I support WotC's goal of shaping Modern in favor of diversity.
I ran a thought experiment on my blog Modern in a Nuclear Wasteland
of an extreme case of banning 20 more cards to make sure they get everything, then scaling back where appropriate. WotC seems to be on a slowly build up approach. Both ways probably reach similar end points.
The post Gatecrash metagame is proving to be closer to the endpoint than I estimated, so its very possible that few (if any) more cards need to be banned.
See the problem with mono g is the lack of good infect dudes. Having only 8 infecters (yes nexus makes 12 but it is expensive and slow) seems very weak to me. That bring said if you're hellbent on playing mono g you should be running some number of cathedral of war. As previously mentioned you need might of old krosa too. If you want to make mono g work I'd run more wild defiance and some ranger's guile. You need to be able to protect what few threats you have, although without evasion I'm not even sure keeping them alive matters. Trample wont do much against a 4/5 goyf or a wall of omens.
See the problem with mono g is the lack of good infect dudes. Having only 8 infecters (yes nexus makes 12 but it is expensive and slow) seems very weak to me. That bring said if you're hellbent on playing mono g you should be running some number of cathedral of war. As previously mentioned you need might of old krosa too. If you want to make mono g work I'd run more wild defiance and some ranger's guile. You need to be able to protect what few threats you have, although without evasion I'm not even sure keeping them alive matters. Trample wont do much against a 4/5 goyf or a wall of omens.
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did you try this?
is 4 yavimaya coast and 4 city of brass enough?
I have tried this deck and the City of Brass and Yavimaya Coast is Definitely enough. Just like with all Infect Decks I have to be Smart with my mulligans
4x Apostle's Blessing
4x Might of Old Krosa
4x Groundswell
4x Mutagenic Growth
4x Vines of Vastwood
2x Distortion Strike
4x Glistener Elf
2x Ichorclaw Myr
4x Blighted Agent
6x Forest
4x Yaviyama Coast
4x City of Brass
4x Inkmoth Nexus
3x Pendelhaven
4x Nature's Claim
4x Ratchet Bomb
4x Spellskite
3x Grafdigger's Cage
Modern:
RRDW
Standard:
GGMono Green Aggro
My MTGO Name: ak3036
Has saved me in those situations.
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U Merfolk | GR Tron | WUR Jeskai Control | WBG Abzan Company
EDH:
G Ezuri, Renegade Leader, Fighting for Rivendell
WU Brago, King Eternal, Long Live the King
WUBRG Scion of the Ur-Dragon, Worship the Dragon
i recommend you to replace giant growth with might of old krosa
I added card tags for others to preview the cards.
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I ran a thought experiment on my blog
Modern in a Nuclear Wasteland
of an extreme case of banning 20 more cards to make sure they get everything, then scaling back where appropriate. WotC seems to be on a slowly build up approach. Both ways probably reach similar end points.
The post Gatecrash metagame is proving to be closer to the endpoint than I estimated, so its very possible that few (if any) more cards need to be banned.
If I were to add in Wild Defiance what card do you think I should cut
Modern:
RRDW
Standard:
GGMono Green Aggro
My MTGO Name: ak3036
Take out the 1 x Dismember and 1 x Rancor.
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U Merfolk | GR Tron | WUR Jeskai Control | WBG Abzan Company
EDH:
G Ezuri, Renegade Leader, Fighting for Rivendell
WU Brago, King Eternal, Long Live the King
WUBRG Scion of the Ur-Dragon, Worship the Dragon
Modern:
RRDW
Standard:
GGMono Green Aggro
My MTGO Name: ak3036
I added in Might of Old Krosa and Evasion Wise I also have Apostle's Blessing which can act as protection and as evasion
Modern:
RRDW
Standard:
GGMono Green Aggro
My MTGO Name: ak3036
4x Apostle's Blessing
4x Might of Old Krosa
4x Groundswell
4x Mutagenic Growth
4x Vines of Vastwood
2x Distortion Strike
4x Glistener Elf
2x Ichorclaw Myr
4x Blighted Agent
6x Forest
4x Yaviyama Coast
4x City of Brass
4x Inkmoth Nexus
3x Pendelhaven
4x Nature's Claim
4x Ratchet Bomb
4x Spellskite
3x Grafdigger's Cage
Modern:
RRDW
Standard:
GGMono Green Aggro
My MTGO Name: ak3036
Making it BUG would mean that I would have to invest more in dual lands which I won't do as I like to spend less than $100 on a deck
Modern:
RRDW
Standard:
GGMono Green Aggro
My MTGO Name: ak3036
did you try this?
is 4 yavimaya coast and 4 city of brass enough?
I have tried this deck and the City of Brass and Yavimaya Coast is Definitely enough. Just like with all Infect Decks I have to be Smart with my mulligans
Modern:
RRDW
Standard:
GGMono Green Aggro
My MTGO Name: ak3036
The mana cost on Trigon of Infestation is way to high for a really fast deck like infect
Modern:
RRDW
Standard:
GGMono Green Aggro
My MTGO Name: ak3036