So a just disappointing 1-4 Drop for me at yesterday's 68 player tournament.
Sadly there were a huge amount of bad matchup decks.
Either it was Counters Company, Eldrazi Tron, GW Tron, Burn, Affinity, Merfolk - Every Deck i saw looked like a mediocre to bad opponent.
Thanks for the report, Polymorph. Your posted list looks similar to what I was running before I started trying out the Scullers again. It's definitely running a more aggressive, creature-beats gameplan, and I think Matter Reshaper is amazing in that shell. As you say, not so sure about 2x Cavern of Souls though. Question: How is Sea Gate Wreckage playing out for you? Has it fed Collective Brutality for you at all?
I think the two-drop slot in an Eldrazi deck is a little unusual. With a Temple in play, either Reshaper or Eternal Scourge are excellent T2 plays. The Sculler build suffers for not having that option since Strangler is far, far weaker on T2 than either, if it can't process.
Wreckage was good.
It shined in the super-long grind games were every player is in topdeck-mode.
I've tested Sculler for 2 weeks and it was super-awkward and plain bad.
This Deck doesn't aim to out-tempo or heavily disrupt your opponent, hoping to dodge Removal and beat down with a 2/2.
The untold truth is - Reality Smasher is what this decks aims to get to.
You want to smash faces. 4-of Smasher is essential for winning games out of nowhere!
This deck try to bridge the gap till Tunr 3-5 with disruption until teh way is clear for our Bombs.
This bombs should end teh game in a couple of turns. Sculler is a lot of durdling around - it does nothing really well, is a horrendous topdeck and has to trade with Snapcaster Mage, Dark Confidant or even worse gets stonewalled by Goyf, Tasigur etc.
I know that Tidehollow Sculler gave us more disruption against Combo and Ramp-Decks.
But believe me, it's not worth it - they rip there combo-pieces of the top of there deck leaving you with the feeling that even the 10th Discard spell couldn't change that (so it is).
I'm willing to die against a T3 Karn Liberated instead of a Turn 5 Karn with a 2/2 on board.
The amassement of Discard will leave you with many dead Cards in the deck, especially past Turn 4, 5 and 6.
I'm a big believer in the fact that this deck is winning on the back of keeping a good oening hand instead of Durdle-Hatebears.
All of my threats must have an impact on the board.
Because of this Matter Reshaper is awesome.
Giving me necessary Cards, chumping, defending Sorin, being aggressive, giving me Value out of a Damnation / Living ENd.
I've cutted Tidehollow Sculler totally, which has been absolutely right.
Placed 5th and won and Aether Vial in Foil + Store Credit.
Congrats Polymorph! Can you post your deck list? Can you give a brief synopsis of your matches and sideboarding? Which cards were all-stars? thanks
My decklist is attached to this reply.
Round 1: Eldrazi Tron
Guess what happened. walking ballista + basilisk collar sealed the deal pretty quickly.
Ugin and Ulamog crushed me too, but my openers has been totally crap - even after mulliganing to 5.
0-1
Game 2 and 3 my opponent didn't find the right lands and therefore was stuck with many cards in hand. Sorin, Solemn Visitor closed one Game, the other was decided by Sea GAte Wreckage.
1-1
Round 3: Abzan Liege
We both kept a slow hand, remaining on 2 Lands for 4 turns or so.
He put a Voice of Resurgence which hit me for 6. I handled an Ooze, drawing an Eldrazi Temple
for TKS and then just put the game away.
GAme 2 we traded Lingering Souls, but Sorin was the game-breaker on my side.
I handled his threats and put the game away.
2-1
Round 4: UB Tron
Crazy Tron variant. GAme 1 i got blown away by Wurmcoil Engine and BAtterskull with literally 0 business.
Game 2 and 3 were taken away with Stony Silence. I had slow clocks, but he can't overcome the lock and therfore loses.
3-1
Round 5: Living End
Game 1 i got Relic of Progenitus, which took the game by itself. A couple of discards later the game was mine.
Game 2 i chained 4 Discard-Spells, but he topdecked Violent Outburst ftw.
Game 3 he mulled to 3 and i had Relic. With 2 Matter Reshaper my opponent had no cards in his grave but cascaded into Living End.
I found another Reshaper and Strangler ftw.
4-1
Round 6: Naya Breach
Game 1 got me there with a couple of Discard Spells and pressure on board.
