This is a modification to a deck I loved playing in Standard (and got top-8 in my first PTQ with), and I want to bring it into Modern. However, my knowledge of Modern is currently in development, so I bring the deck to you experts. Here's how it looks now, in RW:
Now, I think the deck could possibly benefit from a third color. The following cards are those which I think merit consideration in the deck:
White
Path to Exile
Aegis of the Gods (maybe in the side?)
Black
Dark Confidant
Bloodsoaked Champion
Magus of the Abyss (only to be used with Athreos or Xathrid Necromancer)
Athreos, God of Passage
Mogis’s Marauders
Thoughtseize
Xathrid Necromancer
Terminate
Green
Burning Tree Emissary
Master of the Fells
Kessig Wolf Run
Mayor of Avabruck
Warden of the First Tree
I haven't played much in the last few months, and it seems that I'm attending a Standard PTQ this weekend. I have the cards to make either of these, but I am curious as to which one you all think is better situated currently.
Minor adjustments to the decks themselves are possible as well. Thanks for any advice!
I played Rock to good effect last standard, and I'd like to try something similar except with R instead of G. Here's my initial list. The idea, of course, is to go for efficient and underpriced/overpowered creatures paired with good removal.
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If you have any questions or suggestions (or just want to say how much you hate this idea and/or me), please feel free to chime in.
Very happy with this change, as it will bring clarity and streamlined appearance. It's not as if the current method is overly-difficult to interpret, but the more straightforward language is, the more useful it is.
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Everything GoblinGrenadier said is spot-on, so I just threw in what I could. Good luck, and pursue it hard if you really want it.
I absolutely despise Guay's art, and Nielsen is simply acceptable to me. I really like the art in this guide, as my two favorite styles are photorealism and comic-book.
Reverberate. This card can do a lot of fun things. Once sphinx's rev became popular and was like 50% of the meta, I went to this card. Being able to draw gas is good, especially for two mana. If you're playing red/blue, then drawing a counterspell off the copy then countering their Rev is one of the best feelings in magic. I think people just play RWU now with their own revs, rather than strictly counter/burn
Do you get priority before theirs resolves? This sounds fishy to me.
4 Ravenous Rats
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4 Tidehollow Sculler
3 Athreos, God of Passage
3 Geralf’s Messenger
3 Fulminator Mage
3 Sin Collector
3 Lifebane Zombie
3 Phyrexian Obliterator
4 Thoughtseize
2 Tragic Slip
2 Go for the Throat
Lands
4 Godless Shrine
4 Isolated Chapel
2 Marsh Flats
8 Swamp
3 Plains
1 Tectonic Edge
2 Kataki, War’s Wage (Affinity)
3 Wall of Omens (Aggro)
2 Leonin Arbiter (Scapeshift)
2 Kozilek’s Inquisition (Splinter Twin)
2 Surgical Extraction (Combo/Storm)
2 Geth’s Verdict (Hexproof)
2 Kitchen Finks (Aggro/Burn)
4 Champion of the Parish
2 Gideon’s Lawkeeper
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3 Lightning Mauler
3 Grand Abolisher
3 Fiend Hunter
3 Mirran Crusader
3 Prophetic Flamespeaker
2 Hero of Bladehold
2 Hero of Oxid Ridge
Spells
3 Lightning Bolt
3 Boros Charm
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
23 Lands
4 Cavern of Souls
2 Slayers’ Stronghold
4 Sacred Foundry
3 Clifftop Retreat
7 Plains
3 Mountain
2 Rest in Peace (Graveyard)
2 Wear//Tear (Affinity)
2 Combust (Splinter Twin)
2 Imposing Sovereign (Aggro)
3 Auriok Champion (Splinter Twin, Tokens)
2 Leonin Arbiter (Scapeshift et al)
2 Zealous Conscripts (Beasts)
Now, I think the deck could possibly benefit from a third color. The following cards are those which I think merit consideration in the deck:
White
Path to Exile
Aegis of the Gods (maybe in the side?)
Black
Dark Confidant
Bloodsoaked Champion
Magus of the Abyss (only to be used with Athreos or Xathrid Necromancer)
Athreos, God of Passage
Mogis’s Marauders
Thoughtseize
Xathrid Necromancer
Terminate
Green
Burning Tree Emissary
Master of the Fells
Kessig Wolf Run
Mayor of Avabruck
Warden of the First Tree
Minor adjustments to the decks themselves are possible as well. Thanks for any advice!
Creatures
4 Bloodsoaked Champion
3 Pain Seer
1 Tymaret, the Murder King
3 Mardu Skullhunter
3 Mogis’s Marauder
3 Goblin Rabblemaster
3 Master of the Feast
2 Agent of the Fates
Spells
4 Thoughtseize
1 Despise
3 Boon of Erebos
2 Crippling Blight
2 Titan’s Strength
2 Twinflame
3 Lightning Strike
Lands
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Temple of Malice
7 Swamp
6 Mountain
Sideboard
2 Harness by Force
2 Whip of Erebos
2 Searing Blood
2 Dark Betrayal
3 Grim Haruspex
2 Bile Blight
2 Hero’s Downfall
Creatures
3 Goblin Rabblemaster
3 Master of the Feast
2 Mogis, God of Slaughter
2 Stormbreath Dragon
Spells
4 Thoughtseize
2 Despise
2 Bile Blight
3 Magma Jet
3 Hero’s Downfall
2 Read the Bones
2 Arc Lightning
2 Stoke the Flames
2 Whip of Erebos
2 Murderous Cut
Planeswalkers
2 Liliana Vess
Lands
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Temple of Malice
10 Swamp
6 Mountain
Sideboard
2 Harness by Force
3 Dark Betrayal
3 Anger of the Gods
2 Scuttling Doom Engine
2 Erebos, God of the Dead
1 Drown in Sorrow
2 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Thoughtseize
2 Despise
2 Bile Blight
3 Magma Jet
3 Hero’s Downfall
2 Read the Bones
2 Arc Lightning
2 Stoke the Flames
2 Whip of Erebos
2 Murderous Cut
2 Liliana Vess
3 Goblin Rabblemaster
3 Master of the Feast
2 Mogis, God of Slaughter
2 Stormbreath Dragon
Lands - 24
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Temple of Malice
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9 Swamp
6 Mountain
2 Harness by Force
3 Dark Betrayal
3 Anger of the Gods
2 Scuttling Doom Engine
If you have any questions or suggestions (or just want to say how much you hate this idea and/or me), please feel free to chime in.
Everything GoblinGrenadier said is spot-on, so I just threw in what I could. Good luck, and pursue it hard if you really want it.
4 Soldier of the Pantheon
3 Pain Seer
3 Cartel Aristocrat
3 High Priest of Penance
3 Imposing Sovereign
3 Spiteful Returned
3 Athreos, God of Passage
3 Master of the Feast
3 Banisher Priest
3 Xathrid Necromancer
4 Thoughtseize
2 Doom Blade
2 Hero’s Downfall
Lands
4 Godless Shrine
3 Temple of Silence
7 Mountain
7 Plains
3 Celestial Flare
2 Deicide
2 Dark Betrayal
2 Bile Blight
3 Lifebane Zombie
3 Sin Collector
Do you get priority before theirs resolves? This sounds fishy to me.