Groundbreaker is a Red and Black land deprivation deck that uses a combination of land destruction spells, creature removal spells, and mid-strength monsters. It is especially useful against low mana, horde-type decks.

This is a tough deck for an opponent to counter, especially as it allows destruction of his lands soon into the game; we have seen people cede the game in frustration after several turns. If you want a deck to just beat the crap out of your opponents with, this one will likely do the trick. As close to a "death deck" as we have yet seen.

Our only criticism of this otherwise irreproachable deck is purely cosmetic: A raging baboon is depicted on the box cover, but there are no baboons in the deck! We are partial to baboons, and were disappointed to discover their absence.

Groundbreaker Basic Deck

Information given is number of particular card in deck; name of card; rarity of card (common, uncommon, rare) and casting cost of card.

Lands (24)

12 Swamp
12 Mountain

Creatures (13)

2 Thrull Surgeon* (C); 1 +
1 Dauthi Slayer (C);
2 Dauthi Jackal* (C); 2 +
2 Vampire Hounds* (C); 2 +
1 Monstrous Hound* (R); 3 +
1 Scalding Salamander* (U); 3 +
3 Anarchist* (C); 4 +
1 Thopter Squadron* (R); 5

Other (23)

3 Diabolic Edict (C); 1 +
1 Nausea* (C); 1 + BL
3 Rain of Tears (U); 1 +
1 Evincar's Justice (C); 1 +
1 Volrath's Dungeon* (R); 2 +
1 Necrologia* (U); 3 +
1 Searing Touch (U); (buyback 4)
3 Shock** (C);
4 Stone Rain (C); 2 +
3 Flowstone Flood* (U); 3 +
2 Aftershock (C); 2 +

* From Exodus
** From Stronghold