That you've played with or against?
Preferably competitive but any cool combo or strategy works!!
My 8 rack deck. It's kind of budget because I don't have any liliana of the veil or dark confidant, but I did shell out for ensnaring bridge. Playing a tournament my opponent got two ordeals of Heliod and had me down to 1 life. I dropped ensnaring bridge with 4 shrieking affliction and 3 racks on board and had him dead in 2 turns. The games very rarely go that way but my deck was running pretty bad and so was his, so we both saw a lot more cards than is normal. Ended up being a pretty gripping game.
As usual I will say my {Norin the Wary} deck.... Because Norin doesn't seem playable. But that just me.
Quote from: E.kann1 on May 31, 2014, 08:41:47 AM
As usual I will say my {Norin the Wary} deck.... Because Norin doesn't seem playable. But that just me.
Tbh after playing Gorzos (miss that guy) fun EDH deck I realized how awesome {Norin the Wary} is. Also your deck is sick and idk if people will expect an enters the battlefield deck :P
NORIN EDH???? GIVE. ME. THAT. LIST. NOW!
Please. Lol.
Quote from: E.kann1 on May 31, 2014, 09:29:55 AM
NORIN EDH???? GIVE. ME. THAT. LIST. NOW!
Please. Lol.
It's usually just Mono-Red Chaos with Norin, Purphoros and Confusion in the Ranks. It gets really obnoxious, and I tend to kill them on sight.
Amazing! I will make it! :P after I finish gorzo's 5 color chaos EDH. Anyway, back to modern.
Back to modern, indeed. I may be biased, but Enduring Ideal is hilarious to play. You hedge all your bets on resolving a 7-mana spell to lock your opponent out of the game completely.
Eggs. Pre-banning AND post banning.
Krark-clan eggs is so fun.
Quote from: E.kann1 on May 31, 2014, 09:53:09 AM
Amazing! I will make it! :P after I finish gorzo's 5 color chaos EDH. Anyway, back to modern.
It was my addition to Gorzos 5 colour lol
{Unduring Ideal} is awesome lol
Scepter Control is mah baby.
Mostly Affinity, Tezzeret Control or Merfolk
Affinity is definitely my most favorite del, though.
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Quote from: E.kann1 on May 31, 2014, 09:53:09 AM
Amazing! I will make it! :P after I finish gorzo's 5 color chaos EDH. Anyway, back to modern.
It was my addition to Gorzos 5 colour lol
{Unduring Ideal} is awesome lol
I like the idea. But how do you win? :P
What's Scepter control?
Scepter Control is a deck that utilizes a bunch of lower comic instants in accordance with Isochron Scepter to win or stall long enough to win. Usually uses burn in Lightning Bolt and Helix to win.
Damn that sounds awesome!
Quote from: Mr_Fahrenheit on May 31, 2014, 03:46:16 AM
My 8 rack deck. It's kind of budget because I don't have any liliana of the veil or dark confidant, but I did shell out for ensnaring bridge. Playing a tournament my opponent got two ordeals of Heliod and had me down to 1 life. I dropped ensnaring bridge with 4 shrieking affliction and 3 racks on board and had him dead in 2 turns. The games very rarely go that way but my deck was running pretty bad and so was his, so we both saw a lot more cards than is normal. Ended up being a pretty gripping game.
8 rack is the best deck.
{Hive Mind} or Affinity. Affinity just makes me laugh because turn 1 5 creatures and no hand
Quote from: E.kann1 on May 31, 2014, 03:08:58 PM
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Quote from: E.kann1 on May 31, 2014, 09:53:09 AM
Amazing! I will make it! :P after I finish gorzo's 5 color chaos EDH. Anyway, back to modern.
It was my addition to Gorzos 5 colour lol
{Unduring Ideal} is awesome lol
I like the idea. But how do you win? :P
I'd search out {Assemble the Legion}...
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Quote from: E.kann1 on May 31, 2014, 03:08:58 PM
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Quote from: E.kann1 on May 31, 2014, 09:53:09 AM
Amazing! I will make it! :P after I finish gorzo's 5 color chaos EDH. Anyway, back to modern.
It was my addition to Gorzos 5 colour lol
{Unduring Ideal} is awesome lol
I like the idea. But how do you win? :P
I'd search out {Assemble the Legion}...
Not what you want. You wanna get {Form of the Dragon}
I play a sweet mono black devotion list. Gary is even better in modern!
Quote from: E.kann1 on May 31, 2014, 03:08:58 PM
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Quote from: E.kann1 on May 31, 2014, 09:53:09 AM
Amazing! I will make it! :P after I finish gorzo's 5 color chaos EDH. Anyway, back to modern.
