What are some of the best cards in this format?
and what would you guys rate these cards 1-10
dark confidant
noble hierarch
Tarmogoyf
vendilion clique
cryptic command
what are some other powerful cards in this format?
Wild Nacatl and Thoughtseize are pretty awesome as well.
Nacatl requires a build-around in a sense, and while I agree it will almost warp the format, I don't think it is a top card on its ownOriginally Posted by Amon Amarth
I think persecutor will be a top card
I will make use of every tool that fate presents.
Blood Moon
Magus of the Moon
Chalice of the Void
Trinisphere
Empty the Warrens
Demigod of Revenge
Deus of Calamity
Simian Spirit Guide
Seething Song
Desperate Ritual
Pyretic Ritual
All-in-Red got through the bannings unscathed (with the possible exception of Chrome Mox, I think...) It can make up for that with a few more lands and playing both Pyretic and Desperate Ritual for some consistency.
Brainstorm Realist
I close my eyes and sink within myself, relive the gift of precious memories, in need of a fix called innocence. - Chuck Shuldiner
I disagree. A 3/3 for 1 is VERY far ahead in power creep, imo. Especially in an Attack + Block format.
Even in Legacy, Wild Nacatl isn't seen as the bomb that it actually is.
Wild Nacatacl, Tarmogoyf and Knight of the Reliquary are the stone cold nut, considering U colored decks have the best enemy color fetch lands in the format, I think 4c aggro-control powering out undercosted green creatures backed by burn and some counters is going to be a mainstay in the format.
Cryptic Command is pretty ridiculous in anything resembling 4 Noblie Hierarch, 4 Green Sun's Zenith BANT decks and I think Cryptic Command and Vendilion Clique will be what's holding down the fort for disruption in general because Spell Snare and Mana Leak are "meh"
Inquisition of Kozilek is better than Thought Seize, by far.
+1 for Vendilion Clique...probably one of the best creatures in the format, hands down, IMHO (so far...it's still brand-spankin' new)
Also, realize that Grim Lavamancer is now in this format due to M12...awesome.
Brainstorm Realist
I close my eyes and sink within myself, relive the gift of precious memories, in need of a fix called innocence. - Chuck Shuldiner
I can almost smell the greed in peoples mana bases and Magus of the Moon and his Blood Moon will be there to steal games! :P
Also think Ghost Quarters is gonna be great.
Ish. The decks that are really tier 1 don't care, by and large. They're still good to have but the impact is smaller with the new banned list taking Hypergenesis out of the picture. Bant Stoneblade was never a deck but people played it anyway and Moon was good there too. With that gone, Moon loses some appeal.
Gifts Ungiven is a card that is always begging to be broken. I think there's a Gifts RUG waiting to be found. Punshing Fire, Grove, Loam, Academy Ruins, EE, Hierarch, Clique, Goyf, Lavamancer, Bolt, etc.
Tusk up.
All the various 'hate' cards/bears
Examples:
Ethersworn Canonist
Pithing Needle
Magus of the Moon
Blood Moon
Phyrexian Revoker
Meddling Mage
Relic of Progenitus
Path to Exile and Lightning Bolt will probably be the best removal spells.
I made a list for myself of things to keep an eye on and pick up when I see them in trade folders. I only got as far as Lands and Artifacts for my list though. Those two are pretty complete lists of things you'll want for the new format.
The colors are incomplete. I'll edit it later and add more later. Those only have what I thought of off the top of my head, but it's a good start.
