THE Modern Format Primer
Modern
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Update (Change 2) —April 7, 2015
Decks Added: Loam
There are still some things that need doing. Apologies.
March 15, 2015 6:41 a.m.
you may want to add this link: http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/tier-2-modern/564710-ur-storm into your storm part I used it when I was making and trying to figure out how to play a storm deck, and it helped a lot.
March 20, 2015 5:56 p.m.
The only complain I seem to have are BW Tokens labeled an "Aggro" deck, I find it plays much close to a GBx midrange deck sharing many of the same parts.
March 22, 2015 3:38 p.m.
Esper Mentor is quickly rising in popularity. You might consider adding it to this list. I like this though +1
March 22, 2015 3:46 p.m.
malfeischylde says... #9
I'd just like to throw in that an original-ish thought process mixed with high disruption can win the day in any format. If you're feeling 'blue' about your chances in Modern (pun completely intended), I play a Junk colored Pox format deck that completely shuts down most of the decks in the format. It converted very easily down from the Legacy pox format deck that I had, and became a local juggernaut. I'm not saying that my deck is unbeatable; I am saying that every deck is beatable if you are creative, and don't pigeon hole yourself into one strategic thread, while remembering that too many win-cons are almost as bad as too few. I love MTG, and Modern is a lot of fun, but the main drawback for many seems to be the price tag. With some effort and selective local trading, though, almost anything is possible. Good luck! My modern deck is Modern Junk Loam / Pox, if you care to swing by.
March 22, 2015 3:46 p.m.
NateJH - xzzane can advise. I don't think it's a midrange deck - has far fewer control pieces. You want to swing hard and disrupt minimally most of the time.
izzet4lyf - watching esper but has only placed a few times as far as I can tell. Will be added if it gets big.
malfeischylde - tier 1 decks are tier 1 because they do whatever they do better than other decks. Home brews, by virtue of the fact that they're less popular do what they do worse. If they were as good they wouldn't be home brews. This is just logical. I wouldn't even say you could do well with a home brew at fnm level because it depends on the lgs - not as a blanket statement anyway. My local one is full of tron and RDW that slaughters most other decks. Maybe other people have different experiences. In some places you can do well with a deck you created, in others you can't.
March 22, 2015 6:47 p.m.
NateJH, I completely understand why you would think that. I had similar thoughts a while ago. B/w tokens is a little hard to classify because it's a sort of hybrid between aggro and midrange. Tokens isn't true aggro in the form that affinity is, but it lacks some of the elements that midrange decks have as well. Overall though it's playstyle is much more that of an aggro deck as opposed to a midrange deck, so if I had to classify it as one, I would pick aggro.
March 22, 2015 11:11 p.m.
ChiefBell You wouldn't mind if I blatantly make a carbon copy of this for Standard, would you?
April 1, 2015 6:47 a.m.
bijschjdbcd says... #13
It would be A LOT of work, Standards metagame is incredibly reactive, lots of decks gain and loose popularity.
Not to mention rotation.
April 1, 2015 6:50 a.m.
Somnus21 - Not at all however with rotation and stuff it would be hard work.
April 1, 2015 6:53 a.m.
I'm willing to take on that. I think I'd just do a weekly or monthly update if the primer ever becomes a thing.
bijschjdbcd says... #1
Most primers have a linked decklist at the bottom.
Was there a particular archetype you were looking for?
March 14, 2015 11:55 p.m.