I'm making a sort of rakdos control deck that aims at locking my opponent out of the game with things like 4 thoughtsieze/inquisition of kozilek, lots of creature removal, and 4 Mainboard {blood moon}. I just need finisher creatures. I have {Olivia voldaren}, {bloodghast} and {gatekeeper of Malakir} for those pesky infect decks(firly precisely in my meta).
No one?
This is for modern?
It is
Rakdos doesn't really have any good control creatures as they don't protect themselves and you don't have blue to back yourself up. That being said there's,
{Griselbrand}
{Sheoldred, Whispering One}
That's all I can think of.
So that's why jund exists...
Maybe you could put {master of cruelties} to work.
I always liked {Ashenmoor liege} With hasty creatures like {rakdos shredfreak} {sootstoke kindler} {rakdos cackler} and {Ashenmoor gouger}
My man {phyrexian obliterator} is your boy
Ps never forget modern 101 : if you play black you play bob
Quote from: General Kiwi on May 30, 2015, 05:30:26 PM
Ps never forget modern 101 : if you play black you play bob
I don't agree with this. Especially for control.
Quote from: General Kiwi on May 30, 2015, 05:30:26 PM
Ps never forget modern 101 : if you play black you play bob
Lol funny story, at a modern event a few months back I beat an Abzan control list with my wilted Abzan simply because he was at 4 life with a bob out and flipped a Tasigur :)
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on May 30, 2015, 07:00:07 PM
Quote from: General Kiwi on May 30, 2015, 05:30:26 PM
Ps never forget modern 101 : if you play black you play bob
I don't agree with this. Especially for control.
Controll is the whole reason to play bob.... Your spells are cheap and it gives you extra draw power that you need to keep up in controll
Quote from: Codester1991 on May 30, 2015, 08:20:27 PM
Quote from: General Kiwi on May 30, 2015, 05:30:26 PM
Ps never forget modern 101 : if you play black you play bob
It has happened to me and makes me sad when it happens but it is a risk worth taking
Lol funny story, at a modern event a few months back I beat an Abzan control list with my wilted Abzan simply because he was at 4 life with a bob out and flipped a Tasigur :)
Tasigur or angler are good
Quote from: Munchlax on May 31, 2015, 12:08:50 AM
Tasigur or angler are good
But you don't get to use tasigurs ability. Seems like such a waste.
Quote from: Spencer Addington on May 31, 2015, 03:08:29 AM
Quote from: Munchlax on May 31, 2015, 12:08:50 AM
Tasigur or angler are good
But you don't get to use tasigurs ability. Seems like such a waste.
It is which is why angler is a better pick in this situation
Quote from: General Kiwi on May 31, 2015, 12:05:37 AM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on May 30, 2015, 07:00:07 PM
Quote from: General Kiwi on May 30, 2015, 05:30:26 PM
Ps never forget modern 101 : if you play black you play bob
I don't agree with this. Especially for control.
Controll is the whole reason to play bob.... Your spells are cheap and it gives you extra draw power that you need to keep up in controll
At the expense of your life, which control cannot afford. It has a hard enough time in modern as it is. I have never seen a control list (I've only see Jeskai, Esper and Grixis for modern) with bob in it. It dies to your wraths and opponents spells and hurts you. {Sphinx's Revelation} is king. (Or close to it). If I wanted something on those lines I'd run {Phyrexian Arena}. I could totally see it in Tempo and it has a deserved home in many decks (Jund, Mono {B} Devotion) but I think it is over rated and over priced. I know it's a powerful card, I respect it. But it is not a if black run this card.
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on May 31, 2015, 03:39:46 PM
Quote from: General Kiwi on May 31, 2015, 12:05:37 AM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on May 30, 2015, 07:00:07 PM
Quote from: General Kiwi on May 30, 2015, 05:30:26 PM
Ps never forget modern 101 : if you play black you play bob
I don't agree with this. Especially for control.
Controll is the whole reason to play bob.... Your spells are cheap and it gives you extra draw power that you need to keep up in controll
At the expense of your life, which control cannot afford. It has a hard enough time in modern as it is. I have never seen a control list (I've only see Jeskai, Esper and Grixis for modern) with bob in it. It dies to your wraths and opponents spells and hurts you. {Sphinx's Revelation} is king. (Or close to it). If I wanted something on those lines I'd run {Phyrexian Arena}. I could totally see it in Tempo and it has a deserved home in many decks (Jund, Mono {B} Devotion) but I think it is over rated and over priced. I know it's a powerful card, I respect it. But it is not a if black run this card.
I honestly see your point. I guess we will agree to disagree
I usually don't like rakdos decks but I made a troll deck focused on discarding your own cards and putting them into play with madness/unearth, I was running fiery temper and Liliana of the veil in it (Somethimes Tibalt the fiend blooded), you should try a deck like that, it combines control discard and aggro, I don't guarantee it being effective :)