I have been playing modern for several months now and I have completed a deck. However, I feel that I may have over prepped with the new set coming out and hopefully try to relive the Standard Human Tribal days of Innistrad 1. So in short, I have developed and amassed a bunch of human cards based off of a collection I acquired from a player who was big into standard and built a humans deck from that rotation. I am in the process of modifying it into the current modern setting. Recently it just hasn't been preforming the way I thought it should and was hoping I could get a pep talk and see if its worth working onto it more or just let it collect dust again? Right now its Naya colors and mostly based off of the Gatlinberg list that got 5th from late last year. I don't think this warrants a primer or a post in the other areas right now. Yes, I know its not a traditional list but wondering what am I doing wrong and maybe this is a side affect of playing too much commander and my brewing skills are still set differently or is there a list that is slowing being developed to bring this tribe back in a bit more?
One guy at my shop plays mono white humans and it's pretty good. Cards I remember seeing: Kytheon, Champion of the Parish, Thalia, Path to Exile, Aegis of the Gods, Knight of Glory, perhaps Fiendslayer Paladin. His theory was keep the curve super low and have answers to removal in some sort of Gods Willing or Apostle's Blessing effect. Crushed me pretty well. Kytheon is an absolute house in Modern and not enough decks realize it.
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I can't say I'm pleased to see you and must warn you I may have to do something about it.
EDH: UGEdric
Pauper: URDelver
Modern: UGRDelver
Draft my cube: Eric's 390 Unpowered
Well I would ask that you post what you have been testing against, because that is very important. Also, can you direct us to a list (http://modernnexus.com/deck-of-the-week-naya-humans/ ???) so we can understand the cards you are playing in context with your environment?
Firstly i dont know about monastery swiftspear myelf and I have to ask about your experience with Kytheon
Decks I have in my bag of tricks- Needless to say, someone who wants to play will probably have a deck UB/x Faeries UR Storm XURWB Affinity G Elves UW control
Well I would ask that you post what you have been testing against, because that is very important. Also, can you direct us to a list (http://modernnexus.com/deck-of-the-week-naya-humans/ ???) so we can understand the cards you are playing in context with your environment?
Firstly i dont know about monastery swiftspear myelf and I have to ask about your experience with Kytheon
I am actually running that list right there with just adjustments to the manabase seeing I don't have access to Cavern and running Skarrgan Pit-Skulk along with some hate against the local meta. Kytheon I actually have not gotten him out. All the games he just hasn't shown up in a draw, I am currently running 3 of him. I do think that new human in SOI might be good and get more into the "Poor Players Goyf" approach and drop the burn that most Naya plays into. Not a big fan of Bant.
Numbers were always in flux and then I just took it apart to build 8-whack instead. I had good game against a variety of decks. Thalia's lieutenant and champion can probably pave the way for main board pyroclasm a for better games against fish/elves/Affinity/fae.
Modern takes practice and it's a very fast format. I play legacy elves casually and sometimes those games seem better paced honestly. Just takes some practice but tribal human is fun! We lack the lords that other races have plentiful amounts of though, which kind of stinks.
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I have been playing modern for several months now and I have completed a deck. However, I feel that I may have over prepped with the new set coming out and hopefully try to relive the Standard Human Tribal days of Innistrad 1. So in short, I have developed and amassed a bunch of human cards based off of a collection I acquired from a player who was big into standard and built a humans deck from that rotation. I am in the process of modifying it into the current modern setting. Recently it just hasn't been preforming the way I thought it should and was hoping I could get a pep talk and see if its worth working onto it more or just let it collect dust again? Right now its Naya colors and mostly based off of the Gatlinberg list that got 5th from late last year. I don't think this warrants a primer or a post in the other areas right now. Yes, I know its not a traditional list but wondering what am I doing wrong and maybe this is a side affect of playing too much commander and my brewing skills are still set differently or is there a list that is slowing being developed to bring this tribe back in a bit more?
EDH: UGEdric
Pauper: UR Delver
Modern: UGR Delver
Draft my cube: Eric's 390 Unpowered
Firstly i dont know about monastery swiftspear myelf and I have to ask about your experience with Kytheon
UB/x Faeries
UR Storm
XURWB Affinity
G Elves
UW control
I am actually running that list right there with just adjustments to the manabase seeing I don't have access to Cavern and running Skarrgan Pit-Skulk along with some hate against the local meta. Kytheon I actually have not gotten him out. All the games he just hasn't shown up in a draw, I am currently running 3 of him. I do think that new human in SOI might be good and get more into the "Poor Players Goyf" approach and drop the burn that most Naya plays into. Not a big fan of Bant.
Death and Taxes
Pauper
UB Teachings
Tortured Existence
Murasa Tron
Modern
Pod (RIP)
Bloom(RIP)
Merfolk
Modern
Commander
Cube
<a href="http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/the-cube-forum/cube-lists/588020-unpowered-themed-enchantment-an-enchanted-evening">An Enchanted Evening Cube </a>
Human beaters
kytheon, hero of akros
champion of the parish
monastery swiftspear
Free humans:
burning-tree emissary
priest of urabrask
Lords:
mayor of avabruck which would get upgraded with SOI release to:
Thalia's lieutenant
Goblins:
goblin bushwacker
reckless bushwacker
Spells:
atarka's command
lightning bolt or for better removal:
oath to exile
Numbers were always in flux and then I just took it apart to build 8-whack instead. I had good game against a variety of decks. Thalia's lieutenant and champion can probably pave the way for main board pyroclasm a for better games against fish/elves/Affinity/fae.
Modern takes practice and it's a very fast format. I play legacy elves casually and sometimes those games seem better paced honestly. Just takes some practice but tribal human is fun! We lack the lords that other races have plentiful amounts of though, which kind of stinks.