Need Help Preparing My List for an Upcoming Tournament
Modern Deck Help forum
Posted on Jan. 18, 2017, 7:13 p.m. by NapoleonBonaparte
Hello everybody! One of my lgs is having a big tournament on Jan. 28th. The payout is as follows:
1st Place gets 1 box of Modern Master 2013 AND 1 box of Modern Masters 2015
2nd Place gets 1 box of Modern Masters 2 AND 1 box of Aether Revolt
3rd Place gets 2 boxes of Aether Revolt
4th Place gets 1 box of Aether Revolt
Then there is payout to the rest of the top 16!
As you can see I would love to get in the top 4 or at least top 16. I am bringing U/B Faeries to the table. I understand that its not optimal but I love the deck and Im confident in my skill level. If anyone can give me tips or tricks on certain matchups(from either side, its nice to know what the opponents pov is) or advice on my decklist, I would greatly appreciate it! There is expected to be between 80-100 people for this event. Give me everything you guys got!
Here is my deck: The Blossoms of Glen Elendra
NapoleonBonaparte says... #3
Thanks for the comment Wurmlover! Faeries already plays at instant speed so AEther Vial isn't necessary. I'm gonna put 2 Ghost Quarter in place of the Tec edges, I'm convinced now lol. Also Creeping Tar Pit is better than faerie conclave because it has mana fixing and it also has evasion and better stats
January 18, 2017 9:24 p.m.
I don't know modern super well, so pardon if this is way off in terms of usefulness. Would maybe a single Cavern of Souls help out against control matchups?
January 19, 2017 2:20 a.m.
Hey man, I don't know much about modern either but I really wish you luck next weekend. It'd be pretty awesome to win boxes like that.
January 19, 2017 2:26 a.m.
Most faeries lists I have seen add in a playset of Smuggler's Copter for faster clocks. You want 4 mistbind clique to be able to have more answers to your own Bitterblossom. Replace a fatal push and 1 snapcaster with 2 more cliques.
I am not convinced that Ancestral has a place in faeries. More control elements will probably be better.
January 19, 2017 2:37 a.m.
NapoleonBonaparte says... #7
Thanks for the comments! I really appreciate them!
casey Cavern of Souls is really good in tribal decks with faeries being the exception. We are already good against other control decks because we play our threats at instant speed and we have counters of our own. Also, Bitterblossom is a superstar in control mirrors. Another reason to not run cavern in faeries is because we are a creature light, spell heavy deck and the additional "colorless" land may cause mana issues.
Boza usually if Bitterblossom becomes a liability then I can bounce it with Cryptic Command if I don't have a Mistbind Clique I thought about going up to 3 for threat density but I'm not convinced. I am however convinced on 3 Snapcaster Mage because he is an all-star that can re buy key removal and counterspells. I could even see running 4. I could see dropping a Fatal Push however, but I'm gonna play 4 just to really see how good this card is. Also, I have a separate list with 4 Smuggler's Copter , I haven't put as much time into that list but I do think copter is good. Basically it comes down to me deciding if I want to play an aggro-tempo list or a control list.
Wurmlover says... #2
this looks like a good decklist. maybe in the future upgrade for some AEther Vials.
interns of the tournament, most people will think that it is aggro-control, so your most difficult matchup would probably be either esper or any deck thats heavy on removal. even lantern control with Ensnaring Bridge can be hard to get around. for tron matches, Ugin, the Spirit Dragon can be extremely painful. maybe add 1 or 2 ghost quarter to the main and add 1 or 2 Pithing Needle to the sideboard. possibly adding 1 or 2 Faerie Conclave for 1 or 2 Creeping Tar Pit?
January 18, 2017 9:11 p.m.