Since the banning of Summer Bloom, Amulet of Vigor combo decks featuring Primeval Titan have been struggling to find their footing. Sakura-Tribe Scout does a reasonable, if slow impression of Summer Bloom, but without the ability to consistently play Primeval Titan on the second or third turn of the game, the deck is just a little too slow. In this week’s Modern Challenge, Gretorp may have found a way to bring the deck back to the forefront of the Modern Metagame:

Amulet Titan ? Modern | Gretorp, 10th Place Modern Challenge

• Creatures (7)
• 3 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 4 Primeval Titan

• Instants (6)
• 2 Pact of Negation
• 4 Summoner's Pact

• Sorceries (7)
• 3 Serum Visions
• 4 Ancient Stirrings

• Enchantments (2)
• 2 Hive Mind

• Artifacts (10)
• 2 Engineered Explosives
• 4 Amulet of Vigor
• 4 Lotus Bloom

• Lands (28)
• 1 Bojuka Bog
• 1 Boros Garrison
• 1 Botanical Sanctum
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 2 Forest
• 1 Ghost Quarter
• 1 Khalni Garden
• 1 Radiant Fountain
• 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1 Slayers' Stronghold
• 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1 Temple of Mystery
• 1 Vesuva
• 3 Gruul Turf
• 3 Tolaria West
• 4 Gemstone Mine
• 4 Simic Growth Chamber

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Ancient Grudge
• 3 Dismember
• 1 Hornet Queen
• 2 Kozilek's Return
• 4 Leyline of Sanctity
• 1 Reclamation Sage
• 3 Swan Song

Buy This Deck

Gretorp’s big innovation is the inclusion of Lotus Bloom. If you have it on turn one, this card lets you cast a Primeval Titan on the fourth turn without any help at all, even if your opponent has interaction for your ramp spells. It also means you can make space for some number of Hive Minds again, which was a great alternate win condition for this deck back when it was fully powered.

Beyond that, this deck plays like a midrange deck with the potential for explosive combo turns. Your Primeval Titans can find interactive cards like Bojuka Bog and Radiant Fountain, as well as ensuring that you have consistent access to Pacts. Then you have options like using Tolaria West to find Engineered Explosives or Summoner's Pact to find Thragtusks and Hornet Queens out of the sideboard.

All in all, this is a flexible and powerful deck that’s just looking for a little more consistency and explosiveness after the loss of Summer Bloom. Lotus Blooms in conjunction with Ancient Stirrings to help find them may just be the boost of consistency that this deck needed.