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56 Reply by sk00gle

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Kammikaze wrote:

The main reason I splashed red was to try and maximize the effectiveness of Waste Not, which Burning Inquiry does a fine job of. Adding Liliana's Caress further increased the value of discard triggers.

Looking at my list now I was definitely trying to go in two different directions: Hand Control, get their hand down to as few cards as possibile, and Discard Triggers, Burning Inquiry with Waste Not and Liliana's Caress. My guess is that this was the main problem, not necessarily the red splash.

The reason I had problems with blue decks is that, since I was trying to half focus on discard triggers, I was relying somewhat heavily on Burning Inquiry. So when that got countered (despite my best efforts to bait them) I lost quite a bit of steam.

I can see how that could be one direction to go, but like you said, it's a good idea to focus on one plan or another. I think this is the main reason why I plan to stick to the mono-B shell for the moment, until I've fine-tuned it to my meta and I've become more familiar with its inner workings (not necessarily in that order).

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Kammikaze wrote:

That and I played against blue decks.

I find that intriguing, as blue should theoretically be one of your strongest matchups.

Kammikaze wrote:

The problem that I was running into is the feeling that I need to drop one of the two-drop enchantments T2, which apparently is really important for casting another (or two) discard spells.

I'm curious as to why you were running Liliana's Caress in the first place, as it seems to me that there are much stronger options for that slot. I suppose a case can be made in light of Burning Inquiry, but I would probably stick to the mono-B shell and only splash enough red for Lightning Bolt, thereby leaving spaces available for other things.

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Kammikaze wrote:

So it turns out that the Black/Red version isn't very good. At least not the list that I was playing. This is unfortunate, because adding Red gives really good sideboard options over Mono-B, but the maindeck for Mono-B seems quite a bit better.

I think another reason to be wary of splashing another color can be found in Blood Moon. There are a ton of decks that use it to deal with Tron, so it's not too uncommon to see. And I would expect it to cause lots of problems for 8 Rack builds that splash another color. One should take that with a grain of salt, however; red does strike me as the safest color in this regard, as Blood Moon doesn't shut down your duals entirely. You still get your red mana.

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59 Reply by sk00gle

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Hmmm... Definitely some things to consider! Thanks for your input!

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Kammikaze wrote:

That would be the one upside, the downside is that it's only 1 damage instead of 2 (or more). If you're playing Pack Rats, which you should be because it's amazing against Pod which is played heavily, Mutavault is the better option imo.

You definitely raise a valid point in that Mutavault can do more damage than Blinkmoth Nexus, but without Pack Rat, it seems to me that some potential is lost. Based on the initial list I provided, where do you think the best place is to make room for Pack Rat?

Kammikaze wrote:

Tron is the reason I play 2 Ghost Quarter.

Do you then reduce the number of other utility/man lands? Or better yet, do you have a mono-B list that you wouldn't mind sharing?

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Kammikaze wrote:
sk00gle wrote:

I'm curious what your thoughts are on cards such as Pack Rat, Funeral Charm, Blackmail, Mutavault, and Blinkmoth Nexus. I feel like I should be running some sort of man-land, but at the same time, I feel like Buried Ruin is an adequate choice for that slot, as it gives my Ensnaring Bridges  and The Racks some resilience.

- Pack Rat is THE best SB card against Pod. Drop that T2 and if they don't have an immediate answer you just win.
- I've played Buried Ruin a bit and it has it's uses. I've really only seen it shine against BG Rock. However, in that matchup it is extremely good.
- Mutavault is pretty good, especially if you're playing Pack Rats. Like you said, having a man land can be quite useful at times. Could be good as a 2-of.
- I don't see any reason to play Blinkmoth Nexus over the other land options.

I don't think there's anything I would take out for Blackmail or Funeral Charm. Raven's Crime beats Blackmail 90% of the time. The second mode of Funeral Charm is situationally useful(Noble Hierarch), but I don't think it's worth dropping the soft-lock Raven's Crime/Dakmor Salvage combo for.

The main reason I can think of for Blinkmoth Nexus over Mutavault is that Blinkmoth has evasion; and in addition, Mutavault can't boost a Pack Rat if the Rat isn't in the deck. Also, I'm not familiar with BG Rock, so could you elaborate on that for me?

