I've been playing magic since the original Ravnica block. Started playing constructed when Time Spiral came out. Block was still a format then. Drafted a lot 2 or 3 times a week. GP Trials every other weekend it seemed like. Played Block, Standard, Extended. Finally played legacy a few years ago, but somehow never played modern. I took a year off due to just not having time and came back when Amonkhet came out. Standard seemed too expensive to jump into so I just drafted a lot, built up my card base for the future. Finally traded off some older stuff to build a modern deck.
So last night was my first Modern tournament, 16 players, played Eldrazi Taxes. Sit down, first opponent goes to 15 on his first turn... yep Death's Shadow. managed to take him down in games 2 and 3. He drew badly in game 3. Went on to face Burn (0-2), a W/U sun titan control deck (0-2) and a budget mono green deck.
I really like the format. Deck variety is high. Death's Shadow is very good, but at least it's interactive. It's not just turn four combo, they could possibly kill you turn 4, but would be very exposed to removal.
can't wait to play more. I'll probably try standard after rotation.
Welcome to Modern! It is a wonderful format. Deck variety is one of the few things that many people can agree on. Sure, there are some that will say the percentages are too high, but there are a lot of metas around the world that are pretty diverse. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. It's pretty much the only format that I play a lot (although I would play Legacy more often if tournaments were more accessible and frequent).
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Legacy - Sneak Show, BR Reanimator, Miracles, UW Stoneblade
Premodern - Trix, RecSur, Enchantress, Reanimator, Elves https://www.facebook.com/groups/PremodernUSA/ Modern - Neobrand, Hogaak Vine, Elves
Standard - Mono Red (6-2 and 5-3 in 2 McQ)
Draft - (I wish I had more time for limited...)
Commander - Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build) (dead format for me)
I've always been a big fan of Modern, I first started playing when my standard deck rotated out, but cards from my deck like DRS, abrupt decay, Liliana of the veil, and shocklands were good for modern, plus I got to borrow some cards from some friends.
Standard is a money pit compared to modern and modern generally does a better job of having deck variety than standard. It's also cool that if you take a break from Magic for a long time you can get back to playing without having to buy a new deck.
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Modern
JundBGR
RW Blood MoonRW
Pauper
Delver U
Elves G
Control B
Commander
Edgar Markov BRW
Captain Sisay GW
Niv-Mizzet, Parun UR
Tymna and Ravos WB
Welcome to modern! It's a great format with loads of different deck options
It's my favourite format and it's a good time to be coming in with Pro Tours and GP's galore next year!
I've managed to play in three WNM's of modern so far. 7-5 is my record with Eldrazi taxes. Waiting for a few more cards to come in to try a new deck. The ability to not play for a couple months and still be able to pick up an old deck is what draws me to it. Also the fact that out of my 12 rounds, I faced 8 different decks, and even then the two UW control lists were very different from each other. Brewing is harder as it's a more solved format, but new sets effect it enough that there are still subtle changes. glad to see it back on the pro tour next year.
(although I would play Legacy more often if tournaments were more accessible and frequent).
You could move to Chicago It's easy to play legacy twice a week here just at stores that are within a block of a train stop. And one of the big TO's in the area has ~100 player cash prize tournaments every month that are legacy a few times a year.
So last night was my first Modern tournament, 16 players, played Eldrazi Taxes. Sit down, first opponent goes to 15 on his first turn... yep Death's Shadow. managed to take him down in games 2 and 3. He drew badly in game 3. Went on to face Burn (0-2), a W/U sun titan control deck (0-2) and a budget mono green deck.
I really like the format. Deck variety is high. Death's Shadow is very good, but at least it's interactive. It's not just turn four combo, they could possibly kill you turn 4, but would be very exposed to removal.
can't wait to play more. I'll probably try standard after rotation.
Premodern - Trix, RecSur, Enchantress, Reanimator, Elves https://www.facebook.com/groups/PremodernUSA/
Modern - Neobrand, Hogaak Vine, Elves
Standard - Mono Red (6-2 and 5-3 in 2 McQ)
Draft - (I wish I had more time for limited...)
Commander -
Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build)(dead format for me)Standard is a money pit compared to modern and modern generally does a better job of having deck variety than standard. It's also cool that if you take a break from Magic for a long time you can get back to playing without having to buy a new deck.
JundBGR
RW Blood MoonRW
Pauper
Delver U
Elves G
Control B
Commander
Edgar Markov BRW
Captain Sisay GW
Niv-Mizzet, Parun UR
Tymna and Ravos WB
It's my favourite format and it's a good time to be coming in with Pro Tours and GP's galore next year!
Legacy - LED Dredge, ANT & WDnT
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You could move to Chicago It's easy to play legacy twice a week here just at stores that are within a block of a train stop. And one of the big TO's in the area has ~100 player cash prize tournaments every month that are legacy a few times a year.
Marath, Will of the Wild Tokens!! / Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund Dragons! / Muzzio, Visionary Architect / Brago, King Eternal / Daretti, Scrap Savant / Narset, Enlightened Master / Alesha, Who Smiles at Death / Bruna, Light of Alabaster / Marchesa, the Black Rose / Iroas, God of Victory / Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury / Omnath, Locus of rage / Titania, Protector of Argoth / Kozilek, the Great Distortion
Modern
Elves / Titanshift / Merfolk