Lands:
Mutavault
Rav Duals obviously
The Scars of Mirrodin lands like Darkslick Shores
Filter Lands from Shadowmoor
Zendikar Fetches
Horizon Canopy
Tectonic Edge
River of Tears
Dryad Arbor
Horizon Canopy
Grove of the Burnwillows
Cloudpost
Vesuva
Bojuka Bog
Tolaria West
Celestial Collonade
Creeping Tar Pit
Emeria the Sky Ruin
Inkmoth Nexus
Murmuring Bosk
Windbrisk Heights
Academy Ruins
Flagstones of Trokair
Gemstone Mine
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Shizo Death's Storehouse
Artifacts:
Vedalken Shackles
Sword of Fire and Ice and friends
AEther Vial
Batterskull
Engineered Explosives
Pithing Needle
Crucible of Worlds
Chalice of the Void
Isochron Scepter
Spellweaver Helix
Trinisphere
Plague Boiler
Sunforger
Claws of Gix
Tormod's Crypt
Relic of Progenitis
Contagion Clasp
Etched Champion
Hex Parasite
Kudotha Forgemaster
Mox Opal
Myr Battlesphere
Ratchet Bomb
Spellskite
Wurmcoil Engine
Black:
Doom Blade
Duress
Dark Confidant
Disciple of the Vault
Ad Nauseam
Gatekeeper of Malakir
Thoughtseize
Inquisition of Kozilek
Go For the Throat
Rend Flesh
Damnation
Bloodghast
Grave Titan
Extirpate and Surgical Ex
Green:
Wild Nacatl
Noble Hierarch
Fauna Shaman
Thrun, the Last Troll
Life from the Loam
Vengevine
Green Sun's Zenith
Tarmogoyf
Lotus Cobra
Garruk Wildspeaker
Eternal Witness
Primeval Titan
Protean Hulk
Birthing Pod
Red:
Countryside Crusher
Taurean Mauler
Tin Street Hooligan
Simian Spirit Guide
Squee, Goblin Nabob
Lightning Bolt
Blood Moon
Ancient Grudge
Magus of the Moon
Dead//Gone
Empty the Warrens
Dragonstorm
Pyroclasm
Banefire
Blue:
Cryptic Command
Ponder
Vendilion Clique
Repeal
Spell Snare
Gifts Ungiven
Jace Beleren
Threads of Disloyalty
Preordain
Sower of Temptation
Spellstutter Sprite
Spell Snare
Trinket Mage
Mystical Teachings
Thirst for Knowledge
Cursecatcher
Phyrexian Metamorph
White:
Steppe Lynx
Serra Avenger
Ranger of Eos
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Iona, Shield of Emeria
Path to Exile
Oblivion Ring
Baneslayer Angel
Squadron Hawk
Mirran Crusader
Gideon Jura
Wrath of God
Reveilark
Ethersworn Canonist
Gold:
Meddling Mage
Gaddock Teeg
Trygon Predator
Bloodbraid Elf
Qasali Pridemage
Figure of Destiny
Tidehollow Sculler
Knight of the Reliquary
Kitchen Finks
Putrefy
Mortify
Lightning Helix
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
Firespout
Guttural Response
Ajani Vengeant
Colorless:
Emrakul, The Aeons Torn
All is Dust
Boom//Bust. In a format with fetches and flagstones its a stone rain for R1.
What are everyones thoughts on weathered wayfarer? It can do landfall tricks, fix mana, get edges/quarter/bog ect.
Beast Within
So far have seen Cloudpost decks use it to hit Moon effects, Equipment, creatures, and I used it in mirrors to take out opposing posts. RG/b decks using Avalanche Riders, Fulminator Mage and/or Molten Rain in conjunction with Beast W to wipe out 12 posts. Living Death uses it to hit hate cards, but seems worse than KGrip there.
I feel like teachings will be too slow for this format. I predict modern's speed to be just a turn or two faster than legacy, with cards of +1 CMC than legacy (4 cmc vs 3cmc)
I will make use of every tool that fate presents.
Path to Exile is "bad" when it's not backed by Swords to Plowshares or other removal in aggro-control becuase you're forced to give them land in the early game instead of sandbagging your removal into the midgame, Dismember probably gets more play IMO.
As an aside, I think Meddling Mage is going to destroy these shitty one trick pony combo decks, you better be playing diversified threats in 12posts or you are up shit creak post-board. And for that matter, are there any 3cc counters worth a damn in this format? Because Mana Leak and Path to Exile are shit together and Cryptic Command is hard as fuck to resolve on a 4c manabase.
I feel that Dismember should be there as well
I am convinced that WotC is "dumbing" the game because of all the stupid posts they come across on MTG-related forums
Remand, possibly Rune Snag.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Reply With Quote
