Tournament Level Modern Decks - Storm

[Taysby]

{R}{U}Storm{R}{U}


4 {Scalding Tarn}
4 {Misty Rainforest}
3 {Island}
3 {Steam Vents}
3 {Shivan Reef}
1 {Mountain}
18 Lands

3 {Goblin Electromancer}
3 Creatures

4 {Manamorphose}
4 {Gitaxian Probe}
4 {Desperate Ritual}
4 {Pyretic Ritual}
4 {Serum Visions}
4 {Sleight of Hand}
3 {Past in Flames}
3 {Grapeshot}
3 {Faithless Looting}
2 {Lightning Bolt}
35 Instants/Sorceries

4 {Pyromancer Ascension}
4 Other Spells

SIDEBOARD
1 {Lightning Bolt}
2 {Anger of the Gods}
3 {Defense Grid}
1 {Echoing Truth}
3 {Empty the Warrens}
3 {Swan Song}
2 {Torpor Orb}
15 Sideboard

[Kaalia with haste]

Why are you only running the electromancer as a 3 of? It's worth 4 spots

[Silent1236]

It's worth 4 spots

What card is bad enough that it is worth dropping for another electromancer?  Electromancer is a little low impact, comparatively IMO

[Teysa karlov]

It's worth 4 spots

What card is bad enough that it is worth dropping for another electromancer?  Electromancer is a little low impact, comparatively IMO

That goblin makes this deck so annoying/ good

[Munchlax]

Does anyone else think {Volcanic Awakening} would be hilarious in here?

[DimirOverlord1300]

It's worth 4 spots

What card is bad enough that it is worth dropping for another electromancer?  Electromancer is a little low impact, comparatively IMO

That goblin makes this deck so annoying/ good

Quoting my friend, and hexproofs, who is an AMAZING storm player, "electromancer is the best card in the deck"

[Mattao19]

It allows more consistent fast wins, and drawing multiple is never a bad thing Manamorphose becomes {R} draw a card and add 2 to your pool.

What's Finkels list? I'd just use his list.

In Finkel we trust!!

[Kaalia with haste]

It allows more consistent fast wins, and drawing multiple is never a bad thing Manamorphose becomes {R} draw a card and add 2 to your pool.

What's Finkels list? I'd just use his list.

In Finkel we trust!!

Finkel runs 4

[Kaalia with haste]

Because that's what the pros do.    Don't ask me why the decklists are the way they are.  I just copy them off of www.mtgtop8.com

Most people on top 8 run 4.

[Thetrufflehunter]

Link to {pyromancer ascension} is broken, just FYI.

[Mr_Fahrenheit]

Personally I believe that {banefire} has a spot here.

[cltrn81]

Personally I believe that {banefire} has a spot here.

Storm is not a ramp deck.  All banefire does is tap your mana out for a marginal effect when you could be using that mana to keep storm counting until you {grapeshot} for lethal

[Mr_Fahrenheit]

Personally I believe that {banefire} has a spot here.

Storm is not a ramp deck.  All banefire does is tap your mana out for a marginal effect when you could be using that mana to keep storm counting until you {grapeshot} for lethal

I would hardly call an uncounterable burn spell that can quite easily deal lethal damage a 'marginal effect'. I'm not saying you should base your deck around it, but as a huge part of your strategy is to abuse {pyromancer ascension} a one-of uncounterable burn spell can make a good mana sink if you can't find a {grapeshot}, which does happen.

[cltrn81]

Personally I believe that {banefire} has a spot here.

Storm is not a ramp deck.  All banefire does is tap your mana out for a marginal effect when you could be using that mana to keep storm counting until you {grapeshot} for lethal

I would hardly call an uncounterable burn spell that can quite easily deal lethal damage a 'marginal effect'. I'm not saying you should base your deck around it, but as a huge part of your strategy is to abuse {pyromancer ascension} a one-of uncounterable burn spell can make a good mana sink if you can't find a {grapeshot}, which does happen.

Give me a scenario where you consistently have 21 mana with this build?  I say marginal because you may be able to hit the uncounterable fireball for 5 damage or maybe a little more but I don't see lethal in one shot.

[Mattao19]

He means with an active Ascension. But ya you're right storm has enough win cons that it really doesn't need a Banefire. Plus Grapeshot is "uncounterable" too