few changes, take a look.

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Posted 14 February 2020 at 00:24

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Looks solid. I'm still wary of the 4x mantis raider because of the hyper specific mana cost coupled with hierarch not being able to pump red. Perhaps drop it to 3x and try a 1-drop fast critter to gain some tempo?

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Posted 17 February 2020 at 20:33

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Maybe a Birds of Paradise to help with the red mana generation.

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Posted 18 February 2020 at 20:07

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Honestly I think that would go a long way over hierarch. This deck wants to hit with as many critters as it can, so the exalted probably won't be much of a factor unless you get down to topdecking or are in a super attrition lock, which this deck wants to avoid anyway.

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Posted 18 February 2020 at 21:04

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