The Poor Planeswalker's Guide To Modern B/W Tokens

Modern bigpappyj

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Woot —Aug. 22, 2015

Holy wow, is it fun beating decks with single cards worth as much as the whole thing.

Yes, I'm playing casually, so I'm not about to take down a daily with this baby, but she runs so smooth sometimes.

Tron is a problem. I have some artifact hate I can sideboard in, just a matter of drawing it once I do.

There's been some discussion on whether or not Mortify is a good card, but it really has won me some games.

Sideboard:

Castigate may be taken out of the sideboard. I rarely bring it in, Tidehollow Sculler does the same job and while it's less permanent it still works. I also never play Beckon Apparition but it may be I haven't played any decks with graveyard shenanigans.

DerpyEfalant says... #1

Maybe you should consider having both Soul Sisters in the deck. Otherwise, it's good for a downsized, cheaper deck. :D

August 19, 2015 1:33 p.m.

bigpappyj says... #2

Thanks, DerpyEfalant. My real concern with going Soul Sisters is then I'd have to tweak some more and really just make it a Soul Sisters deck. Which isn't bad, but takes away from the oppression Tokens is meant to deliver.

That said, you just gave me my next Poor Planeswalker deck to build... ;)

August 19, 2015 2:17 p.m.

Good looks on presenting a budget version.

A few thoughts:

It may seem silly but Castigate is probably better to mix in.

Duress 2x only because of you miss 4 times, it sucks.

Tidehollow Sculler 2x

Castigate 2x the Exile helps.

Works well for me.

Maybe Sunlance at 2x over

Condemn?

Mix in a Murderous Cut

And a Go for the Throat with

Mortify to lower your curve.

And Sundering Growth in the sideboard pretty good idea!

August 19, 2015 2:33 p.m.

bigpappyj says... #4

BrandonJamesCAC - I'm torn on Castigate, especially compared to Tidehollow Sculler. I've asked for thoughts on here and Reddit and the general consensus seems to be Sculler over Castigate, that the body matters and forces my opponent to waste a removal on him. But the exile is a nice feature, so it's something I'm just playtesting through to find the fit that works best for me.

Late game Duress is often useless, but it does help get a peek at the hand to know when to swing. And if I run too few I'm less likely to get it early when it's most useful.

Condemn has been a lifesaver for me with large creatures swinging late game. I hate giving my opponent life, would rather run Path to Exile, but sometimes the 3 damage from Sunlance isn't enough. That said, swapping the Condemn's for Murderous Cut isn't a terrible idea - especially late game, killing one of their baddies without giving them life and only at the cost of emptying the graveyard isn't terrible.

Mortify has proven to be a bit of a swiss army knife (well, with two options I guess it's more of a spork) because the enchantment removal is awesome in some games. The cost is a pain in the tail, but being able to wipe out just about any creature or enchantment is often worth it.

Sundering Growth is a bring in should enchantment's really be a problem, though the populate really only helps if I have a pile of Anthems out.

August 20, 2015 9:51 a.m.

I just hate Condemn

And "Spork" is funny.

August 20, 2015 11:39 a.m.

Duress is useful because the biggest threat to Tokens themselves is mass boardwipe. And the most common sources of boardwipe are noncreature spells, like Wrath of God, Supreme Verdict, or Damnation. This is what you want to try and get rid of. Most creatures with a boardwipe ability have such a high CMC that they are typically unplayable or highly niche (see Novablast Wurm or Deathbringer Regent). Even if you're playing against Burn, the turn 1 Duress can slow them down enough for you to get your stuff off later.

August 20, 2015 11:50 a.m.

bigpappyj says... #7

BrandonJamesCAC - it's a less good Path but it has come in handy once or twice when I've played it on myself to get an extra turn.

AndWelcomeToTheJam - Duress is a good poor man's substitute for Inquisition and Thought. Not as multi purpose but pretty handy.

August 20, 2015 1:10 p.m.

Oh yeah I'm not hatin just a personal vendetta against Condemn

August 20, 2015 2:01 p.m.

bigpappyj says... #9

Ha, what'd it do to you?

August 20, 2015 8:33 p.m.

It was a pawn in my self destruction.

August 20, 2015 9:04 p.m.

My Tokens

Not budget entirely but here is how I set mine up.

August 20, 2015 11:54 p.m.