My updated List. Trying out Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen in the main which in place of Sylvan Messenger. Sylvan is great but playing without her has not hurt the deck at all and Dwynen has been useful for trading with Tarmogoyf or blocking Lingering Souls and Delver of Secrets. She also plays well against Affinity and RDW.
Also, Void Winnower in the sideboard has proven to be quite useful for me as well.
I currently play the stock Modern Abzan and as good as it is, it's starting to bore me. I have yet to see any of the 30+ modern players at my LGS play Elves so I think i'm gonna give it a spin. What does everyone think of my G/B brew?
Hey guys, so I saw a list that was splashing blue for Snapcaster Mage at my local shop the other night. Any thoughts on this? Not sure how effective it is on the defense since we don't have a lot of instant speed spells in the list besides Abrupt Decay and Path to Exile. I kind of liked it though. Reminds me of a 4 color Jund deck I played in standard back in the Swagtusk days.
I've found that 3 Colorless lands are okay as long as you are running Nobles or Birds and have no less than 8 fetches in the deck. I'm considering dropping one of my 2 tech edges for another basic though. With 3 Fulminators in the board, 2 techs feel like too much.
So I've been messing around with my Junk list for the past few weeks and I think I've finally settled on this list... If I could get some feedback then that would be great!
The sideboard is still being worked on so, if you have any suggestions for it, the help would be greatly appreciated! I don't even have 15 cards in it yet...
I had Scavenging Ooze originally but when I decided to make the deck more aggressive, I decided to run Doran, the Siege Tower over it. A T1 Bird and T2 Doran can really put a decent clock on your opponent. What would I take out of the MB for ooze? Would it be worth running in the SB if I didn't feel he was worth MB?
Hey guys, I was just looking to see if I could get any criticisms on my deck list. Not completely sure if this is the right place to be posting it or not but it seemed like a good start.
The list isn't super traditional for current Junk with the Birds, Doran, and Sword; but I wanted to try some new things. I haven't play tested much (Only against RDW and UR Delver) and the deck was doing quite well. I was winning about 50% of the time. I haven't put together a sideboard yet either and that is something I could use help with. I'm new to Modern so I'm still learning all the top decks to beat and what to fill my sideboard with.
I'm just getting back into modern and this is the list I'm actually starting to work on. I didn't realize there was a thread for it here in Tier 2 so I posted a deck list elsewhere with the list I'm working on...
I dropped magic about a year and a half ago but just couldn't stay away so I jumped back into it with Khans Standard. I immediately fell in love with Siege Rhino when I pulled it and had little doubt that it was going to see modern play. I sold my playset of Tarmogoyf a while back so Junk Midrange is out of the question... For now. I've seen a few different renditions of the "Abzan-Liege" list going around and so I figured I'd give it a shot. I dropped the eighth mana-dork that I've been seeing on most lists because it just didn't feel necessary. I also dropped one Lingering Souls. In place of these two cards I was able to fit in my two Abrupt Decay. Last time I played modern, this card was value-town and I didn't want to pass up on it. The deck felt short of removal and this card hits most of the major threats that this deck can run into. The final major and most notable change is dropping the 3rd Wilt-leaf Liege for one Elspeth, Knight Errant. Now, I will be honest. I made this change originally because I am very partial with this card. My first every Modern deck was a Sun Titan control deck and Elspeth quickly won a special spot in my heart so I just had to run her in this list. I've yet to playtest the list but just the thought of a 7/8 Rhino with Flying and Trample gives me the chills. If she doesn't work out, I will most likely drop the other Liege back into the list. But I have also considered playing Ajani, Mentor of Heroes for the card draw and the obvious threat of permanent creature pumping.
I haven't started putting together a land base yet. So If anyone has a quick list of lands that they could throw at me, it would be much appreciated. Lemme hear your thoughts. I plan on starting to get the cards together for this in the next couple of days.
EDIT:If I were to decide to play Ajani, Mentor of Heroes, I'm thinking I would make these changes...
As I go back and look at it, I am starting to feel that the card draw is really going to be more important. And with the addition of a 5 drop to the list, the eighth mana-dork might serve more of a purpose then before.
Also, Void Winnower in the sideboard has proven to be quite useful for me as well.
