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TheKingofSprings posted:So I'd like to talk about a decklist today. Specifically, this decklist: http://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/420679#online Linvala is also good against Bant Eldrazi and affinity. Eidolon is good against Ad Nauseam as well. With Pridemages to answer Phyrexian Unlife, you can keep them off the combo completely. Usually against Jund the Company/Chord decks sideboard out as many mana dorks as possible. You're not going to combo off agianst jund and those cards are really bad in a game that's about attrition or topdecking. You replace them with anything in your board that you think might be more relevant than a 0-power creature.
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Yea modern is actually (mostly) good now. There's a ton of diversity in decks. There's still the problem with some non-interactive decks and too much reliance on sideboard hate, but what are you going to do, play Standard? Razzled posted:I'm super bummed that my little tier 2 modern deck somehow marauded it's way into a PTQ crushing deck that managed to get itself banned not 6 months after I bought all the pieces... Someone locally plays Bloomless Titan and does real well with it. Here's his list from some states thing: 4xSimic Growth Chamber 2xGruul Turf 2xBoros Garrison 1xSelesnya Sanctuary 1xGolgari Rot Farm 4xGemstone Mine 2xTolaria West 1xMana Confluence 1xCavern of Souls 1xIsland 1xForest 1xRadiant Fountain 1xKhalni Garden 1xVesuva 1xSlayer's Stronghold 1xSunhome, Fortress of the Legion 4xPrimeval Titan 2xSimian Spirit Guide 2xCourser of Kruphix 1xAsuza, Lost but Seeking 4xSerum Visions 4xExplore 4xAncient Stirrings 4xAmulet of Vigor 4xSummoner's Pact 3xPact of Negation 2xHive Mind 1xSlaughter Pact 0xSideboard: 1xDragonlord Dromoka 2xFirespout 1xGhost Quarter 1xHornet Queen 2xLeyline of Sanctity 1xNature's Claim 1xRest in Peace 1xSeal of the Primordium 1xSigarda, Heron's Grace 1xSwan Song 2xThragtusk 1xWrath of God
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uninverted posted:4 Delver of Secrets Stormchaser mage is a nonbo with counterspells. I'm not really sure what to replace it with though. Also you need better mana fixing, but you probably know that already. I think you want at least one Grim Lavamancer.
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Jun 26, 2016 04:55
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Soul Glo posted:Is it a bad idea to play Thermo-Alchemist in my modern burn deck? Would taking turn two "off" to cast it put me too far behind? Alchemist does the thing Burn wants to do least, which is let your opponent trade their cards for yours 1-for-1 and take zero damage in the process. It's also an awful topdeck.
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Jul 23, 2016 05:29
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Playing any flavor of Taxes without flickerwisps seems insane to me, especially one with Wasteland Stranglers.
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Aug 2, 2016 20:46
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Fingers McLongDong posted:The dream is turn 3 new Liliana, turn 4 siege rhino, turn 5 swing 4, sac rhino to mindbender,- 2 Liliana get back rhino. I can dream. Actually it's t2 matter reshaper -> t3 mindbender
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Aug 23, 2016 03:38
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C-Euro posted:
Omen is pretty common tech in scapeshift decks actually. Lets you scapeshift for lethal with only six lands out.
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Aug 29, 2016 13:56
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Prismatic Omen + Valakut at a GP, that's good poo poo. Someone somewhere has tried that in EDH, right?
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Star Man posted:Skred Red. If you want to improve your burn matchup, add Boros Reckoners. It shuts down their attacks and they cant afford to bolt it. Against D+T, don't bother with artifact hate, just board out high-end and add your sudden shocks and reality hemorrages. Killing everything they ever play is a more reliable win condition than Sarkhan or whatever. I would suggest cutting godo, wurmcoil, sword, and two sweepers for reckoners and another Chandra. Maybe with the lower mana curve you could cut a mind stone for a mizzium mortars or another roast or something. Also if you replace fallouts with Kozilek's Return, you have a maindeck answer to Master and maybe can open up some space in your sideboard. Do not copy that list from Efro's article, it's total garbage. Look up Adonis2k and find his current deck if you want to copy something.
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Oct 9, 2016 15:40
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Voyager I posted:I'm putting together budget RG Ponza in Modern, substituting the Dark Dwellers / Stone Rain package over Blood Moons, and I'm looking for other cards to abuse with Dark Dwellers. I dunno if I'm ready to try Boom//Bust yet, but I'm looking for other cards that have good synergy with the flashback. The biggest candidates I'm seeing right now are cards like Pulse of Murasa and maybe Feed the Clan in the sideboard, but are there any staple options I'm missing? Magma Jet and pulse are the closest you'll get to a value spell in R/G.
