Alright. So I have this modern format, only commons and uncommons allowed. So I'm play WW Kithkins(and those two really good allies, naitch) and I've been getting killed by the "best deck" in [mana[rg[/mana] Turbo-Drazi. It plays Reap and Sows, Brutalizer Exarchs, and SB tech is Sulfur Elemental(which obv kills me hard). Split second makes it harder to deal with as I can't stop it. Artisan of Kozilek is their finisher but I can handle him just fine.
So, I've been trying to brainstorm some ideas to beat it(as I know it can be done, there must be someway) and I'm running out of ideas. Thus far I have...Aven Mindcensor to stop their ramp. And...Kor Firewalker to just...bash through them? But then he plays another one and the Firewalker plan doesn't work.
Do you post YouTube videos as dimecollectorsc on Youtube? He's playing this format with WW Kithkin also, or at least, I thought the format by default was based on Extended and/or Modern...
Seems like a fun format.
Private Mod Note
():
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
UUU Talrand, Sky Summoner // (W/U)(W/U)(W/U) Grand Arbiter Augustin IV // RRR Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker // (R/G)(R/G)(R/G) Wort, the Raidmother // URG Riku of Two Reflections // RWU Ruhan of the Fomori
Quote from Mark Rosewater »
In response to your Lightning Blast, I'll eat this burrito.
Quote from slipknot72102 »
This is why I started playing magic in the first place. It wasn't PT aspirations just making noobs cry by doing things that are perfectly fair.
I do not post videos on Youtube under that name. Anyway, I was talking to another person in the event after it was over who also played Kithkin, and it seems the version I played(24 1 drops, 16 two drops, ave cmc 1.4) was outclassed by the other build, which played Cloudgoat Rangers and Celestial Crusaders(which, obv, negate the Sulfur Elementals I had issues with).
But yes, on MODO, we have Silverblack which is Modern with just commons and uncommons. It's pretty fun, even if the top deck of the format is RG "Turbo-Drazi"(which I'm sure can certainly be beaten).
Do you post YouTube videos as dimecollectorsc on Youtube? He's playing this format with WW Kithkin also, or at least, I thought the format by default was based on Extended and/or Modern...
Seems like a fun format.
PDCMagic doesn't seem to be running a Modern version. They run two standard Pauper tournaments.
Private Mod Note
():
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
Out of the blackness and stench of the engulfing swamp emerged a shimmering figure. Only the splattered armor and ichor-stained sword hinted at the unfathomable evil the knight had just laid waste.
Sounds like an interesting format. The first place I'd look for inspiration is Pauper... I imagine Pauper Kithkin are fairly different from what you're looking at because of some key cards like Goldmeadow Stalwart and Wizened Cenn, but it's still not a bad starting point. Some of the old Standard Kithkin decks might also be reasonable models.
Searching for some Pauper lists, a couple of cards that do stand out to me are Ballyrush Banneret (as a means to enable some more expensive Kithkin, if there are any worth considering...) and some of the Reinforce creatures (Mosquito Guard mainly, because he's a 1-drop, but also Burrenton Bombardier since he's Reinforce 2 and has evasion). The Reinforce plan might be too cute, but it is one way to get around Sulfur Elemental if you do it pre-emptively. Wizened Cenn seems much better, but I'm going to assume you're using those already and they're not getting the job done.
Sounds like an interesting format. The first place I'd look for inspiration is Pauper... I imagine Pauper Kithkin are fairly different from what you're looking at because of some key cards like Goldmeadow Stalwart and Wizened Cenn, but it's still not a bad starting point. Some of the old Standard Kithkin decks might also be reasonable models.
Searching for some Pauper lists, a couple of cards that do stand out to me are Ballyrush Banneret (as a means to enable some more expensive Kithkin, if there are any worth considering...) and some of the Reinforce creatures (Mosquito Guard mainly, because he's a 1-drop, but also Burrenton Bombardier since he's Reinforce 2 and has evasion). The Reinforce plan might be too cute, but it is one way to get around Sulfur Elemental if you do it pre-emptively. Wizened Cenn seems much better, but I'm going to assume you're using those already and they're not getting the job done.
Yeah, I think I'm gonna take the guy up on his list and bump to 24 lands to enable the Crusaders and Cloudgoats which allow me to force damage through and mostly negate the Sulfur dudes.
UUU Talrand, Sky Summoner // (W/U)(W/U)(W/U) Grand Arbiter Augustin IV // RRR Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker // (R/G)(R/G)(R/G) Wort, the Raidmother // URG Riku of Two Reflections // RWU Ruhan of the Fomori
Quote from Mark Rosewater »
In response to your Lightning Blast, I'll eat this burrito.
Quote from slipknot72102 »
This is why I started playing magic in the first place. It wasn't PT aspirations just making noobs cry by doing things that are perfectly fair.
So, I've been trying to brainstorm some ideas to beat it(as I know it can be done, there must be someway) and I'm running out of ideas. Thus far I have...Aven Mindcensor to stop their ramp. And...Kor Firewalker to just...bash through them? But then he plays another one and the Firewalker plan doesn't work.
So any advice?
Steel Sabotage'ng Orbs of Mellowness since 2011.
Boring...
Modern
WGBJunk:Feel the Rhinos WGB
RWUAmerican Taxes RWU
EDH
XKarn and the Living StaxX RETIRED
GWURoon of The Hidden RealmGWU
Seems like a fun format.
But yes, on MODO, we have Silverblack which is Modern with just commons and uncommons. It's pretty fun, even if the top deck of the format is RG "Turbo-Drazi"(which I'm sure can certainly be beaten).
Steel Sabotage'ng Orbs of Mellowness since 2011.
If you want to play a different deck I think you can port Delver over without losing too many cards.
| Ad Nauseam
| Infect
Big Johnny.
PDCMagic doesn't seem to be running a Modern version. They run two standard Pauper tournaments.
Searching for some Pauper lists, a couple of cards that do stand out to me are Ballyrush Banneret (as a means to enable some more expensive Kithkin, if there are any worth considering...) and some of the Reinforce creatures (Mosquito Guard mainly, because he's a 1-drop, but also Burrenton Bombardier since he's Reinforce 2 and has evasion). The Reinforce plan might be too cute, but it is one way to get around Sulfur Elemental if you do it pre-emptively. Wizened Cenn seems much better, but I'm going to assume you're using those already and they're not getting the job done.
'Post is legal, the five artifact lands banned in Modern are banned here as well.
Yeah, I think I'm gonna take the guy up on his list and bump to 24 lands to enable the Crusaders and Cloudgoats which allow me to force damage through and mostly negate the Sulfur dudes.
Steel Sabotage'ng Orbs of Mellowness since 2011.
Thanks to Rivenor for the signature and XenoNinja for the Avi!
Quotes: