This deck is still pretty pricey for a budget deck. Just looking for suggestions on how to make the deck better and more consistent while maintaining a price range of $150-175. Thanks!
Why is chancellor side? He can buy essential turns so we have time to go off. Whats your main list? The rest looks ok, I might swap iona for another ashen rider depending on meta.
I started playing Manaless Dredge back in 2016, and then it wasn't so uncommon to see Chancellor in the SB. Because I was building on a budget in those days, it was simply cheaper to forgo Chancellor in the maindeck until I could afford a playset. Because I essentially learned how to play the deck without Chancellor, I guess I just stuck with what felt familiar and comfortable. Here's the current list (which hasn't changed in nearly two years):
Speaking of sideboarding, I could also use some feedback. I can't afford Mindbreak Trap or Force of Will currently, so I have to make due with what I have. Here's my current SB:
I'll be playing at a new venue starting next week, so I have no idea what the meta there is like. So generally speaking, is my current SB passable in terms of competitiveness?
Ran across this deck online and thought it looked rather interesting. I'm wondering if there is any way to update it to make it viable for Modern. Any thoughts/ideas?
Eldrazi Monument. Didn't pull it from a booster or anything, just forked over cash. Thought it might do well in my Ally deck, but eventually I replaced it.
Adaptive Automaton. I love tribal decks, been playing them since the beginning. I'm excited about this card as I can see I'll have many uses for it. Awesome artwork as well.
4 Vizier of Tumbling Sands
4 Street Wraith
4 Striped Riverwinder
4 Curator of Mysteries
4 Architects of Will
1 Drift of Phantasms
4 As Foretold
4 Serum Visions
4 Remand
4 Living End
3 Supreme Will
Lands:
4 Tolaria West
16 Island
3 Exhaustion
3 Faerie Macabre
3 Ceremonious Rejection
3 Echoing Truth
3 Dispel
I'm confused by the presence of Warped Researcher and the fact there are 62 cards in the deck. What's going on here?
4 Chancellor of the Annex
4 Chancellor of the Tangle
4 Chancellor of the Spires
4 Chancellor of the Forge
4 Chancellor of the Dross
4 Shardless Agent
3 Elvish Spirit Guide
3 Simian Spirit Guide
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
2 Hypergenesis
2 Ardent Plea
3 Force of Will
4 Violent Outburst
Land:
4 Gemstone Mine
4 City of Brass
4 Mana Confluence
4 Forbidden Orchard
2 Reflecting Pool
1 Force of Will
3 Firespout
3 Faerie Macabre
4 Ingot Chewer
4 Mindbreak Trap
I started playing Manaless Dredge back in 2016, and then it wasn't so uncommon to see Chancellor in the SB. Because I was building on a budget in those days, it was simply cheaper to forgo Chancellor in the maindeck until I could afford a playset. Because I essentially learned how to play the deck without Chancellor, I guess I just stuck with what felt familiar and comfortable. Here's the current list (which hasn't changed in nearly two years):
1 Flayer of the Hatebound
3 Golgari Thug
3 Shambling Shell
4 Balustrade Spy
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Ichorid
4 Narcomoeba
4 Nether Shadow
4 Phantasmagorian
4 Prized Amalgam
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Street Wraith
4 Dread Return
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Bridge from Below
4 Chancellor of the Annex
3 Contagion
3 Sickening Shoal
3 Faerie Macabre
1 Ashen Rider
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
I'll be playing at a new venue starting next week, so I have no idea what the meta there is like. So generally speaking, is my current SB passable in terms of competitiveness?
4 Nimble Mongoose
4 Werebear
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
4 Vapor Snag
4 Mana Leak
4 Counterspell
4 Moment's Peace
4 Snakeform
6 Forest
10 Island
3 Hydroblast
3 Aerial Volley
3 Dispel
3 Nourish
3 Naturalize
4 Snapcaster Mage
3 Restoration Angel
3 Wall of Omens
2 Kitchen Finks
2 Geist of Saint Traft
2 Vendilion Clique
1 Reflector Mage
1 Spell Queller
4 Serum Visions
4 Remand
3 Momentary Blink
3 Path to Exile
2 Detention Sphere
2 Cryptic Command
4 Figure of Destiny
4 Knight of Meadowgrain
4 Kitchen Finks
3 Oversoul of Dusk
4 Stillmoon Cavalier
4 Unmake
4 Spectral Procession
14 Plains
4 Windbrisk Heights
3 Rugged Prairie
4 Battlefield Forge
4 Cloud of Faeries
4 Drifter Il-Dal
4 Faerie Impostor
4 Memnite
4 Spellstutter Sprite
4 Zephyr Sprite
4 Distortion Strike
4 Mutagenic Growth
4 Psionic Blast
4 Unstable Mutation
Land:
20 Island
4 Daze
4 Downpour
4 Eel Umbra
3 Tormod's Crypt
Pretty straightforward. Looking for tips, suggestions, etc. Thanks!
Ditto to all of that.
I also hate it when people attempt to draw/look at their opening hand before the dice roll.