Innistrad has always been my favourite plane as it has always allowed my favourite archetype to flourish... Boros humans! However without Champion of the Parish/Thalia's Lieutenant it does rather feel like I am limiting myself to tribal out of principle rather than practicality. Flare of Faith and Rally the Ranks are my only cards that reward playing one creature type. All of that said I'm seeing decent success on Arena with this deck, and am looking forward to trying out (a budget) version of it out at FNM soon.
Ambitious Farmhand was a card I discovered almost by accident. I didn't have enough rare crafts on arena so it was just a makeweight, but the land grab is so helpful that I want to keep the playset and the lifegain when it transforms has been awesome. I've also found the quality of 3 drops at the moment is amazing, both Adeline, Resplendent Cathar and Arni Brokenbrow are strong enough cards that I could run them. I'm open to experimenting with the main list if people think they can see improvements.
What I've barely even started to think about yet is my side deck, but I'm getting close to the stage where that is my next step. I seem to perform well against the other aggro decks. But as is often the case with aggro, my worst performance comes against midrange, in this meta that is often mono-green with Esika's Chariot so I'm thinking more removal. Maybe 2 more Fateful Absence, playsets of Brutal Cathar and Cathar Commando. The black deck that runs The Meathook Massacre is a pain, but 2 more Flare of Faith is the only defence I can think against that. That leaves Izzet Epiphany. Especially Alrund's Epiphany. But I have no idea what I could use against that? Anyone got any ideas. Any thoughts about other threats I should be preparing against in my SD?
I found that Rem just wasn't very efficient. He never turned a game which is what I need 3 drops to be doing. I had been using Adeline, Resplendent Cathar as a place holder as I'd opened a few in boosters, and realised soon after replacing it that I wanted it back.
I also added 2 extra Rally the Ranks as its an awesome card (in for an Ambitious Farmhand a Sacred Fire). My last change was to swap a mountain for a plains as I'd taken out quite a few red symbols and Adeline in particular is greedy for white.
I'm still working on my side deck but my current draft is as follows:
Curse of Silence and Reidane are primarily there to slow down Alrund's Epiphany - quickly becoming my most hated card. However I also bring in the curse against The Meathook Massacre. Flare of Faith is good against anything that runs red (so largely Izzet in this meta), or again against the Massacre. Three of the other cards - Absence, Burning Hands and Cathar Commando all help against the green aggro deck. White aggro decks tend to be a favourable matchup for me, so I've not really played with my sidedeck much to deal with them, but Burn Down The House is there if they manage to multiply out spirits very quickly. Obviously hits me quite hard too, so its very much a card of last resort.
Would love to hear any feedback?
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So here's my list
4x Star Pupil
4x Chaplain of Alms
4x Luminarch Aspirant
4x Ambitious Farmhand
2x Intrepid Adversary
4x Sunrise Cavalier
2x Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer
4x Blade Historian
4x Sacred Fire
2x Fateful Absence
2x Flare of Faith
2x Rally the Ranks
Land:
4x Needleverge Pathway
4x Furycalm Snarl
2x Shatterskull Smashing
1x Emeria's Call
7x Plains
4x Mountain
What are peoples thoughts?
Ambitious Farmhand was a card I discovered almost by accident. I didn't have enough rare crafts on arena so it was just a makeweight, but the land grab is so helpful that I want to keep the playset and the lifegain when it transforms has been awesome. I've also found the quality of 3 drops at the moment is amazing, both Adeline, Resplendent Cathar and Arni Brokenbrow are strong enough cards that I could run them. I'm open to experimenting with the main list if people think they can see improvements.
What I've barely even started to think about yet is my side deck, but I'm getting close to the stage where that is my next step. I seem to perform well against the other aggro decks. But as is often the case with aggro, my worst performance comes against midrange, in this meta that is often mono-green with Esika's Chariot so I'm thinking more removal. Maybe 2 more Fateful Absence, playsets of Brutal Cathar and Cathar Commando. The black deck that runs The Meathook Massacre is a pain, but 2 more Flare of Faith is the only defence I can think against that. That leaves Izzet Epiphany. Especially Alrund's Epiphany. But I have no idea what I could use against that? Anyone got any ideas. Any thoughts about other threats I should be preparing against in my SD?
Modern: WRHumans aggroWR
4x Star Pupil
4x Chaplain of Alms
4x Luminarch Aspirant
3x Ambitious Farmhand
2x Intrepid Adversary
4x Sunrise Cavalier
2x Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
4x Blade Historian
3x Sacred Fire
2x Fateful Absence
2x Flare of Faith
4x Rally the Ranks
Land:
4x Needleverge Pathway
4x Furycalm Snarl
2x Shatterskull Smashing
1x Emeria's Call
8x Plains
3x Mountain
I found that Rem just wasn't very efficient. He never turned a game which is what I need 3 drops to be doing. I had been using Adeline, Resplendent Cathar as a place holder as I'd opened a few in boosters, and realised soon after replacing it that I wanted it back.
I also added 2 extra Rally the Ranks as its an awesome card (in for an Ambitious Farmhand a Sacred Fire). My last change was to swap a mountain for a plains as I'd taken out quite a few red symbols and Adeline in particular is greedy for white.
I'm still working on my side deck but my current draft is as follows:
1x Reidane, God of the Worthy
3x Burning Hands
2x Fateful Absence
2x Flare of Faith
1x Burn Down the House
Curse of Silence and Reidane are primarily there to slow down Alrund's Epiphany - quickly becoming my most hated card. However I also bring in the curse against The Meathook Massacre. Flare of Faith is good against anything that runs red (so largely Izzet in this meta), or again against the Massacre. Three of the other cards - Absence, Burning Hands and Cathar Commando all help against the green aggro deck. White aggro decks tend to be a favourable matchup for me, so I've not really played with my sidedeck much to deal with them, but Burn Down The House is there if they manage to multiply out spirits very quickly. Obviously hits me quite hard too, so its very much a card of last resort.
Would love to hear any feedback?
Modern: WRHumans aggroWR