Jundo Calrissian

Modern Zesty

SCORE: 10 | 16 COMMENTS | 2022 VIEWS | IN 3 FOLDERS


SCG seattle —Nov. 19, 2012

Open was not bad went 4-5 could have done better with less misplays, had a lot of fun. some comments on things i liked in the deck and things i disliked:

dislikes

Pillar of Flame: I really disliked this card and found it useless in over half of my matches, going to try main boarding the Deathrite Shamans and siding 2 pillars just in case, but even that may be unnecessary.

Rakdos Keyrune: Before the tourniment i cut one of the keyrunes bringing tem down to 2, I liked this change as I did not get to make too much use of them in my games.

Zealous Conscripts: (sideboard) just never found a reason to side it in.

Likes

Rolling Temblor: found this card my all star sideboard card, sided it in a lot for G/W aggro and geist decks. literallly won me some games that i would have lost otherwise.

Zealous Conscripts: (mainboard) The mainboard conscripts did a lot of work by ending games that would have gone on forever, like stealing a thragtusk and swinging for the win or a Sublime Archangel.

Underworld Connections: brought me out of a mull to 5 with 1 land by finding me a 4th land quick enough that i could get ahead. the card draw otherwise was pretty useful.

I'm working on making some changes based on these observations to help improve the deck, but so far it seems that pillar of flame is the main thing that is being replaced. instant speed removal also seems like it would help the deck, if there were any good instant speed removal in the format. hopefully gatecrash brings some of that.

Vos_Is_Boss says... #1

Sign in Blood is so tasty. I prefer it over Underworld Connections to be honest. Also, i would think about using Vampire Nighthawk over Borderland Ranger . Sure the mana fixing is good, but it isn't a ramp card. Already you have Farseek and Rakdos Keyrune ... you don't need Borderland Ranger . Vampire Nighthawk gets that life back from a shock land or Sign in Blood and so does Huntmaster of the Fells  Flip . And late game when things get sketchy, Vampire Nighthawk + Kessig Wolf Run is just plain evil.

October 24, 2012 10:22 a.m.

Zesty says... #2

I'm still considering whether i want to run a 3 drop creature at all, i've tried nighthawk, Wolfir Avenger and now i'm seeing how it runs with the ranger. The problem i found with avenger (and also Strangleroot Geist ) in the deck was that it was hard to support them in a three color deck, especially with cards like olivia that work so much better with extra red mana available on the field and a lot of other non green stresses earlier in the game like Pillar of Flame , Dreadbore , etc. The borderland ranger's purpose in this deck is just to make sure i have a land every turn up to turn 5 for thragtusk, or just for more mana to fuel olivia or even card:Rakdos's Return. I can see Vampire Nighthawk playing a major role against agro decks, so I may go back.

I disagree about Sign in Blood vs Underworld Connections . While sign in blood does generate more card advantage immediately, It also costs more in the short term and in the long term gains you less card advantage. If underworld connections is not dealt with (and enchantment removal is almost never mainboarded) you get so much out of it. And with all my mana accelerates the fact that it "locks" down one of my lands does not impact me too much.

October 24, 2012 4:14 p.m.

SpaceTeddyBear says... #3

Gosh, I guess Jund Midrange decks all look the same lol.. Jund And Friends happens to be mine, I'm loving the deck and how it plays, just wish I could win more haha.. Have you played in any tourneys with this? How does Underworld Connections do for you? I took out my keyrunes because, they just didn't help much. Turn 2 Farseek meant that turn 3 was a Huntmaster of the Fells  Flip drop, or some double removal. So I just kept holding onto that rune.

October 30, 2012 7:33 p.m.

Vos_Is_Boss says... #4

Farseek should be able to solve all your mana problems. Keyrune is in there for offense as well as extra ramp (thats not really needed, since your bombs are 4-5 drops in this deck.

October 30, 2012 7:42 p.m.

Zesty says... #5

I had a response to the keyrune, but Vos beat me to it and also simplified it.

In regards to Jund decks being pretty much the same, yeah they generally run roughly the same build (particularly the thragusk, huntmastah, Olivia, and Farseeks) but you occasionally see some tweaking around with the mainboard and sideboard. Once the other sets are released there will probably be more variations.

I have not gotten the opportunity to participate in any tournaments, mainly from any happening nearby and also from not having all the cards i need yet (I think I'm still just short on a card:Rakdos's Return and Huntmaster.

Underworld Connections : seems really good so far. You generally have plenty of mana out for it not to be a problem, and the life loss is insignificant compared to the card advantage it gains you. Most people also don't run Ghost Quarter as much as they used to so it will most likely stick around.

October 30, 2012 7:59 p.m.

SpaceTeddyBear says... #6

Yah that's a good point, I barey see Ghost Quarter . Basically I took out the keyrunes for Nighthawks. I feel it's a better 3 drop haha. I'm short a few things too, just not the essentials thank goodness. Well I play in local tourneys every week, so I'll keep my deck updated with game wins and loss's.. =]

October 30, 2012 9:35 p.m.

Cool Deck, Awesome Name, Best of Luck!! :)

November 14, 2012 9:07 a.m.

What about side boarding Killing Wave for that untimely Entreat the Angels ?

November 14, 2012 9:28 a.m.

Vos_Is_Boss says... #9

More Sever the Bloodline s if anything. Flashback to do it again. Mizzium Mortars can take care of them too. You don't want to give them a chance of keeping any number of angels if you don't have to.

November 14, 2012 12:36 p.m.