Archetune-Up - Keep on Yarok-ing on! ?
(Yarok, the Desecrated l Art by Daarken)
Hit Me Baby, One More Time!
Hello, and welcome back to Archetune-Up, a weekly article series devoted to tweaking a deck with the help of the EDHREC Theme pages!
Over the next three articles I'll be once again looking at reader-submitted decks, since there are a few in my queue that I have to go through. This week, we're going to be going over Rachel Slattery's (@SlatteryMTG) Yarok, the Desecrated
Oops, I did it Again! by Rachel
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Creatures (35)
- 1 Muldrotha, the Gravetide
- 1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
- 1 Lotus Cobra
- 1 Hostage Taker
- 1 Puppeteer Clique
- 1 Wood Elves
- 1 Deadeye Navigator
- 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
- 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
- 1 Sire of Stagnation
- 1 Nissa, Vastwood Seer // Nissa, Sage Animist
- 1 Dragonlord Silumgar
- 1 Reclamation Sage
- 1 Riftsweeper
- 1 Palinchron
- 1 Champion of Lambholt
- 1 Peregrine Drake
- 1 Avenger of Zendikar
- 1 Prime Speaker Vannifar
- 1 End-Raze Forerunners
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Gruesome Scourger
- 1 Rampaging Baloths
- 1 Solemn Simulacrum
- 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
- 1 Coiling Oracle
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Tireless Tracker
- 1 Eternal Witness
- 1 Elvish Visionary
- 1 Acidic Slime
- 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
- 1 Ravenous Chupacabra
- 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
- 1 Mulldrifter
Instants (5)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (7)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (43)
- 1 Flooded Grove
- 1 Twilight Mire
- 1 Fetid Pools
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Sunken Hollow
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Temple of Deceit
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 3 Island
- 3 Swamp
- 5 Forest
- 1 Morphic Pool
- 1 Golgari Rot Farm
- 1 Dimir Aqueduct
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Waterlogged Grove
- 1 Nurturing Peatland
- 1 Tranquil Thicket
- 1 Lonely Sandbar
- 1 Field of the Dead
- 1 Temple of Mystery
- 1 Temple of Malady
- 1 Lotus Field
- 1 Woodland Cemetery
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Simic Growth Chamber
- 1 Barren Moor
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Bojuka Bog
Rachel's deck has all of the trappings of a good Yarok list. From cards like Tatyova, Benthic Druid
Renounce the Bounce, Start Thinkin' About Blinkin'
Due to Yarok being such a strong, ubiquitous commander, I could have chosen any number of themes to pull from for this article. My first thought was the Bounce Theme, but I didn't want to reuse that theme so soon after my Oketra article. As such, the Blink Theme seemed like the best option. This theme had a great variety of options here, providing some cards that this deck would really enjoy to add to its arsenal.
Let's start off with one of the coolest cards I added into the deck: Voracious Hydra
Something I like to see in a slower, value-based deck like Rachel's is a handful of different win conditions, and Rachel did not disappoint. She already had Craterhoof Behemoth
Cloudstone Curio
Speaking of cards that provide value or accidentally combo if you sneeze on them, the next two cards on the list are Temur Sabertooth
This is where we get to the "vegetables" of my inclusions. These cards aren't flashy, but they are important to make sure the deck runs smoothly.
Risen Reef
If we've learned anything from Oko, Thief of Crowns
Speaking of removal, Casualties of War
The last two cards are personal favorites because I feel naked in a deck that has blue and no counterspells. To shore up this personal insecurity of mine, I've added two of my favorite cards: the original Counterspell
Blink, and You Might Miss it
I am going to forgo a Bonus Round
Rachel's deck, as well as the other two submitted decks, are very good, very tight lists. Part of the reason I have little to no additions from myself and only changed ten cards is because of this. Unlike the average lists that I'm tuning up now, all of the bases are covered here. Ramp, card advantage, threats, wincons, everything is accounted for.
Of course, there are still changes that can be made; no deck is perfect. Adding in Archaeomancer
Looking over decklists submitted by people instead of ones that EDHREC puts together comes with its own challenges of course, but I'm happy to be able to take a crack at them for a change. I love seeing their thought process and creativity shine through their work. I know I keep saying it, but this deck, as well as the next two I have queued up, had me really excited to write. They've all been submitted from great women in our community, and I'm really happy to be able to feature them in this series.
If you'd like to reach me, I'm quite active on Twitter (@thejesguy), and I have an email that I do my best to respond to (thejeskaiguy@gmail.com). If you have any comments, questions, concerns, or anything else of the sort, please don't hesitate to leave them below or get in touch!
As always, thanks for you time, and thank you for arche-tuning in!
Decklist:
Keep on Yarok-ing On!
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Creatures (31)
- 1 Muldrotha, the Gravetide
- 1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
- 1 Lotus Cobra
- 1 Hostage Taker
- 1 Puppeteer Clique
- 1 Wood Elves
- 1 Deadeye Navigator
- 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
- 1 Sire of Stagnation
- 1 Nissa, Vastwood Seer // Nissa, Sage Animist
- 1 Reclamation Sage
- 1 Riftsweeper
- 1 Palinchron
- 1 Peregrine Drake
- 1 Avenger of Zendikar
- 1 Prime Speaker Vannifar
- 1 End-Raze Forerunners
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Rampaging Baloths
- 1 Solemn Simulacrum
- 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
- 1 Coiling Oracle
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Tireless Tracker
- 1 Eternal Witness
- 1 Elvish Visionary
- 1 Acidic Slime
- 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
- 1 Ravenous Chupacabra
- 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
- 1 Mulldrifter
Instants (5)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (0)
Lands (39)
- 1 Flooded Grove
- 1 Twilight Mire
- 1 Fetid Pools
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 4 Island
- 4 Swamp
- 1 Sunken Hollow
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Temple of Deceit
- 6 Forest
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Morphic Pool
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Waterlogged Grove
- 1 Nurturing Peatland
- 1 Field of the Dead
- 1 Temple of Mystery
- 1 Temple of Malady
- 1 Woodland Cemetery
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Bojuka Bog
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