I think YES, Pack Rat sounds good in Modern, 1B for cast, 2B for make a copy, and its grown like Tarmo 1/1-2/2-3/3-4/4-5/5 at INFINITUM
Can this BE a MODERN STAPLE?? :thumbsup::nod:
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Modern: RW R/W Burn WB B/W TokensXU MonuU Tron // UWX UW Tron R GoblinsW Soul SistersRWG Small ZooWUR WUR Geist/Control/Kiki-Resto Combo/NahiriUR Splinter Twin (90% Japanese)/ Grixis TwinRUB UR Delver / Grixis Delver UR Blue MoonBWU Ad NauseamWDeath and TaxesRUB Grixis ControlUMerfolksX Affinity RGB Living End UR Storm/PiF Combo RGX R/G TRON GWU Bant Eldrazi BW Eldrazi and Taxes RUBGoryos Vengeance UB Faeries Legacy:BRx Renimator Playing right now:Standard: Jeskai Control Modern; GoryosVengeance/UBFaeries/Affinity Legacy: BRx Reanimator Pauper: UR Drake (banned) Commander: Merieke Ri Berit Esper
Are they playable? Yes. But if my opponent is trying to overrun me with the rat infestation, I will return the favor with my zoo animals. *queue chimpanzee noise*
The removal in modern is much better plus Maelstrom pulse is a card that will blow you out pretty badly, you also rarely get to be at 5 mana in modern and still be in a position where you could drop a rat and start making copies safely like in standard. Personally I'd much rather just drop dark confidant and make them answer it, if they can't then I'll start gaining card advantage while the rat requires you to sort of go all in on it.
The thing people don't get about tarmogoyf is that it isn't necessarily that he gets big, it's that he gets big without any real work besides casting him. He's a card that screams answer me or get clocked while requiring a minimal investment, pack rat on the other hand requires a giant investment of resources to be effective at all.
And Bile Blight once Born of the Gods come out. Heck, Pack Rat might not even be good in Standard once all mono-black decks start mainboarding Bile Blight.
Pack Rat is the right card for the right time in Standard, but it can't be understated just how bad it used to be, and all for valid reasons. The absence of stuff like Bonfire of the Damned, Tragic Slip and even Terminus allows Pack Rat to thrive for now. In Modern, even better removal spells that kept it from being good before are still legal, and popular.
Can this BE a MODERN STAPLE?? :thumbsup::nod:
RW R/W Burn WB B/W TokensXU MonuU Tron // UWX UW Tron
R GoblinsW Soul SistersRWG Small ZooWUR WUR Geist/Control/Kiki-Resto Combo/NahiriUR Splinter Twin (90% Japanese)/ Grixis TwinRUB UR Delver / Grixis Delver UR Blue MoonBWU Ad NauseamWDeath and TaxesRUB Grixis ControlUMerfolksX Affinity RGB Living End UR Storm/PiF Combo RGX R/G TRON GWU Bant Eldrazi BW Eldrazi and Taxes RUBGoryos Vengeance UB Faeries
Legacy:BRx Renimator
Playing right now: Standard: Jeskai Control Modern; GoryosVengeance/UBFaeries/Affinity Legacy: BRx Reanimator Pauper: UR Drake (banned) Commander: Merieke Ri Berit Esper
The thing people don't get about tarmogoyf is that it isn't necessarily that he gets big, it's that he gets big without any real work besides casting him. He's a card that screams answer me or get clocked while requiring a minimal investment, pack rat on the other hand requires a giant investment of resources to be effective at all.
And no.
Also why did you post this in the Standard subforum?
[THS|SOM|5TH] Devotion to Black
You could of gone with the blase is, but you decided to make a point with "Are". Bravo good sir, bravo
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=586342
Closing this one as it's redundant.
Thanks,
-rujasu