Which ramp spell?
Modern Deck Help forum
Posted on Nov. 18, 2017, 4:03 p.m. by Xica
So since the somewhat recent "success" of modern lists with Hollow One, i have been toying around with the idea of building a mono red version of it
That is less susceptible to grave hate (like RB lists) and less susceptible to counterspells (like RG lists)
The idea is to play Demigod of Revenge & Chandra, Torch of Defiance in stead of Become Immense + Temur Battle Rage or Gurmag Angler + Bloodghast.
The demigod NEEDS some ramp - of course chandra can be one of those ramp spells, but 3x chandra is just too few, and drawing mutliples is not great - thus i need to play some spell that gives me an additional on turn 4.
Infernal Plunge? Vessel of Volatility? or something else?
(Plunge can enable turn 2 chandra, but its real bad if i have no creatures in play...
...is that relevant if i have 12x 1 cmc ones (plus 4x ~free Hollow Ones)?)
-that is a major (creature) removal target
-doesn't activate prowess on Monastery Swiftspear
-produces , which is not helpful when i need
-my stuff already has hast, so giving it haste (for a second time) is very pointless
(its a "worse" Vessel of Volatility - at least for this deck)
November 18, 2017 4:25 p.m.
I would recommend vessel of volatility, and also Tormenting Voice
November 18, 2017 5:19 p.m.
Well some online playtesting decided the problem.
While Vessel of Volatility is much better when sorcery hating conters or Chalice of the Void X=1 is a danger, and pumps Monastery Swiftspear instead of sacrificing it, i think the other option is still better.
Because Infernal Plunge enables turn 2 Blood Moon & Chandra, Torch of Defiance (one of her +1 abilities adds , which allows me to dump out some cheap creatures to chump block if its a must.
Not to mention the insane interaction with Flamewake Phoenix
shadow63 says... #2
Generator Servant might not be a bad addition
November 18, 2017 4:18 p.m.