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I like that but I would play 19 lands alongside 3-4 Manamorphose. Manamorphose reduces the amount of needed lands to run but doesnt help when you need to decide whether a one lander hand is good enough or not.

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Right now I can't decide whether to run 3-4 Manamorphose or just none actually. I have 2 lists in mind due to this.

Yeah I agree with the 19 lands. Here is the list I'm going try at Modern tonight at an LGS and probably on Thursday:

https://www.twitch.tv/magic, under the videos section you can see the replay for all of GP Phoenix.

Went 2-1 with Jund today. This is my second time playing the deck at an event and really liking it. Here's the list that I played:



The list is inspired mainly by what Jadine Klomparens played at the SCG invi, with just a few changes. Hers I believe had 4/2 IoK/TS split in the main and 2 TS sideboard. I made mine 3/3 split in main and 1/1 sideboard, mainly just cause my local meta has a lot of Eldrazi tron and GDS. I also switched out the Kalitas and Olivia main for 2 rabblemasters in the main. Other than that I think it's card for card.

Round 1: Fetchlands U/R Storm [1-0]
Game 1 I didn't draw any removal but ended up drawing all 4 of my goyfs and 3 bobs, but no removal, so he was able to keep a Baral in play, while I had 2 goyfs and a bob in play, with 2 more goyfs and 1 more bob in my hand. I got him down to 8 life, but he was able to go off and win with two grapeshots when I was at 19 life.
Sideboard Plan:
Out: 1 LtLH, 3 Terminate, 4 Push, 1 KCommand
In: 2 Brutality, 2 EE, 1 Cage, 2 Spellbomb, 1 IoK, 1 TS

Game 2 went a bit long, I was struggling on lands in the beginning and couldn't put much pressure, but I got to use a spellbomb which was great in stopping Past in Flames. He was left with a manamorphose in hand with nothing else, but a pretty high storm count.. and he topdecks empty the warrens to make something like 14 goblins. I was still at 16 life so I was able to hold off a couple turns with a goyf and a rabblemaster. On my last draw step, I top deck a maelstrom pulse to get rid of the goblins and swing for lethal. Game 3 was quick. I was able to play a goyf and 2 rabblemasters in play, dealing 13 damage in one turn to quickly end the game. I also had an EE in hand in case of empty the warrens.

Round 2: Burn [1-1]
I lost both games 1 and 2 but both games I got him down to 4 life. Game 1 I had a good amount of spot removal to answer his eidolon, swiftspear, and goblin guide. I had a rabblemaster in play with lethal next turn but he top decks a skullcrack to end it.

Out: 4 Bob, 3 TS, 1 Pulse
In: 2 Brutality, 1 Kalitas, 1 KCommand, 1 IoK, 2 Fulm, 1 EE

Game 2 I IoK'd turn 1 and saw a bunch of burn spells and rest in peace. Given that the only threat in my hand was goyf, I took the RiP. I remember using brutality on all three modes, discarding 2 terminates to get rid of a goblin guide, take out a lightning bolt, and gain 2 life, which was awesome. I eventually got to a 5/6 goyf with him at 16 life and me at 12 life. It came down to a race. He lava spiked 2 times, and had a lightning helix to have him recover from 6 life to 9 life while I'm at 3. I finally got him down to 4 life, but he again top decks a skullcrack to deal the last 3 damage.

Round 3: Affinity [2-1]
Rabblemaster main deck came in clutch for game 1. He hit me for 6 poison with an inkmoth and cranial. When he attacked next turn with the same thing, I was able to KCommand, getting rid of the cranial plating and 2 damage to get rid of the inkmoth. From there I was able to get out rabblemaster. My opponent played 2 more cranial platings, with blinkmoth at the ready, but thanks to a 4/5 goyf, rabble, and 3 goblin tokens, I was able to deal lethal when he was at 11 life.

Out: 4 LoTV, 3 TS, 2 IoK
In: 2 EE, 1 Kalitas, 1 Olivia, 1 KCommand, 2 Brutality, 2 Fulm

Game 2 I had no removal, and with an etched champion, vault skirge, and master of etherium, I couldn't do much about it. Game 3 I would say I got bit lucky, as he ended up mulling to 4 and couldn't get anything going. I also had a KCommand in my starting hand so that stopped an arcbound ravager from putting too much pressure on me. His last card in hand was a blood moon but needed one more artifact for metalcraft on Mox Opal. I had a swamp in play so it wouldn't have been too bad.

Overall thoughts: I like the 2 rabble in the main and will continue having this for now. I was missing the ancient grudges from my sideboard against Affinity but I liked having the extra discard in my other matchups, plus EE can sort of act as artifact removal.

If anyone has thoughts on my sideboard plans, I'd love to hear it.

Quote from lowekevin123 »

For those with SCG premium, Jadine posted an article about her playing Jund at SCG dallas. You don't have to talk about actual contents cause of the paywall, but what did she cover in her article? From the comments it looks like she talked about her deckbuilding decisions and possibly sideboard plans? Is there anything else she mentioned? I'm thinking about getting premium for a month just for this.

She details how she arrived at her build and why certain factors, such as cascade, flexibility and costs, mattered. She also described her sideboard plan for various match ups. She ends it with talking about her top 8 match and how classy a guy Jim Davis is.

So, I'm back from Madrid and our team didn't perform well.
There was an incredible number of Affinity and unfortunatly, our Humans's player took the biggest part of them and get destroyed.

