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''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]'' features five [[preconstructed theme deck|intro packs]], one of which is monocolored and four are bicolored.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/scars-mirrodin-intro-packs-2010-09-28|''Scars of Mirrodin Besieged'' Intro Packs|[[Monty Ashley]]|September 28, 2010}}</ref>

==Deadspread==
'''Deadspread''' is a [[blue]]/[[black]] intro pack featuring [[proliferate]] with -1/-1 counters and charge counters.

{{cquote|With the "Deadspread" deck, you'll reap a lot of rewards for a little bit of work. Your aim is to control your opponent's creatures by giving them -1/-1 counters. Then you'll proliferate, a new ability that allows you to add counters to permanents and players that have them. A single -1/-1 counter will soon become a real nightmare for careless opponents as you use <c>Fume Spitter</c> and proliferate to spread death. Or use the 6/6 <c>Carnifex Demon</c> to spread counters while [[flying]] in for some massive damage.

Proliferate affects other types of counters, too. Use it to refill <c>Necrogen Censer</c>, which can remove charge counters to make a player lose 2 life. Proliferate with a <c>Culling Dais</c>, after a creature has been sacrificed to it, to draw multiple cards. Have an artifact creature that's going to die from blocking or an opponent's removal spell? Sacrifice it to <c>Throne of Geth</c> to proliferate and get one last use out of your cards!

A host of powerful ''Scars of Mirrodin'' spells are waiting to take you to even greater heights. <c>Inexorable Tide</c> allows you to proliferate every time you cast a spell. <c>Grasp of Darkness</c> will help you take out an opponent's largest threat at instant speed. Or call on the dark powers of <c>Geth, Lord of the Vault</c> to return the most powerful of your opponent's artifacts and creatures after you destroy them!}}

[[Image:SOM Deadspread.jpg|200 px|right]]
<d title="Deadspread">
Lands
13 Island
13 Swamp

Creatures
1 Carnifex Demon
1 Darkslick Drake
2 Fume Spitter
1 Harbor Serpent
2 Leaden Myr
2 Maritime Guard
2 Moriok Reaver
2 Silver Myr
1 Skinrender
2 Sky-Eel School
2 Thrummingbird

Artifacts
2 Contagion Clasp
1 Contagion Engine
1 Culling Dais
2 Necrogen Censer
1 Sorcerer's Strongbox
1 Throne of Geth
1 Trigon of Corruption
1 Trigon of Thought

Instants
1 Doom Blade
2 Instill Infection
2 Steady Progress
1 Twisted Image
</d>

{{Deck rares|holo-1=Carnifex Demon|rare-last=Contagion Engine}}

==Metalcraft==
'''Metalcraft''' is a [[red]]/[[blue]] intro pack featuring [[metalcraft|the ability of the same name]].

{{cquote|With the "Metalcraft" deck, you'll be taking advantage of a powerful new ability from the ''Scars of Mirrodin'' set. When you accumulate three artifacts on the [[battlefield]], your creatures and spells with metalcraft will become even more powerful. <c>Galvanic Blast</c> doubles in damage from 2 to 4, all for a single red mana! Need help finding artifacts? <c>Trinket Mage</c> does the work for you, searching for cards like <c>Memnite</c> when it enters the battlefield.

Once you have metalcraft, use <c>Lumengrid Drake</c> to bounce an artifact creature back to your hand, then recast it to charge up <c>Golem Foundry</c> and gain a life from <c>Golem's Heart</c>. Or bounce your Trinket Mage to search up another artifact! Don't forget to save an artifact or two to cast after <c>Embersmith</c> and <c>Riddlesmith</c> hit the battlefield. They'll deal damage and let you draw more cards, probably more artifacts to keep the fun going.

