Best humans in modern
Modern forum
Posted on Oct. 9, 2014, 10:10 p.m. by Bsaf
Thought of making a tribal humans deck, which of course led to the thought; what are the most powerful humans in modern? So here is a list organized by color from the top of my head, and hopefully others agree! Note not looking for tribal humans advice just was wondering which were the most OP :p Also note this takes into account individual power, cmc, and overall playability in modern
Blue: Snapcaster Mage
Black: Dark Confidant
Red: Grim Lavamancer
Green: Eternal Witness
And now for the hard one...likely the only one to spark any sort of reasonable debate...
White: I would have to go for either Champion of the Parish for soul sisters synergy, Hero of Bladehold for all around beatability and game endingness, or Linvala, Keeper of Silence just because. The more i think about it, the less i can decide on any of these as a white standalone powerhouse, even Grand Abolisher seems solid though not played
Would like to hear thoughts on strongest guild colored humans as well! And definitely on white humans!
miracleHat says... #6
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben for white. For blue, the case could be made for Delver of Secrets Flip depending on the instant / sorcery count.
October 9, 2014 11:10 p.m.
As some one who played Aristocrats and variants all INN/RTR season, I have to go with Champion of the Parish for best white human.
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben is a tad bit more useful, though.
October 9, 2014 11:11 p.m.
selesvyaloverer8 says... #8
white: Ranger of Eos . nice card advantage sees play in pod and can fetch up a combo piece in one of the tier 1 decks.
October 9, 2014 11:26 p.m.
Ah as i said, the list was off the top of the head, kinda blanked on linvala not being a human lol. Delver of Secrets Flip is a definite possibility, i just thought Snapcaster Mage might have the slight edge and be in a broader variety of decks while delver is really in just the tempo in modern i believe. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben , Ranger of Eos , and Champion of the Parish should have been my top 3 white picks, in no particular order. Maybe thalia first actually lol
October 10, 2014 1:15 a.m.
Delver isn't that great in modern. It's good but it's not remotely close to snapcaster in power level in a format without daze, force and brainstorm.
October 10, 2014 1:20 a.m.
Agreed, but does anyone else think Noble Hierarch edges out Eternal Witness ? Not making any sort of point just wondering
October 10, 2014 2:01 a.m.
Interesting, ive definitely seen its power in pod, but havent seen it in many other decks; is it also played in some bant/geist aggro?
October 13, 2014 2:52 p.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #15
No, it's just that mana acceleration is very powerful.
Also, Delver of Secrets Flip is arguably the best card in Legacy. It's played in Modern, but much more in the older format.
October 13, 2014 3:42 p.m.
Yeh agrees but i had to post in the modern forum;
For legacy i believe it would goMother of Runes Delver of Secrets Flip For u/w but i have no idea about the other colors; but thats neither here nor there
October 13, 2014 7:33 p.m.
I think I saw Knight of the Reliquary in some lists as extra fixing+threat in both Modern & Legacy lists, so she might deserve a slot.
October 13, 2014 7:36 p.m.
Im going to just restart this in the legacy forum and include guild colored humans as well, going to take a bit of research but should be entertaining
GlistenerAgent says... #2
In green? Best human is Noble Hierarch by a long shot.
October 9, 2014 10:18 p.m.