I think most people in here would agree on the general of the deck an unsure about the spesifics. I would reccomend going after tournament results.
I would reccomend the latest version of Jeff Hoogland's list. He often make minor tweaks based on the metagame he plays in (starcity games). Often the sideboard shift a lot. Personaly I like his versions who has revilark in them, but I am biast.
On the forums I think LudaFish is the one who plays in bigger tournament gauntlets, you can try his coco kiki list.
I would also advice you that who ever plays your gauntlet needs to become familiar with the deck. Being a very reactive deck it can be hard to find the right lines.
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Luda - why no Phantasmal Image currently? No decent targets in Dredge or Infect I'm guessing... Still wrecks Bant Eldrazi though.
Pretty much what you said, lots of Grixis (Delver & Control), Infect, Dredge, Valakut and Merfolk lately in my meta. I just wasn't happy with the cards performance after SCG Milwaukee and cut it all together before SCG Columbus. I'm down to just the pair of Staticasters between the MD/SB that require a blue source now and I've been pretty happy with that configuration.
Bant Eldrazi hasn't been very popular in my area lately although it seems to be doing well just about everywhere else. I actually think that MU has gotten significantly worse since they moved to 3-4x Skyspawners in the MD, making Blood Moon effects nowhere near as powerful against them they were in the past. Definitely need to test this MU way more for the Spring SCG Opens.
@Ludafish your kiki list appears very blood moon centric which I could get behind, but honestly I would bring in blood moon against this landbase. With only three basics and no island you wont be able to cast half your deck... If you keep all the blood moon effects I would bump up your basic counts to ensure naturally drawing some instead of just hoping to get fetches, maybe cut gavony townships and at least one canopy?
@Ludafish your kiki list appears very blood moon centric which I could get behind, but honestly I would bring in blood moon against this landbase. With only three basics and no island you wont be able to cast half your deck... If you keep all the blood moon effects I would bump up your basic counts to ensure naturally drawing some instead of just hoping to get fetches, maybe cut gavony townships and at least one canopy?
9 Fetches, 7 Dorks and 3 Basics of which I only need 1 green source to cast Collected Company which you're typically fetching turn 1 to cast a dork anyway. In well over 1000 sanctioned matches with this deck I recall losing to Blood Moon maybe 3 times (matches) and it's usually when my opponent goes Guide, Guide, Land, Blood Moon turn one with Old Skred lists or RW Prison.
Staticaster is boarded out against every deck I bring in Blood Moon against with the exception of Infect, BW Tokens and Faeries where I leave in the MD Magus and bring in the SB Magus. I have gone to 3 Forest/1 Plains over the 2nd Canopy a few times in the past when playing 3 actual Blood Moons in the board. If you board into 4 Blood Moon effects you have to fetch like you have 4 Blood Moon effects in your deck. Worth noting as well that most Naya Zoo/Company list that have done well in large Modern events were typically on 3 Basics (not include Mountain), 4-5 Dorks and 10-12 Fetches.
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/coco-kiki-chord/ - I usually keep that updated, just tweaking here and there for local events as Opens start back up in January/February. Wouldn't change a card in the Main right now though.
Been playing a lot of Frontier (getting popular in my area) so haven't been tweaking it much. That and I'm pretty bored with Modern right now. Hoping the B&R update changes the format up a bit.
Unfortunately, with Modern no longer being a Pro Tour format, I believe we've nearly lost all hope of getting more cards off the banned list, and unless something completely breaks the format, we won't see anything banned.
At least Kiki-Chord remains a playable deck in the mean time lol.
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Some cards might go off the bannlist. With Infect, Dredge, Burn, Death Shadow Zoo being little interactive / bad boys of the format they could unbann something that cost 4+ mana. The chances are slim though. Bitterblossom and Lotlet Troll did OK (the troll is a bit busted these days.)
If they want to keep the format turn 4 they can ban some cards.
But speculating in this or that unbanning rarly leads anywhere. I would keep speculations to a minimum.