Even more power awaits your deck in ''Scars of Mirrodin'' [[booster pack]]s. Call on <c>Trigon of Thought</c> to draw extra cards each turn. Turn to the <c>Grand Architect</c> to pump all of your blue creatures, and to give your artifact creatures the same boost by making them blue. <c>Kuldotha Phoenix</c> is a 4/4 flier that just won't stay dead if you have metalcraft!}}

[[Image:SOM Metalcraft.jpg|200 px|right]]
<d title="Metalcraft>
Lands
12 Island
12 Mountain

Creatures
1 Argent Sphinx
2 Blade-Tribe Berserkers
3 Chrome Steed
2 Embersmith
1 Etched Champion
2 Iron Myr
2 Lumengrid Drake
2 Memnite
2 Riddlesmith
2 Silver Myr
3 Snapsail Glider
2 Trinket Mage

Artifacts
1  Accorder's Shield
1  Darksteel Axe
1  Echo Circlet
1  Golem Foundry
1  Golem's Heart
2  Rusted Relic
1  Sylvok Lifestaff

Instants
1  Disperse
3  Galvanic Blast
</d>

{{Deck rares|holo-1=Argent Sphinx|rare-last=Etched Champion}}

==Myr of Mirrodin==
'''Myr of Mirrodin''' is a [[white]] intro pack centered around artifacts, specifically the [[Myr]].

{{cquote|The "Myr of Mirrodin" deck combines Myr artifact creatures with powerful white cards. Your goal? Overpowering your opponent with an <c>Inspired Charge</c> to give each of your creatures +2/+1. You'll have lots of help maximizing the number of creatures you have on the [[battlefield]]. With <c>Myrsmith</c> on the battlefield, you'll get a 1/1 Myr artifact creature every time you cast an artifact!

<c>Myr Battlesphere</c> creates an army of creatures in one card, and plays right into your plan with Inspired Charge. Of course, at seven mana, it's a bit pricey to cast, but <c>Palladium Myr</c> and <c>Gold Myr</c> can provide some of that mana. Be careful when casting <c>Sunblast Angel</c>, though—you don't want to destroy too many of your own creatures! But if you have a <c>Razor Hippogriff</c> in hand, don't be afraid to destroy your own artifact creature, then bring it back and gain some life.

The ''Scars of Mirrodin'' set contains even more [[resource]]s for this Myr deck. Take to the skies with <c>Auriok Sunchaser</c> and some help from your artifacts. Return Myr from your graveyard with Myr Reservoir, which also helps you cast them and activate their abilities. <c>Tempered Steel</c> turbocharges your artifact creatures with a boost in both power and toughness. And when you protect your team with the powerful <c>Indomitable Archangel</c>, your opponents will be powerless to stop you!}}
[[Image:SOM Myr of Mirrodin.jpg|200 px|right]]
<d title="Myr of Mirrodin">
Lands
24 Plains

Creatures
1 Auriok Edgewright
2 Darksteel Myr
1 Darksteel Sentinel
2 Ghalma's Warden
3 Gold Myr
2 Kemba's Skyguard
1 Myr Battlesphere
2 Myr Galvanizer
2 Myrsmith
2 Palladium Myr
2 Perilous Myr
1 Razor Hippogriff
1 Sunblast Angel

Artifacts
3 Origin Spellbomb

Enchantments
3 Arrest

Instants
1 Dispense Justice
2 Inspired Charge
2 Seize the Initiative

Sorceries
3 Revoke Existence
</d>

{{Deck rares|holo-1=Sunblast Angel|rare-last=Myr Battlesphere}}

==Phyrexian Poison==
'''Phyrexian Poison''' is a [[black]]/[[green]] intro pack centered around [[infect]].

{{cquote|The "Phyrexian Poison" deck returns to an age-old victory path for defeating your opponents: poison! Infect your opponent with ten poison counters and you win the game. <c>Putrefax</c> can reach half that goal with one swing, while your <c>Ichor Rat</c>s and <c>Necropede</c>s can make steady progress in the early game. The powerful infect ability ensures that your creatures' impact will be felt long after they're gone.

Use <c>Corpse Cur</c> to return your fallen creatures from the graveyard (like another Corpse Cur) to ensure you always have a creature on the battlefield. Worried about what to do if your opponent manages to stop you from attacking? [[Equip]] your creatures with <c>Heavy Arbalest</c> to poison your opponent directly, avoiding the combat phase altogether. Your reinforcements are immediately deadly with <c>Hand of the Praetors</c>, which gives your opponent a poison counter whenever you cast a creature with infect!

