$20 "Twin" Combo

Modern jorjo10

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That escalated quickly! —July 7, 2015

Wow, I did not expect this deck to reach #4 and to get 35 upvotes in such a short time. Thank you guys for your support. And I am glad you like this deck so much!

pryoplasm says... #1

maybe splash red for Impact Tremors? or add a soul sister Soul Warden or Soul's Attendantto the maindeck? also maybe Oblivion Ring instead of Journey to Nowhere as it hits more targets. maybe also think about Rebuff the Wicked to protect the combo because nobody expects white to counter something...

I'd probably take out 1-2 Altar of the Brood to make room. overall it looks like a fun budget build.

July 2, 2015 5:48 p.m.

darthskat says... #2

+1. I'm trying to break into modern on a budget. So I appreciate seeing unique decks like this. Good job.

July 3, 2015 6:08 p.m.

jorjo10 says... #3

@pryoplasm: I would gladly splash red for Impact Tremors, but if I want to keep the deck's budget as low as possible, I am not able to put in another color and still be sure that there is at least somehow reliable access to mana of all colors.

Neither Soul Warden nor Soul's Attendant add something new to the combo - yes, I could probably gain quite a lot of life, but that won't win me the game as there is quite a lot of digging and I might probably end up without any library left, if the opponent would be able to delay the game for long enough. I think that this is more of a sideboard material mainly against burn decks that might occur and at that spot, there already is Suture Priest. But overall I think that those cards are more or less metagame material.

Oblivion Ring might probably replace Journey to Nowhere, but again, I think that this is mainly about the metagame. But definitely worth considering.

When I first read Rebuff the Wicked, I thought that it was just a card like Ranger's Guile, but when I realized, that it can protect the enchantment part as well, I was pleasantly amazed - thanks for that great suggestion!

July 3, 2015 6:12 p.m.

jorjo10 says... #4

@darthskat: Thanks man! It is great to see that others like my work :) If you decide to build or test this deck, definitely let me know about your experience!

July 3, 2015 6:14 p.m.

B33nie says... #5

A bit more land would help.

July 4, 2015 7:05 p.m.

jorjo10 says... #6

I do not think that additional lands are needed - yes, there are 20 of them, but there also are 8 mana elves and take care of the needed mana.

July 4, 2015 8:52 p.m.

Nixin72 says... #7

This deck is sweet. As a competitive magic player, I can see this deck being viably built under slightly larger budget constraints and being very good. Playing green you can revert to beat down strategies as well, meaning your opponent doesn't even need to know what you're playing while you still win. Honestly debating proxying this with some stronger tutors and removal options, cause this is sweet.

July 4, 2015 9:25 p.m.

jorjo10 says... #8

Thanks Nixin72, I am glad you like the concept! :) I wanted a deck for fun considering the fact that I already own two modern decks for tournament purposes.

But I was toying with the same idea as you currently are. If I ever wanted to play this as some sort of a competitive deck, I would add black for the hand disruption. As it is now, this deck is not resilient to counter magic at all, but adding a couple of Thoughtseizes and Inquisition of Kozilek or even Duresses might solve this problem. Other than that, I don't think that there are many other weaknesses as I dare to say that targeted removal is already solved.

In my original concept, I had Congregation at Dawn involved, but it rapidly went up in prize thanks to CoCo.

Anyway, if you decide to build a competitive version of this deck, I would be very interested in seeing the decklist and reading about your experience with it.

July 4, 2015 9:49 p.m.

Nixin72 says... #9

Like I said, I'd be very interested in proxying it. Congregation at Dawn seems good, and black for hand disruption seems smart. Going abzan, I'd also throw in 4 Siege Rhino to add a beat down component, like Tasigur, the Golden Fang or Keranos, God of Storms in the normal twin lists.

I might throw up a list tomorrow... This seems like it's gonna be some fun.

July 4, 2015 10:10 p.m.

DBCooper says... #10

awesome deck

July 5, 2015 10:59 a.m.

jorjo10 says... #11

Thanks DBCooper! I am glad you like it!

July 5, 2015 11:41 a.m.