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Brood Rites

True power demands sacrifice. In these profane rites, the price of greatness is scrawled in blood upon the altar of victory.

Brood Rites is a Green/Black sacrifice matters deck that grinds opponents into the dirt with an unbeatable long game.

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Overview

Midrange

A versatile Black-Green midrange deck that combines efficient threats with interaction, scaling into powerful late-game options.

Signature Cards
Seed Guardian
Korozda Guildmage
Baloth Null
Keywords
DevoidScryReachFlying

Game Plan

Early Game

Turns 1-2
Make efficient plays with Blisterpod and Bone Splinters and set up your mid-game. Don't overextend into sweepers if you have a lead.
Blisterpod
Bone Splinters
Carrier Thrall

Mid Game

Turns 3-4
Develop your board while leaving up interaction. This is where the deck's threat-answer flexibility shines — read the matchup and pivot accordingly.
Catacomb Sifter
Seed Guardian
Golgari Germination

Late Game

Turn 5+
Leverage Baloth Null and Brood Butcher to dominate the late game. Resolve your biggest threats and protect them.
Baloth Null
Brood Butcher
Eliminate the Competition

Deck Play Profile

Derived from automated card-by-card analysis across all known versions. The Capability Profile shows how the deck measures up across six functional dimensions — pressure, interaction, card advantage, and more. The Play Style hexagon uses the same data to place the deck on the aggro–control–combo–midrange spectrum.

Capability Profile
Play Style
MidrangeAggroControlCombo
Deck average (all versions)

Strengths & Weaknesses

  • Flexible threat-answer ratio adapts to different matchup archetypes
  • Individual card quality means you win most fair fights
  • Slower than aggro decks and can struggle if forced to play purely reactively in the early game
  • Weaker to overwhelming synergy decks that go "above" fair interaction