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Title: Is infect?
Post by: CajunJynx on November 17, 2012, 06:50:00 PM
Fast enough for modern? What staples should I include?
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: Elitehalo360 on November 20, 2012, 07:48:54 AM
Quote from: CajunJynx on November 17, 2012, 06:50:00 PM
Fast enough for modern? What staples should I include?
for an actual tournerny, no, for fun of course, in an actual tournament a staple modern deck will have one turn 2/3 every time, infect only has the possibility to win like that but inconsistently, and if you face a combo deck that uses counters to throw you off your tempo your done.
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: Richardalcala on November 20, 2012, 08:39:13 AM
I disagree have you watched and of the pro tour return to ravnica. Ari lax had a nice infect deck.
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: GoJuDragon on November 20, 2012, 09:56:36 AM
Yes, and kelvin chew made top 8 with it... but at grand prix chicago infect got wrecked because of lingering souls and because people were prepared for it
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: Elitehalo360 on November 20, 2012, 10:11:17 AM
Quote from: GoJuDragon on November 20, 2012, 09:56:36 AM
Yes, and kelvin chew made top 8 with it... but at grand prix chicago infect got wrecked because of lingering souls and because people were prepared for it
infect can only really top if people are not expecting it.
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: MisterJH on November 26, 2012, 10:12:41 PM
How in the world can you make competitive decks? I need some serious tutoring, theres no way ill ever get a turn 3 win lol
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: Markof on November 28, 2012, 02:59:37 AM
I have a soul sister and a Merfolk deck. Both modern, and I don't know what to buy vs infect. What do you guys think?
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: Wally on November 28, 2012, 03:17:48 AM
When in standard, infect used to lose out to heavy amounts of removal.

Of course it was dangerous because you only had to deal 10 damage and you could do the bulk of that (if not all) in 1 or 2 turns (turn 2 or 3) then just find the rest of the match to finish them off (usually turn 4 or 5)

Heavy removal was good because it was getting rid of the source of the damage.

I'm not overly familiar with modern, and I guess it would depend on your meta, but infect could work against decks that don't use early removal or have no answer to damage that sticks to their creatures.

As also said, modern is fast, so there is a possibility that you may have a chance.
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: CajunJynx on November 29, 2012, 05:13:03 AM
No one has told me what staples to use... {rancor}, {mutagenic growth}, {abrupt decay}, {glistener elf}
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: Hunteroffire9 on December 02, 2012, 10:33:03 AM
Quote from: CajunJynx on November 29, 2012, 05:13:03 AM
No one has told me what staples to use... {rancor}, {mutagenic growth}, {abrupt decay}, {glistener elf}
I thought infect was blue green
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: G33kL0rd on December 02, 2012, 11:42:51 AM
I've had troubles with infect before.  In my opinion, they're better than Jund if built correctly, but that's pretty tough to do.  I feel like new cards will herald the return of infect in modern soon enough, though.
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: MisterJH on December 03, 2012, 12:45:55 AM
Quote from: CajunJynx on November 29, 2012, 05:13:03 AM
No one has told me what staples to use... {rancor}, {mutagenic growth}, {abrupt decay}, {glistener elf}

I like landswell
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: Silent1236 on December 03, 2012, 12:57:54 AM
{Blighted Agent}+{Titanic Growth}+{Mutagenic Growth} ftw
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: MisterJH on December 04, 2012, 12:27:56 AM
Quote from: Silent1236 on December 03, 2012, 12:57:54 AM
{Blighted Agent}+{Titanic Growth}+{Mutagenic Growth} ftw
{Vines of Vastwood}> {Titanic Growth}
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: MisterJH on December 04, 2012, 12:28:57 AM
Quote from: CajunJynx on November 29, 2012, 05:13:03 AM
No one has told me what staples to use... {rancor}, {mutagenic growth}, {abrupt decay}, {glistener elf}
{Giant Growth}

Infect works much better with blue though imo
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: Agrajagzz9 on December 05, 2012, 11:17:34 PM
Quote from: Markof on November 28, 2012, 02:59:37 AM
I have a soul sister and a Merfolk deck. Both modern, and I don't know what to buy vs infect. What do you guys think?

{Chalice of the Void}

For one. Basically screws all their pump
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: Agrajagzz9 on December 05, 2012, 11:19:27 PM
Asside from that infect can be great in modern but it Gould probably have some sort of protection assume from pump otherwise you will be recked by abrupt decay. Basically blue green is the best but a bug build can do well also
Title: Re: Is infect?
Post by: CajunJynx on December 06, 2012, 04:55:31 AM
Quote from: Agrajagzz9 on December 05, 2012, 11:19:27 PM
Asside from that infect can be great in modern but it Gould probably have some sort of protection assume from pump otherwise you will be recked by abrupt decay. Basically blue green is the best but a bug build can do well also
I was thinking BUG for abrupt decay.