Went 5-0 in modern league. since it happened over a few days I don;t have complete recollection of exactly how matches went, but i can re-watch replays if any of you want to know specifics. I beat WU Sun Titan Control, WU pure control, U Tron, Tarmo-twin, and grixis Twin.
Is there a favored Gruul Zoo SB that I can reference?
I'm thinking spellskite is always good to have and artifact hate...
And, for you senior Zoo enthusiasts specialized in Gruul Zoo what match ups does this deck have most problems with?
Aggro
Control
Combo
Sorry if I'm a little scatter brained here.
When I played gruul the worst matchups were ones where the opponent ran Anger of the Gods. That card is Satan.
I really liked having 2-3 Molten Rain in the sideboard. The idea is if they stabilize on turn 4, they now stabilize on turn 5, which can make all the difference against a deck like tron. Destructive Revelry is also quite strong. In general I favor sideboard cards that advance your gameplan while slowing your opponents.
I was taking a look at SB options and Damping Matrix seems to nail a LOT of cards that work in very popular decks. It cost three, but it is colorless and it hoses decks similar to blood moon. In addition, we have few cards that require activated abilities. At least my Gruul Zoo deck does. The only card in my Gruul Zoo that is affected is Experiment One. That's pretty good in my book. Thoughts?
Burning-Tree Shaman has a similar effect; he won't stop some infinite combos, but he hits more abilities (even fetchlands), and comes with an un-boltable body.
Great information! Wow, Anger the Gods is satan. lol Thankfully, I haven't seen that card played much. Now that makes more sense. I see the reasoning. Instead of hosing an opponent you are trying to destroy or reduce their life points while still disrupting board state/ deck mechanics. SBs are always a pain in the butt to develop, but I'm liking these choices.
mtg 1905's is a bit more the way i like to gruul zoo. everything can be cast off of BTE with no RR or GG in Creature costs
I agree that is a more efficient way to run Gruul, but the double green creatures I run really entice me. lol I really want to field test the deck; however, I wont be able too this weekend. But, on a plus side all my land produce green mana with half of them producing red in addition to green. So, I think I in a good standing not to get mana screwed, but I wont know till I field test it.
is big zoo, still a thing, in a meta of twin/delver/any grixis and tron. I saw a 2014 list i think Kiber had. has 25-28 creatures, with thundermaw hellkite. Looks like a cool deck. Still testing Corlhem on trice. No one seems to being play modern anywhere lately.
is big zoo, still a thing, in a meta of twin/delver/any grixis and tron. I saw a 2014 list i think Kiber had. has 25-28 creatures, with thundermaw hellkite. Looks like a cool deck. Still testing Corlhem on trice. No one seems to being play modern anywhere lately.
has fallen off the map lately it seems, mostly because of coco,and path and terminate being everywhere.
the problem I see with thundermaw in retreat is double red could be clunky to get with its mana base.
2 games, on trice. went 2-0, first game i never, saw it but saw 2x birds and kept dropping threats. next match he won with tron. 3rd i won. Your right that 3rd match it sit in my hand 4 turns, by the time I could play it i had 2x bolt in hand for game.
2nd game i dropped, swung twice, he said gg and left. Sad all i have to report is damn cockatrice games. Modern in dead lgs wise here. I see it being a one of, but if i get to play paper, it will be corlhelm zoo for a while
Gah, ended up going 2-2 tonight. two decks that killed me were Affinity and a deck called cheerios. two decks I won against were a standard type deck and a burn deck. Any ideas vs cheerios?
Pretty much everything kills them. You just need to know how the deck works. It only wins if you dont. The deck uses 0 drop equipment and Puresteel Paladin to draw every cast of it, then Retract to do it all again to create a huge storm count then Grapeshot you.
So take your pick. Thalia, stony silence, any removal spell, wars wage, any form of rule of law effect.
is big zoo, still a thing, in a meta of twin/delver/any grixis and tron. I saw a 2014 list i think Kiber had. has 25-28 creatures, with thundermaw hellkite. Looks like a cool deck.
I've just been calling the current Collected Company build big zoo, because it's pretty much the same with list with coco in place of thundermaw and planeswalkers. It's like 3-5 cards difference (coralhelm shenanigans aside).
I 3-1ed on my first daily. Even with all my mistakes... I made a ton too. Like... a ton. I could see me making them, but my tired overworked body couldnt stop makin em. Sigh... I wish I had more time.
Sweet, the decks becoming more popular I have played the mirror a few times now and still doing good in dailies and leagues. ..haven't got less than 3-2 in a league and usually 4-1...just grinding out tickets.
Edit:stopped posting results unless a tournament report reveals something new, or if it's against a deck I haven't seen a match up on yet. If I find a good free recording program I will post videos like lantern does. This deck definitely has power and versatility to be tier 1!
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Edit: and again if anyone is curious versus a certain match I will give play by plays.
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Perrrfect. Gives off evil laugh. lol
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When I played gruul the worst matchups were ones where the opponent ran Anger of the Gods. That card is Satan.
I really liked having 2-3 Molten Rain in the sideboard. The idea is if they stabilize on turn 4, they now stabilize on turn 5, which can make all the difference against a deck like tron. Destructive Revelry is also quite strong. In general I favor sideboard cards that advance your gameplan while slowing your opponents.
Burning-Tree Shaman has a similar effect; he won't stop some infinite combos, but he hits more abilities (even fetchlands), and comes with an un-boltable body.
Great information! Wow, Anger the Gods is satan. lol Thankfully, I haven't seen that card played much. Now that makes more sense. I see the reasoning. Instead of hosing an opponent you are trying to destroy or reduce their life points while still disrupting board state/ deck mechanics. SBs are always a pain in the butt to develop, but I'm liking these choices.
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I agree that is a more efficient way to run Gruul, but the double green creatures I run really entice me. lol I really want to field test the deck; however, I wont be able too this weekend. But, on a plus side all my land produce green mana with half of them producing red in addition to green. So, I think I in a good standing not to get mana screwed, but I wont know till I field test it.
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2 games, on trice. went 2-0, first game i never, saw it but saw 2x birds and kept dropping threats. next match he won with tron. 3rd i won. Your right that 3rd match it sit in my hand 4 turns, by the time I could play it i had 2x bolt in hand for game.
2nd game i dropped, swung twice, he said gg and left. Sad all i have to report is damn cockatrice games. Modern in dead lgs wise here. I see it being a one of, but if i get to play paper, it will be corlhelm zoo for a while
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So take your pick. Thalia, stony silence, any removal spell, wars wage, any form of rule of law effect.
I've just been calling the current Collected Company build big zoo, because it's pretty much the same with list with coco in place of thundermaw and planeswalkers. It's like 3-5 cards difference (coralhelm shenanigans aside).
Also Naya collected is a silly name.
I probably could have 4-0ed it.
Videos up eventually.
Edit:stopped posting results unless a tournament report reveals something new, or if it's against a deck I haven't seen a match up on yet. If I find a good free recording program I will post videos like lantern does. This deck definitely has power and versatility to be tier 1!
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