Here is the list that I've finally brought :


I've moved my 4th Blood Moon for a Chandra, when I bring Blood Moon post-side.

Here are my results :

Round 1 :
vs Sun & Moon

I quickly identify the deck when he plays a Calice turn 2 with just Sacred Foundry and a Mountain.
I play a big board and destroy his Ensnaring bridge to kill him in 2 turns.

For the 2°), he mulligan 5 and doesn't draw anything relevant except a Blood Moon (but I've fetched on basic turn 1 and 2)
An ultimate of Liliana closes the game

2-0


Round 2 :
vs Burn

I won the 1st thanks to an agressive hand with Turn 1 IoK on Eidolon, Turn 2 Tarmogoyf, Turn 3 Goblin Rabblemaster

The 2°) I won a lot of life thanks to Collective Brutality and Huntmaster but this last one is killed by a Searing Blaze and I don't find some other creatures.

The 3°) is closed, unfortunatly I've discarded the Skullcrack of my opponent Turn 3 before playing a Tarmogoyf then Huntmaster but my opponent draw an other Skullcrack then a Path to exile to deal with my Tarmogoyf and kill the Huntmaster the turn after. I can't come back.

1-2


Round 3 :
vs Affinity

I stabilize the board and start being aggressive at 8 life but my opponent had one Galvanic Blast and wait for the 2nd one to finish me.

The 2°) two Tarmogoyfs 5/6 end the game pretty quickly.

The 3°) I've tried to stop the aggressive start of my opponent with 2 Arcbound Ravager and 1 Etched Champion but can't balance the board and finish to die.

1-2


Round 4 :
vs Abzan Company

The first one is though, my opponent doesn't play the combo but the grindy style with 2 Kitchen Finks then Eternal Witness on Kitchen Finks, etc.

The 2°) a turn 3 Blood Moon closes the game pretty quickly while Rabblemaster floods the board.

The last one is an attrition war but my opponent finish with an empty board and an emtpy hand whereas I've got a Tarmogoyf, a Terminate in hand (in case of he found a Collective Company) and a Raging Ravine (in case of he finds a Path to Exile for my Tarmogoyf).

2-1


Round 5 :
vs Affinity

At the first one my opponent is too slow and I find enough removals to deal with his board.

The 2°) is pretty easy, I mull 6 but have a Shatterstorm and Anger of the gods in hand.
It's a butchery.

2-0


Round 6 :
vs Burn

I win the first one thanks to a slow start of my opponent and 2 IoK + an unanswered Kalitas.

The 2°) I have to mull 5 to have some effective cards against Burn, unfortunatly, I can't earn enough life to finish the game.

The last one, my opponent keeps a hand full of creatures, not the best one against Jund.
However I've finished at 2 life when he dies.

2-1


Round 7 :
vs Junk

My opponent starts the game, discards my discard, kills my Dark Confidant and then play a first Dark Confidant (that I killed) then an other one which will stay on the board.
Too much CA, I can't balance the board or his hand.

At the 2°) an early Blood Moon (turn 4) makes conceed my opponent when he doesn't have any basic whereas I play a Rabblemaster the next turn.

For the last one, we have a very long and interesting game, I play a late Blood Moon to shut down his Quagmire and slow him down.
I deal with his Lingering Souls and keep a Tarmogoyf to protect my Chandra but he finishes me with 2 Siege Rhino thanks to the reach.

1-2


Round 8 :
vs Eldra Tron

The first one is very long but a Karn finishes the game by himself.

The 2°), Blood Moon is resolved but my opponent find a Expedition Map to find a Waste.
He plays some Eldrazi but just one each turn, which is not the best plan against my hand full of removals and Liliana.

The last one, I make some agressive mulligan to find Blood Moon which is played at my turn 3 when my opponent has 4 non-basic lands.

2-1


Round 9 :
vs UR Storm

Turn 1 discard to take off Baral, Turn 2 Tarmogoyf and the next turns, Electromancer and Baral die to my removals while my Tarmogoyf beat my opponent to death.

The 2°) he plays an Empty the Warrens, unfortunatly I've got Maelstrom Pulse.
However I don't have enough pressure and die to a Grapeshot.

The last one, I manage the hand of my opponent who finally plays 4 Ritual and an Empty the Warrens "all-in" style.
At the end of his turn, I play 2 Bolt and let him at 2 life.
Draw step : I find my last Bolt and finish him !

2-1


I personnaly finish at 6-3, my Affinity team mate fnishes at 4-5 (the deck was expected so a lot of hate).
As said at the beggining, my Humans team mate suffered during all the week-end and finished at 2-7 (with 5 Affinity in his losses).


Day 2, I play a side event :

Round 1:
2-1 vs Jeskaï Tempo

Round 2 :
2-1 vs Affinity

Round 3 :
2-1 vs UW Control

Round 4 :
0-2 vs Gruul and Loss


My feedbacks of this week-end :

- Blood Moon is really strong in the actual metagame and give you the possibility to play against our bad match up (Tron or Valakut)
- Rabblemaster is an incredible clock if unanswered
- never go to a large event without silver bullet against Affinity

My next GP in Lyon will be in February, at Lyon, I will keep the same list than the one played at Madrid.
Always so happy to play Jund midrange with the possibility to deal against all decks of the format.

Gus