If I had to guess why Kozilek is seeing play is not for the counter ability but rather the refill my hand on cast ability. Being that it's pretty soft to removals, although when he does stick he is a beast, 12/12 Menace isn't light fare. I ran him for a while but almost always would have preferred an Ulamog or Newmrakul.
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On another note. I am moving away from Simian Spirit Guides for now. They're great and all when you get to live the dream and get things down way ahead of curve but they feel too all in. I am still running a pair of Gemstone Caverns as it seems to be magnetized to the top of my deck recently. Inline with my previous post, I am moving to running 2 Ballista's MD and 1 Bridge in the side.
What I was going to sleeve up when AER ships.
There seems to be 2 definite possible cards for us in AER, Planar Bridge and Walking Ballista. I really like Ballista as a straight forward clean answer to anything running Ensnaring Bridge. Planar Bridge on the other hand may be a good answer to a heavy control meta. Biggest drawbacks being that both are vulnerable to Stony Silence and other incidental artifact hate. Only thing is Ballista is a complete non-bo with Bridge.
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Well, technically we're not a ramp deck, as in we still have game w/o assembling Tron, Tron just puts us on steroids. We are basically a slightly slower modern version of the Legacy Eldrazi Stompy deck. I do think that the ceiling for this deck is realistically tier 1.5, unless we're afforded something special in the upcoming sets.
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It is not, but it is extremely beneficial to run them, especially if you're on the SSG/GC plan. Turn 1 Chalice on 1 shuts down or severely cripples a vast majority of decks.
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Normally you are trying to turn 1 on 1, it will Slow down almost every deck in the format, putting it on 2 is also a valid line as well. Basically the faster you get it out the better.
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So, finally got out and played some modern last, and well it was an interesting night. An old friend opened up a shop recently so I am starting to play there to help out and I like the shop, he is doing it right. Anyway, only 9 people showed up but still good to get some games in. Firstly, I was able to only get my Caverns as he didn't have any SSG's, so I was at least able to get them in. Also, have gone to MD Chalice, alas I only have 3 but seemed good enough tonight.
Round 1 I get paired against my friend (the store owner) I know he has some funky 4 Color Allies deck that is predicated on mill and discard but have never seen it in action. Game 1 goes as expected I get early fatties as he tries to set up his mill and discard engine and I just overwhelm him with Smasher's and Endbringer. Game 2 I start good but he gets one of his pump up the Jam's Allies with a Lightning Greaves SMH. He proceeds to get his self pumping Allies outa control and I get no answers. Game 3 Double Ratchet Bomb's and a pair Smasher's into Endbringer seals it quickly. One thing to note, after game 1 I found out he has Zero basics so I was playing with de facto Wasteland for the next 2 games, which was highly relevant.
Round 2 I get the guy who doesn't play Modern and thought it was Standard but wanted to play so into the fray he jumped with his Standard U/W Control. Game 1 goes long as I pull the Flood and draw nothing relevant allowing him to set up a little control, but a T3 Chalice on 2 slowed him down whilst I durdled and finally got enough going to punch through. Game 2 I finaly get to live the dream and get a free Caverns "Woo Hoo", T1 Reshaper into T2 Thought-Knot, T3 Smasher.... Too fast to high power level in the end.
Round 3 I finally get a "real" opponent U/G Infect. I'm on the draw, live the dream again open with a Caverns, T1 Chalice on 1 proceed to watch sad face but not too sad as he was able to a Hierarch out on his first turn and tried to get enough into his GY for a Become but I had a Contortion waiting. Game 2 Lived the dream AGAIN! but it was on a mull to 6 which made it even that much better. T1 I go Map, T2 Chalice, T3-6 Flod a little he has a little intereaction actually as we both get Spellskites in play and then comes the play of the night, nay I say play of the Month. So he got me off the Chalice and is looking to threaten but I have gotten a few answers and all he has left is a Skite and me with my own Skite, I top the Emrakul, the Promised End and try and see if she sticks and it does. I start to take his turn and he has like 3 pumps, a Negate and I think a Noble. I start to go about burning out his pump spells and realize I am at 20 still and he is only at 4 and *DING* light bulb comes on. Target his Skite, redirect to my Skite, redirect to his Skite, Rinse repeat, you loose. Another way to win with Emrakul!
Unfortunately with 9 ppl we ended the night there and due to losing the 1 game Round 1 i got 2nd, .But, I was able to parlay my credit into my 3rd Gisela, the Broken Blade for my standard experiment.
All in all really impressed with Gemstone Caverns, although I almost got caught in the trap of keeping a relatively bad hand just because I had a Cavern on the draw. Looking forward to trying out SSG's when I can get my hands on them.
