#14 · 187 points · Midrange

The Rock

The Rock is a black-green midrange deck. Duress and Cabal Therapy take the opponent's key cards, Pernicious Deed destroys every artifact, creature and enchantment up to a chosen mana value, and Ravenous Baloth and Treetop Village attack.

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The Rock

Henrique Buboltz·Liga Feijoada 2026 #9 @ Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil) · 5 Sep 2026

60 main·15 side

Creatures

[17]

4Wall of Blossoms

4Wall of Roots

3Blastoderm

3Ravenous Baloth

2Deranged Hermit

1Yavimaya Elder

Instants

[3]

1Naturalize

1Snuff Out

1Vendetta

Sorceries

[8]

4Cabal Therapy

4Duress

Enchantments

[6]

4Pernicious Deed

2Recurring Nightmare

Artifacts

[2]

2Phyrexian Furnace

Land

[24]

7Forest

6Swamp

4Llanowar Wastes

4Treetop Village

2Dust Bowl

1Volrath's Stronghold

Sideboard

[15]

3Engineered Plague

3Crumble

2Tormod's Crypt

2Plague Spitter

2Diabolic Edict

1Vendetta

1Tranquil Domain

1Smother

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The Rock matchups

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From Elisium's guide

vs Stiflenought
Out:
− 3 Wall of Roots
− 2 Krosan Tusker
In:
+ 2 Naturalize
+ 1 Nantuko Vigilante
+ 1 Graveborn Muse
+ 1 Withered Wretch
vs Goblins
Out:
− 3 Duress
− 1 Naturalize
In:
+ 3 Engineered Plague
+ 1 Bone Shredder
vs Landstill
Out:
− 2 Smother
− 1 Chainer's Edict
− 2 Wall of Roots
In:
+ 1 Graveborn Muse
+ 2 Engineered Plague
+ 1 Nantuko Vigilante
+ 1 Spike Feeder
vs Replenish
Out:
− 1 Chainer's Edict
− 2 Smother
− 1 Snuff Out
− 4 Wall of Roots
In:
+ 2 Naturalize
+ 2 Tormod's Crypt
+ 1 Graveborn Muse
+ 1 Spiritmonger
+ 1 Dust Bowl
+ 1 Nantuko Vigilante
vs Enchantress
Out:
− 2 Smother
− 1 Snuff Out
− 4 Wall of Roots
In:
+ 2 Tormod's Crypt
+ 2 Naturalize
+ 1 Engineered Plague
+ 1 Graveborn Muse
+ 1 Spiritmonger
vs Terrageddon
Out:
− 2 Pernicious Deed
− 1 Wall of Blossoms
In:
+ 1 Tormod's Crypt
+ 2 Naturalize
vs Moneyball Black
Out:
− 1 Snuff Out
− 2 Duress
In:
+ 2 Naturalize
+ 1 Graveborn Muse
vs Sligh
Out:
− 1 Pernicious Deed
− 1 Snuff Out
− 2 Krosan Tusker
In:
+ 2 Engineered Plague
+ 1 Withered Wretch
+ 1 Uktabi Orangutan
vs Survival Infestation
Out:
− 1 Chainer's Edict
− 1 Snuff Out
− 1 Blastoderm
In:
+ 2 Naturalize
+ 1 Graveborn Muse
vs UG Madness
Out:
− 2 Wall of Roots
− 1 Naturalize
− 1 Genesis
In:
+ 1 Withered Wretch
+ 1 Graveborn Muse
+ 2 Tormod's Crypt
vs The Rock
Out:
− 2 Duress
− 2 Smother
In:
+ 1 Graveborn Muse
+ 1 Withered Wretch
+ 1 Nantuko Vigilante
+ 1 Naturalize
vs Stasis
Out:
− 1 Chainer's Edict
− 2 Smother
− 1 Snuff Out
− 2 Wall of Blossoms
In:
+ 2 Naturalize
+ 1 Uktabi Orangutan
+ 1 Withered Wretch
+ 1 Spiritmonger
+ 1 Spike Feeder
vs BW Control
Out:
− 2 Smother
− 3 Wall of Roots
− 1 Naturalize
In:
+ 2 Tormod's Crypt
+ 1 Graveborn Muse
+ 1 Dust Bowl
+ 1 Withered Wretch
+ 1 Spike Feeder
vs Psychatog
Out:
− 1 Snuff Out
− 2 Wall of Roots
− 1 Naturalize
− 1 Genesis
In:
+ 1 Graveborn Muse
+ 2 Tormod's Crypt
+ 1 Spiritmonger
+ 1 Dust Bowl
vs RG Oath Ponza
Out:
− 1 Genesis
− 4 Wall of Blossoms
In:
+ 2 Naturalize
+ 2 Tormod's Crypt
+ 1 Dust Bowl
vs FEB
Out:
− 1 Genesis
− 4 Wall of Roots
− 2 Wall of Blossoms
− 2 Krosan Tusker
In:
+ 2 Tormod's Crypt
+ 2 Naturalize
+ 1 Nantuko Vigilante
+ 1 Bone Shredder
+ 3 Engineered Plague
vs Elves
Out:
− 2 Blastoderm
− 1 Genesis
− 2 Wall of Blossoms
− 2 Krosan Tusker
In:
+ 3 Engineered Plague
+ 2 Naturalize
+ 2 Tormod's Crypt