Dimir pre-innistrad
Modern Deck Help forum
Posted on May 21, 2017, 1:43 a.m. by Hyperalgialysis
So been playing for quite awhile(12 years or so) but was mostly casual and a little standard. Started playing modern awhile back and I really enjoy it. I have a very good zoo deck that works well at my lgs, but it does get blown away sometimes and I can live with that. I want to make a new deck and have it be dimir as I have a few good staples like lands, fatal push and the like. Every decklist I can find runs either 4 snapcaster or 4 glimpse the unthinkable and 4 cryptic command. I was hoping someone might know of a pre innistrad competitive decklist that I could use for some inspiration. I dont mind spending a little money for some good cards but playsets that run more than $100 total is out of my range. Any help will be appreciated. I just want something in dimir that is somewhat competitve and isn't going to bankrupt me in purchasing. Thanks
SoggyGecko says... #3
In all honesty, you are not really gonna be able to build much. For it to really work, you need those expensive cards. Control in general is pretty expensive.
Esper I believe is pretty good, and if you feel like a more aggro-control style, I have this:
I have Esper, I have a Delver, Uh, Esper Delver
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UB doesn't really have the tools itself, but pairs quite well with another color, but all of the color combos cause it to be decently expensive.
The only real pre-Innistrad UB list is Faeries, which is pricey. There really isn't anything else besides that.
May 21, 2017 3:53 a.m.
Hyperalgialysis says... #4
I appreciate the efforts. I do have good lands to go esper and grixis I was just kind of hoping something semi viable exsisted. If it does help I dont care if it isnt a control deck. If I could run midrange, aggro or even some kind of janky combo deck I would. I was tinkering with a rise from the tides deck idea but I feel like it will just get blown apart in modern.
May 21, 2017 7:53 a.m.
Hyperalgialysis says... #5
Sorry to post again so soon, but I may have found a little bit of something that could work. I have Prized Amalgam and Gravecrawler in play sets. I was doing some browsing and it seems there are a couple legendary zombies that are either rakdos or grixis that might be viable. I am considering a zombie deck based off the idea that I can cast a looting spell and get the zombies with free recursion in the yard, and then bring them back in the cheap. An ideal turn sequence would be like turn 1 Faithless Looting discarding a Gravecrawler and a Prized Amalgam. Turn 2 cast Tymaret, the Murder King. Turn three cast gravecrawler from the grave and get Prized Amalgam for free. Any thoughts?
May 21, 2017 8:45 a.m.
I think that zombie deck could work well. You can always just build mid range b/u with removal and good creatures
MollyMab says... #2
Well modern didn't really exist before Innistrad. Modern came out in August and didnt have any major events till later while Ksd came out in September.
Dimir as a deck has Mill, Control, Faeries, Delver/Deaths Shadow as its main options. But due to the way modern is at the moment it isnt a very deep colour pairing.
May 21, 2017 2:19 a.m.