@reno If you do encounter it, board in leylines and pray that they open a bunch of thought-knots and scullers.
It's honestly just a really bad matchup overall, discard that doubles as clock along with Thalias and whatnot
Also apologies for doublepost, haven't posted on salvation in a while
Always board in leyline if you suspect your opponent has discard (imho). I've never dropped a match to Mardu just because I always get lucky and either open/mull to Leyline games 2-3.
Been wanting to build some variant of Modern D&T for a while. I decided to start out with Eldrazi and Taxes and will gradually pick up cards for mono-white. Although I would love to mess around with a green splash Nobles are way too expensive for me right now. Maybe one day they'll get another reprint.
As you probably noticed, the maindeck is 3 cards short. Not really sure what I want to run in the flex slots. I might shove a 4th Thalia and a couple Blade Splicers in there, but I'm not entirely sure if 4 Thalia is one too many, etc.
Is Mindslaver still worth running (main or side)? I'm running it but kind of want to take it out for another Signet maybe.
If I do that I'll probably take out Academy Ruins for another colored source too since I don't have good targets (Engineered Explosives) for it anyways
Went ahead and picked up a bunch of stuff for this deck. I don't have much of a sideboard yet (although I should be able to pick up some stuff for it in a couple weeks). Anyways, here's my first draft list:
I'm not entirely certain how good the maindeck ratios are, hopefully it will run smooth enough. Only 2 Colonnade because that's all I could afford without cutting costs elsewhere. My main question is whether or not I should try and fit in Crucible and Thought-Knots (which I've seen other lists running) and if so what to cut for them.
I have 4x Leyline of Sanctity and a Hurkyl's Recall laying around I could throw in the side, plus stuff like Disenchant and Timely Reinforcements should be cheap enough that I can pick them up. Stuff in the range of $20 or less like Wurmcoil, Batterskull and O-Stone should be manageable. Unfortunately it seems like picking up an engineered explosives is one of those things that I'll be putting on indefinite hold.
If there's anything glaringly wrong with the maindeck let me know so I can get it fixed up in the next few weeks!
I'm considering taking out the City of Brass. My locals has a decent amount of Burn and other aggressive strategies and its never a land I'm happy to see in my hand. I'll probably take one out for the third Spoils and maybe run another Darkslick and Seachrome for the other two. Or maybe two more basics since there's a decent amount of Blood Moon.
So tl;dr what should I replace 3x City of Brass with (if I do take out the Cities)?
Was considering throwing together mono-white for funsies since my locals is a bit more on the casual side.
Some of the fog effects could go out if there's stuff that could be there in its place. Threw a playset of O-rings in there because generic removal.
Sideboard isn't really set yet, it'll probably have at least 4x Pithing Needle and however many Stony Silence, etc.
Anyways just checking that there isn't anything terribly wrong with it. The reason I'm not splashing another color is because I'm on a bit of a budget (I already have the Leylines).
Was considering a few Isochron but decided against it since I figured they'd just get popped too easy.
Elves could work. You could go ultra-budget and start with mono-green w/o Collected Company and then gradually upgrade to Collected Company (+ a color splash) and maybe eventually throw in Caverns.
I'll try to brew a Soul Sisters list and post it for advice sometime, I really like the idea of a green splash (w/collected company maybe) but I'm pretty sure thats not optimal lol. Guess I just like GW too much.
I'm having trouble finding ways to buy cards while I'm overseas anyways so I'll wait until I'm back in the states and build based on whatever money I manage to save. Lower end I might end up going Soul Sisters, if I manage to stick to 300-ish I'm thinking Cavernless elves or gifts storm, any more than that and I'll just go GW CoCo
midrange in geral has a difficult time with burn. but one of the stronger options is abazn, it has enough life gain to stay alive in finks and scooze, and is happy to mb ley lines.