It was my addition to Gorzos 5 colour lol
{Unduring Ideal} is awesome lol
I like the idea. But how do you win? :P
The short of it is you cast Ideal and lock your opponent out of the game and win with Form of the Dragon. My list is posted somewhere on here as 'Bant Ideal' with an explanation of how the deck works.
Back when it was legal my favorite deck to play was combo infect with {blighted agent} and {blazing shoal}
Quote from: Joshnoodles on June 02, 2014, 07:20:18 PM
Back when it was legal my favorite deck to play was combo infect with {blighted agent} and {blazing shoal}
Why's it not legal ?
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Quote from: Joshnoodles on June 02, 2014, 07:20:18 PM
Back when it was legal my favorite deck to play was combo infect with {blighted agent} and {blazing shoal}
Why's it not legal ?
Reread {Blazing Shoal} it's broken as hell
Quote from: Taysby on June 02, 2014, 08:34:42 PM
Turn one, goblin guide, swing 2, turn two, swing, exile {emrakul! the aeons torn} they're down to one. :P
Has to be a red card. But there are plenty of Dragons you can exile for your infect dudes to hit 10 power.
{Painter's Servant}? I think it's banned.
Really? Cool!
I'm pretty sure the combo is legacy legal, but the other card is before eighth edition.
Quote from: Taysby on June 02, 2014, 09:56:52 PM
I don't know about the combo, but the dude is.
{Painter's Servant} + {Grindstone}. That's why I thought it was banned.
{Inkmoth Nexus} + {Blazing Shoal} + {Progenitus} was a combo that won me turn twos a lot. Also kikipod is a fav of mine
Quote from: Prplprince on June 02, 2014, 11:32:01 PM
{Inkmoth Nexus} + {Blazing Shoal} + {Progenitus} was a combo that won me turn twos a lot.
😳😳😳 why have I never seen {Blazing Shoal} before and why does it have to be banned in modern?? Haha I would love to play that!
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Quote from: Taysby on June 02, 2014, 09:56:52 PM
I don't know about the combo, but the dude is.
{Painter's Servant} + {Grindstone}. That's why I thought it was banned.
Grindstone is too old. But it isn't banned.
It isn't legal.
Quote from: Taysby on June 03, 2014, 11:44:35 AM
Then we need to reprint fow. ;)
It's uncommon, so no reserved list
Quote from: Taysby on June 03, 2014, 03:21:02 PM
*to make it modern legal
Free spells would make Blue too dominant. That's not going to happen.
Bad choices make bad gaming experiences.
The reason blazing shoal is banned an FoW or a spell like FoW will never be in modern is free spells are usually to broken for modern where you can't match broken for broken. The only way free spells can be printed are with extreme draw backs like {Intervention Pact} or {Slaughter Pact}. Even those are very good when used correctly.
Quote from: Prplprince on June 04, 2014, 05:47:55 PM
The reason blazing shoal is banned an FoW or a spell like FoW will never be in modern is free spells are usually to broken for modern where you can't match broken for broken. The only way free spells can be printed are with extreme draw backs like {Intervention Pact} or {Slaughter Pact}. Even those are very good when used correctly.
The pacts aren't free. They have a belated mana cost.
They are "free" initially then you lose if you don't pay the cost. That's the closest to modern will and should get to free spells
Quote from: Prplprince on June 04, 2014, 06:11:19 PM
They are "free" initially then you lose if you don't pay the cost. That's the closest to modern will and should get to free spells
Shoal cycle, phyrexian mana cast, traps. There are a lot of things that can be free. Modern should get some free spells, standard shouldn't.
Not to argue but there are lots of "free spells" in modern but there shouldn't be too many more IMO most are broken
Quote from: Prplprince on June 04, 2014, 06:20:29 PM
I'm talking playables here. When's the last time you saw someone use one of the other shoals or Pmanas? I think {Archive Trap} and a few of the pacts are the only ones I've see
Did you just ask when the last time I saw someone use Phyrexian mana is? {Dismember}, {Gitaxian Probe}, {Birthing Pod} and those are just what comes to mind
So, essentially, there are a lot that are used and they are pretty op'd.
{Disrupting shoal}
Side note wasnt {Disrupting Shoal} like $2 recently?
Quote from: ConanEdo on June 04, 2014, 10:08:59 PM
Quote from: Mattao19 on June 04, 2014, 10:02:07 PM
Side note wasnt {Disrupting Shoal} like $2 recently?
Yup, then Travis Woo took the white out of the old Delver list from Scars-Innistrad standard, threw in some modern counter magic (including Shoal), {{Phantasmal Bear}}, and {{Ninja of the Deep Hours}}. Mono-U players proceeded to snap it up.
It isn't that good of a deck anymore since people know how to play it. The deck literally is the same 75 cards, too.