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C-Euro posted:All y'all complaining about how Standard only has two viable decks need to get the gently caress in with Modern. In the last two Modern events I've played locally I've only played against the same archetype on one occasion, and that was the same guy in both events. It's super diverse right now, it's a lot of fun. Yeah, even the typical "it's all linear aggro and combo" doesn't work, more than half of those decks want to interact heavily with the opponent rather than just doing their own thing.
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Modern is in a pretty good place right now, even if I wish preordain was unbanned
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uninverted posted:Yeah, even the typical "it's all linear aggro and combo" doesn't work, more than half of those decks want to interact heavily with the opponent rather than just doing their own thing. Out of the top 8 there are 2 decks that arent "linear aggro or combo". And this is at a Classic, which is a fairly small and not particularly competitive event, on the SCG circuit (which is less competitive than the GP circuit). Basically what I'm saying is that sure there's 16 decks in the top 16 but let's not pretend it's some wide swath of interesting strategies. It's more diverse than it was but it's still a very linear format at the moment. Note: This applies to SCG events pre-pro tour as well. You'll see either a) dumb decks that you wont see after the first two weeks or b) last PT's decks, since the people that play at the SCG open aren't going to play what they're playing at the PT unless it's obvious (bant coco, monow humans).
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GeneX posted:Modern is in a pretty good place right now, even if I wish preordain was unbanned I too, want to play storm again.
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Cactrot posted:I too, want to play storm again. I honestly think that storm wouldn't be oppressive based on the unban of the less powerful banned socery speed cantrip alone It might be better, sure, but I think you need a bit more to rebreak it
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GeneX posted:I honestly think that storm wouldn't be oppressive based on the unban of the less powerful banned socery speed cantrip alone Its bad now, preordain would make it better.
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5 color aggro looks sweet. Little surprised there's no copies of new Thalia out of 3 hatebears style decks in the top 16. Either they didn't get time to test with her or she's not quite good enough. She certainly seems good enough, but 3 drops are premium in those decks and she's bad on the draw in decks without noble hierarch.
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Jul 26, 2016 06:24
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Cactrot posted:Its bad now, preordain would make it better. Oh I thought you were being sarcastic in the sense of "storm would become tier 0 if that happened"
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i want to play modern but i am a poor 
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JOHN CENA posted:i want to play modern but i am a poor Over time it's more cost effective than standard assuming you're not unlucky with a banning or something. There's also budget builds all around that will at the very least get you started. e.g. from earlier in the thread: http://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/277374#online Moving to modern from standard was one of the better moves I made; the hurdle was annoying but worth it.
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JOHN CENA posted:i want to play modern but i am a poor You can build a respectable monogreen Stompy/aggro deck for like $70 mainboard. You won't take down any GPs with it but it's got some game- 22 Forest 3 Aspect of Hydra 4 Avatar of the Resolute 2 Dismember 4 Dryad Militant 2 Dungrove Elder 4 Experiment One 4 Leatherback Baloth 4 Rancor 2 Scavenging Ooze 4 Strangleroot Geist 4 Vines of Vastwood 1 Wilt-Leaf Liege Sideboard you can run stuff like Feed the Clan, Unravel the Aether, Skylasher if there's Delver in your meta, etc. If you have any CoCos from Standard those work in the deck too!
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JOHN CENA posted:i want to play modern but i am a poor Build mono-red Burn like me  Then you only have one (4, actually) gently caress-off expensive card to buy, but at least it's a cool card.
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New Thalia is probably just too weak to bolt to see real modern play. Selfless Spirit is in the mono-white deck though.
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JOHN CENA posted:i want to play modern but i am a poor Bored you say? Want to play some Modern on a budget and probably make some people salty. Enjoy this sweet UW Turbofog list. I have won a couple modern FNM's but your success w/it will depend on your meta. Lands (23) 4 Ghost Quarter 4 Glacial Fortress 4 Island 4 Plains 3 Shelldock Isle 4 Temple of Enlightenment Spells (37) 1 Elixir of Immortality 4 Ethereal Haze 4 Holy Day 4 Angelsong 4 Dawn Charm 4 Howling Mine 1 Pollen Lullaby 4 Dictate of Kruphix 4 Sphinx's Tutelage 4 Temple Bell 3 Supreme Verdict
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JOHN CENA posted:i want to play modern but i am a poor Build this without blood moons, spellskites, and spirit guides (probably want to cut rabblemasters as well for non-budget reasons). Won't win anything big but you'll do fine at weeklies or fnms or whatever. I can give you suggestions for replacements if you'd like. Mono-red burn is awful, both in terms of power level and fun level. Green devotion seems cool but I've never played with/against it.
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I'm actually just about done building that same Turbofog deck  Glad to hear you're winning events with it, my Modern meta is pretty aggro-heavy so I have high hopes for it. How are the Ghost Quarters working for you? That's the only real difference between your list and mine, I have the fetches already so I just put those in. C-Euro fucked around with this message at 13:13 on Jul 26, 2016 |
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C-Euro posted:I'm actually just about done building that same Turbofog deck That's not the list I use it's just a budgeted version of the deck. I use Hallowed Fountains, Strands and Colonnades. Your SB should basically be what your meta is. For me it's Burn, Infect, Eldrazi, a rare Company or two and what I love the best: People bring janky brews to try (Dimir Treasure Hunt). Modern FNM's are bi-monthly and get 10-12 people so it's a small crowd sometimes 20 when it's not summer.
