Thanks for the clarification

How well do you think Dovescape would work in this deck instead of, or alongside of, Providence? Like one of each.

Splashing Blue, of course

Wait nvm, you wouldn't need to

I think you could use Dovescape as an alternate win condition in place of both Providence. Just try to avoid using Islands for blue.

Right Thanks bro. Ive always wanted a competitive dovescape deck lol.

Oh yeah, Dovescape is too fun to pass up. Definitely let me know how it goes. I have a copy in my collection that I could throw in the sideboard.

The look on a mono-red players face when Dovescape enters the battlefield...priceless.

Does not have this deck problems in early? specially in the modern format? have you played since last update? any change?

I want to build this in paper because it's "cheap" and got some good points, but I think modern is a bit more complicated. Also, there are cards like providence that I really think are so expensive in mana just for a little chance of having six more life in your initial life total...

I haven't been to a tournament since the changes so I can't speak on how effective it is against new tactics.

The reason behind using certain cards is addressed in the description but in short, Providence is there in case you go beyond turn 5. When this happens it usually means you can draw the game so actually casting it is a way to convince the opponent to take the draw. It also supports other cards in the deck and can be discarded safely every time.

If you have further questions please read the description first to be sure I haven't already addressed them.

I'm glad you were thinking about coming back. I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only one who really wants you to come back and update this funny and interesting deck.

Right now, Modern's meta is crazy, so It could be the right moment for your deck to appear between stadistics and maybe some online tournament if you refine it.

I hope to hear news from you and your deck, I remembered this one because of some 2018-2019 decks that are coming back in the new post-ban meta.

Thank you so much for letting me know about this, Darkdexterminate. I've been on hiatus because I haven't been able to apply to tournaments due to the pandemic.

In an effort to see this deck compared to the upcoming meta I'll be looking into online Modern-format resources and hopefully find a way to do play-testing again.

Archon of Sun's Grace is strictly better than Ajani's Chosen by a mile

Still trying to figure out if this is more a meme or intended to be competitive deck.

If you're trying to win (or as you say not lose) tournaments, you know that (generally speaking) focusing on one strategy is always better than throwing together a bunch of unrelated ones right?

Consider two scenarios:

(1) You play two different combos 2 A + 2 B and 2 C + 2 D. Mathematically, there are 4 ways to draw AB and 4 to draw CD, 8 ways total.

(2) You just swap out CD for more copies of the first combo, that is 4 A + 4 B. Now there are 16 ways to draw AB. Probabilistically this means the second scenario gives you almost double the chance of drawing a combo and winning.

To give a specific example, the additional Spike Feeder/Sunbond/Providence combo makes very little sense in your deck. Sunbond does literally nothing without Providence/Spike Feeder since your deck has no focus on life gain. And even when you manage to assemble the elusive combo, your fragile creature just dies to any removal spell. If you simply replace that combo with tutors for Cat Cannon, you'll have a better chance of assembling Cat Cannon than your current chance of assembling either combo combined! Also it's just a better combo.

(For reference, I'm a veteran deck builder. I've designed several decks that became tier 1-3 and have also ranked among the top magic players in past seasons.)