POLL: Which one of my decks should I run at a modern tournement? (CLOSED)
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Posted on Jan. 31, 2016, 11:30 a.m. by Atony1400
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Which one of my decks do you feel will do best at a modern tournement?
BBDI (Boros Beat Down I)
Modern
SCORE: 7 | 2 COMMENTS | 675 VIEWS
Jeskai Control by Tokens II
Standard
SCORE: 1 | 0 COMMENTS | 519 VIEWS
How to CounterBurn
Modern
SCORE: 1 | 0 COMMENTS | 358 VIEWS
Milling is Fum
Modern
SCORE: 3 | 0 COMMENTS | 305 VIEWS
or
The Cheap Deck Club, Mardu Warriors
Standard
SCORE: 3 | 5 COMMENTS | 481 VIEWS
ToolmasterOfBrainerd says... #3
To be perfectly honest, they all look like standard decks to me, which is not a good place to be in modern. How to CounterBurn and Jeskai Control by Tokens look the most viable, but that means you might go 2-2 on a good day at LGS tournament, assuming your LGS isn't very competitive. None of them will beat any tier 1 or most tier 2 modern decks.
The power level gap between modern and standard is pretty huge. I'll address them deck by deck.
BBDI: First off, the mana is way too inconsistent and in modern, you simply cannot run lands that ETB tapped in anything other than manlands in a midrange deck. Additionally, the curve was way too high. The lack of interaction would make it lose to any aggro deck such as infect, burn, or affinity. It is too slow to contend with BGx, Tron or Eldrazi, making it poorly positioned in the meta.
Jeskai Control: Quick thing to note: Treasure Cruise is banned in modern, so cut those before you take it to a modern tournament. As for the rest of the deck, there in 0 interaction and no way it can possibly be faster than Infect, Affinity, or Burn, making it already a poor choice. On top of that, it may be very powerful when it gets going, but the big decks of the format, Tron and Eldrazi, are much bigger at that point.
How to Counterburn: The spells are way too inefficient. 3 mana counterspells are intrinsically terrible in modern. Don't play any. Shock is the burn spell that modern players make fun of. Divination is too much mana to do too little. 8 Planeswalkers is way too many. You might live long enough to cast 1. Again, taplands are terrible. And, again, the curve is simply too high.
Milling is fun: Modern mill is tier 3 on a good day and doesn't look anything like that. Way too high of a curve (seeing a pattern?), the mill cards are either slow or inefficient, and it simply just takes way too long to mill the opponent out.
Mardu Warriors: The mana curve is actually better, but still way too high. You need more 1 drops than 2 drops. I'm going to let you figure out if the manabase is good or not. Most of the creatures are overcosted and inefficient. Warriors isn't a popular tribal deck, or even a played tribal deck, in modern because there isn't good enough support for it.
I'd check out Modern Format Primer - Banlist Update (21/10/2015), which is a great way to learn the modern format. In particular, pay attention to the 'turn 4 rule' section, because it's important. Good luck!
January 31, 2016 12:30 p.m.
wasianpower says... #4
Toolmaster is right. I would check this out to help make your decks better.
dooblydor says... #2
I'd vote for Boros Beatdown. However, you really need to throw in some better cards. For example, Wojek Halberdiers, Cerodon Yearling, Legion's Initiative, Iroas, God of Victory, Figure of Destiny are pretty much needed in the mainboard. Also, you should add Clifftop Retreat and Slayers' Stronghold to your landbase if you haven't already. Martial Glory should be a 4 or 3-of in the mainboard.
January 31, 2016 12:24 p.m.