Actually, this was MWS testing, not goldfishing. Thanks for the advice though, it's been helpful.
I'll give you an example of why Chain of Vapor is good. I had played Arcane Laboratory at the end of my turn, thinking it was GG. A Chain of Vapor hit it before the end of turn, so I was unable to counterspell or force of will (because of the Laboratory). Then I lost next turn off of a topdeck and a lucky 6th card on Mind's Desire.
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Has anyone considered or tried Pact of Negation in this deck over Force of Will? It seems like the majority of the time, you'd be using Force of Will to protect your combo, and the loss of a blue card could be painful. With Pact of Negation, you don't need to toss a blue card and if your combo doesn't kill them...well...you're probably gonna lose anyways.
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Pact of Negation can be strong in Combo decks like Pitch Long and Flash. It does leave the deck open to cards like Duress and is not as good protecting bombs like Necropotence which don't win the turn they are cast.
My area is having a type 1 tourney in a bit more than a month, I am thinking of bringing either pitch or grim long, leaning towards pitch. I have no idea what the meta looks like. Which one would be best to take blind. Also what does a modern list look like now?
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My area is having a type 1 tourney in a bit more than a month, I am thinking of bringing either pitch or grim long, leaning towards pitch. I have no idea what the meta looks like. Which one would be best to take blind. Also what does a modern list look like now?
I would take a modern GWS Pitch Long deck if I was going in blind.
Grim Tutor replaced Death Wish. DeathLong was the previous incarnation, this version is vastly superior.
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Modern - Neobrand, Hogaak Vine, Elves
Standard - Mono Red (6-2 and 5-3 in 2 McQ)
Draft - (I wish I had more time for limited...)
Commander -
Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build)(dead format for me)tolarian academy
4 flooded strand
2 underground sea
instants:(22)
4 dark ritual
2 cabal ritual
3 brainstorm
3 misdirection
sorceries:(12)
3 grim tutor
5 moxen
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BUT, i believe Pact is really good.
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I would take a modern GWS Pitch Long deck if I was going in blind.
Here is a good list:
1 Island
1 Badlands
1 Swamp
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Underground Sea
2 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
3 Street Wraith
1 Yawgmoth's Bargain
1 Necropotence
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Hurkyl's Recall
4 Cabal Ritual
1 Black Lotus
1 Lion's Eye Diamond
1 Sol Ring
2 Tendrils of Agony
4 Duress
1 Memory Jar
1 Timetwister
1 Rebuild
1 Wheel of Fortune
4 Brainstorm
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
4 Dark Ritual
1 Tinker
1 Mind's Desire
2 Grim Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Demonic Tutor
SB:
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Rebuild
1 Chain of Vapor
2 Empty the Warrens
2 Simian Spirit Guide
4 Extirpate
4 Leyline of the Void