
Ill Gotten Gains
Storm Combo
Overview
"A storm-adjacent combo deck that loops Ill-Gotten Gains with Dark Ritual and Duress to strip the opponent's hand while building storm count, finishing with Tendrils of Agony or Brain Freeze. Note: Tendrils of Agony was banned in standard Premodern on 2018-01-01, so this storm finish is legal only in Premodern Unchained (Brain Freeze remains a legal finisher)."
Game Plan
Cast Dark Ritual into Ill-Gotten Gains, recurring rituals and discard. Each loop increases storm count and depletes the opponent's hand. Finish with a lethal Tendrils of Agony or Brain Freeze. Note: Tendrils of Agony was banned in standard Premodern on 2018-01-01, so this storm finish is legal only in Premodern Unchained (Brain Freeze remains a legal finisher).
Key Cards
Core engine & flex
Sample Decklists
desolutionist
Mainboard (60)
$5483Instant (25)
$1544Sorcery (10)
$25.69Artifact (9)
$3372Land (16)
$541Sideboard (15)
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Kai Holzschneider
Mainboard (60)
$5503Instant (26)
$1567Sorcery (10)
$28.24Artifact (8)
$3371Land (16)
$537Sideboard (15)
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Nicolas Dangelo
Mainboard (60)
$5497Instant (26)
$1581Sorcery (10)
$29.60Artifact (8)
$3371Land (16)
$515Sideboard (15)
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