
UB Finkel Aggro Combo - Stifle Parallax Nexus and Phyrexian Negator
Per the other decklist I shared earlier today, Im trying to make UB aggro work and take advantage of two of the most powerful underplayed 3 drops in Premodern [[Shadowmage Infiltrator]] and [[Phyrexian Negator]].
Lo and behold, NM posted a sweet league with a UB list abusing [[Stifle]] and [[Parallax Nexus]]…
https://youtu.be/FmAnDSGQPYI?is=ZYGXqmCN5Vc_P9pW
That specific list didnt fare well but the Nexus and Stifle combo did a lot of work.
It just so happens that Stifle also combos with Phyrexian Negator by removing all sacrifices from any combat or burn spell once. And Nexus exiling opponents hand is a great way to make sure Negator can finish off your opponent.
Do you think its possible to build a strong UB aggro deck using these interactions and Finkle?
[[Shadowmage Infiltrator]] is super underused.
Its a phyrexian arena that instead of costing you 1 life instead costs your opponent 1 life every turn.
How many times do you die in part to your own Phyrexian Arena or Graveborn Muse life loss? Shadowmage does the reverse as it taxes your opponents life total rather than your own while drawing you cards.
How would you build such a deck?
I think 4 Hyppie is a must so I would start with..
20 Lands
4 Dark Ritual
4 Stifle
4 Parallax Nexus
4 Phyrexian Negator
4 Hypnotic Specter
4 Shadowmage Infiltrator
I think the below cards make the most sense to fill out the rest of the deck
4 Duress
2 Smother
1 Funeral Charm
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Recoil
1 Probe
1 Withered Wretch
1 Rotting Giant
1 The Rack
1 Phyrexian Furnace
1 Cursed Scroll or Fact or Fiction
1 Winter Orb or Fact or Fiction
But there is definitely room to add all manner of spice, like a 1 of Psychatog to serve as a removal magnet if not an alt win condition.
Cards like Mana Leak and Portent also have potential but I would prefer to not play any mono blue cards other than Stifle to better leverage Dark Ritual.