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Nov 24, 2016 23:25
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Voyager I posted:Modern sideboarding question: I'm currently playing this list of UW Spirits: Visions seems fine. Spending mana on turn one is more mana-effecient than not spending it, plus it helps dig for your sideboard hate. I'd go +2 Blessed Alliance +1 Dispel +2 Firewalker +2 Timely Reinforcements Not sure about Spell Pierce, Negate, or Sunlance. Might need Sunlance just because you're light on removal and can't really function through an Eidolon. I'd cut Geists, Kira, Cryptics, and Remands to start with. Edit: Didn't consider Searing Blaze, so maybe Kira should stay.
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Voyager I posted:Serum Visions sucks but it's the best proactive turn one you can put in this build of the deck after Mausoleum Wanderer so "let it sit there for two turns while I either do nothing or take a shitload of damage" is not an out to a resolved Eidolon.
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I don't mind taking it out against Burn because I'm looking to take a more controlling angle. Kira does work against Searing Blaze and offers some protection from Lavamancer so she's definitely there to stay.
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C-Euro posted:E: In R2, how hard would you have tried mulling into a Choke? Turns is a slow-rear end deck that loses to itself pretty often, I don't think you should mull a functional hand searching for a 2-of.
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Jan 7, 2017 18:50
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BaronVonVaderham posted:As a programmer, I'll pile onto the sentiment that critics of MTGO are generally really ignorant of just how complex the system has to be. Any time outrage begins with "can't you just..." it's time to tune out as a developer, as these people think computers are magic and can do anything. Yea I don't envy the programming team, they built an incredibly complex system of rules and constantly have to implement cards that add new rules while breaking some of the old ones. That's a recipie for spaghetti and they don't have time to clean or ix anything because they have to do it all over again every 3 months. That said, I was getting an error today that would not let me add new cards to my trade binder. Upon inspection, it was because I had 59,999 copies of some random common from 10 years ago in my "want" list. As a programmer myself, that's not something that should happen on it's own.
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Jan 27, 2017 02:57
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Yea the meta is pretty up in the air at the moment. Maybe check scg after the weekend to see what did well at regionals? Martyr decks win out in leagues every now and then according to mrgo. I've never understood how that deck beats anything besides burn though.
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C-Euro posted:E: And yes that Rat deck is sweet. I totally forgot about Rabblemaster, why am I not running it in that tokens list I just posted? because it makes spot removal live against you
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C-Euro posted:I do have a UB list with 4 Orbs but it was geared towards getting Delerium and Manic Scribe, I never really tested it. 4 Quarters does sound nice but I might be too chicken to completely give up white, if only for the SB options. Like I said though, if I can get a couple of Damnations on the cheap then UB gets a lot more appealing. Maybe something like Use Yahenni's expertise as a budget replacement that also lets you live the Breaking/Entering dream
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C-Euro posted:Might be worth taking a look at Skred lists for some ideas, there are a couple local Skred players here and Koth is always a pain in the rear end to deal with. KLD Chandra too, but you might be better off waiting for those to drop in price. If you're running Koth in that list you would need to add Ensnaring Bridge as well. 4 bolts aren't enough to protect it. Or maybe just run Koth in the board since it's a 4/4 haste against decks that don't pressure it. Kld Chandra seems good though. As a skred player I would find some room for relics, they give me more easy wins then the moons do. Chalice seems great as well somewhere in the 75. Also get some utility lands in there. Cavern of souls, ghost quarter, that land with luck counters maybe? Find some more ways to give a middle finger to people looking to play fair interactive magic. little munchkin fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Mar 19, 2017 |
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myDad posted:I think Koth/Chandra/Bridge is a whole different deck, this is a Modern take on Dragon Stompy from Legacy. Agree about Koth/Bridge, just trying to explain what would make Koth work. Chandra, ToD is just a good card though, good enough for the legacy version. Maybe relic isn't what you want, but keep it in mind when you're testing. Also just noticed the lack of blood moons, I guess I just assumed you had them in. It's one of the most important cards in the deck and at the very least an upgrade to Magus.
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TipTow posted:Occasional lurker hoping someone can assuage some nostalgia of mine. For the most part that sort of scene is dead. Some places hold "casual" events, which are the closest thing to what you're looking for. They're pretty rare though. You could try finding local stores and then checking their website or facebook for event schedules.