I definitely agree that dropping the Raven's Crime/Dakmor Salvage lock in the mainboard is a terrible idea. Would it make sense to run one of the other 1-drop discards in the sideboard? It occurs to me that Blackmail can be pretty good against Tron, getting them to discard one of their key lands if I get them down to 3 cards (which shouldn't be too hard).

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Jay4prez wrote:
sk00gle wrote:

Lands:
-12 Swamp
-2 Dakmor Salvage
-4 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-4 Buried Ruin

Sorceries:
-4 Thoughtseize
-4 Inquisition of Kozilek
-4 Wrench Mind
-4 Raven's Crime

Instants:
-3 Victim of Night

Artifacts:
-4 The Rack
-4 Ensnaring Bridge

Enchantments:
-4 Shrieking Affliction
-3 Waste Not

Planeswalkers:
-4 Liliana of the Veil

Sideboard:
-No freakin' clue.

Thanks. I only figured out how to do the card-tagging thing just now.

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Kammikaze wrote:
sk00gle wrote:

Lands:
-12 Swamp
-2 Dakmor Salvage
-4 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-4 Buried Ruin

Sorceries:
-4 Thoughtseize
-4 Inquisition of Kozilek
-4 Wrench Mind
-4 Raven's Crime

Instants:
-3 Victim of Night

Artifacts:
-4 The Rack
-4 Ensnaring Bridge

Enchantments:
-4 Shrieking Affliction
-3 Waste Not

Planeswalkers:
-4 Liliana of the Veil

Sideboard:
-No freakin' clue.

I've played almost this exact same list and I can attest that it is solid. I will be testing out a BR Rack build tomorrow for funsies.

I'm curious what your thoughts are on cards such as Pack Rat, Funeral Charm, Blackmail, Mutavault, and Blinkmoth Nexus. I feel like I should be running some sort of man-land, but at the same time, I feel like Buried Ruin is an adequate choice for that slot, as it gives my Ensnaring Bridges  and The Racks some resilience.

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64 Topic by sk00gle

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When I first saw the explosive potential of Waste Not in my Nekusar EDH, I knew that I wanted to build a deck that could really harness that power. I toyed for a while with making a comeback in Standard, but decided that Modern is really my home, and so I cruised around the interwebs for a while, looking for a good idea. That's when I stumbled across 8 Rack. I noticed that the top-tier lists tended to run no more than two Waste Nots, but I want to explore the possibilities a bit more. Here's the list I've come up with so far:

Lands:
-12 Swamp
-2 Dakmor Salvage
-4 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-4 Buried Ruin

Sorceries:
-4 Thoughtseize
-4 Inquisition of Kozilek
-4 Wrench Mind
-4 Raven's Crime

Instants:
-3 Victim of Night

Artifacts:
-4 The Rack
-4 Ensnaring Bridge

Enchantments:
-4 Shrieking Affliction
-3 Waste Not

Planeswalkers:
-4 Liliana of the Veil

Sideboard:
-No freakin' clue.

I realize that the sideboard is highly tuned to each specific meta, but I'm wondering if there's a shell I can work with to start, so I can jump right in and start playing without having to reconnoiter my local shop for too long. Also, I'm curious as to what the community here has to say about some of the other popular options for this deck, like Pack Rat, Blackmail, Funeral Charm, man-lands, etc.

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I've been bouncing around the idea of building UR Storm for Modern, and I've managed to come up with what I think is a decent list. I'd appreciate any and all feedback that can be offered!

Lands
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Steam Vents
2 Sulfur Falls
4 Island
2 Mountain

Spells
4 Pyretic Ritual
4 Desperate Ritual
4 Pyromancer Ascension
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Manamorphose
4 Past in Flames
4 Grapeshot
2 Empty the Warrens
4 Serum Visions
4 Sleight of Hand
4 Thought Scour

Sideboard
3 Echoing Truth
1 Polymorph
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
3 Gigadrowse
2 Lightning Bolt
1 Dryad Arbor
2 Pyroclasm
2 Vandalblast

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I can't help but think that Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx might be a worthwhile inclusion.

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Eliterawr wrote:

part of it might be gatherer  i mean it still shows deathrite as legal
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/ … eid=290529
adn bitter as banned
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/ … eid=152648

The updated Banned list reflects the format changes.
http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/a … eature/285

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