Amulet Titan is a modern deck archetype that utilizes the combination of Amulet of Vigor and Primeval Titan to create powerful and explosive plays. The deck focuses on ramping quickly to cast Primeval Titan, which allows the player to search for utility lands that can generate immense value. The main engine of the deck is Amulet of Vigor, which negates any enters-the-battlefield tapped effect of lands. This means that lands like Simic Growth Chamber and Boros Garrison can generate two mana each, effectively doubling the available mana resources. This enables the player to combo off and generate a ton of mana in a single turn. Primeval Titan is the deck's primary finisher and enables the player to search for utility lands like Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion, which grants double strike to creatures, or Tolaria West, which can search for important silver bullet cards like Summoner's Pact or Pact of Negation.
Primeval Titan is the deck's primary finisher and enables the player to search for utility lands like Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion, which grants double strike to creatures, or Tolaria West, which can search for important silver bullet cards like Summoner's Pact or Pact of Negation. The deck also runs utility lands like Vesuva and Tolaria West to further enhance its flexibility and consistency. To further increase its power, the deck also runs bounce lands like Simic Growth Chamber and Gruul Turf to generate additional mana and extend combo turns.
Amulet Titan with Modern Horizons
Supplementary products have been adding new blood straight into Legacy and Vintage for a while. Some have managed to make a big impact on the format—cards like Shardless Agent, True-Name Nemesis, and Palace Jailer. Now with Modern Horizons, cards have been added directly to Modern for the first time.
We’re already seeing the Modern metagame evolve with the infusion of Modern Horizons. It’s hard to know what the format will look like once this all shakes out, but here are the possible inclusions and upgrades I see for my favorite deck, Amulet Titan.
Fundamentally these are the same card in the main matchup where you would want an untargetable beater. Amulet isn’t a graveyard deck, so Nimble Mongoose is tough to turn on with threshold. Hex Drinker lends itself well to a deck that has the mana to level it up, which Amulet can do. I think something like this could see an inclusion if control becomes huge in the format with the printing of Force of Negation. But it’s more likely that Thrun, the Last Troll or Carnage Tyrant will hold on to this spot.
Artifacts are among the most powerful card types in this game, and especially in Modern. In addition, Mox Opal decks tend to be some of Amulet Titan’s most difficult matchups. We have seen some builds of Amulet with Karn, the Great Creator really close the percentages in these matchups largely due to the static text. So it is really nice to have access to a pact target that shuts these decks down. Collector Ouphe is a really great card to have in the Amulet toolbox if those decks take over the format.
Deep Forest Hermit is a functional reprint of Deranged Hermit, offering eleven power over five bodies for only five mana. Five is a really important number because it’s the number Sakura-Tribe Scout enables on turn three by itself. Because of that, powerful five-mana plays bridge the gap in the curve to Primeval Titan on turn four. You have seen cards like Thragtusk or Batterskull occupy this space in the past. The probably is nowadays we tend to use those slots to close that one-turn gap and get a turn three Titan rather than doing something less powerful. And Thragtusk would be better for this job anyway.
Here’s a super sick grindy card that occupies the similar mana slot to Deep Forest Hermit. The problem with Genesis is that the deck is really good at getting creatures into your hand, but not the graveyard. If the text on this card was active on the battlefield and not just the graveyard, we might give it another look.
Pure racing situations are not that most common in this format, but Spore Frog definitely is a nice pact target to have access to do that. If only it prevented all damage, not just combat damage. Then it might have enough application to make the cut in some metagames, but as it stands it’s merely a sweet card.
I found some time to play with Finale of Devastation and found it to be fine. The benefit of Eladamri’s Call is that, similar to Pact or Tolaria West, it lets you split up the cost over multiple turns. The major disadvantage is the second color of mana. Even though the deck has access to all five colors of mana, outside of green and to a lesser extent blue no color is free and guaranteed. There is a real cost to focusing around these tertiary colors. I ended up not going with Finale in my latest builds, so this would fall into similar space but could see some potential in the future.
