Good point, one-on-one I see how it looks bad. That said I usually keep my mana open and use the helixes and bolts to clean away the liliana's and goyfs and don't usually lay anything until later in the game. It gets hit by decays but most things do. It trades nicely with gofy and if they actually block give it first strike and hit bob too. That said, I'm saying it works good as 2 additional threats that are similar in the deck to clique and are used later in the game.
"Just... no. The ONLY reason that Reckoner is so OP in Standard right now is that the existence of Tiago has forced WotC to leave us with nothing but crappy spot-removal. Reckoner will not hack it anymore than Thragtusk in the eternal formats"
I think there's room for Reckoner in Modern, though limited. I run U/W/R Flash, the same list as Mitchell Manders that won Grand Prix Bilbao, and lately I've been running two of him instead of 2 electrolyze now that lingering souls has died down a bit and been having great success against Jund. I get this doesn't mean much but I think there is a place for him there. He trades well against Jund while not costing too much.
Hi everyone, I ran Bant Wolf-Run at GP Quebec City; I didn’t finish well but it was because my first two matches went to time and (to be honest) I made a few too many playing mistakes. That said I just wanted to add my thoughts on how it played and changes that I’ve made since the tournament.
My first match-up was against Esper Control, then Jund, then Esper Control, then a Bant Mirror, and finally Esper Control before I dropped from the tournament. I was expecting to see Boros Reckoner all around me, and I did, just not right in front of me.
The big change that I made from Melissa’s list was that I cut two Centaur Healers for two Angels of Serenity. The reason was three-fold; 1) I had no byes and was concerned that I might see B/R Zombies early in the tournament (mostly because it’s cheap and someone might lend it to a friend etc. –the Angel has helped me during play testing remove late game Aristocrats, 2) When I got behind against agro decks I found a card like the Angel of Serenity could put me back into the game, and 3) I was worried after PT Montreal Esper Control might main-deck Ghost Quarters which would significantly weaken the match-up for me and putting a fast clock on them seemed like a good idea.
I really liked having the Angel in the deck; in a clutch game against Jund it helped me clear the board of a Huntermaster and something else, and grabbed a Thragtusk from my graveyard allowing me to win. My opponent didn’t except to see the Angel.
A card I really wished I had in my sideboard and possibly maindeck would be Jace, Memory Adapt. Two of the Esper Control decks that I played against had one in their main deck. With Esper sometimes I couldn’t draw a Kessig and this would be another great win condition against them if I could resolve it early.
That’s my two cents. I’m hoping to hear back from the community about the addition of the Angels of Serenity to the deck and possibly maindecking Jace, Memory Adept.
"Just... no. The ONLY reason that Reckoner is so OP in Standard right now is that the existence of Tiago has forced WotC to leave us with nothing but crappy spot-removal. Reckoner will not hack it anymore than Thragtusk in the eternal formats"
I think there's room for Reckoner in Modern, though limited. I run U/W/R Flash, the same list as Mitchell Manders that won Grand Prix Bilbao, and lately I've been running two of him instead of 2 electrolyze now that lingering souls has died down a bit and been having great success against Jund. I get this doesn't mean much but I think there is a place for him there. He trades well against Jund while not costing too much.
I’ve added my deck list below:
Creatures (14)
4 Thragtusk
3 Restoration Angel
3 Augur of Bolas
2 Centaur Healer
2 Angel of Serenity
Other Spells (21)
4 Farseek
4 Azorious Charm
4 Sphinx's Revelation
2 Think Twice
3 Supreme Verdict
2 Dissipate
2 Detention Sphere
Land (25)
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Steam Vents
1 Stomping Grounds
2 Kessig Wolf Run
4 Hallowed Fountain
2 Breeding Pool
4 Temple Garden
4 Hinterland Harbor
3 Glacial Fortress
3 Sunpetal Grove
Sideboard (15)
2 Pithing Needle
2 Rhox Faithmender
2 Witchbane Orb
2 Negate
2 Jace, Memory Adept
2 Detention Sphere
1 Supreme Verdict
2 Rest in Peace
My first match-up was against Esper Control, then Jund, then Esper Control, then a Bant Mirror, and finally Esper Control before I dropped from the tournament. I was expecting to see Boros Reckoner all around me, and I did, just not right in front of me.
The big change that I made from Melissa’s list was that I cut two Centaur Healers for two Angels of Serenity. The reason was three-fold; 1) I had no byes and was concerned that I might see B/R Zombies early in the tournament (mostly because it’s cheap and someone might lend it to a friend etc. –the Angel has helped me during play testing remove late game Aristocrats, 2) When I got behind against agro decks I found a card like the Angel of Serenity could put me back into the game, and 3) I was worried after PT Montreal Esper Control might main-deck Ghost Quarters which would significantly weaken the match-up for me and putting a fast clock on them seemed like a good idea.
I really liked having the Angel in the deck; in a clutch game against Jund it helped me clear the board of a Huntermaster and something else, and grabbed a Thragtusk from my graveyard allowing me to win. My opponent didn’t except to see the Angel.
A card I really wished I had in my sideboard and possibly maindeck would be Jace, Memory Adapt. Two of the Esper Control decks that I played against had one in their main deck. With Esper sometimes I couldn’t draw a Kessig and this would be another great win condition against them if I could resolve it early.
That’s my two cents. I’m hoping to hear back from the community about the addition of the Angels of Serenity to the deck and possibly maindecking Jace, Memory Adept.
Edit: I added the two Jace, Memory Adept to the sideboard after the tournament and during the tournament I had a third Pithing Needle and a third Rhox Faithmender