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Title: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on February 10, 2015, 03:29:05 PM
Abzan Midrange

60 cards, 15 sideboard


1 {Gavony Township} Foil
1 {Stirring Wildwood} Foil
1 {Plains} Foil Unhinged
1 {Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth} FTV Foil
2 {Overgrown Tomb} Foil
2 {Swamp} Unhinged Foil
2 {Temple Garden} Foil
1 {Vault of the Archangel} Foil
2 {Treetop Village} Foil
2 {Forest} Unhinged Foil
1 {Bloodstained Mire} Foil
1 {Polluted Delta} Foil
1 {Arid Mesa} Foil
1 {Wooded Foothills} Foil
4 {Windswept Heath} Foil
1 {Godless Shrine} Foil

24 lands


1 {Doran, the Siege Tower} Pack Foil
4 {Siege Rhino} Foil
4 {Tarmogoyf} 3 Foil
3 {Scavenging Ooze} Foil promo
2 {Tasigur, the Golden Fang} Foil

14 creatures


4 {Abrupt Decay} Foil
1 {Dromoka's Command} Foil
1 {Batterskull} Pack Foil
3 {Path to Exile} Foil
4 {Lingering Souls} Foil Promo
3 {Inquisition of Kozilek} Need 1 Foil
3 {Thoughtseize} Theros Foil
3 {Liliana of the Veil} 1 Pack Foil, 1 Pro Tour Foil

22 other spells


Sideboard

Not updated on the SB as I tend to change it week to week
1 {Engineered Explosives} generally stays in
1 {Memoricide} always stays in
1 {Thrun, the Last Troll} generally drops
1 {Maelstrom Pulse} generally stays in
1 {Chalice of the Void} always stays in
1 {Choke} generally stays in
1 {Scavenging Ooze}
2 {Feed the Clan} usually a 1 of cuz it pwns burn
1 {Nature's Claim} now I usually run 2
1 {Stony Silence} now I usually run 2
1 {Thoughtseize} always have the 4th in the board
1 {Zealous Persecution} generally keep against token shenanigans
2 {Celestial Purge}
1 {Path to Exile}

15 sideboard cards


Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on February 10, 2015, 03:29:31 PM
Jumping on the Abzan bandwagon.  I will add the SB later

Also thinking about {courser of kruphix}......hmmm or {restoration angel}
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: Kaalia with haste on February 10, 2015, 04:29:32 PM
Idk about resto.. Your only god ETB effect is rhino. I could be wrong thougho
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on February 10, 2015, 05:03:56 PM
Quote from: ConanEdo on February 10, 2015, 04:48:34 PM
Personally I've been cutting the creatures for more quality kill spells. Also, {Elspeth Sun's Champion} is amazing against WIlson's Abzan list out of the board, and the newest Sorin helps out against all your aggro matches, so I've been running it as a one-of.
You running hierarch or BoP to ramp up to 6 mana?  I can see the value elspeth brings but 6 mana...

I definitely noticed this is very creature heavy.  I think anafeza will come out.  I do like the single sorin idea.  I made this list to capitalize on tasigurs ability so it is almost guaranteeing me value.  About the worst thing people can give me back is TS of IoK if their hand is depleted.
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on February 10, 2015, 05:08:05 PM
Quote from: Kaalia with haste on February 10, 2015, 04:29:32 PM
Idk about resto.. Your only god ETB effect is rhino. I could be wrong thougho
True about the single EtB.  But the value of bouncing rhino even once is huge.....that is a 12 point life swing when you count the first time he enters.  Resto is a counterspell for removal as well or saving a chump blocker or something.  Not sold on resto but it is a consideration.  Dat flying too :)
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on February 10, 2015, 05:23:03 PM
Is your list posted Conan?
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on February 10, 2015, 10:15:58 PM
4 paths seems much but it sounds like that is a meta call for you
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on February 12, 2015, 05:25:03 PM
My store is finally doing modern FNM.  Here is what I will be piloting on February 27th. 

Not sure what to expect so my SB is kinda random shots against top tier decks.  Opinions on SB if I missed anything.
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on February 12, 2015, 05:47:39 PM
Quote from: ConanEdo on February 12, 2015, 05:37:57 PM
Quote from: cltrn81 on February 12, 2015, 05:25:03 PM
My store is finally doing modern FNM.  Here is what I will be piloting on February 27th. 