My opponent was bricking, but i found all necessary disruption at the right time.
Game 3 i curved Reshaper, drew a 2nd Eldrazi Temple into Turn 3 Reality Smasher.
My opponent chumped with a Tribe-Elder, going down to 15. One more swing brought him down to 7.
Round 7: Junk Midrange
Game 1 i've lost to playing a couple of Thoughtseize and not drawing any Removal.
He had 2x Push, 2x Grim Flayer, Maelstrom Pulse and Rhino.
Game 2 Sorin put my opponent under serious pressure. Lingering Souls gave him some gas, but he couldn't break the stall
and after a bunch of turns fighting for Sorin i've put away the Game with him.
Game 3 Sorin took the Game again. My opponent had Liliana first, which got handled by Spirit Tokens. I've followed up with sorin and
some Drazi's. My enemy had Shambling Vent and Stirring wildwood which i had no removal for.
After TKS got handled by him i followed up with a 2nd one, stripping the rightly drawn Path to Exile. An Elspeth, Sun's Champion wiped my board. I got rid of her with Unmaking and ticking Sorin further which selead the deal in a super-exciting Final Game.
6-1
So 6-1 at all and fealing super-great after struggling a bit in the last 4 couple of weeks with the deck.
MVP's / Gamebreakers had been Sorin + Anguished Unmaking.
The least impressive Cards has been Cavern of Souls and Ghost Quarter.
A single more Mutavault is absolutely necessary to compete with the top of the Meta.
This one can eat Tidehollow Sculler or Mutavault and has
bonus synergy with Wasteland Strangler (exiling Cards). Also i do need
an additional Creature with Lifelink because my Meta is Merfolk, Goblins, Burn,
Death's Shadow and Affinity
It lines up pretty good along Ghost Quarter and Thoughtseize.
It's not just to knock out Combo or Ramp-Decks - it additional hurts Decks relying on key pieces / value engines.
With the exception of Blessed Alliance, those cards seems not great against a deck with so much hand disruption and at least 2-3 Stubborn Denial main deck. They are very slow and they're a huge tempo loss if countered. I would definitely keep Inquisition over Damnation or Ob Nix, and I'd probably keep Thoughtseize over those too. Dismember is a good card against GDS for their Delve fatties.
Yeah, guess you're right on that matter.
I do play 2x Anguished Unmaking which has broader applications.
I've dropped Tidehhollow Sculler because i just wasn't super-impressed by it.
If it works in my favor it was great, if not it was plain horrible.
There newest tech is 4x Ceremonious Rejection out of their sideboard, which is a real pain in the A**.
I think i'll need 2 Cavern of Souls to bait this.
On the Ghost Quarter subject:
Since infect has gone i literally run into 0 Inkmoth Nexus which was the reason i cut it.
I ran 2x Tidehollow Sculler while cutting 2 colorless Utility-Lands for more colored sources.
It's pretty solid against all kinds of decks that doesn't run super-much removal (Tron, EldraziTron, Bant Eldrazi, Merfolk),
but awkward against all kind of midrange-deck (Grixis, Jund, Junk).
It dodges Whipflare, allows better curving (nothing feels as good as putting Thoughtseize into Sculler into TKS) and disrupts my opponent.
My updated list is on the very bottom of this post.
Edit
There is a brand new 4-Game Series by Tcgplayer online running hot with the GP Kobe winning list:BW Eldrazi - GP Kobe winner list
Don't get irritated by the title, it's not Eldrazi and TAxes, it's Eldrazi Processor.
His build was built to curve out entirely and just drop the lategame entirely.
Sculler is such a bad topdeck, it's ridicolous.
Even worse, his Manabase is jank. Like total jank.
The real good idea we could take from him is that Ghost Quarter is no fit for the Meta at the moment. Mutavault fits much better - thats it.
This deck's success is built upon the right opening hand, good sideboarding and an extensive knowledge of the Modern-Metagame.
Nothing else is needed for succeeding.
I was placing 14th at a 75 Player Event yesterday.
Ended up with a 5-2 Record, fighting against Merfolk 3 times (1-2), Bant Spirits (won), Gb Tron 2 times (2-0) and beating finally Bant Eldrazi in a hell of a game and a board swept up with huge Eldrazi's.
i've written a Blog-entry about this deck as i have dropped it.
It's a bit harsh but i hope you don't mind.