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Vital Signs posted:I formerly played Mono Red in Legacy before I sold out of the format. Chalice, Trinisphere, Blood Moon, Through the Breach and Sneak Attack. It seems like some Dragon Stompy variants in Modern are kind of doing the same thing. Considering picking up the deck. Talk me into or out of it. Your options are: * R/W prison: Moons, chalices, planeswalkers, I don't know much else because nobody I know plays it but it's competitive I guess * Eldrazi Tron: Chalices and probably the closest equivalent of a stompy deck in modern. Just a bunch of big dumb creatures that goes over the top of whatever your opponent is doing. Very strong deck at the moment * Skred: Moons and dragons but for the most part this deck is a lot more fair. Solidly tier 2 * Free Win Red: Chalices, Moons, and Ensnaring Bridges. Probably fits the dragon stompy gameplan the most, you're just giving a middle finger to anyone looking to actually play a game. Not very good though and probably gets boring quick.
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C-Euro posted:Can any Modern goons expound on the Death's Shadow vs. Valakut matchup? Thinking about switching back to RG Breach for a little bit since more people have started showing up locally with Death's Shadow decks. I feel like Breach should be favored because of the whole burn factor but I haven't played the matchup yet, and I feel like you have to hold back and let them get down below ~10 and roast them in one go to avoid the crackback. Not sure if you're as favored as you might think, DS decks run a ton of disruption and once they know you're not very interactive they can push for pretty fast goldfish kills. They have few answers to a titan though so I feel like they're much safer on the board than they are in your hand. maybe a build like this where you have a lot of business spells and no breaches that potentially get stranded by a thoughtseize? I don't know valakut decks very well though so maybe breachless is just too slow for DS.
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Apr 6, 2017 05:45
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Tim Raines IRL posted:why is Urborg important for the raven's crime / loam combo? I'm not seeing it, seems like this works with any land? makes all your lands able to cast crime
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went 4-0 with skred last night trying to warmed up for the scg classic sunday. really liking mainboard ratchet bombs and sideboard rabblemasters
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Bauble also gives you a psuedo scry since the deck plays so many fetchlands. Some builds are playing architects of will as an extra bauble or a budget replacement, that seems a lot better than a spellbomb.
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standard.deviant posted:Is the green splash for Lumbering Falls really better than just using Celestial Collonnade and more basics? The cheaper activation cost seems relevant since you're going to blow your own lands up occasionally with restore balance. I still don't think it's worth the splash though. Deck looks sweet but it needs a faster wincon imo
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the cool thing about death's shadow is that if you run into a deck gunning to beat it, you can just thoughtseize them repeatedly
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Procrastinator posted:This mana base seems real strange (1 Steam Vents, 1 Wandering Fumarole, 1 Izzet Guildgate?). Is this just you working with what you have? a swans deck placed well in a tcg states tournament, and for some reason everyone runs an exact copy of its manabase
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triple sulk posted:What do you all think of Counters Company (https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/modern-counters-company#paper) in modern? Looking to finally get into the format having not really played at all since New Phyrexia/Innistrad, and doing some solitaire with it in Cockatrice it feels like a lot of fun getting the infinite mana combo off. I liked Twin a bunch when it was in standard, so I guess that makes sense as to why I like this. Just looking at the other decks in the meta, Grixis Death's Shadow seems cool, but it feels perhaps a little too focused in its win condition. Counters Company is one of the strongest decks in the current metagame, and the lands + hierarchs are useful pieces for lots of other decks. Seems like a solid choice if you're willing to drop the cash for it. Voyager I posted:Maindeck Eidolon of Rhetoric seems questionable in a beatdown deck, even as a silver bullet. You're a beatdown deck and the card doesn't really do anything to facilitate that game plan, so it's going to be really bad in the games you draw it naturally and don't want it for the matchup. I could see if it you're preparing for a meta that you know has a lot of combo, but otherwise it's kind of unimpressive. You might want more Rhinos as well; it's your best fatty in general and probably the default Evolution target except for maybe Baneslayer Angel? Storm is t1 at the moment and can't really beat an eidolon so I can see an argument for it. Living end is coming back a little as well. In a diverse meta the card does suck though.