for the
$100 mark you have abzan rites https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/876627#paper which should be ideal for your purposes at fnm level
apart from rites mono black devotions is a strong budget midrange deck that's good against aggro
for around $250 you can build a filthy good bogles deck, and that blows burn out the water and will definitely win some fnms and possibly some local lvl tournaments
also if you already have the cards for it, tokens/ soul sister build has seen some serious love in the last couple of sets and is being experimented with by quite a fue people so it may be worth going back and trying W/x lifegain aggro again
I've looked at the Abzan rites deck quite a few times and tbh it doesnt really seem like my thing, I'm sort of more obsessed with 3-drops like Knight than bigger bois like Siege Rhino lol (one of the reasons I still havent built nic fit)
My budget still isnt totally set since i need to see what cards I end up actually selling, if I manage to sell enough I've been considering budget GW Counters Company (basically Counters Company without noble hierarchs) since I already have the fetches for it. If I can't afford that I'll go with a budgeted Bogles build. Or maybe Elves without caverns
I'm really just trying to avoid building gifts storm since every time I try playing that kind of combo deck i end up regretting it
I'm really interested in Soul Sisters/token aggro. It seems like a fun strategy. That being said for the life of me I can't seem to come up with a decent list for it, probably since I'm really unfamiliar with playing aggro
I've been meaning to get into modern for a while. Have an estimated budget of around 250ish, maybe 300ish max (USD).
I tried building BW tokens and Norin Soul Sisters years ago but never finished either. I recently tried again with budget Mono-U Tron (which I ultimately couldn't afford to upgrade) and Dredge, but ended up dropping both.
The only format I currently play/have a decent deck for is Legacy (Punishing Maverick, although I've also played abzan and straight G/W variants of the deck). I'd prefer a deck that is at least pretty good on an FNM level, has a decent matchup into burn (pretty common at my FNM) and doesn't auto-scoop to sideboard hate. I don't mind playing aggro or combo, I guess I prefer midrange overall though.
It's honestly just a really bad matchup overall, discard that doubles as clock along with Thalias and whatnot
Also apologies for doublepost, haven't posted on salvation in a while
4x Caves of Koilos
4x Concealed Courtyard
4x Eldrazi Temple
4x Ghost Quarter
3x Shambling Vents
2x Plains
1x Swamp
1x Godless Shrine
4x Thought-Knot Seer
4x Eldrazi Displacer
4x Flickerwisp
4x Tidehollow Sculler
4x Leonin Arbiter
3x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3x Wasteland Strangler
Instants
4x Path to Exile
4x Aether Vial
2x Orzhov Pontiff
3x Fatal Push
2x Dismember
1x Settle the Wreckage
4x Rest in Peace
3x Stony Silence
As you probably noticed, the maindeck is 3 cards short. Not really sure what I want to run in the flex slots. I might shove a 4th Thalia and a couple Blade Splicers in there, but I'm not entirely sure if 4 Thalia is one too many, etc.
If I do that I'll probably take out Academy Ruins for another colored source too since I don't have good targets (Engineered Explosives) for it anyways
2x Flooded Strand
2x Hallowed Fountain
1x Plains
1x Island
1x Snow-Covered Plains
1x Snow-Covered Island
2x Seachrome Coast
2x Celestial Colonnade
4x Urza's Tower
3x Urza's Mine
3x Urza's Power Plant
1x Field of Ruin
1x Academy Ruins
1x Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1x Snapcaster Mage
Instants
4x Gifts Ungiven
4x Path to Exile
3x Thirst for Knowledge
3x Remand
2x Condescend
1x Sphinx's Revelation
1x Supreme Will
1x Cyclonic Rift
1x Spell Burst
1x Repeal
1x Day of Judgment
1x Wrath of God
1x Supreme Verdict
1x Unburial Rites
Artifacts
3x Azorius Signet
2x Expedition Map
1x Mindslaver
Planeswalkers
1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
I'm not entirely certain how good the maindeck ratios are, hopefully it will run smooth enough. Only 2 Colonnade because that's all I could afford without cutting costs elsewhere. My main question is whether or not I should try and fit in Crucible and Thought-Knots (which I've seen other lists running) and if so what to cut for them.