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Some list do run Contortion, but its usually first to get cut when going the SSG/Gemstone route. I prefer it over Dismember as there are times when your life total doesn't allow you to cast it, and it's always spicey to target your unblocked Reality Smasher to get in for 8. Another slick move I've done is swing a Matter Reshaper into a Wall of Roots get the block, pump Wall with Contortion trade and get the flip off Reshaper. Its such a versatile spell I have FNM Promo's I run and I usually hate foils, that's how much I like it.
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Against Merfolk on the Play Chalice on 1 is pretty good as a lot of time they keep a 1 lander with a Vial. Any U based deck on 1 is usually your best bet as it stops Serum's, Bolt's, Path's, G. Probe, Thought Scour, IoK, TS, and Spell Pierce.
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Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
What I was going to sleeve up when AER ships.
1x Emrakul, the Promised End
3x Endbringer
4x Matter Reshaper
4x Reality Smasher
4x Thought-Knot Seer
2x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
2x Walking Ballista
Instant (6)
3x Spatial Contortion
3x Warping Wail
2x All Is Dust
Land (24)
4x Eldrazi Temple
2x Gemstone Caverns
3x Ghost Quarter
4x Urza's Mine
4x Urza's Power Plant
4x Urza's Tower
3x Wastes
Artifact (8)
4x Chalice of the Void
4x Expedition Map
1x Basilisk Collar
1x Batterskull
2x Grafdigger's Cage
2x Oblivion Stone
2x Pithing Needle
1x Planar Bridge
2x Ratchet Bomb
2x Relic of Progenitus
1x Spellskite
1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
here is his deck tech link
http://www.starcitygames.com/events/coverage/modern_eldrazi_tron_with_todd_.html
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Round 1 I get paired against my friend (the store owner) I know he has some funky 4 Color Allies deck that is predicated on mill and discard but have never seen it in action. Game 1 goes as expected I get early fatties as he tries to set up his mill and discard engine and I just overwhelm him with Smasher's and Endbringer. Game 2 I start good but he gets one of his pump up the Jam's Allies with a Lightning Greaves SMH. He proceeds to get his self pumping Allies outa control and I get no answers. Game 3 Double Ratchet Bomb's and a pair Smasher's into Endbringer seals it quickly. One thing to note, after game 1 I found out he has Zero basics so I was playing with de facto Wasteland for the next 2 games, which was highly relevant.
Round 2 I get the guy who doesn't play Modern and thought it was Standard but wanted to play so into the fray he jumped with his Standard U/W Control. Game 1 goes long as I pull the Flood and draw nothing relevant allowing him to set up a little control, but a T3 Chalice on 2 slowed him down whilst I durdled and finally got enough going to punch through. Game 2 I finaly get to live the dream and get a free Caverns "Woo Hoo", T1 Reshaper into T2 Thought-Knot, T3 Smasher.... Too fast to high power level in the end.
Round 3 I finally get a "real" opponent U/G Infect. I'm on the draw, live the dream again open with a Caverns, T1 Chalice on 1 proceed to watch sad face but not too sad as he was able to a Hierarch out on his first turn and tried to get enough into his GY for a Become but I had a Contortion waiting. Game 2 Lived the dream AGAIN! but it was on a mull to 6 which made it even that much better. T1 I go Map, T2 Chalice, T3-6 Flod a little he has a little intereaction actually as we both get Spellskites in play and then comes the play of the night, nay I say play of the Month. So he got me off the Chalice and is looking to threaten but I have gotten a few answers and all he has left is a Skite and me with my own Skite, I top the Emrakul, the Promised End and try and see if she sticks and it does. I start to take his turn and he has like 3 pumps, a Negate and I think a Noble. I start to go about burning out his pump spells and realize I am at 20 still and he is only at 4 and *DING* light bulb comes on. Target his Skite, redirect to my Skite, redirect to his Skite, Rinse repeat, you loose. Another way to win with Emrakul!
Unfortunately with 9 ppl we ended the night there and due to losing the 1 game Round 1 i got 2nd, .But, I was able to parlay my credit into my 3rd Gisela, the Broken Blade for my standard experiment.
All in all really impressed with Gemstone Caverns, although I almost got caught in the trap of keeping a relatively bad hand just because I had a Cavern on the draw. Looking forward to trying out SSG's when I can get my hands on them.
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG
Current Decks
Standard : WB Orzhov Vampires BW GUB Sultai Constrictor BUG
Brawl : GB Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons BG
Modern : GB Golgari Elves BG GR Atarka Goblins RG
Pauper : W Heroic W GB Delve BG