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Hi guys, I've been wanting to build evo-chord sense The card was spoiled, and I recently got my 4th voice so here I am. I was wondering if I could get some input my current list. I've been doing real well, but I was wondering if there were any cards I was missing or perhaps some silver bullets I'm not playing.
my meta is very strange. I didn't get a chance to play tonight but I was told that the top 8 lists were "two Jund, doran abzab, skred wins, nihiri, bant Coco, Tron, and b/u fairy control" for some reference. We have zero infect and zero affinity at the store right now. The meta doesn't have much combo either, maybe one or two decks. anyway, heres wonderwall.
What I love about the deck so far is the ability to evo into sigarda out of nowhere. There are a lot of matchups in my meta(jund, skred, nahiri control) that simply cannot deal with her when she lands.
I also think that Blade splicer is hugely under rated and much better than kitchen finks. It puts two bodies on the board, makes colorless artifacts (kills etched champion, or sac to pia), has 1 power for reveillark, AND the first strike is super relevant--especially in multiples.
I'm playing loxodon hierarch over obstinate baloth because the sac effect seems much more relevant than the discard effect as I am likely evo/chording for it.
I'm mainly looking for some better burn tech as I may need it due to my lack of kitchen finks. I also need to know: Is there any way to beat GR Ponza? any advice for that matchup or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also, feedback in general would be great. Thanks, loving everything you guys are doing here.
Still trying to nail down my list for GP Louisville. I'll be playing on the unlimited challenge badge all weekend bouncing between Legacy and Modern. Thinking about possibly hedging a little more against Burn decks in the main board.
What do you guys think people will be running in the 4 round challenge events at the GP?
3-0 into first place ID split today at a 13-man tournament with the CoCo list.
2-1 Bushwhacker Zoo (went down to 1 life twice, Finks was the MVP here)
2-0 Lantern (grabbed all my exalted creatures and pounded him with Birds through 2 Bridges all the way to the bank)
1-0 Bant Eldrazi (yes one game, this was the most ridiculous board state I've ever had against them - Displacer is a nightmare but I managed to combo off just before his Drowner tokens got out of hand at the 45 minute mark, Displacer + TKS kept me off it until then)
Fauna Shaman is just too good. The only thing I find myself sorely missing is permanent fetchable removal in creature form but it's just not gonna happen unless I splash black instead of blue. Fairgrounds Warden is an option but I don't see what I would cut for it.
I'm planning on playing in brisbane GP and pretty much settled on your List Ludafish, just thinking of swapping out the rec sage for a windborn muse - thoughts? Just gived another weapon against dredge/infect
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I would reccomend the latest version of Jeff Hoogland's list. He often make minor tweaks based on the metagame he plays in (starcity games). Often the sideboard shift a lot. Personaly I like his versions who has revilark in them, but I am biast.
On the forums I think LudaFish is the one who plays in bigger tournament gauntlets, you can try his coco kiki list.
I would also advice you that who ever plays your gauntlet needs to become familiar with the deck. Being a very reactive deck it can be hard to find the right lines.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Pretty much what you said, lots of Grixis (Delver & Control), Infect, Dredge, Valakut and Merfolk lately in my meta. I just wasn't happy with the cards performance after SCG Milwaukee and cut it all together before SCG Columbus. I'm down to just the pair of Staticasters between the MD/SB that require a blue source now and I've been pretty happy with that configuration.
Bant Eldrazi hasn't been very popular in my area lately although it seems to be doing well just about everywhere else. I actually think that MU has gotten significantly worse since they moved to 3-4x Skyspawners in the MD, making Blood Moon effects nowhere near as powerful against them they were in the past. Definitely need to test this MU way more for the Spring SCG Opens.
9 Fetches, 7 Dorks and 3 Basics of which I only need 1 green source to cast Collected Company which you're typically fetching turn 1 to cast a dork anyway. In well over 1000 sanctioned matches with this deck I recall losing to Blood Moon maybe 3 times (matches) and it's usually when my opponent goes Guide, Guide, Land, Blood Moon turn one with Old Skred lists or RW Prison.
Staticaster is boarded out against every deck I bring in Blood Moon against with the exception of Infect, BW Tokens and Faeries where I leave in the MD Magus and bring in the SB Magus. I have gone to 3 Forest/1 Plains over the 2nd Canopy a few times in the past when playing 3 actual Blood Moons in the board. If you board into 4 Blood Moon effects you have to fetch like you have 4 Blood Moon effects in your deck. Worth noting as well that most Naya Zoo/Company list that have done well in large Modern events were typically on 3 Basics (not include Mountain), 4-5 Dorks and 10-12 Fetches.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
yep, I am looking from a mobile (you do not see the sig) but will try to have a look from a laptop.
