Easy Ways to deal with Blood Moon
Modern Deck Help forum
Posted on Oct. 7, 2015, 12:33 a.m. by Ledian
I am wondering if there are any easy ways to deal with the enchantment Blood Moon. Im looking to put it in the sideboard. Color isn't a problem either because im running a 5 colored deck. Also the decks semi-budget so nothing to expensive. Thanks in advance.
Here's the deck im running
5 Colors of Death Playtest
Modern*
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Abrupt Decay is the safest way (can't be countered), Nature's Claim the easiest (only needs 
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October 7, 2015 12:44 a.m.
I'd say natures claim is safer than abrupt decay. You often won't be able to abrupt decay once a blood moon has resolved so you're forced to leave open mana to float GB in response to blood moon. That generally won't be the case with natures claim, especially since the only cards that blood moon decks are playing that counter it are usually remand and possibly 1-2 dispel in the board, maybe 1 in the main.
October 7, 2015 12:46 a.m.
okay, didn't actually look at the deck before writing that.
You don't beat blood moon. mana bases like this are horrendous because of blood moon and they don't function in modern for that reason. If your opponent is playing blood moon you're probably not winning so don't plan a ton of sideboard slots to beat it because that's probably just not going to happen.
October 7, 2015 12:48 a.m.
I guess I should rephrase that then. Abrupt Decay is the hardest to interact with, which may or may not matter as much as being easy to cast.
October 7, 2015 12:48 a.m.
Generally the decks that play blood moon in are also decks you leave mana up for interaction.
October 7, 2015 4:34 a.m.
Servo_Token says... #9
Chromatic Lantern is a solid choice, as is Seal of Primordium because it comes out a turn before the moon.
October 7, 2015 8:15 a.m.
Thanks for everyone who has commented! I will probably go with Celestial Purge or Nature's Claim
October 7, 2015 12:23 p.m.
Fleetwood-Mat says... #12
AEther Vial is good against Blood Moon... in fact, if you EVER see red, you should always sandbag a counterspell of some kind for turn 3, and make sure you have the mana to play it. Usually by turn 3 or 4, you get a better understanding of what the deck is that you're playing against, and if they ARE running moon, you'll be ready with counterspell in hand, or you scare them off from playing it. If they don't do ANYTHING, make sure you leave the mana open for the counterspell, because you might be intimidating them with open mana and cards in hand. This is a good thing because you're buying time for yourself. Another thing you could do is stack your deck with stuff like Thoughtseize, Inquisition of Kozilek, Vendilion Clique or Duress. All of those cards will remove that pesky moon right from his hand. If you get to game two, and you noticed he WAS playing blood moon, add some Surgical Extraction to get rid of all the copies from his deck.
October 7, 2015 5:13 p.m.
Aside from holding up countermagic (which really the only one you want to hold up against it is Annul, that way you can actually keep playing the deck) or destroying it you could use one of these: Mind Bend, Spectral Shift, Glamerdye.
I think since you're playing 5 color I would have to agree that either Celestial Purge or Nature's Claim are the best. If you have lands that come into play tapped then i would say that Nature's Claim is your ONLY choice in this situation.
October 8, 2015 9:17 a.m.
Fleetwood-Mat yeah those are some good ideas. the only problem with most of them is they are quite expensive and out of my budget. Duress is a good idea though.
October 8, 2015 12:20 p.m.
Fleetwood-Mat says... #15
Unfortunately, part of being competitive in modern means you gotta drop a little bit of coin to do it. There are some cheaper alternatives you could try, but I'd suggest sticking with the staples (even though they're more pricey) because they're usually more versatile or lower mana cost. Staples usually can be subbed into any deck where colour permits, and will usually be the best option available. Collecting modern and commander staples is how I grew the value of my collection to what it is now.
Here's something you should consider; Blood Moon is one of the most planned-for cards in modern, and it's a $50 card. Nearly every red deck has it somewhere between their mainboard and their sideboard. If you went to a tournament and you faced red, you'd probably have to deal with a Blood Moon. Having an answer for Blood Moon available in your collection is probably going to be worth hanging onto. The staples you keep that "deal with Blood Moon" will probably go up over time (as more people become interested in modern and the demand increases). You might even consider getting one or two Blood Moon for yourself too, because you might one day build your own red deck, and knowing what you know now, you could take advantage of an opponent who has little experience dealing with that card.
Thoughtseize is very much worth picking up if you can, before it was reprinted in Theros, it was a 40$ card. Vendilion Clique is also lower than it has been in ages right now, I remember a time when it was $90 per copy. Keep in mind, none of these cards are Liliana of the Veil or Tarmagoyf range at the moment. I always buy staples little by little (because they aren't cheap) and add them to a collection or to decks as I get them. Now I look through my decks and binders and cards that I bought only a year or two ago (which I thought were expensive then) have gone up like crazy. I remember when I bought a playset of Creeping Tar Pit at $10 a piece. Inquisition of Kozilek I bought at $7 a piece. Point is, it's worth holding on to staples because you rarely ever LOSE money by doing that.
October 8, 2015 2:12 p.m.
Fleetwood-Mat Thanks for the advice, most of my decks are on a budget because i don't have a steady way to earn money for this stuff. Thats why i want to go for lower priced cards. 80$ for a playset of Thoughtseizes are a bit out of my price range.
Rocknj06 says... #2
Disenchant any other enchantment hate card.
October 7, 2015 12:42 a.m.