Delver and Enigma Drake Help

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Posted on Oct. 16, 2017, 12:46 p.m. by TheRiddler

Been toying around with this super sweet Enigma Delver list: Enigma Delver. Hopefully it is instant dense enough, but as always please put forth any suggestions. When I put it together I'm sure I forgot some of the staples for the color combo. Thanks!

rothgar13 says... #2

You need ways to generate card advantage (like Chart A Course) - the deck as currently presented is lunchmeat for any grindy strategy. I'd also advise adding a few more threats, even if it's just Snapcaster Mage - Modern has a lot of removal flying around.

October 16, 2017 12:50 p.m. Edited.

sylvannos says... #3

I don't think you want Enigma Drake at all. The mana cost is really high when you could lower your land count and play more instants/sorceries. The other thing is that you're not playing Stormchaser Mage, Monastery Swiftspear, or Young Pyromancer. Each of those should take priority over Enigma Drake.

I'd lower the land count and up the cantrips. Disperse and Lightning Strike are also just kinda terrible in Modern. Cutting those would free up some more room. 4 Serum Visions, 4 Opt and ideally some Sleight of Hands.

Lastly, you probably want a Dispel in the mainboard, along with Spell Snare. They're huge swings in tempo if you can hit 2+ CMC spells with Dispel or counter a huge threat (like Tarmogoyf) with Spell Snare.

October 18, 2017 7:01 a.m.

TheRiddler says... #4

Check out the changes I made to the list. Most of the creatures got put in as suggested, so let me know how I should adjust the counts; really want this to work and be good on a bit of a budget.

October 18, 2017 8:46 p.m.

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