6 Forest
4 Windswept Heath
4 Gilt-Leaf Palace
3 Cavern of Souls
1 Overgrown Tomb
Creatures (34)
2 Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
4 Shaman of the Pack
4 Elvish Archdruid
3 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
4 Dwynen's Elite
1 Scavenging Ooze
4 Heritage Druid
4 Nettle Sentinel
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Elvish Mystic
4 Collected Company
3 Lead the Stampede
1 Chord of Calling
3 Choke
3 Abrupt Decay
2 Fracturing Gust
2 Thoughtseize
2 Tajuru Preserver
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Void Winnower
1 Spellskite
6 Forest
4 Gilt-Leaf Palace
4 Windswept Heath
3 Cavern of Souls
2 Overgrown Tomb
Creatures
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Elvish Mystic
4 Heritage Druid
4 Dwynen's Elite
4 Nettle Sentinel
4 Shaman of the Pack
4 Elvish Archdruid
3 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
2 Sylvan Messenger
1 Maralen of the Mornsong
1 Rhys the Exiled
4 Collected Company
3 Lead the Stampede
3 Verdant Catacombs
3 Marsh Flats
2 Windswept Heath
2 Overgrown Tomb
2 Godless Shrine
1 Temple Garden
2 Swamp
1 Forest
1 Plains
2 Stirring Wildwood
1 Treetop Village
2 Tectonic Edge
1 Vault of the Archangel
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Siege Rhino
3 Noble Hierarch
2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 Scavenging Ooze
Planeswalker / Artifact
3 Liliana of the Veil
1 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
Spells
3 Lingering Souls
4 Abrupt Decay
2 Path to Exile
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Thoughtseize
1 Dromoka's Command
1 Maelstrom Pulse
3 Verdant Catacombs
3 Marsh Flats
2 Windswept Heath
2 Overgrown Tomb
2 Godless Shrine
1 Temple Garden
2 Swamp
1 Forest
2 Stirring Wildwood
1 Treetop Village
2 Tectonic Edge
1 Vault of the Archangel
1 Gavony Township
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Siege Rhino
3 Noble Hierarch
2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 Scavenging Ooze
Planeswalker / Artifact
3 Liliana of the Veil
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
Spells
3 Lingering Souls
4 Abrupt Decay
3 Path to Exile
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Thoughtseize
1 Maelstrom Pulse
The sideboard is still being worked on so, if you have any suggestions for it, the help would be greatly appreciated! I don't even have 15 cards in it yet...
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Siege Rhino
4 Birds of Paradise
2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 Scavenging Ooze
Spells
3 Thoughtseize
2 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Path to Exile
3 Lingering Souls
3 Abrupt Decay
1 Maelstrom Pulse
1 Dromoka's Command
3 Liliana of the Veil
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
Land
2 Windswept Heath
3 Marsh Flats
3 Verdant Catacombs
2 Stirring Wildwood
1 Treetop Village
2 Tectonic Edge
1 Vault of the Archangel
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2 Overgrown Tomb
2 Godless Shrine
1 Temple Garden
2 Swamp
1 Plains
1 Forest
I need help building a sideboard so any feedback would be great. I'm still new to Modern so criticize away!
3 Verdant Catacombs
3 Marsh Flats
2 Windswept Heath
2 Overgrown Tomb
2 Godless Shrine
2 Stirring Wildwood
2 Tectonic Edge
2 Swamp
1 Temple Garden
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Vault of the Archangel
1 Forest
1 Plains
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Siege Rhino
4 Birds of Paradise
3 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 Doran, the Siege Tower
Spells
3 Lingering Souls
3 Thoughtseize
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Path to Exile
2 Abrupt Decay
1 Maelstrom Pulse
1 Zealous Persecution
3 Liliana of the Veil
Artifacts
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
The list isn't super traditional for current Junk with the Birds, Doran, and Sword; but I wanted to try some new things. I haven't play tested much (Only against RDW and UR Delver) and the deck was doing quite well. I was winning about 50% of the time. I haven't put together a sideboard yet either and that is something I could use help with. I'm new to Modern so I'm still learning all the top decks to beat and what to fill my sideboard with.
Any feedback would be great! Thanks.
2 Bloodsoaked Champion
3 Herald of Dromoka
4 Chief of the Edge
2 Heir of the Wilds
3 Arashin Foremost
4 Siege Rhino
3 Brutal Hordechief
2 Surrak, the Hunt Caller
3 Abzan Charm
2 Dromoka's Command
2 Secure the Wastes
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Voice of Resurgence
4 Siege Rhino
3 Kitchen Finks
3 Loxodon Smiter
3 Wilt-Leaf Liege
2 Qasali Pridemage
1 Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
3 Lingering Souls
3 Thoughtseize
3 Path to Exile
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/deck-creation-modern/598389-abzanimals-aggro-needs-deck-help
23 Lands
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Voice of Resurgence
4 Siege Rhino
3 Noble Hierarch
3 Kitchen Finks
3 Loxodon Smiter
2 Wilt-Leaf Liege
2 Qasali Pridemage
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
3 Lingering Souls
3 Thoughtseize
3 Path to Exile
2 Abrupt Decay
I haven't started putting together a land base yet. So If anyone has a quick list of lands that they could throw at me, it would be much appreciated. Lemme hear your thoughts. I plan on starting to get the cards together for this in the next couple of days.
EDIT:If I were to decide to play Ajani, Mentor of Heroes, I'm thinking I would make these changes...
-2 Abrupt Decay
-1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
+1 Noble Hierarch
+1 Wilt-Leaf Liege
+1 Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
As I go back and look at it, I am starting to feel that the card draw is really going to be more important. And with the addition of a 5 drop to the list, the eighth mana-dork might serve more of a purpose then before.