right now i'm liking the idea of steel overseer with voltaic servant, to go with walking Ballista. so one could keep throwing pings at creatures and opponents. Overseer might be whats necessary to replace the constrictor from the initial type 2 list.
So I took that list from that video and played a few games with it. The deck is super aggressive and I feel like it still could use some adjusting. I have never been sold on the throne of geth and the late game aether vial is just so bad. I feel like these are your flex spots. I would recommend updating the deck at the top to show a modern version. I know you are trying to show a standard version but I think putting your own flavor for the deck would be good.
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That deck looked pretty good in the videos but I agree it can be improved.
Aether Vial seemed pretty pointless in the deck and would replace it with Ancient Stirrings to add consistency and find the right pieces.
Since the deck isn't vomiting its hand as quickly as Affinity I'm not sure how good Mox Opal really is here so maybe Noble Hierarch or Springleaf Drum which aren't as fast but also not useless in multiples can relace it.
Throne of Geth actually seems oddly good especially later on sac'ing useless mana rocks and citadels to grow the creatures but mainly to cash in Hangarback when you don't have Ravager.
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That deck looked pretty good in the videos but I agree it can be improved.
Aether Vial seemed pretty pointless in the deck and would replace it with Ancient Stirrings to add consistency and find the right pieces.
Since the deck isn't vomiting its hand as quickly as Affinity I'm not sure how good Mox Opal really is here so maybe Noble Hierarch or Springleaf Drum which aren't as fast but also not useless in multiples can relace it.
Throne of Geth actually seems oddly good especially later on sac'ing useless mana rocks and citadels to grow the creatures but mainly to cash in Hangarback when you don't have Ravager.
So I made some changes to the deck and took it to the FNM modern monday event and went 3-0 with it. Given I didn't play any real tier 1 decks with it but I destroy the other decks super easy and everyone at the card store was amazed about its power and some even salty because I was new to store and just walked in . After the event, I learned from walking around that this is more of a janky fun decks type of FNM compared to the store I usually go too.
Well here is my list and I made a few changes, the lands may need some work possibly aether hub of glimmervoid will be more useful but we shall see. Only like two games the land colors were off and the llanowar waste kinda pinged me down pretty far between tapping horizon canopy.
Match 1: modern Knights, 2-1
I actually went 2-1 with this deck, I got screwed by lands and he got game 1. This is just due to learning how to play with this deck. The next two games I steam rolled him and barely had to sideboard
Match 2: Mono black control, 2-0
Even with hand disruption I ran through him pretty easily and hangar back walker made his life tough for creature kill
Match 3: 8 whack goblins, 2-0
Him and I were at the top table, the games were closest out of all the matches due to the goblins speed but I was able to get him with infect and game 2 I chalice of 1 which makes his life rough.
Overall, this deck is stupid powerful and I really like to do some testing. I was able to use winding constrictor with was great, basically another hardened scales and the toughness back in can chump block little weenie. I never drew in scrap trawler or ancient sitrrings but I found myself siding out scrap trawler during the game. I don't if that is the best decision but that is what I did
I played this deck again last night trying to make some tweaks with the deck, I ended up taking the 3x Aether vials out for +1 ancient Stirrings, 1+ welding jar, and 1+ more land.I went 1-2, I lost to U/W control and mono black control but a martyr of sands deck. I will the say the deck surprising missed the aether vial due to it lacking instant speed of putting creatures in play and getting around control decks. I am going to play it again this week and splash thoughtcast into the deck. I will say the archbound worker hasn't been anything major and I could possibly exchange it out for something else but I don't know what yet. I could add animation module and run with it or possible signal pest.
but this is my deck I am running as of now for friday night.
is construct tribal possible in modern?
4 Metallic Mimic
2 Scrap Trawler
3 Scrapheap Scrounger
4 Verdurous Gearhulk
4 Walking Ballista
4 Llanowar Elves
3 Winding Constrictor
11 Forest
1 Swamp
4 Blooming Marsh
2 Ifnir Deadlands
4 Woodland Cemetery
3 Fatal Push
4 Adventurous Impulse
3 Lifecrafter's Bestiary
1 Scrap Trawler
2 Manglehorn
2 Cast Down
2 Crushing Canopy
1 Karn, Scion of Urza
4 Duress
we've got things in modern that might make this more viable or interesting, arcbound worker. Adaptive Automaton , Hangarback Walker Kuldotha Forgemaster, Memnite, Phyrexian Soulgorger, Silent Arbiter, Slag Fiend, Sparring Construct, Steel Overseer, Trespassing Souleater, Triskelion, Voltaic Servant
right now i'm liking the idea of steel overseer with voltaic servant, to go with walking Ballista. so one could keep throwing pings at creatures and opponents. Overseer might be whats necessary to replace the constrictor from the initial type 2 list.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z1aNgPXwI4
Here is the video deck list I have been playing
4 Aether Vial
4 Mox Opal
2 Throne of Geth
1 Welding Jar
Artifact Creature (27)
4 Arcbound Ravager
4 Arcbound Worker
4 Hangarback Walker
3 Metallic Mimic
4 Steel Overseer
4 Voltaic Servant
4 Walking Ballista
4 Hardened Scales
Land (18)
4 Darksteel Citadel
1 Forest
4 Horizon Canopy
4 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Pendelhaven
4 Razorverge Thicket
4 Chalice of the Void
2 Dromoka's Command
2 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Path to Exile
2 Phyrexian Revoker
2 Qasali Pridemage
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Spellskite
That deck looked pretty good in the videos but I agree it can be improved.