Been playing a lot of Frontier (getting popular in my area) so haven't been tweaking it much. That and I'm pretty bored with Modern right now. Hoping the B&R update changes the format up a bit.
At least Kiki-Chord remains a playable deck in the mean time lol.
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/developing-competitive-modern/598381-kiki-chord-kiki-company
Bring to Niv
https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/deck-creation-modern/814060-bring-to-niv-the-golden-deck
Legacy - Lands
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/legacy-type-1-5/established-legacy/control/535484-primer-lands
If they want to keep the format turn 4 they can ban some cards.
But speculating in this or that unbanning rarly leads anywhere. I would keep speculations to a minimum.
my meta is very strange. I didn't get a chance to play tonight but I was told that the top 8 lists were "two Jund, doran abzab, skred wins, nihiri, bant Coco, Tron, and b/u fairy control" for some reference. We have zero infect and zero affinity at the store right now. The meta doesn't have much combo either, maybe one or two decks. anyway, heres wonderwall.
3 Noble Hierarch
3 Birds of Paradise
4 Voice of Resurgence
3 Wall of Omens
1 Qasali Pridemage
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Selfless Spirit
3 Blade Splicer
2 Eternal Witness
3 Restoration Angel
1 Pia and Kiran Nalaar
1 Loxodon Hierarch
1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
1 Sigarda, Host of Herons
1 Reveillark
4 Eldritch Evolution
2 Chord of Calling
3 Path to Exile
lands
2 Forest
2 Plains
1 Mountain
1 Raging Ravine
2 Stomping Ground
2 Temple Garden
4 Windswept Heath
4 Wooded Foothills
1 Sacred Foundry
3 Razorverge Thicket
1 Kataki, War's Wage
1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
1 Path to Exile
1 Burrenton Forge-Tender
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Spellskite
1 Magus of the Moon
1 Thragtusk
2 Lightning Helix
2 Ghostly Prison
1 Archangel of Tithes
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Qasali Pridemage
What I love about the deck so far is the ability to evo into sigarda out of nowhere. There are a lot of matchups in my meta(jund, skred, nahiri control) that simply cannot deal with her when she lands.
I also think that Blade splicer is hugely under rated and much better than kitchen finks. It puts two bodies on the board, makes colorless artifacts (kills etched champion, or sac to pia), has 1 power for reveillark, AND the first strike is super relevant--especially in multiples.
I'm playing loxodon hierarch over obstinate baloth because the sac effect seems much more relevant than the discard effect as I am likely evo/chording for it.
I'm mainly looking for some better burn tech as I may need it due to my lack of kitchen finks. I also need to know: Is there any way to beat GR Ponza? any advice for that matchup or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also, feedback in general would be great. Thanks, loving everything you guys are doing here.
Your meta looks very favorable with the exception fot tron (hate tron).
Fun fact, if you put madcap experiment and platinum epyrion in your deck blade splicer would give him first strike.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
What do you guys think people will be running in the 4 round challenge events at the GP?
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/developing-competitive-modern/598381-kiki-chord-kiki-company
Bring to Niv
https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/deck-creation-modern/814060-bring-to-niv-the-golden-deck
Legacy - Lands
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/legacy-type-1-5/established-legacy/control/535484-primer-lands
2-1 Bushwhacker Zoo (went down to 1 life twice, Finks was the MVP here)
2-0 Lantern (grabbed all my exalted creatures and pounded him with Birds through 2 Bridges all the way to the bank)
1-0 Bant Eldrazi (yes one game, this was the most ridiculous board state I've ever had against them - Displacer is a nightmare but I managed to combo off just before his Drowner tokens got out of hand at the 45 minute mark, Displacer + TKS kept me off it until then)
Fauna Shaman is just too good. The only thing I find myself sorely missing is permanent fetchable removal in creature form but it's just not gonna happen unless I splash black instead of blue. Fairgrounds Warden is an option but I don't see what I would cut for it.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
If anything comes out of the playtesting will ask