I have 4x Leyline of Sanctity and a Hurkyl's Recall laying around I could throw in the side, plus stuff like Disenchant and Timely Reinforcements should be cheap enough that I can pick them up. Stuff in the range of $20 or less like Wurmcoil, Batterskull and O-Stone should be manageable. Unfortunately it seems like picking up an engineered explosives is one of those things that I'll be putting on indefinite hold.
If there's anything glaringly wrong with the maindeck let me know so I can get it fixed up in the next few weeks!
1x Laboratory Maniac
4x Ad Nauseam
4x Angel's Grace
3x Spoils of the Vault
2x Pact of Negation
1x Lightning Storm
4x Sleight of Hand
4x Lotus Bloom
4x Pentad Prism
4x Phyrexian Unlife
4x Gemstone Mine
3x City of Brass
4x Temple of Deceit
2x Temple of Enlightenment
3x Darkslick Shores
3x Seachrome Coast
1x Plains
1x Island
I'm considering taking out the City of Brass. My locals has a decent amount of Burn and other aggressive strategies and its never a land I'm happy to see in my hand. I'll probably take one out for the third Spoils and maybe run another Darkslick and Seachrome for the other two. Or maybe two more basics since there's a decent amount of Blood Moon.
So tl;dr what should I replace 3x City of Brass with (if I do take out the Cities)?
-1 Plains
-4 Lullaby
+1 Settle the Wreckage
+2 Wrath of God
+2 Crucible
I'll probably have at least around 100-ish to throw at the deck so hopefully I can pick everything up.
Some of the fog effects could go out if there's stuff that could be there in its place. Threw a playset of O-rings in there because generic removal.
Sideboard isn't really set yet, it'll probably have at least 4x Pithing Needle and however many Stony Silence, etc.
Anyways just checking that there isn't anything terribly wrong with it. The reason I'm not splashing another color is because I'm on a bit of a budget (I already have the Leylines).
Was considering a few Isochron but decided against it since I figured they'd just get popped too easy.
4x Ethereal Haze
4x Holy Day
4x Angelsong
4x Dawn Charm
4x Pollen Lullaby
4x Howling Mine
1x Elixir of Immortality
4x Leyline of Sanctity
4x Oblivion Ring
3x Field of Ruin
1x Tectonic Edge
1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
I'm having trouble finding ways to buy cards while I'm overseas anyways so I'll wait until I'm back in the states and build based on whatever money I manage to save. Lower end I might end up going Soul Sisters, if I manage to stick to 300-ish I'm thinking Cavernless elves or gifts storm, any more than that and I'll just go GW CoCo
I've looked at the Abzan rites deck quite a few times and tbh it doesnt really seem like my thing, I'm sort of more obsessed with 3-drops like Knight than bigger bois like Siege Rhino lol (one of the reasons I still havent built nic fit)
My budget still isnt totally set since i need to see what cards I end up actually selling, if I manage to sell enough I've been considering budget GW Counters Company (basically Counters Company without noble hierarchs) since I already have the fetches for it. If I can't afford that I'll go with a budgeted Bogles build. Or maybe Elves without caverns
I'm really just trying to avoid building gifts storm since every time I try playing that kind of combo deck i end up regretting it
I'm really interested in Soul Sisters/token aggro. It seems like a fun strategy. That being said for the life of me I can't seem to come up with a decent list for it, probably since I'm really unfamiliar with playing aggro
I tried building BW tokens and Norin Soul Sisters years ago but never finished either. I recently tried again with budget Mono-U Tron (which I ultimately couldn't afford to upgrade) and Dredge, but ended up dropping both.
The only format I currently play/have a decent deck for is Legacy (Punishing Maverick, although I've also played abzan and straight G/W variants of the deck). I'd prefer a deck that is at least pretty good on an FNM level, has a decent matchup into burn (pretty common at my FNM) and doesn't auto-scoop to sideboard hate. I don't mind playing aggro or combo, I guess I prefer midrange overall though.
Anyways what do etc