CKL Plays (Modern) Esper Scarab God

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This time on CKL Plays, Corey takes Esper Scarab God for a spin.  Seemingly similar to recent iterations of UW Control, this deck eschews Snapcaster Mage and Path to Exile for a discard package including Liliana of the Veil, Thoughtseize, and Inquisition.  However, the resource deprivation plan that seems to be in style these days appears in this list and this series of CKL plays demonstrates how useful this can be in the current meta.

This particular list is based on ShivanSliver’s 5-0 Modern league decklist posted on 8/21/17.

Deck Tech

DECKLIST

(60)
2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 The Scarab God
3 Collective Brutality
3 Damnation
4 Fatal Push
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Lingering Souls
2 Shadow of Doubt
3 Thoughtseize
2 Detention Sphere
4 Liliana of the Veil
4 Spreading Seas
1 Creeping Tar Pit
2 Godless Shrine
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Island
4 Marsh Flats
1 Plains
4 Polluted Delta
1 Shambling Vent
3 Swamp
4 Tectonic Edge
2 Watery Grave

SIDEBOARD

(15)
1 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
1 Collective Brutality
1 Crucible of Worlds
3 Disdainful Stroke
2 Flaying Tendrils
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
2 Stony Silence
2 Surgical Extraction

Round 1 vs. Gifts Storm

Round 2 vs. RW Burn

Round 3 vs. UR Kiln Fiend

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