siiighhh I dont know what to build....
Modern forum
Posted on Oct. 24, 2014, 3 a.m. by EmblemMan
I really want to start working on another deck. Now, of course I can just go work towards a commander deck but I think I want to get into modern. I havent been watching or following too much modern because legacy has caught my fancy, but legacy is too expensive :(. Anyway, I want to build something that is GW or GB or GWB but I cant play junk because goyf and bob are just too expensive. I narrowed it down to basically GW hexproof or Pod and I dont know which one would be better. Pod I know is super competitive but it is much more expensive with cards like Noble Hierarch but I can work up towards it. GW hexproof is very affordable but I just do not know how much fun and competitive it is...I plan on testing both but I want to know your guys' opinion on the matter. What deck should I play GW hexproof or pod or some other deck you guys know of and consider price, fun, and competitiveness. Thanks for you opinions and for reading this.
Based on the criteria you listed, I would recommend you GW hexproof. If you're just getting into modern, it might not be smart to pay tons of money for a deck you may not end up liking. You may not end up liking GW hexproof either, but at least the deck is cheap. Don't worry about the deck being super-competitive just yet. You should get some experience first and get competitive decks later.
October 24, 2014 3:21 a.m.
If you're going to build GW hexproof at that point you may as well save money and build infect. It's a better deck overall and equally boring
October 24, 2014 3:35 a.m.
Infect is way too cheap as an ability so I would hate that lol and I think I am gonna build pod like its not completely out of reach in terms of price but it will take me awhile to get some cards and I also will not be buying anything or building anything until after proxying them and playing with them with some friends first.
October 24, 2014 3:38 a.m.
Also I am not completely inexperienced in modern I understand more than the average Grizzly Bears I just havent been really following it lately as much as I have other formats. I know what is pretty popular and good but I am just not really up to date on the strengths and weaknesses of these decks that I have listed so I would end up netdecking one that I would like and then tweaking it as I see fit.
October 24, 2014 3:41 a.m.
Also does anyone have an opinion on the bloom titan deck? I just read up on it and it seems almost bad but sooo fun lol check it out bloom titan info
October 24, 2014 3:43 a.m.
Yeh always play a proxy deck first then start building.
You could start by buying like birds of paradise and voice of resurgance maybe. Play a GW midrange deck. Slowly over time get the birthing pod and it'll transform. When I started building my rock list it was basically GB midrange with skinrender and other cheap stuff. I then bought liliana, then thoughtseize, then dark confidant. It took aaaaages but it did happen.
October 24, 2014 3:44 a.m.
JexInfinite says... #9
I'd say to make a cheap $200 GW Hatebears deck, and then slowly upgrade it over time.
October 24, 2014 3:47 a.m.
Yeah I mean I can easily trade for alot of the cards like voice and birds and birthing pod its mainly just the hierarchs that I dont care to buy and linvala and perhaps catacombs if I wanted to play it. I mean its something to work towards yeah but it would take quite a long time and I am afraid that ill just get bored and not wanna build it when im 75% done. At the same time thats something only I can answer lol
October 24, 2014 3:50 a.m.
I also considered hatebears and I may try something similar to that to start with and test with a bit
October 24, 2014 3:50 a.m.
Bloom titan is very bad lol. Hatebears might be okay with all of the delver going around at the moment. Pod is definitely a good choice in decks right now though. UR delver might be the best deck in the format right now with Treasure Cruise warping the format so much and pod goes to town on that deck
October 24, 2014 4:02 a.m.
In my experience against Pod the player must be extremely good. Small mistakes destroy pod so if you decide to go with pod really study and play it constantly its not an easy deck to play well. Pod will keep you on your toes.
Hexproof is basically dummy proof get a hexproof creature slap a bunch of enchantments on it and swing but it's easy to disrupt. Some early hand hate and you're screwed. It's a boring easy deck
That being said go for pod it's actually worth the time invested and will win tournaments after you learn it inside and out. It should also stay interesting or ya haha :)
October 24, 2014 4:02 a.m.
I think investing in a flexible archetype is good. A lot of the cards in pod can be transferred to other decks - birdsOP are just generally useful, voice is generally a good card etc. There are also multiple types of pod deck. Invest in a deck that ensures that if you do get bored, it can be transformed. When I built my rock deck I was happy because I knew that Liliana of the Veil whilst being very expensive is pretty much a staple in ANY black deck I'd want to play. Dark Confidant is somewhat similar but has restrictions. Sometimes you have to stop looking at it as investing in a deck and think about investing in useful cards. If you get bored of playing pod - doesn't matter. Path to Exile will ALWAYS be useful, so will many other parts of a pod deck.
ChiefBell says... #2
All of the decks that are actually competitive are expensive. There aren't really any loopholes. I tried building GW before and it's ok but has very little quality card draw which is a big big problem.
I would suggest building a pod list very slowly. You could put together a budget version for $100 max, it might not have noble hierarch or even birthing pod in it but it would give you a very rough deck that you can start testing and having fun with. Slowly over time you can acquire the extra cards to turn it into real pod.
I think it's far better to build a skeleton / extreme budget tier 1 deck that you try to upgrade, than to try and go for your own archetype that is cheaper but not popular because it has various flaws. The end product of a budget tier 1 deck will one day be the full version. The end product of your own archetype will most likely always be a janky mess.
October 24, 2014 3:21 a.m.