Looks Like We Need Some Freedom Up In Here
Modern
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More Control less Mid-Range —April 19, 2014
I removed both Geist of Saint Traft for another copy of Cryptic Command and Tectonic Edge. alpinefroggy made excellent points about why Geist is pretty for the metagame of Modern and gave two suggestions to replace them.
Thanks for the advice. I added 2 more remands to the deck and an extra Vendilion Clique
April 9, 2014 11:38 p.m.
Emrakul-the-Format-Broken says... #3
You claim you want to give freedom, yet all you do is control everyone else.
USA in a nutshell. You determine whether I mean the deck.
April 16, 2014 11:32 p.m.
Emrakul-the-Format-Broken says... #4
But seriously. I am so shocked when I see USA control after USA control that doesn't use Mana Tithe . I mean, imagine having one white mana open and your opponent expects anything but a counterspell, so they tap all their mana to cast a spell.
April 16, 2014 11:34 p.m.
Mana Tithe is honestly one of my favorite counterspells. People rarely expect a counter when you only have a white mana left open like you said. I would definitely put it in but I don't know what to remove. There is one problem that both Mana Tithe and Force Spike have which is they are fairly easy to play around when you expect them.
April 16, 2014 11:47 p.m.
luigithefourth says... #6
I'd say no to force spike and tithe. Too irrelevant in the late game.
April 17, 2014 8:39 p.m.
Emrakul-the-Format-Broken says... #7
In a format full of Affinity and Red Deck Wins, "Late Game" has become an endangered species.
April 18, 2014 2:09 p.m.
Personally I'm still on the fence about Mana Tithe . The late game of modern is turn sixish for most matches I've played and at that point Mana Tithe is pretty worthless. The card does the same thing as Spell Snare the majority of the time and it's usefulness is about as long. However Mana Tithe doesn't have the same restrictions as Spell Snare. I'll need to test it out which might take some time.
luigithefourth says... #1
I think 4 remand is what's up, considering the vulnerability of things like Pod, Tron, and any ramp deck to it. Also, vendillion clique is sort of amazing, so I'd try to fit more of those too.
April 9, 2014 8:16 p.m.