The commentary about Tithe Taker just mentions that they considered whether it should be a Human because of Modern. However, there is a direct statement in the commentary about Electrodominance:
"...Can Modern handle that pressure? Most likely. Are you certain? We tested it in Modern, and it should be fun and powerful but not oppressive..."
Modern is too big for them to ignore, and i welcome this change of mindset with open arms!
I wouldn't say Kiki-Chord ever left. Shalai is likely a staple for Kiki-Chord decks though.
Agreed. The metagame was really rough for it, where tron was everywhere last year, but i think many people still played, including myself. I can't really shake off the "toolbox" need & feel, and i always come back to this deck.
Modern has also much of the "sheep" effect, people always go the tier one deck to play because in events it just gets free wins. But the ability of this deck to be built in extremely adverse metagames should not be understated, and talking from experience i won many tron infested FNM with the naya version with 4 blood moons main, 2 avalanche riders and 2 acidic slime.
Talking about shalai, i'm extremely impressed with the card. If it isnt answered immediately it will take over the game, while affecting the linear combo matchups, like burn, ad nauseam, and so on....
True it might be too late,
The issue is that I'm running a really huge amount of mana ramp but it does give me 5 colored mana on turn 3 a majority of the time.
If it fits your plan, great! As our little trade of messages showed, Bring to light is probably much better that it is played. And we are on the archtype to do so, please test it, as it is the only way to draw good conclusions.
I feel that bring to light is good, but not good enough to surpass chord of calling. How many times i would want to search for a instant or sorcery in this deck? To search for a creature at sorcery speed we already have Eldritch evolution, which is easier on our mostly green based mana, and costs 3, and fuels graveyard recursion shenanigans (Renegade rallier) and so on.
That user plays that version (Bring to light kiki) as long as i can remember online, but i never saw the benefit.
Chord of calling might feel weak, it depends alot on the deck you are facing. Like against combo, it shoudn't be kept as an answer to all decks really. I normally pair chord (and i rarely play 4) with evolution and other cards for it to be efficient enough.
The main difference lies in the fact that Bring to Light cost 5 to fetch Kiki or Restauration angel, it can also fetch for sideboard card like Crumble to Dust, slaughter pact etc.Against Grindy match-up you can cast Primal Command with bring to light getting Eternal Witness buying you enough time to perform the same Chord of Calling trick but with Bring to Light instead.
I guess it has its uses, but i dont really feel like fetching instants or sorceries in this deck given our options. For example i felt always crumble to dust was always too late!
I feel that bring to light is good, but not good enough to surpass chord of calling. How many times i would want to search for a instant or sorcery in this deck? To search for a creature at sorcery speed we already have Eldritch evolution, which is easier on our mostly green based mana, and costs 3, and fuels graveyard recursion shenanigans (Renegade rallier) and so on.
That user plays that version (Bring to light kiki) as long as i can remember online, but i never saw the benefit.
Chord of calling might feel weak, it depends alot on the deck you are facing. Like against combo, it shoudn't be kept as an answer to all decks really. I normally pair chord (and i rarely play 4) with evolution and other cards for it to be efficient enough.
Hey everyone, i'm a fan of this deck and i will probably build it in the future. That said, i'm still torn on the 4 cobras 4 Raliers lists which had the best results lately - but seeing the points across this thread, i can really believe there are situations where they are not the best. And that is a indicator that probably 4 is too much. Only testing would say.
Anyways, i'm building a toolbox with all the possible juicy one ofs we can tutor. Can someone give me recomendations ?
Hey everyone, it might seem obvious, but i've just noticed that mirran crusader is now amazing vs merfolk, due to the fact that 1/3 of their creatures is now green. Double strike was a winning point in the past, but i think that now that most lists dont play master of waves, the matchup is now very balanced in my opinion.
Modern is too big for them to ignore, and i welcome this change of mindset with open arms!
They can, but it takes more mana! Gives you more time to find answers.
Agreed. The metagame was really rough for it, where tron was everywhere last year, but i think many people still played, including myself. I can't really shake off the "toolbox" need & feel, and i always come back to this deck.
Modern has also much of the "sheep" effect, people always go the tier one deck to play because in events it just gets free wins. But the ability of this deck to be built in extremely adverse metagames should not be understated, and talking from experience i won many tron infested FNM with the naya version with 4 blood moons main, 2 avalanche riders and 2 acidic slime.
Talking about shalai, i'm extremely impressed with the card. If it isnt answered immediately it will take over the game, while affecting the linear combo matchups, like burn, ad nauseam, and so on....
If it fits your plan, great! As our little trade of messages showed, Bring to light is probably much better that it is played. And we are on the archtype to do so, please test it, as it is the only way to draw good conclusions.
I guess it has its uses, but i dont really feel like fetching instants or sorceries in this deck given our options. For example i felt always crumble to dust was always too late!
That user plays that version (Bring to light kiki) as long as i can remember online, but i never saw the benefit.
Chord of calling might feel weak, it depends alot on the deck you are facing. Like against combo, it shoudn't be kept as an answer to all decks really. I normally pair chord (and i rarely play 4) with evolution and other cards for it to be efficient enough.
Bolt is in this category, it can target.
Anyways, i'm building a toolbox with all the possible juicy one ofs we can tutor. Can someone give me recomendations ?