The deck was a whole lot of fun and my first Midrange-Deck after playing 4 years of Modern.
Please give some feedback and enjoy playing Thoughseizes and Reality Smashers
becoming sad man
Green @ it's best
Running wiht Tidehollow Sculler today, still not happy wiht teh build - 2:1.
Really believing that Matter Reshaper is teh way to head on!
Green @ it's best
Sadly there were a huge amount of bad matchup decks.
Either it was Counters Company, Eldrazi Tron, GW Tron, Burn, Affinity, Merfolk - Every Deck i saw looked like a mediocre to bad opponent.
Green @ it's best
Wreckage was good.
It shined in the super-long grind games were every player is in topdeck-mode.
Green @ it's best
This Deck doesn't aim to out-tempo or heavily disrupt your opponent, hoping to dodge Removal and beat down with a 2/2.
The untold truth is - Reality Smasher is what this decks aims to get to.
You want to smash faces. 4-of Smasher is essential for winning games out of nowhere!
This deck try to bridge the gap till Tunr 3-5 with disruption until teh way is clear for our Bombs.
This bombs should end teh game in a couple of turns. Sculler is a lot of durdling around - it does nothing really well, is a horrendous topdeck and has to trade with Snapcaster Mage, Dark Confidant or even worse gets stonewalled by Goyf, Tasigur etc.
I know that Tidehollow Sculler gave us more disruption against Combo and Ramp-Decks.
But believe me, it's not worth it - they rip there combo-pieces of the top of there deck leaving you with the feeling that even the 10th Discard spell couldn't change that (so it is).
I'm willing to die against a T3 Karn Liberated instead of a Turn 5 Karn with a 2/2 on board.
The amassement of Discard will leave you with many dead Cards in the deck, especially past Turn 4, 5 and 6.
I'm a big believer in the fact that this deck is winning on the back of keeping a good oening hand instead of Durdle-Hatebears.
All of my threats must have an impact on the board.
Because of this Matter Reshaper is awesome.
Giving me necessary Cards, chumping, defending Sorin, being aggressive, giving me Value out of a Damnation / Living ENd.
Green @ it's best
My decklist is attached to this reply.
Round 1: Eldrazi Tron
Guess what happened. walking ballista + basilisk collar sealed the deal pretty quickly.
Ugin and Ulamog crushed me too, but my openers has been totally crap - even after mulliganing to 5.
0-1
Round 2: 4C/5C Chord
Game 1 was smashed by Eldritch Evolution into Magus of the Moon!
I was screwed completely - easy win for my opponent.
Game 2 and 3 my opponent didn't find the right lands and therefore was stuck with many cards in hand.
Sorin, Solemn Visitor closed one Game, the other was decided by Sea GAte Wreckage.
1-1
Round 3: Abzan Liege
We both kept a slow hand, remaining on 2 Lands for 4 turns or so.
He put a Voice of Resurgence which hit me for 6. I handled an Ooze, drawing an Eldrazi Temple
for TKS and then just put the game away.
GAme 2 we traded Lingering Souls, but Sorin was the game-breaker on my side.
I handled his threats and put the game away.
2-1
Round 4: UB Tron
Crazy Tron variant. GAme 1 i got blown away by Wurmcoil Engine and BAtterskull with literally 0 business.
Game 2 and 3 were taken away with Stony Silence. I had slow clocks, but he can't overcome the lock and therfore loses.
3-1
Round 5: Living End
Game 1 i got Relic of Progenitus, which took the game by itself. A couple of discards later the game was mine.
Game 2 i chained 4 Discard-Spells, but he topdecked Violent Outburst ftw.
Game 3 he mulled to 3 and i had Relic. With 2 Matter Reshaper my opponent had no cards in his grave but cascaded into Living End.
I found another Reshaper and Strangler ftw.
4-1
Round 6: Naya Breach
Game 1 got me there with a couple of Discard Spells and pressure on board.
My opponent was bricking, but i found all necessary disruption at the right time.
Game 2 i had to handel a Tunr 2 Nahiri, the Harbinger, which cost me the game.
Game 3 i curved Reshaper, drew a 2nd Eldrazi Temple into Turn 3 Reality Smasher.
My opponent chumped with a Tribe-Elder, going down to 15. One more swing brought him down to 7.
On his turn he played Primeval Titan, killing Smasher. I Anguished Unmaking Titan.
My turn, topdeck Smasher (!!!!!) ftw.