Find more cards to improve your deck in ''Scars of Mirrodin'' [[booster pack]]s. <c>Blight Mamba</c> is deadly both on offense and defense, spreading poison with impunity. Protect all of your creatures with the powerful <c>Asceticism</c>, which stops your opponents from targeting them. <c>Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon</c> dominates the skies—an infectious 4/4 that will have your opponent dead in no time.}}

[[File:SOM Phyrexian Poison.jpg|200 px|right]]
<d title="Phyrexian Poison">
Lands
13 Forest
13 Swamp

Creatures
1 Blackcleave Goblin
1 Contagious Nim
2 Corpse Cur
2 Cystbearer
1 Hand of the Praetors
2 Ichor Rats
3 Ichorclaw Myr
2 Necropede
3 Plague Stinger
1 Putrefax
2 Tangle Angler

Artifacts
2 Bladed Pinions
1 Heavy Arbalest
1 Strider Harness

Enchantments
1 Relic Putrescence

Instants
2 Carrion Call
2 Giant Growth
2 Slice in Twain

Sorceries
2 Assassinate
1 Rise from the Grave
</d>

{{Deck rares|holo-1=Putrefax|rare-last=Hand of the Praetors}}

==Relic Breaker==
'''Relic Breaker''' is a [[red]]/[[green]] intro pack with an anti-artifact theme.

{{cquote|With the "Relic Breaker" deck, you'll punish your opponents who rely on the many artifact goodies in the ''Scars of Mirrodin'' set. The name of the game is beating your opponents down while blowing up virtually every card they play. Trouble from a creature that's picked up a pesky [[Equipment]]? <c>Turn to Slag</c> will deal 5 damage to the creature and blow up the Equipment all at once. <c>Hoard-Smelter Dragon</c> will eat your opponent's artifacts and attack much stronger for doing it.

To maximize your advantage, hold your artifact removal until you've cast <c>Viridian Revel</c>. You'll destroy your opponent's most prized possessions and draw a card each time you do so. Use <c>Iron Myr</c> and <c>Copper Myr</c> to cast <c>Barrage Ogre</c> ahead of schedule, then sacrifice the [[Myr]] to throw them at a player or creature for 2 damage. And if you wait until you have <c>Molder Beast</c> on the battlefield, you'll give the [[trample]]r +2/+0 each time!

More powerful cards are in store for you in ''Scars of Mirrodin'' [[booster pack]]s. Looking for a powerful monster to add to your team of attackers? <c>Alpha Tyrranax</c> tips the scales at a whopping 6/5. <c>Slice in Twain</c> destroys an artifact and lets you draw a card all by itself. <c>Spikeshot Elder</c>'s damage is limited only by the amount of mana you have. <c>Liege of the Tangle</c>'s massive hulk [[trample]]s through your opponent's tough defenses and transform your lands into 8/8 attackers themselves.}}

[[File:SOM Relic Breaker.jpg|200 px|right]]
<d title="Relic Breaker">
Lands
12 Forest
12 Mountain

Creatures
1 Acid Web Spider
2 Barrage Ogre
2 Copper Myr
1 Cudgel Troll
2 Flameborn Hellion
1 Hoard-Smelter Dragon
2 Oxidda Scrapmelter
2 Iron Myr
2 Molder Beast
1 Prodigal Pyromancer
2 Sylvok Replica
2 Vulshok Heartstoker
3 Vulshok Replica

Artifacts
1 Barbed Battlegear
1 Horizon Spellbomb
1 Panic Spellbomb

Enchantments
1 Asceticism
1 Viridian Revel

Instants
2 Shatter
2 Untamed Might

Sorceries
2 Arc Trail
1 Fireball
1 Turn to Slag
</d>

{{Deck rares|holo-1=Hoard-Smelter Dragon|rare-last=Asceticism}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Mirrodin|block intro packs|Scars of}}