Fast mana in modern?
Modern forum
Posted on Feb. 16, 2019, 10:06 a.m. by Vman
Sad, Lotus Petal isnt legal. Im playing blue/artifacts and am looking for any form of fast mana. Couldnt find any legal Sol Ring lands like Ancient Tomb . I currently have Mox Opal and Simian Spirit Guide any i missed?
Mox Amber has been excluded.
That is so sad :( i juat wanna cast some artifacts fast hahaha
February 16, 2019 11:01 a.m.
Chopwood forgot about those! I am looking for a boost in turn 1-2 mana specifically tho!woops
February 16, 2019 11:29 a.m.
One that hasn't been mentioned yet: Gemstone Caverns
February 16, 2019 11:33 a.m.
Ooh, yeah, forgot about Gemstone Caverns. A bit situational, but definitely a spicy one
February 16, 2019 11:34 a.m.
That is such a weird card. I assume it doesnt countas ur land drop therefor technically being sol mana. INTERESTING, very weird but interesting
February 16, 2019 11:36 a.m.
They don't count as fast mana, but cost reducers like Foundry Inspector , Etherium Sculptor , and Chief Engineer can help if you want to spam artifacts. If you're playing any blue creatures, Grand Architect is pretty good, though it comes down a little later than what you want.
February 16, 2019 6:03 p.m.
Vman,
Yeah,
Gemstone Caverns
can be played from opening hand after initial draw and mulligans/scry take place, but before the 1st player actually plays anything ... which can enable the 2nd player to cast Instants as early as the 1st player's Upkeep :-D
If not played for the opener though, it's just a normal land drop.
I'm only aware of a few decks that have figured out how to (ab)use the card:
- Colorless Eldrazi, where it plays nicely with Serum Powder and Eternal Scourge , generally enabling a Turn 1 Chalice of the Void for X=1, or with Simian Spirit Guide and Eldrazi Temple for truly busted stuff.
- Rx Prison decks (usually Mono-R, but also RW and RB), for early Chalice, Ensnaring Bridge or Blood Moon .
- Mono-U Tron, for an early sideboard Chalice and (rarely) for counterspells.
Of note, it's Legendary, so more than one in the opener is kind of a bummer.
February 16, 2019 7:50 p.m. Edited.
clayperce it actually kindof fits what im going for. Ill add onw or two to my janky brew, the colorless doesng bother me at all :)
February 16, 2019 10:01 p.m.
There's always Lotus Bloom! And cheating that one out today is awesome, and severely underplayed.
February 17, 2019 3:22 p.m.
Darkened1 cool card! Didnt even know it existed XD too bad i cant use it turn one! Hahaha
February 18, 2019 3:03 a.m.
No, but you could on turn 2 after playing Birds or Noble Hierarch into As Foretold. Then you can cast Lotus Bloom from your hand on the spot.
I think currently the fastest way to play Lotus Bloom is to cast it with Electrodominance After making some quick red mana.
You can also consider playing Reshape, since it sounds like you have a straight up Blue deck.
The only way you're going to actually achieve turn 1 Black Lotus is with Electrodominance and Simian Spirit Guide.
These are the types of things I'm thinking about.
Pieguy396 says... #2
Unfortunately, the only Sol lands in Modern are Eldrazi Temple , Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper , and Shrine of the Forsaken Gods ; probably not what you're looking for. Wizards is careful not to print too much fast mana in Modern.
February 16, 2019 10:55 a.m. Edited.