Peek-A-Boo

Hey guys, I apologize about the post regularity these days - been a bit busy with work, but that doesn’t mean I’ve quit writing. On the bright side, I do have a deck done and I wanted to keep it on theme with this month’s spooky traditions. I actually wrote down the idea/strategy some time past, but didn’t really concentrate on it. Well, that was the case anyway.. Peek-A-Boo!

Let’s start with the general Peek-A-Boo strategy, shall we? As you might notice with the creature list, we don’t mind our ghouls and ghosts going to the graveyard. I’d like to point out that it’d be more accurate to say they are just stopping by really, as a good number plan on reanimation and hitting the opponent whenever they get an opportunity.

Another point to mention about our undead army is that none of these creatures are very large, so good creature removal against the opponent is required to cut a path to their hit points. Grave Pact is amazing here, as the opponent has some hard choices to make. With their x/1 butts, blocking likely means the opponent loses 2-1 on creatures – and that’s not including the undead shenanigans that our creatures can do.

Alright, so I hear what you’re saying – we get it, the creatures are undead, but how do we take advantage? Strongarm Tactics, Bottomless Pit and Winds of Change would like a talk with you. Each of these cards can be used to help you generate card advantage via your creatures. Earsplitting Rats and Mindslicer are also great, as they are also just creatures on their own. Phyrexian Tower is amazing in this deck as well.

Considerations. Megrim and The Rack were both considered cards, however they do nothing on their own which is why they were cut; the reason being that creatures can at least do things on their own. Originally Peek had 4 Bottomless Pit, but it was decided that the non-choice discard aspect wasn’t worth other copies so decided on an Arena. The end result remains the same: card advantage. Arena combines with creature recursion to add to this. Oh, and Marsh Crocodile could be awesome. Choose your own version. Happy [cauldron] Brewing!

Peek-A-Boo

Land

8 Swamp

4 Badlands

4 Fetchlands

4 Wasteland

1 Phyrexian Tower

Total: 21

Creatures

2 Ichorid

4 Ashen Ghoul

4 Nether Shadow

4 Mindslicer

4 Krovikan Horror

1 Earsplitting Rats

Total: 19

Spells

4 Dark Ritual

1 Phyrexian Arena

1 Bottomless Pit

1 Bad Moon

2 Grave Pact

1 Strongarm Tactics

1 Winds of Change

4 Lightning Bolt

1 Innocent Blood
4 Hymn to Tourach

Total: 20

Sideboard:

4 Tormod’s Crypt

2 Shatter

2 Pyroblast

1 Terminate

4 Duress

2 Pyroclasm