Nemesis/Theme decks

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Nemesis
 
Theme decks
 
Player's Guide decks
 

Nemesis had four theme decks. One is monocolored, and three are bicolored.

Included with each deck was a booklet with deck lists and strategy guides for all four decks. An enhanced version of each deck was also suggested to upgrade it for a competitive Standard environment. Nemesis was the final expansion to have these. (The cards for the enhanced deck lists were not supplied)

Breakdown

Breakdown is a green/blue theme deck from Nemesis.

“  Breakdown gives you the advantage just long enough to give your opponents a thorough bashing. Gargantuan creatures can be played early, but with a slight catch: they decay quickly. So act fast.[1]  ”
Breakdown

Creatures (21)

2 Blastoderm

4 Cloudskate

2 Rusting Golem

1 Skyshroud Behemoth

4 Skyshroud Ridgeback

2 Stronghold Zeppelin

1 Vine Trellis

3 Waterfront Bouncer

2 Woodripper

Instants (6)

4 Accumulated Knowledge

2 Ensnare

Sorceries (2)

2 Revive

Artifacts (2)

1 Parallax Inhibitor

1 Puffer Extract

Enchantments (5)

1 Dehydration

1 False Demise

1 Seal of Strength

1 War Tax

1 Seal of Removal

Lands (24)

10 Island

10 Forest

2 Hickory Woodlot

2 Saprazzan Skerry

The 2 rares in this deck are Parallax Inhibitor and Skyshroud Behemoth.

“  The strategy of the enhanced “Breakdown” deck isn’t much different than that of the basic deck. The goal is to quickly pummel your opponent with cheap, hard-to-block creatures and then play some cheap, big creatures with which you can deliver the finishing blow. [2]  ”
Breakdown - Enhanced Deck

Creatures (23)

3 Cloud Sprite

4 Cloudskate

2 River Boa

1 Vine Trellis

2 Waterfront Bouncer

1 Raven Familiar

2 Uktabi Orangutan

3 Blastoderm

1 Emperor Crocodile

3 Stronghold Zeppelin

1 Palinchron

Instants (5)

4 Ensnare

1 Symbiosis

Sorceries (5)

4 Misstep

1 Creeping Mold

Enchantments (3)

3 Dehydration

Lands (24)

10 Island

10 Forest

2 Hickory Woodlot

2 Saprazzan Skerry

Eruption

Eruption is a red/white theme deck from Nemesis.

“  Eruption is bubbling over with creatures that can spell death to your rivals. Anything they fail to destroy is fodder for the laccolith and flowstone brutes that inhabit this deck.[3]  ”
Eruption

Creatures (21)

2 Alabaster Wall

1 Arc Mage

2 Chieftain en-Dal

1 Crenellated Wall

1 Defender en-Vec

2 Flowstone Crusher

1 Flowstone Overseer

1 Kris Mage

3 Laccolith Grunt

2 Laccolith Warrior

2 Laccolith Whelp

1 Oracle's Attendants

2 Trap Runner

Instants (5)

1 Disenchant

1 Downhill Charge

1 Ramosian Rally

1 Sivvi's Ruse

1 Thunderclap

Sorceries (1)

1 Volcanic Wind

Artifacts (3)

1 Belbe's Armor

1 Flowstone Armor

1 Iron Lance

Enchantments (6)

1 Flaming Sword

1 Inviolability

1 Seal of Cleansing

3 Seal of Fire

Lands (24)

10 Plains

14 Mountain

The 2 rares in this deck are Flowstone Overseer and Oracle's Attendants.

“  The enhanced version of “Eruption” is faster than the basic deck. A selection of cheaper creatures and quick direct damage gives you the potential to win before your opponent can even beg for mercy. [4]  ”
Eruption - Enhanced Deck

Creatures (18)

4 Goblin Patrol

4 Laccolith Whelp

2 Expendable Troops

4 Goblin Raider

2 Laccolith Grunt

1 Keldon Champion

1 Lightning Dragon

Instants (6)

1 Healing Salve

4 Shock

1 Remedy

Sorceries (6)

2 Arc Lightning

1 Armageddon

1 Hammer of Bogardan

1 Pillage

1 Reckless Abandon

Artifacts (2)

2 Ring of Gix

Enchantments (6)

4 Seal of Fire

2 Seal of Cleansing

Lands (22)

9 Plains

13 Mountain

Mercenaries

Mercenaries is a black theme deck from Nemesis.

