I'm Only Going One Way While all this was going on, Randy Buehler, as Director of R&D Magic, was keeping his eye on Earth design
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As a refresher, heres the original decklist: Tyranid Swarm Precon View on Archidekt Commander (1) 1 The SwarmlordThe Swarmlord Lands (39) 1 Ash BarrensAsh Barrens 1 Cave of TemptationCave of Temptation 1 Cinder GladeCinder Glade 1 Command TowerCommand Tower 1 Evolving WildsEvolving Wilds 1 Exotic OrchardExotic Orchard 8 ForestForest 1 Frontier BivouacFrontier Bivouac 1 Game TrailGame Trail 7 IslandIsland 7 MountainMountain 1 Opal PalaceOpal Palace 1 Path of AncestryPath of Ancestry 1 Rugged HighlandsRugged Highlands 1 Temple of AbandonTemple of Abandon 1 Temple of EpiphanyTemple of Epiphany 1 Temple of MysteryTemple of Mystery 1 Terramorphic ExpanseTerramorphic Expanse 1 Thornwood FallsThornwood Falls 1 Unclaimed TerritoryUnclaimed Territory Creatures (36) 1 AberrantAberrant 1 Acolyte HybridAcolyte Hybrid 1 Atalan JackalAtalan Jackal 1 BiophagusBiophagus 1 BroodlordBroodlord 1 ClamavusClamavus 1 Deathleaper, Terror WeaponDeathleaper, Terror Weapon 1 ExocrineExocrine 1 Gargoyle FlockGargoyle Flock 1 Genestealer LocusGenestealer Locus 1 Genestealer PatriarchGenestealer Patriarch 1 Ghyrson Starn, KelermorphGhyrson Starn, Kelermorph 1 HaruspexHaruspex 1 Hierophant Bio-TitanHierophant Bio-Titan 1 Hormagaunt HordeHormagaunt Horde 1 LictorLictor 1 Magus Lucea KaneMagus Lucea Kane 1 MalanthropeMalanthrope 1 MawlocMawloc 1 NexosNexos 1 Old One EyeOld One Eye 1 Purestrain GenestealerPurestrain Genestealer 1 RavenerRavener 1 Screamer-KillerScreamer-Killer 1 SporocystSporocyst 1 Termagant SwarmTermagant Swarm 1 TervigonTervigon 1 The Red TerrorThe Red Terror 1 ToxicreneToxicrene 1 Trygon PrimeTrygon Prime 1 Tyranid HarridanTyranid Harridan 1 Tyranid PrimeTyranid Prime 1 Tyrant GuardTyrant Guard 1 VenomthropeVenomthrope 1 Winged Hive TyrantWinged Hive Tyrant 1 ZoanthropeZoanthrope Sorceries (6) 1 CultivateCultivate 1 ExploreExplore 1 FarseekFarseek 1 Hull BreachHull Breach 1 Rampant GrowthRampant Growth 1 Tyranid InvasionTyranid Invasion Enchantments (8) 1 AbundanceAbundance 1 Bred for the HuntBred for the Hunt 1 Death's PresenceDeath's Presence 1 Hardened ScalesHardened Scales 1 New HorizonsNew Horizons 1 OvergrowthOvergrowth 1 Shadow in the WarpShadow in the Warp 1 The First Tyrannic WarThe First Tyrannic War Instants (4) 1 AetherizeAetherize 1 HarrowHarrow 1 Inspiring CallInspiring Call 1 StarstormStarstorm Artifacts (6) 1 Arcane SignetArcane Signet 1 Bone SabresBone Sabres 1 Goliath TruckGoliath Truck 1 Herald's HornHerald's Horn 1 Icon of AncestryIcon of Ancestry 1 Sol RingSol Ring Counter Balance Let's review the head honchos
Most obviously, it is great against token decks, turning Legion's Landing, Servo Exhibition, Lingering Souls, and Bitterblossom tokens into useless attackers, but it also provides a reasonable answer to combo decks like Storm, where the first ability on Amulet of Safekeeping works like a Flusterstorm that's always sitting on the battlefield against a card like Grapeshot
This deck also snaps up bombs nicely, and part of the reason to draft this deck is that you can often take any great card you see later in the draft
Cards I expected to see less: Additional anthems, Champion of the Perished The precon already has 7 zombie anthems, adding more felt a bit redundant to me, yet people seem to drag this average up to ~10