Aether Vial seemed pretty pointless in the deck and would replace it with Ancient Stirrings to add consistency and find the right pieces.
Since the deck isn't vomiting its hand as quickly as Affinity I'm not sure how good Mox Opal really is here so maybe Noble Hierarch or Springleaf Drum which aren't as fast but also not useless in multiples can relace it.
Metallic Mimic was decent but there might be better options instead (maybe Winding Constrictor or Vault Skirge).
Throne of Geth actually seems oddly good especially later on sac'ing useless mana rocks and citadels to grow the creatures but mainly to cash in Hangarback when you don't have Ravager.
Welding Jar seems like filler card, maybe another land (Gavony Township) can be better and I also wasn't really sure why Pendelhaven was in the deck.
Another option could be Basilisk Collar for Ballista or just a Cranial Plating.
Since its synergy with Voltaic Servant is so good I'd consider a singleton copy of Traxos, Scourge of Kroog in the deck.
So I made some changes to the deck and took it to the FNM modern monday event and went 3-0 with it. Given I didn't play any real tier 1 decks with it but I destroy the other decks super easy and everyone at the card store was amazed about its power and some even salty because I was new to store and just walked in . After the event, I learned from walking around that this is more of a janky fun decks type of FNM compared to the store I usually go too.
Well here is my list and I made a few changes, the lands may need some work possibly aether hub of glimmervoid will be more useful but we shall see. Only like two games the land colors were off and the llanowar waste kinda pinged me down pretty far between tapping horizon canopy.
3 Aether Vial
4 Mox Opal
Creature (29)
4 Arcbound Ravager
4 Arcbound Worker
4 Hangarback Walker
3 Metallic Mimic
1 Scrap Trawler
4 Steel Overseer
3 Voltaic Servant
4 Walking Ballista
2 Winding Constrictor
4 Hardened Scales
Sorcery (2)
2 Ancient Stirrings
Land (18)
4 Darksteel Citadel
1 Forest
4 Horizon Canopy
4 Inkmoth Nexus
2 Llanowar Wastes
3 Razorverge Thicket
2 Chalice of the Void
2 Dromoka's Command
2 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Path to Exile
2 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Qasali Pridemage
1 Relic of Progenitus
2 Selfless Spirit
1 Spellskite
1 Welding Jar
Games Notes:
Match 1: modern Knights, 2-1
I actually went 2-1 with this deck, I got screwed by lands and he got game 1. This is just due to learning how to play with this deck. The next two games I steam rolled him and barely had to sideboard
Match 2: Mono black control, 2-0
Even with hand disruption I ran through him pretty easily and hangar back walker made his life tough for creature kill
Match 3: 8 whack goblins, 2-0
Him and I were at the top table, the games were closest out of all the matches due to the goblins speed but I was able to get him with infect and game 2 I chalice of 1 which makes his life rough.
Overall, this deck is stupid powerful and I really like to do some testing. I was able to use winding constrictor with was great, basically another hardened scales and the toughness back in can chump block little weenie. I never drew in scrap trawler or ancient sitrrings but I found myself siding out scrap trawler during the game. I don't if that is the best decision but that is what I did
but this is my deck I am running as of now for friday night.
3 Aether Vial
4 Mox Opal
Artifact Creature (28)
4 Arcbound Ravager
4 Arcbound Worker
4 Hangarback Walker
3 Metallic Mimic
2 Scrap Trawler
4 Steel Overseer
3 Voltaic Servant
4 Walking Ballista
4 Hardened Scales
Sorcery (3)
2 Ancient Stirrings
1 Thoughtcast
Land (18)
1 Botanical Sanctum
4 Darksteel Citadel
1 Forest
4 Horizon Canopy
4 Inkmoth Nexus
4 Razorverge Thicket
2 Chalice of the Void
2 Dromoka's Command
2 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Path to Exile
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Qasali Pridemage
1 Relic of Progenitus
2 Selfless Spirit
2 Spellskite
1 Welding Jar