“  With Mercenaries you enlist an infantry of vile fiends to do your bidding. Where there is one, there are many as you use these creatures' recruiting ability to spawn other monstrosities until the victory is secured.[5]  ”
Mercenaries

Creatures (23)

1 Alley Grifters

1 Battlefield Percher

1 Carrion Wall

1 Cateran Brute

1 Cateran Enforcer

1 Cateran Kidnappers

3 Misshapen Fiend

2 Phyrexian Driver

1 Phyrexian Prowler

1 Rampart Crawler

1 Rathi Assassin

1 Rathi Fiend

1 Rathi Intimidator

1 Skulking Fugitive

4 Spineless Thug

2 Strongarm Thug

Instants (3)

2 Dark Ritual

1 Dark Triumph

Sorceries (4)

1 Cateran Summons

1 Massacre

2 Mind Swords

Artifacts (1)

1 Belbe's Portal

Enchantments (6)

1 Haunted Crossroads

1 Intimidation

3 Parallax Dementia

1 Seal of Doom

Lands (23)

23 Swamp

The 2 rares in this deck are Belbe's Portal and Rathi Assassin.

“  The enhanced “Mercenaries” deck features a more finely honed recruiting strategy, an improved ability to deal with threatening creatures, and added cards that may disrupt your opponent’s game plan. Recruiting may be a slower strategy than that used by some creature-based decks, but you’ll have the advantage of sheer numbers and effective creature replacement. [6]  ”
Mercenaries - Enhanced Deck

Creatures (22)

2 Cateran Persuader

2 Silent Assassin

4 Spineless Thug

4 Cateran Brute

2 Phyrexian Driver

2 Strongarm Thug

1 Cateran Kidnappers

1 Highway Robber

2 Rathi Fiend

1 Cateran Enforcer

1 Primeval Shambler

Instants (4)

4 Dark Ritual

Sorceries (9)

3 Cateran Summons

2 Duress

2 Vicious Hunger

2 Yawgmoth's Will

Enchantments (3)

1 Contamination

2 Seal of Doom

Land (22)

20 Swamp

2 Polluted Mire

Replicator

Replicator is a black/green theme deck from Nemesis.

“  Your opponents will have double the trouble defending against the duplicating creatures of Replicator. What little more it costs to play these harbingers of doom is well worth the suffering they inflict.[7]  ”
Replicator

Creatures (28)

4 Blastoderm

1 Bog Witch

2 Cackling Witch

1 Coiling Woodworm

2 Deepwood Drummer

4 Howling Wolf

1 Hunted Wumpus

4 Nesting Wurm

2 Plague Witch

4 Skyshroud Sentinel

1 Squallmonger

2 Stampede Driver

Instants (2)

2 Invigorate

Artifacts (1)

1 Flowstone Armor

Enchantments (4)

1 Saproling Burst

1 Saproling Cluster

2 Seal of Doom

Lands (25)

7 Swamp

17 Forest

1 Subterranean Hangar

The 2 rares in this deck are Saproling Burst and Saproling Cluster.

“  The enhanced “Replicator” deck features a major modification: red replaces black as the secondary colour. The change in colour should help you better handle the types of threats you might expect to face in a constructed deck environment. Red allows you to play with creature-control cards that can also deal damage to your opponent, an important consideration because some of your opponents may play creatureless decks. [8]  ”
Replicator - Enhanced Deck

Creatures (20)

3 Vine Trellis

4 Skyshroud Sentinel

4 Howling Wolf

3 Maro

2 Squallmonger

4 Nesting Wurm

Instants (4)

4 Repopulate

Sorceries (7)

2 Earthquake

2 Revive

1 Arc Lightning

1 Spontaneous Generation

1 Collective Unconscious

Artifacts (2)

2 Thran Foundry

Enchantments (3)

3 Rancor

Land (24)

3 Mountain

14 Forest

1 Mercadian Bazaar

4 Smoldering Crater

2 Treetop Village

See also

References

  1. ↑ The links provided by this template are broken. It's possible it can be modified to use archive links.[dead link]

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    Nemesis Theme Deck: Breakdown — Wizards of the Coast

  2. ↑ Nemesis Theme Deck Strategy Guide
  3. ↑ The links provided by this template are broken. It's possible it can be modified to use archive links.[dead link]

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    Nemesis Theme Deck: Eruption — Wizards of the Coast

  4. ↑ Nemesis Theme Deck Strategy Guide
  5. ↑ *The links provided by this template are broken. It's possible it can be modified to use archive links.[dead link]

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    Nemesis Theme Deck: Mercenaries — Wizards of the Coast

  6. ↑ Nemesis Theme Deck Strategy Guide
  7. ↑ The links provided by this template are broken. It's possible it can be modified to use archive links.[dead link]

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    Nemesis Theme Deck: Replicator — Wizards of the Coast

  8. ↑ Nemesis Theme Deck Strategy Guide
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