THE Modern Format Primer

Modern ChiefBell

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Update (Change 3) —May 21, 2015

Decks Added: Faeries

Is there a possibility for a Jeskai Ascendancy storm part? It's probably more played than some of the other decks (Faeries, as much as I hate to admit it).

April 26, 2015 6:48 p.m.

Dr_Jay says... #2

Do you think you should change the tier of UR Delver to Tier 1.5/1 as Grixis Delver? It's been seeing quite a bit of play recently.

May 2, 2015 11:37 a.m.

ChiefBell says... #3

I agree.

May 2, 2015 11:40 a.m.

tinystar330 says... #4

Don't forget Hurkyl's Recall for sideboarding against affinity.

May 9, 2015 9:16 p.m.

Upward-SaGa says... #5

Maybe you could add a list of modern staples and powercards in the decklist section of this link? That would make this link the go-to place on Tappedout for modern players, and would save many people time that would otherwise be spent switching between this page and a list of modern staples

May 9, 2015 10:24 p.m.

This is a great resource and I find it very helpful, especially the list of decks.

The only thing it's missing is how to construct a sideboard. I'm struggling a lot with my sideboard and would love it if there were a section here for sideboard tips.

Otherwise a great reference guide! Thanks!

May 16, 2015 5:04 p.m.

ChiefBell says... #7

Thanks for the tips! I am aiming to do more work on the 'how to beat this deck' sections for each Top Deck section. This should help people choose sideboard cards.

May 16, 2015 5:11 p.m.

That would be great!

I know that you have a 'sideboarding against this deck' section for each deck, but in my post I meant more of a sideboarding as a whole, like how to find your bad matchups, how much space to dedicate to each of your bad matchups, and perhaps an instructional on how to do elephants on your deck.

Thanks for putting this together though. I wish I could +1 it multiple times!

May 16, 2015 8:01 p.m.

Hjaltrohir says... #9

ChiefBell I have written a short UWR Midrange primer in a decklist description if you want to put it in. Tell me if you want to see it.

May 17, 2015 1:09 a.m.

SpartanCEL: No one ever responded to your second post so here's my answer:

I'd use pucatrade to trade your cards because you can get the modern staples much more easily. Because you trade your cards for points with one person, then trade your points for the cards you want with another person, you don't have to wait for someone who wants standard cards, has modern cards, and is willing to trade.

At least, that's how I trade. If you do decide to use puca, here are 2 good links to look at: Quickstart Guide and an invite code to help me out :)

I find it better than the TA trades and deckbox because of high reliability and the ease of trading. Good luck!

May 17, 2015 10:40 a.m.