A card like City of Solitude for modern?

Modern Deck Help forum

Posted on Jan. 31, 2016, 6:15 p.m. by kengiczar

Hello all. So I'm attempting to make my old Chromanticore deck in modern and the amount of removal is to much for an Aura based strategy to be reliable outside of boggles. I was wondering if there is a card like City of Solitude, as an enchantment, for modern.

I know about Grand Abolisher and Dragonlord Dromoka but when your deck needs to be 18+ enchantments for critical mass I'd much rather stick to an enchantment based form of either of those.

The big reason why I am in search for a card like this is once my Auras have resolved I will have drawn 1-6 cards each time but having my creature blown up in response to me targeting them with a Chosen by Heliod means I get 2-for-1'd constantly.

Rhadamanthus says... #2

Dosan the Falling Leaf is the only other effect not already mentioned, but again that's a creature. Is there anything stopping you from just slotting bogle-like creatures into your old Chromanticore deck and avoiding the problem altogether?

January 31, 2016 6:49 p.m.

kengiczar says... #3

Currently I have 2x Slippery Bogles and some Spellskite. I think I'll get rid of the Spellskite for more Hex-Proof guys. Thanks for the heads up on Dosan.

January 31, 2016 7:11 p.m.

ToolmasterOfBrainerd says... #4

Defense Grid is very similar to City of Solitude. I think there are some enchantments with similar effects, but I don't recall their names. They're probably on the List of Modern Sideboard Staples.

January 31, 2016 7:29 p.m.

kengiczar says... #5

@ ToolmasterOfBrainerd - Defense Grid looks pretty good. Thanks.

January 31, 2016 7:41 p.m.

GreenGhost says... #6

Asceticism protects your creatures as does Privileged Position. They both cost 5 though and my be hard to get out because of that...

January 31, 2016 8:11 p.m.