That card seems pretty bad for us. In any matchup where that card is good, we generally want to cast discard on 1, a threat on 2, and ride that to victory. Tapping out on 2 to play a Sphere just seems counterintuitive to our general game plan in those matchups.
What do we think a delve list would look like now? The meta and unbannings have shifted a lot since that era of Grixis so I feel like it will be somewhat different from before. Thoughts?
How necessary is burn hate in the SB? I haven't played the matchup much but with MB Finks and such I don't really see a huge reason for something as excessive as 3 Kor Firewalkers, which I have seen.
A lot of people have been saying that the rules change will make a Derevi ban more likely. What are your thoughts on that?
Also, my friend said that you said something, I'm assuming on Reddit, about a list by Glix on Tappedout. I looked at it, and it's a lot different from yours. What's your analysis of each list's pros and cons?
My LGS has been doing modern Proxy FNMs for the past while and this will be my first one without my beloved pod. I have both 5 color zoo (the list from CFB a few days ago) and my own Jund list. Not sure which is a better idea though. Decks I'll potentially play against include:
U/R Delver
G/R Tron
Soul Sisters
Maybe one drop zoo
Hatebears/Anti-Abzan Abzan
UWR Control
Twin/Burn (one or the other)
Ninja Bear Delver
Affinity
I'm biased as I play pod, but I like the deck a lot, especially if you're willing to put in thanks time. It also can morph to most metas (except tron... UGH) and is just overall fun and feels rewarding to play. However, I'd wait to buy anything until the ban list update, as some are speculating pod as a potential ban.
The articles in Spanish, but the image worries me a bit. I translated it on chrome, and it says that they've already announced it, so it's probably BS, but I'd still like your input.
Pit Keeper is still on trial, I had good success with it the last time I played but I need more than a couple good runs with the card. The Finks I want to keep because of Affinity and Burn being decks in the meta, Decay just has too many targets. Maybe I'll drop to 6 1 drop mana dorks.
If you drop to only 6 1 mana dorks I'd suggest another wall of roots. Cutting a finks is probably a good idea. I was hesitant to do it but did end up benefitting from it.
I tried a Grave Titan, and he wasn't very good. There weren't many situations where I had a 5 drop and hadn't secured the game. I think another 5 is better.
Thanks guys!
Also, my friend said that you said something, I'm assuming on Reddit, about a list by Glix on Tappedout. I looked at it, and it's a lot different from yours. What's your analysis of each list's pros and cons?
U/R Delver
G/R Tron
Soul Sisters
Maybe one drop zoo
Hatebears/Anti-Abzan Abzan
UWR Control
Twin/Burn (one or the other)
Ninja Bear Delver
Affinity
Etc.
Advice? Thoughts? Suggestions?
Thanks!
With Prophet+Derevi+Azami you draw the same number of cards a turn as Arcanis, but this can scale up with more wizards.
With Pod:
Derevi--->4 Drop, flash in Derevi to untap pod, 4 Drop----> Azami.
However, they're both good. I haven't really thought about Arcanis before.
http://www.rebellion.es/magicrebel/articulo.php?idNoticia=3499
The articles in Spanish, but the image worries me a bit. I translated it on chrome, and it says that they've already announced it, so it's probably BS, but I'd still like your input.
Thanks!
If you drop to only 6 1 mana dorks I'd suggest another wall of roots. Cutting a finks is probably a good idea. I was hesitant to do it but did end up benefitting from it.