@acchia85
Have you tried Lingering Souls instead of YP? It fills a similar role, creating multiple bodies for the opponent to deal with, but the tokens can also attack for some evasive damage. It has been an absolute beating every time I've cast it. Pretty decent against the affinity & burn matchups also. The TeamGeist guys including GreatNate have been using it and have been pretty happy also. Splashing the black mana for flashback is pretty easy with Godless Shrine and Watery Grave in the list.
Also, has anyone tried Izzet Charm instead of Mana Leak? It seems like the only things I really need to hard counter aren't creatures anyway (Liliana, Summer Bloom/other combo, Blood Moon). Seems like it has more late-game potential, removing guys or digging to some burn to finish off the game if you have to. (Gotta hold land in hand for that, so that's mostly just to close out games.)
Hey guys,
I've been following this thread for a while but haven't posted yet. Thought I'd run my list by you guys and see what you think. I'm new to modern but have found that I'm at least 50-50 in most matchups with this deck, though it hasn't been particularly dominant. Still learning the format, though. I haven't played my updated version below yet.
Even though the black splash for Lingering Souls is a little greedy, it has been absolutely amazing for me, especially with Liliana around.
One of the changes I'd like to make would be to swap out Keranos for Batterskull. In general, Keranos and Sphinx's Rev were both a little too slow for me.
I'm unsure of my counterspell suite--I like to have a hard counter for Liliana, combo, and Blood Moon maindeck, but Mana Leak is a terrible topdeck. Blood Moon and Liliana in general just wreck me. I like the 2 Spell Snares, but other lists seem lighter on those. I'm not sure of how to feel about Electrolyze either. I like to have it for the cycling effect given the lack of overall card draw post DTT, but it isn't always great against Abzan, Twin, or Bloom Titan, which seem like they're going to be more popular. If I could get a couple Cryptic Commands, I think I'd take out 1x Mana Leak and 1x Electrolyze for 2x Cryptic Commands.
Also considering swapping the Kor Firewalkers for either 2x Kitchen Finks or 2x Timely Reinforcements. I don't think Timely Reinforcements works that well with Lingering Souls, though. Kitchen Finks seems like it could be solid. I could try finding room for another Resto if that's the direction I go.
Have you tried Lingering Souls instead of YP? It fills a similar role, creating multiple bodies for the opponent to deal with, but the tokens can also attack for some evasive damage. It has been an absolute beating every time I've cast it. Pretty decent against the affinity & burn matchups also. The TeamGeist guys including GreatNate have been using it and have been pretty happy also. Splashing the black mana for flashback is pretty easy with Godless Shrine and Watery Grave in the list.
Also, has anyone tried Izzet Charm instead of Mana Leak? It seems like the only things I really need to hard counter aren't creatures anyway (Liliana, Summer Bloom/other combo, Blood Moon). Seems like it has more late-game potential, removing guys or digging to some burn to finish off the game if you have to. (Gotta hold land in hand for that, so that's mostly just to close out games.)
I've been following this thread for a while but haven't posted yet. Thought I'd run my list by you guys and see what you think. I'm new to modern but have found that I'm at least 50-50 in most matchups with this deck, though it hasn't been particularly dominant. Still learning the format, though. I haven't played my updated version below yet.
3x Flooded Strand
2x Arid Mesa
4x Scalding Tarn
2x Steam Vents
1x Hallowed Fountain
1x Sacred Foundry
1x Godless Shrine
1x Watery Grave
1x Mountain
2x Island
1x Plains
4x Celestial Colonnade
2x Tectonic Edge
4x Snapcaster Mage
4x Geist of Saint Traft
1x Vendilion Clique
2x Restoration Angel
1x Thundermaw Hellkite
Non-creature spells (23)
4x Path to Exile
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Lightning Helix
2x Electrolyze
3x Remand
1x Mana Leak
2x Spell Snare
1x Valorous Stance
2x Lingering Souls
2x Stony Silence
2x Wear // Tear
2x Counterflux
1x Negate
2x Celestial Purge
1x Wrath of God
1x Lingering Souls
2x Kor Firewalker
1x Aven Mindcensor
1x Keranos, God of Storms
Even though the black splash for Lingering Souls is a little greedy, it has been absolutely amazing for me, especially with Liliana around.
One of the changes I'd like to make would be to swap out Keranos for Batterskull. In general, Keranos and Sphinx's Rev were both a little too slow for me.
I'm unsure of my counterspell suite--I like to have a hard counter for Liliana, combo, and Blood Moon maindeck, but Mana Leak is a terrible topdeck. Blood Moon and Liliana in general just wreck me. I like the 2 Spell Snares, but other lists seem lighter on those. I'm not sure of how to feel about Electrolyze either. I like to have it for the cycling effect given the lack of overall card draw post DTT, but it isn't always great against Abzan, Twin, or Bloom Titan, which seem like they're going to be more popular. If I could get a couple Cryptic Commands, I think I'd take out 1x Mana Leak and 1x Electrolyze for 2x Cryptic Commands.
Also considering swapping the Kor Firewalkers for either 2x Kitchen Finks or 2x Timely Reinforcements. I don't think Timely Reinforcements works that well with Lingering Souls, though. Kitchen Finks seems like it could be solid. I could try finding room for another Resto if that's the direction I go.