5-1
Round 7: Junk Midrange
Game 1 i've lost to playing a couple of Thoughtseize and not drawing any Removal.
He had 2x Push, 2x Grim Flayer, Maelstrom Pulse and Rhino.
A Siege Rhino selaed the deal within 2 turns.
Game 2 Sorin put my opponent under serious pressure. Lingering Souls gave him some gas, but he couldn't break the stall
and after a bunch of turns fighting for Sorin i've put away the Game with him.
Game 3 Sorin took the Game again. My opponent had Liliana first, which got handled by Spirit Tokens. I've followed up with sorin and
some Drazi's. My enemy had Shambling Vent and Stirring wildwood which i had no removal for.
After TKS got handled by him i followed up with a 2nd one, stripping the rightly drawn Path to Exile. An Elspeth, Sun's Champion wiped my board. I got rid of her with Unmaking and ticking Sorin further which selead the deal in a super-exciting Final Game.
6-1
So 6-1 at all and fealing super-great after struggling a bit in the last 4 couple of weeks with the deck.
MVP's / Gamebreakers had been Sorin + Anguished Unmaking.
The least impressive Cards has been Cavern of Souls and Ghost Quarter.
A single more Mutavault is absolutely necessary to compete with the top of the Meta.
Green @ it's best
I've cutted Tidehollow Sculler totally, which has been absolutely right.
Placed 5th and won and Aether Vial in Foil + Store Credit.
Green @ it's best
I'll try that one too with a single card in between:
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet will replace Eternal Scourge
This one can eat Tidehollow Sculler or Mutavault and has
bonus synergy with Wasteland Strangler (exiling Cards). Also i do need
an additional Creature with Lifelink because my Meta is Merfolk, Goblins, Burn,
Death's Shadow and Affinity
Green @ it's best
It lines up pretty good along Ghost Quarter and Thoughtseize.
It's not just to knock out Combo or Ramp-Decks - it additional hurts Decks relying on key pieces / value engines.
Green @ it's best
Yeah, guess you're right on that matter.
I do play 2x Anguished Unmaking which has broader applications.
I've dropped Tidehhollow Sculler because i just wasn't super-impressed by it.
If it works in my favor it was great, if not it was plain horrible.
Green @ it's best
Green @ it's best
I'm still struggling against Death's Shadow Grixis because Ceremonious Rejection knocks me out.
I suggest we doesn't board out Thoughtseize?
What is the best sideboard-Plan against them?
Green @ it's best
There newest tech is 4x Ceremonious Rejection out of their sideboard, which is a real pain in the A**.
I think i'll need 2 Cavern of Souls to bait this.
On the Ghost Quarter subject:
Since infect has gone i literally run into 0 Inkmoth Nexus which was the reason i cut it.
I ran 2x Tidehollow Sculler while cutting 2 colorless Utility-Lands for more colored sources.
It's pretty solid against all kinds of decks that doesn't run super-much removal (Tron, EldraziTron, Bant Eldrazi, Merfolk),
but awkward against all kind of midrange-deck (Grixis, Jund, Junk).
It dodges Whipflare, allows better curving (nothing feels as good as putting Thoughtseize into Sculler into TKS) and disrupts my opponent.
My updated list is on the very bottom of this post.
Edit
There is a brand new 4-Game Series by Tcgplayer online running hot with the GP Kobe winning list:BW Eldrazi - GP Kobe winner list
Don't get irritated by the title, it's not Eldrazi and TAxes, it's Eldrazi Processor.
Green @ it's best
i'm running BW Eldrazi for half a year now.
4 Mutavault along 4 Tidehollow Sculler is a trap for sure!
His build was built to curve out entirely and just drop the lategame entirely.
Sculler is such a bad topdeck, it's ridicolous.
Even worse, his Manabase is jank. Like total jank.
The real good idea we could take from him is that Ghost Quarter is no fit for the Meta at the moment.
Mutavault fits much better - thats it.
This deck's success is built upon the right opening hand, good sideboarding and an extensive knowledge of the Modern-Metagame.
Nothing else is needed for succeeding.
Green @ it's best
Ended up with a 5-2 Record, fighting against Merfolk 3 times (1-2), Bant Spirits (won), Gb Tron 2 times (2-0) and beating finally Bant Eldrazi in a hell of a game and a board swept up with huge Eldrazi's.
Green @ it's best