Now we have an additional two green Horizon Canopy lands. Horizon Canopy has seen some play in Amulet in the white builds. The pain land aspect of it tends to be a little too high in a mana hungry deck like this. There is no doubt that these lands are powerful, and Waterlogged Grove specifically is a great option because as I have mentioned the core of the deck is green/blue. This is a super powerful option when building manabases to get a little bit extra value.
Saving the best for last, Force of Vigor is an absolute slam dunk in Amulet. Even more so than my last slam dunk, Karn, the Great Creator. This card destroys Blood Moon for no mana! In fact it can destroy two Blood Moons for zero mana. Blood Moon is the single best card against the Amulet deck, and being able to deal with it without having to draw one or two basic forests is a huge addition. So it being able to destroy multiple artifacts, surprise a lethal Inkmoth Nexus, or remove an Ensnaring Bridge. I can guarantee there will be multiple copies of this card in Amulet sideboards in the early stages of the new format.
I’m looking forward to see what happens to such an established format with the injection of so many card designed for it. I’m just hoping Amulet is still great moving forward, or that I am one of the first people to break the new format.
Fundamentally these are the same card in the main matchup where you would want an untargetable beater. Amulet isn’t a graveyard deck, so Nimble Mongoose is tough to turn on with threshold. Hex Drinker lends itself well to a deck that has the mana to level it up, which Amulet can do. I think something like this could see an inclusion if control becomes huge in the format with the printing of Force of Negation. But it’s more likely that Thrun, the Last Troll or Carnage Tyrant will hold on to this spot.
This allows the player to cast multiple Primeval Titans in a single turn or generate an overwhelming board presence. Amulet Titan also utilizes Sakura-Tribe Scout and Azusa, Lost but Seeking to accelerate the deck's ramp plan. These cards enable the player to drop multiple lands in a single turn, further boosting the deck's mana resources and accelerating the combo. The deck's game plan typically revolves around ramping as quickly as possible with cards like Sakura-Tribe Scout, Azusa, Lost but Seeking, and Summer Bloom, while searching for key utility lands with Primeval Titan. Once the necessary lands are in play, the deck aims to cast a large Primeval Titan and tutor for game-winning lands or other silver bullet cards. Overall, Amulet Titan is a highly explosive and powerful modern deck archetype that can generate immense value and overwhelm opponents. With its unique combination of Amulet of Vigor and Primeval Titan, the deck has a strong and resilient strategy that can catch opponents off guard and deliver quick victories..
Reviews for "Sideboard Guide for Amulet Titan: Navigating the Modern Metagame"
1. Sarah - 1/5 stars - "I found Amulet Titan to be an incredibly frustrating and unenjoyable deck to play against in modern. The deck's ability to consistently ramp up its mana and play huge threats on the board felt oppressive, leaving very little room for interactive and tactical gameplay. It felt like I was constantly playing against a ticking time bomb that would explode at any moment. Furthermore, facing the deck's ability to tutor for specific lands and assemble its key combo pieces made it feel like I had very little control over the outcome of each matchup. Overall, I found Amulet Titan to be a highly unbalanced and unenjoyable deck to play against."
2. John - 2/5 stars - "While I understand the appeal of Amulet Titan in modern, I personally did not find it to be a very engaging or dynamic deck to play. Much of the deck's strategy revolves around assembling the right combination of lands and playing big creatures, which quickly became repetitive and one-dimensional for me. Additionally, the deck's reliance on drawing or tutoring for specific cards to achieve its optimal game plan often felt frustrating and luck-based. I much prefer decks that offer a wider range of decision-making and strategic options. Overall, I was not impressed with Amulet Titan and would not recommend it to players looking for a more interactive and varied gameplay experience."
3. Mark - 2/5 stars - "Amulet Titan is a deck that can generate insane amounts of mana and pull off big plays, but I personally found it to be too reliant on its key combo pieces. If the deck pieces come together, it can be difficult to deal with, but if not, it often feels underwhelming and lacks consistency. Additionally, the deck's reliance on specific lands makes it vulnerable to land destruction strategies, which can easily shut it down. Overall, while Amulet Titan has its moments of greatness, I found it too inconsistent and susceptible to disruption to be a truly competitive and enjoyable deck in modern."