Good creature/deck types
Modern Deck Help forum
Posted on July 22, 2015, 7:49 p.m. by spencer.dow
I am trying to make a new deck and I want a deck that that works well together, and/or a creature type that has really good synergy. Thank You!!
If we're talking top-end competitive, the most successful creature-based themes are Merfolk and Elves, hands down. If we expand the "synergy" definition a bit more to go just beyond tribal aggro decks, decks built around Delver of Secrets Flip, Young Pyromancer and those other sorts of value plays are very synergistic as well as powerful. There are tons of other themes (which we can talk about if you want), but these are the best of the synergy-oriented decks.
July 22, 2015 11:06 p.m.
As a player who is fond of tribal creature deck i think the following can be made to work in modern:
Merfolk
Elves (now got a supreme addition with the Sylvan Messenger
Vampires (dont go too heavy on red vampires please!)
(Artifact creatures can be considered one)
I have the feeling that hte following also can be made competitive in modern:
Illusion tribal
Minotaur tribal
Kithkin tribal
Human tribal (with a two different - black, and white - version of the deck)
July 26, 2015 5 p.m.
spencer.dow says... #7
Xica: Thanks so much, and yeah i have been thinking about making an illusion deck for a while now. If i made one, it would be around $50, and do you have any cards that you think have to be in it? I would put in four Lord of the Unreal of course. Thanks!!
July 26, 2015 5:44 p.m.
Phantasmal Image is good and does even better with the Lord on the battlefield. You could also use creatures like Jace's Phantasm with a side theme of mill. Thought Scour is always nice.
July 26, 2015 5:51 p.m.
My brother had an impressive Illusion/artifact deck...
Phantasmal Bear - pure value, in most cases if the target it they waste card advantage, that would have been better to be used elsewhere.
Krovikan Mist - if you play illusion tribal this guy gets humongous very fast.
Phantasmal Image - is awesome. specially if you copy lord of unreal with him
Ghastly Discovery is an awsome draw engine in every blue creature deck.
Cavern of Souls is an auto include in any tribal (if you got the money :/ - its pricy) as it destroys blue controll.
July 26, 2015 6:09 p.m.
Illusions is quite a promising tribe, it's just a matter of what one chooses to build around and how often you can draw a Lord of the Unreal while immediately backing it up with a Phantasmal Image. I would probably at least consider Adaptive Automaton in order to get enough pump out there.
SirFowler says... #2
Elves have great synergy, so do Goblins. It all depends on the route you want to take. Fast with very little thought or something that takes a little longer but has a satisfying payoff in the end?
Plus, you should also give guidelines so people won't just be shouting out anything and everything. If you do that, people will be more interested in helping because it shows you are giving at least some effort instead of just accepting every suggestion.
July 22, 2015 7:54 p.m.