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80s James Hetfield posted:That's not the list I use it's just a budgeted version of the deck. My local store runs both a standard and modern fnm every week. The modern FNM generally has more players, averaging between 28-35. The standard FNM usually has 20-30. It is a lot of fun, and I highly recommend it. edit-I should also mention the store has pretty good prize out paying to top 8, and whenever an FNM reaches 6 rounds of swiss, that payout is doubled. First place ends up with something like 24 packs or 72 dollars in store credit on those nights. Lucky's Card Shop in Greensboro, NC. Madmarker fucked around with this message at 13:59 on Jul 26, 2016 |
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JOHN CENA posted:i want to play modern but i am a poor Suicide Zoo. It's a top notch T1 deck.
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mcmagic posted:Suicide Zoo. It's a top notch T1 deck. That costs 700 bux. https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/modern-suicide-zoo-25606#online
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Madmarker posted:That costs 700 bux. -2 Tarmogoyf, 2 Verdant Catacombs -> 2 Wooded Foothills Look, now it only costs 350!
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Madmarker posted:an FNM reaches 6 rounds of swiss Ughh. I'm so glad my LGS just caps FNM at 4 rounds with prize payots for 4-0s and 3-X-Xs.
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Entropic posted:Ughh. I'm so glad my LGS just caps FNM at 4 rounds with prize payots for 4-0s and 3-X-Xs.
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JOHN CENA posted:i want to play modern but i am a poor Play 8 whack! 4x goblin guide and 4x legion loyalist are the most $$$ cards in the deck and buying the guides one at a time can help soften the blow to your bank account. Deck is super fun to play and wins way more than you would think given the price tag.
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Wait, legion loyalist is seriously worth actualmoney? I think I have some foils lying around from RTR/THS standard...
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PleasantDirge posted:4x goblin guide And now I have 12 of these. What the gently caress is wrong with me?
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8-Wack is really bad, everyone I know who bought it ended up selling it and traded it back in no more than 2-3 weeks later
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standard.deviant posted:Yeah, Swiss/cut at a tournament that starts in the evening is a bad idea if you want to grow your community. That really hasn't been an issue at the store, quite the opposite actually as they often run out of table space. The more casual friendly store, Comic Dimension, is very nice, but the competition is incredibly lax with flat payout. However that store sometimes has FNMs that don't even fire due to lack of interest. I will say that place has the best chairs (leather office/gaming chairs) and a good environment. The only other store in the area, Gaming Underground..............has issues. They have less payout than Lucky's...but in addition to not capping Swiss, they cut to top 8 to decide prize out. It is ridiculous.
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stinkles1112 posted:-2 Tarmogoyf, 2 Verdant Catacombs -> 2 Wooded Foothills Yeah, you definitely don't need the Goyfs (Hooting Mandrils is better in the deck than Goyf is anyway) and it doesn't matter what fetches you use. I have a playset of Goyfs and I run 0 in the 75 in Suicide Zoo. mcmagic fucked around with this message at 15:23 on Jul 26, 2016 |
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I was wondering what to suggest as a replacement for goyf, didn't even consider Mandrils but I can definitely see how that could end up at least as good as goyf. If it were me though, I'd stick that copy of Ranger of Eos in the main. How in the whole gently caress is a set of Mishra's Bauble of all things $75? I mean I know the answer already but come on sit on my Facebook fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Jul 26, 2016 |
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October FNM promo is Rise from the Tide. Instead of saying "Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield tapped for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard." it is now "Create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token or each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard." Interesting new templating, saves some space for an action that gets used all the time. Edit: Reminder: Kaladesh will probably have lots of token generators, thopters at the very least. BizarroAzrael fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Jul 26, 2016 |
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Bring on the Thopter Artifact Planeswalker
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stinkles1112 posted:I was wondering what to suggest as a replacement for goyf, didn't even consider Mandrils but I can definitely see how that could end up at least as good as goyf. If it were me though, I'd stick that copy of Ranger of Eos in the main. Mandrils has been in the list for a while. Sometimes in addition to Goyf. Sometimes instead of it.
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 in case you can't figure out that you're supposed to play hamlet captain with humans
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80s James Hetfield posted:Bring on the Thopter Artifact Planeswalker This is the steampunk plane I need in my life!!
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BizarroAzrael posted:October FNM promo is Rise from the Tide. Instead of saying "Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield tapped for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard." it is now "Create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token or each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard." Interesting new templating, saves some space for an action that gets used all the time. Is it just me or does "Create" sound like it's going to be accompanied with an ETB rules change for tokens?
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Elyv posted:
This guy's presentations are fine for digesting PT numbers, but the format is pointless for this stuff.
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ThePeavstenator posted:Is it just me or does "Create" sound like it's going to be accompanied with an ETB rules change for tokens? Seems like it's just a wording change, and is nonfunctional. What sort of change do you think it's implying? It's also bringing us closer to a world where it makes sense to assemble an contraption.
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Elyv posted:
this is like the loosest definition of a combo ever
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