Uro vs. Kroxa: Clash of the Titans
Theros Beyond Death, Episode 5: Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath Kroxa made his case last week for early release from the underworld of Theros, taking a bite out of the competition in both Modern and Pioneer. The hungry fellow has been making inroads into 5-0 lists, but has yet to enjoy the success of his greener, bluer, more wrathful sibling. This week, the clash of the titans comes to a head, as we pit our results with Kroxa against new lists featuring Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath. Already boasting a Players Tour championship, Uro seems to have all the makings of a multi-format star. Simic colors? Check. Useful in many strategies? Check. Mythic rare, costs 1UG, rapidly increasing in price? Check, check, and check. Three letter name, two of which are vowels, followed by a title description? Welcome to my decklist, Oko left the seat warm for you. There's no denying that Uro is a powerful and wildly successful card. Unlike Kroxa, Uro's draw and lifegain abilities create both time and resources to play a longer game, while also giving you land drops to go nuts with all of your extra material. Uro has so many abilities that even now players have only begun to scratch the surface of what it can do. A repeatable Growth Spiral is great. A repeatable Reviving Dose is also great. A giant creature that comes out of the graveyard without costing you a card, and generates value turn after turn, is starting to get a little crazy. This is a card that we are going to be seeing a lot of for the foreseeable future, so let's see what else Uro can do! **** Decklists for this episode can be viewed at FaithlessBrewing.com **** Like our content? Support us on Patreon and join our brewing community! **** Roundup: Pioneer Between the PTs Czech House Niv-Mizzet (Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa) BW Auras (Ken Yukuhiro) Sultai Delirium (Joel Larsson) Lotus Breach (Brent Vos) Dimir Inverter (kanister) Flashback: Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger Pioneer Grixis Kroxa Midrange (Damon): 7-8 leagues Grixis Kroxa Midrange (David): 2-3 league Rakdos Kroxa Cat (David): 3-2 league Modern Jund Hungry Zoo (Dan): 3-2 league Grixis Renegade Kroxa (Dan): 2-3 league T-Rex on the Titanic (test deck): not recommended for league play Brew Session: Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath Pioneer Blood for Bones Reanimator: 8-2 leagues Simic Ramp (Sketch) Sultai Uro Oven (Sketch) Modern Wrenn and Uro (by MrRaeb, 5-0 league) Uro's Weirding (by Nephtyz, 5-0 league)