Not sure what to expect so my SB is kinda random shots against top tier decks.  Opinions on SB if I missed anything.
I would include a wrath or two, all the pod players switched to Wilson's list and Tokens isn't too expensive and both are bad matchups.
I put {deathmark} to deal with other Abzan lists.  I figure I can win that race if I SB in those.  You would rather have the wrath effect tho?  Maybe I'll add 2 but what to take out?
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: imthelolrus on February 12, 2015, 06:10:28 PM
Quote from: cltrn81 on February 12, 2015, 05:47:39 PM
Quote from: ConanEdo on February 12, 2015, 05:37:57 PM
Quote from: cltrn81 on February 12, 2015, 05:25:03 PM
My store is finally doing modern FNM.  Here is what I will be piloting on February 27th. 

Not sure what to expect so my SB is kinda random shots against top tier decks.  Opinions on SB if I missed anything.
I would include a wrath or two, all the pod players switched to Wilson's list and Tokens isn't too expensive and both are bad matchups.
I put {deathmark} to deal with other Abzan lists.  I figure I can win that race if I SB in those.  You would rather have the wrath effect tho?  Maybe I'll add 2 but what to take out?

I really dislike {Deathmark} because it's sorcery speed. Sadly Junk doesn't have too many ways of effectively dealing with that deck (Hence why Wilson did so well)...
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on February 12, 2015, 06:22:03 PM
Is Wilson's list the one that ran {Wilt-Leaf liege}?
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: DimirOverlord1300 on February 12, 2015, 07:09:02 PM
Quote from: cltrn81 on February 12, 2015, 06:22:03 PM
Is Wilson's list the one that ran {Wilt-Leaf liege}?
Yes
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on February 24, 2015, 01:12:50 PM
Updated list I am bringing to FNM this week. 
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on March 07, 2015, 01:12:36 AM
I ended up going last night and got 1st place!  I played the mirror match at last match and we probably spent 2 hrs at least between the 3 games.

We played in round 2 and went to time on the second match.  My final record was 5-0 and the 1 draw in round 2.


What won me both of games in the final match was largely because of ultimates on lily.  the final win was also atributted to tasigur card advantage.  It was a good time to say the least :)
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on March 08, 2015, 07:08:06 PM
Thanks, it felt good....especially since we had an audience of about 30 people coming out of the standard FNM watching us finish.

Tasigur only did work for me in that final game.....and man was he good.....I just did not see him in the other games :)
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on April 11, 2015, 04:16:07 PM
help foiling out is appreciated :D
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: LinkCelestrial on April 11, 2015, 10:31:15 PM
Quote from: cltrn81 on March 08, 2015, 07:08:06 PM
Thanks, it felt good....especially since we had an audience of about 30 people coming out of the standard FNM watching us finish.

Tasigur only did work for me in that final game.....and man was he good.....I just did not see him in the other games :)

I keep saying he deserves another slot.
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on June 14, 2015, 08:32:24 AM
Need 4 main board non land foils and 4 land foils to fully foil the main board.

If anyone has the foils i need let me know :)
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: Kaalia with haste on June 14, 2015, 08:31:47 PM
so why no verdant catacombs or marsh flats?
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on June 14, 2015, 09:51:41 PM
Cuz i dont have them anymore.  I will get them when they reprint.
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: Kaalia with haste on June 14, 2015, 10:50:28 PM
Quote from: cltrn81 on June 14, 2015, 09:51:41 PM
Cuz i dont have them anymore.  I will get them when they reprint.
Oh lol. You have all these foils I assumed you had basically whatever modern cards you needed.
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on June 15, 2015, 12:31:24 PM
Quote from: Kaalia with haste on June 14, 2015, 10:50:28 PM
Quote from: cltrn81 on June 14, 2015, 09:51:41 PM
Cuz i dont have them anymore.  I will get them when they reprint.
Oh lol. You have all these foils I assumed you had basically whatever modern cards you needed.
I have foils cuz I like mtg finance and I think all of these are pretty safe foil investments.  I got into most of these foils relatively early like cheap rhinos and tasigurs before they got pricy or I picked them up after reprints like the ktk fetches, thoughtseize.

Had I went in early on foil zendikar fetches.....I would have them too.  I just recently got the foil arid mesa for a helluva deal so I put it in here instead of the strand.......because hey it is a foil arid mesa lol
Title: Re: Abzan Midrange
Post by: cltrn81 on September 08, 2015, 07:53:12 AM
Bump for Rass