Bant Scapeshift is arguably the best deck currently in Standard. Week after week, it has taken down tournaments left and right. The combination of Scapeshift and Field of the Dead has proven itself to be extremely powerful. But just because Bant Scapeshift has a history of performing well doesn't mean there's no room for innovation. If the engine of the deck is a colorless land and a Green sorcery, could this engine perform just as well in a different color combination? Today I have for you a few decks that use the Scapeshift/Field of the Dead combo but aren't in Bant colors. Let's see how they stack up.

Simic Scapeshift

The first deck I have for you this week runs on two of the three colors in Bant - Blue and Green. Without White, what can this deck do? Let's take a look at it:

Simic Scapeshift | Core Set 2020 Standard | Austin_T, archidekt.com user

• Creatures (20)
• 4 Elvish Rejuvenator
• 4 Incubation Druid
• 4 Jadelight Ranger
• 4 Llanowar Elves
• 4 Risen Reef

• Planeswalkers (4)
• 4 Nissa, Who Shakes the World

• Instants (6)
• 2 Blink of an Eye
• 4 Growth Spiral

• Sorceries (4)
• 4 Scapeshift

• Lands (26)
• 3 Island
• 7 Forest
• 1 Simic Guildgate
• 1 Temple of Mystery
• 1 Thornwood Falls
• 1 Woodland Stream
• 4 Breeding Pool
• 4 Field of the Dead
• 4 Hinterland Harbor

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Entrancing Melody
• 2 Mass Manipulation
• 2 Pelakka Wurm
• 4 Thorn Lieutenant
• 2 Thrashing Brontodon
• 3 Veil of Summer

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The overall plan with this deck is still the same. You'll want to find a copy of Scapeshift as soon as possible so you can start building up a Zombie horde with Field of the Dead. You won't be able to cast Scapeshift on your opponent's turn, so you'll be a bit vulnerable for a turn. With any luck, your opponent won't be able to play a sweeper since you have plenty of ways to power out Scapeshift earlier than usual. This Simic Scapeshift deck does sacrifice a little bit of flexibility in order to gain a bit of speed.

Jund Scapeshift

The next Scapeshift deck I have for you is a Jund version. It has quite a few tools not normally available to the Bant version that make the deck unique. Let's take a look at it:

Jund Scapeshift | Core Set 2020 Standard | Northish, archidekt.com user

• Creatures (28)
• 1 Living Twister
• 2 Cavalier of Flame
• 2 Dread Presence
• 3 Wayward Swordtooth
• 4 Arboreal Grazer
• 4 Elvish Reclaimer
• 4 Llanowar Elves
• 4 Mayhem Devil
• 4 Paradise Druid

• Instants (5)
• 1 Disfigure
• 1 Moment of Craving
• 1 Vraska's Contempt
• 2 Cast Down

• Sorceries (3)
• 3 Scapeshift

• Artifacts (1)
• 1 Crucible of Worlds

• Lands (23)
• 1 Forest
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Swamp
• 2 Blood Crypt
• 2 Dragonskull Summit
• 2 Rootbound Crag
• 2 Stomping Ground
• 4 Field of the Dead
• 4 Overgrown Tomb
• 4 Woodland Cemetery

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Another card you'll want to ramp into if possible is Cavalier of Flame. By doing so, you offer the Zombie creature tokens you create a way to gain haste when you cast Scapeshift and get Field of the Dead onto the battlefield. Cavalier of Flame will also be able to give those Zombies a bonus of +1/+0 every time you activate its ability. While the multiple instances of haste are irrelevant, multiple instances of +1/+0 certainly isn't, and that will also quickly add up to a ton of damage.

Golos Scapeshift

The final Scapeshift deck I have for you this week is a primarily Sultai deck that capitalizes on the power of Golos, Tireless Pilgrim to help you win. Let's take a look at the deck:

Golos Scapeshift | Core Set 2020 Standard | Nathan Holiday, MagicFest Denver 07/21/19

• Creatures (11)
• 3 Golos, Tireless Pilgrim
• 4 Cavalier of Thorns
• 4 Elvish Rejuvenator

• Instants (11)
• 2 Assassin's Trophy
• 2 Cast Down
• 3 Deathsprout
• 4 Growth Spiral

• Sorceries (7)
• 3 Grow from the Ashes
• 4 Scapeshift

• Artifacts (2)
• 2 The Immortal Sun

• Lands (29)
• 1 Island
• 2 Forest
• 2 Swamp
• 1 Blast Zone
• 1 Dismal Backwater
• 1 Drowned Catacomb
• 1 Jungle Hollow
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 1 Temple Garden
• 1 Temple of Malady
• 1 Temple of Mystery
• 1 Thornwood Falls
• 2 Hinterland Harbor
• 2 Watery Grave
• 2 Woodland Cemetery
• 3 Breeding Pool
• 3 Field of the Dead
• 3 Overgrown Tomb

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Cerulean Drake
• 2 Moment of Craving
• 3 Negate
• 4 Unmoored Ego
• 4 Veil of Summer

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The rest of this deck is comprised of ways to ramp your mana and ways to destroy your opponent's creatures. With all of the mana ramp happening, being able to cast The Immortal Sun quickly can be helpful against many of the decks currently in Standard. Currently there are 85 Planeswalkers legal in Standard, and while not all of them see play, enough of them do that it will usually be worth your while to get The Immortal Sun into play. Even if you don't hinder your opponent with it, it still gives you an additional card each turn, a discount to all of your spells, and a bonus for each creature you have on the battlefield.

Wrapping Up

As you can see, the combination of Scapeshift and Field of the Dead can work in many different color combinations. If you're looking to beat Bant Scapeshift while also using their toys against them, you might try giving one of these decks a try.

What do you think of these decks? Do you have any suggestions for improvements? Let me know by leaving a comment below or you can reply to me directly on Twitter (@mikelikesmtg), or email me directly at mikelikesmtg@gmail.com. Also, feel free to share this article with your friends anywhere on social media. And be sure to join me here again next week as I continue my search for innovative decks in Standard. I'll see you then!

- Mike Likes