Budget Tron
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Posted on Sept. 20, 2018, 11:16 p.m. by DragonKing90
i'm looking to build a budget Gx tron deck. unfortunately i cannot afford karns, ugins, and wurmcoils. heres the deck so far.
Budget Tron
Modern
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I would like suggestions on a good secondary color, as well as sideboard options. so far the secondary color is red because Banefire seems good in a deck that can easily get X to 5+. it also gives me access to By Force which would help immensely against Hardened Modular.
I'm pretty familiar with who the good players at my LGS are, and what decks they have been using. so my main concerns are the following decks.
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Tron mirror: there are at least 3 tron players who frequent FNM. unlike me, they are able to afford karns, ugins, and wurmcoils.
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Jund: a buddy of mine assures me Tron is favored in this matchup. but i still want to be prepared, for several reasons. A) i'm running a budget build. B) Assassin's Trophy can destroy lands when it gets released. C) the jund player knows full well the tron players will show up. he knows them personally. if Tron is truly favored in this matchup, i figure he's coming prepared. D) i don't particularly like the guy. he tried to make fun of my current modern deck, which is 5C Sliver Company. on the bright side though, i went 3-1 that night and won some boosters.
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Goblins: this guys deck is about as fast and competitive as i imagine goblins can be. minus the fact he doesnt use Throne of the God-Pharaoh like i would. its great in "go wide" decks. i have some mainboard threats that could potentially serve as answers here, but i have to live long enough to use them. Steel Hellkite can destroy all his tokens at once for 0 mana, but thats a turn 4 play at best meaning i'd better hope i go first. Myr Battlesphere can give some blockers. this matchup is what made me consider Spatial Contortion for the sideboard. it can remove any goblin, or pump up a Reality Smasher to swing for 8 on turn 3.
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Hardened Modular: same friend that said Tron is favored against Jund, said Goblins and Hardened Modular might be difficult. obviously i should already be packing artifact removal since almost any opponent can drop a Damping Sphere against me, but single-target removal may not be enough here.
any suggestions are appreciated. if you think i should add something, please also suggest what i should cut. i am more than happy to give feedback and advice in return, on any modern format decks. that is the format i am most familiar with.
DragonKing90 says... #3
ToolmasterOfBrainerd: I don't think i really need Relic of Progenitus. the only graveyard based strategy that shows up to FNM is Grishoalbrand and the guy playing it isn't a regular. Thragtusk would only be castable after the Urza lands are already assembled anyway, but maybe 5 life helps against goblins. the fetches and shocks aren't as much pain as you'd think since i'll likely only get 1 or maybe 2 in a game. i've not seen anybody at my FNM use Field of Ruin.
September 21, 2018 7:21 a.m.
A nifty budget sideboard option I have grown fond of is Silent Arbiter. Open for tons of removal but still pretty good for buying time against opponents going wide.
If aiming to keep this deck Long term and eventually put more money in it I suggest just for Academy Ruins... Fun to fetch Expedition Map or an alternative wincon like Mindslaver.
September 21, 2018 7:39 a.m.
So the relics shouldn’t be viewed as grave hate that’s just a bonus effect (good against tarmogyf) you should be viewing it as a 2 mana draw a card for colorless mana which is really good. Also I have a friend who wanted to play Tron but like you couldn’t afford some of the more expensive pieces and also wanted to play more creatures so I wrote this up feel free to take a look and let me know if it sparks any ideas On Cast
September 21, 2018 7:42 a.m.
DragonKing90 says... #6
Brandamn: yeah almost forgot Relic of Progenitus can shrink Tarmogoyf. but other than that i'd probably rather just run another threat/answer than something to draw into my threats/answers.
ToolmasterOfBrainerd says... #2
Yikes, that's a really rough field to play Tron in. Goblins, in particular, will be very tough to beat. And you can bet your 7-mana @#$ that the Jund player will be as prepared as you expect.
The real advantage of red is access to Firespout, or Anger of the Gods if you think you can manage the colors, although that might be tricky. Pyroclasm is also something to keep in mind. The general meta has so much aggro right now that sweepers seem much more effective than Banefire to live until Tron is online. Firespout isn't good in the tron mirror, but it's still something that you should consider.
In budget tron I would absolutely be playing 4 Relic of Progenitus. And maybe even some mainboard Thragtusk - casting them shouldn't be too hard and they're especially great vs Goblins and Jund.
Wooded Foothills and Stomping Ground are a lot of pain. And you can rely on facing Field of Ruin often enough to warrant at least 3 basic lands, if not more. Karplusan Forest is a decent way to get your colors, although Grove of the Burnwillows is definitely the best.
As for beating the tron mirror... I admittedly have few ideas. I'm a grixis player. I don't know how to beat tron. I don't know what it feels like. I probably boast a 5% lifetime winrate vs Tron, if not lower. I can literally only think of one match that I've won, and only a few times that I've taken them to game 3.
September 21, 2018 12:15 a.m. Edited.