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*skilled legacy player thinking really hard* i think it's good when i lose to reanimator and wasteland decks
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Molybdenum posted:Re: storm gift piles: usually I just give them cards to their hands that require the most Mana to do anything, it is one way you can make them fizzle out. yea your options are put both rituals in the yard to deny them mana, or put ritual + manamorphose in the yard to deny a card draw and hope they whiff. neither option is very good
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Fingers McLongDong posted:Here's a goofy idea I tried at modern night last night: ive been playing mono-white eldrazi taxes for a while and it's pretty sweet. pretty much works the same as regular white taxes, except with TKS you have less feelbad moments of jamming multiple pieces of disruption but still losing to combo/ramp decks, with the downside of slightly worse mana. it's weak against non-DS aggro decks but those decks are bad in general at the moment so who cares try it out with vials and tec edges and 4x flickerwisps instead of all that gimmicky poo poo, you might have better results. flickerwisps and displacers are hilarious against shadow decks. good job putting yourself at 7 life. oh no, where did your threat go?
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Fingers McLongDong posted:I've been playing D&T decks in modern since forever and usually a vial deck is what I take to a tournament, I just wanted to try something kinda different and use my thorns shefet dunes is pretty solid as a W/  dual, even if the ability rarely comes up. a lot of bad players scoop to the threat of activation instead of seeing if you're brave enough to spend that many resources shoving all-inI think mono-white is much better than B/W. B/W is powerful on paper but you lose so many games to your own manabase, as opposed to mono-white where your manabase is super reliable and also cuts your opponent off entire colors in the late-game. playing mono-white with thought-knot seers has been a good way to split the difference
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I do think BW eldrazi taxes is probably the best version at the moment but I'm a sucker for monowhite. Have you tried shefet dunes as a "dual" land in a white eldrazi taxes build? Card is pretty great.
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GoutPatrol posted:edit: why the gently caress is the rack 15 tix on magic online. no fourth edition to provide a massive supply
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C-Euro posted:Modern Scapeshift/Breach crew- why do I keep seeing decks running 2x Relic of Progenitus mainboard? Is having a graveyard wipe + cantrip useful enough for maindeck slots? Admittedly I'm running Emrakuls so I'd rather keep my graveyard around for the chance to shuffle it all back in, but I might ended cutting down on those if not removing them altogether. Is Relic that much better than running more ramp or something like an extra Bolt? skred player not a scapeshift player, but relic gives you free wins in some matchups and the majority of modern decks are not happy to see a t1 relic. seems like a meta choice over bolt since bolt doesn't kill much in the current meta also it plays fine with emrakul, as long as you don't sacrifice relic with the shuffle trigger on the stack. the only reason you might have to do that is if a clever opponent tries do something in response to the shuffle trigger, like snapcaster back a spell or cast living end, but even then you'll have the choice to crack relic or not C-Euro posted:Well yeah it's a good and useful card, don't get me wrong. I'm just wondering if the deck has some inherent weakness to decks that use the graveyard as a resource (Dredge, Grixis Death's Shadow, Storm) that I haven't picked up on. I haven't seen too many decks at my store lately that fit that description, so maindecking graveyard hate isn't something that I feel is necessary for the deck (at least when I'm playing it around here). the most relevant interaction for your deck would probably be stopping snapcaster->counterspell. make sure to let snapcaster resolve, make them choose a target, and then crack relic in response to the snapcaster etb trigger little munchkin fucked around with this message at 13:11 on Oct 4, 2017 |
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unban bloodbraid and keep SFM banned in my opinion. The meta could handle SFM but fair decks have suffered enough already
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Thisuck posted:For modern D&T, I've seen some lists that run Smuggler's Copter. Have anyone tried that yet and how good does it feel with those? copter is really good against fair decks but awkward against people doing unfair stuff quickly. I like it better than Selfless Spirit because it gives you the same hedges against sweepers and removal but has a lot more upside when it sticks around. Not good enough for B/W but mono white or white + eldrazi have inspectors and bladesplicers that need something to do. Gonna go to GP Hartford and torn between White and White with the eldrazi splash. I feel like TKS vs. Resto depends so much on which decks you face that it's just a coinflip as to which one is better.
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C-Euro posted:Does Modern Death and Taxes/Hatebears still run one or two singleton Swords Of X & Y? Feel like I used to see lists with them but haven't in a while. no
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CompeAnansi posted:I just bought into Gx tron and then remembered afterwards that they are printing that sideboard hate card in the next set. Hopefully it doesn't change much. Tron will be fine. It's good at consistently hitting land drops and it's hard for opponents to take a turn off like that while still applying enough pressure to win before Oblivion Stone blows them out. People already run Thought-Knot Seer and Thragtusk in their sideboard to punish opponents who can take them off tron.
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Playing U/W in modern is good if you want lots of interaction and complex decision making, but don't want to ever actually win a game
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