4 Card Blind

5. FTW: Lotus Bloom, Lotus Bloom, Barren Glory, Noxious Revival

Note I can EOT Noxious Revival a used Lotus Bloom to empty my hand for free before the upkeep trigger.

1. Asthereal (TO): OTD your Hypergenesis can resolve before my Lotuses, but it puts Barren Glory into play for me anyway! WW 6-0
2. Tylert: Deputy is always online by the time I have Barren Glory out. Who knew you would play Aether Vial? LL 0-6
3. Wrath of Pie: OTP I suspend Lotus before you can Divest. OTD you can Divest one, but I Noxious it back before my turn 1. WW 6-0
4. H: Too many discards. LL 0-6

12 points (4 wins, 4 losses)

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2. Tylert: Aether vial, Chancellor of the tangle, Myr superion, Deputy of detention
Deputy takes one, Chancellor negates one, but my third fattie overpowers Superion. 6-0

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Deputy of Detention exiles ALL of them.... so you might not want to resolve Hypergenesis.

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Originally Posted by FTW

Deputy of Detention exiles ALL of them.... so you might not want to resolve Hypergenesis.

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Reading is tech. But not resolving Hypergenesis means I just get bobbled by a Myr. So apparently it doesn't matter.

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Originally Posted by FTW

4. H: Discard Barren Glory to the 1st Cry. In response to the 2nd I can cast Noxious Revival to put Glory back on top. Otherwise when Lotus resolves I can upkeep Noxious the Barren Glory on top, draw it and cast it. WW 6-0

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Yeah, but wouldn't I just wait for you to do that and instant speed sac the Spitter and make you discard the Barren Glory in your draw step?

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Originally Posted by H

Yeah, but wouldn't I just wait for you to do that and instant speed sac the Spitter and make you discard the Barren Glory in your draw step?

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Oh you can Cry at instant speed? I looked at it as a sorcery. I guess the 2nd copy can go off any time? Then LL for me.

Edit: Reading is tech, it's not even a copy just a trigger.

1. Asthereal (TO): Chancellor of the Tangle, Chancellor of the Tangle, Chancellor of the Tangle, Hypergenesis
2. Tylert: Aether vial, Chancellor of the tangle, Myr superion, Deputy of detention
3. Wrath of Pie: Blackcleave Cliffs, Divest, Keldon Halberdier, Chronomaton
4. H: Cry of Contrition, Fume Spitter, Chronomaton, Swamp
5. FTW: Lotus Bloom, Lotus Bloom, Barren Glory, Noxious Revival

1. Asthereal: If you play hypergenesis and dump your guys, deputy is there. If you don't i win with whatever :) 6-0 --> 6
2. Me.
3. Wrath of Pie: OTP, whatever you divest, i seem to win.
S1 = Divest Deputy.
T1 = Aether vial. Suspend halberdier
T2 = AV (1). H(3), divest deputy.
T3 = AV(2) --> Myr. H(2) Chronomaton.
T4 = AV(3) Att (Y15). H(1) C(1).
T5 = AV(4) Att (Y10). H.
T6 = AV(5) Att you block with both, C2, i kill chrono. ATT (M16)
T7 = AV(6). ATT (M12)
T8 = Chancellor is online i win.
S2 = Divest Myr.
T1 = Aether vial. Suspend halberdier
T2 = AV (1). H(3), divest Myr.
T3 = AV(2). H(2) Chronomaton.
T4 = AV(3) deputy on chrono. H(1).
T5 = AV(4) ATT (Y19). H ATT (M16).
T6 = AV(5) Att (Y18). ATT (M12)
T7 = AV(6) Att (Y17). ATT (M8)
T8 = Chancellor is online i win.
S3 = Divest Chancellor
T1 = Aether vial. Suspend halberdier
T2 = AV (1). H(3), Chronomaton.
T3 = AV(2) --> MYR. H(2) C(1).
T4 = AV(3) deputy on chrono ATT (Y15). H(1).
T5 = AV(4) ATT (Y9). H ATT (M16).
From there, i do more damage and you can't block superion. so i win.
OTP, you can divest aether vial 3-3 --> 9
4. H:
OTP: T1 = Vial. Swamp spitter.
T2 = AV(1). Cry discard chancellor haunting spitter.
T3 = AV(2) --> MYR. Chronomaton. Sac spitter I discard deputy.
T4 = AV(3) ATT Y16. C(1)
T5 = AV(4) ATT Y12. C(2)
T6 = AV(5) ATT Y8. C(3)
T7 = AV(6) ATT Y4. you do nothing.
T8 = AV(7) If i attack you block, pump and kill myr superion. if i don't you pump.
OTP i loose one turn earlier. 0-6 --> 9
5. FTW: Deputy will be online to exile barren glory whenever you play it. 6-0 --> 15.

Total 15. Forgot i get owned by divest every single season :)

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Originally Posted by Tylert

4. H:
OTP: T1 = Vial. Swamp spitter.
T2 = AV(1). Cry discard chancellor haunting spitter.
T3 = AV(2) --> MYR. Chronomaton. Sac spitter I discard deputy.
T4 = AV(3) ATT Y16. C(1)
T5 = AV(4) ATT Y12. C(2)
T6 = AV(5) ATT Y8. C(3)
T7 = AV(6) ATT Y4. you do nothing.
T8 = AV(7) If i attack you block, pump and kill myr superion. if i don't you pump.
OTP i loose one turn earlier. 0-6 --> 12

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Wouldn't it be better to keep Deputy, since then we draw (since I can't play Chrono until after you Deputy, then we just wait on each other)?

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Originally Posted by FTW

Oh you can Cry at instant speed? I looked at it as a sorcery. I guess the 2nd copy can go off any time? Then LL for me.

Edit: Reading is tech, it's not even a copy just a trigger.

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He can only cry at instant speed if he has a target... Although, in this scenario, i guess he can play Chronomaton before Lotuses resolve :) and therefore he has a target.

But you can still draw on the play:

T1 = Lotus x2. Spitter
T2 = L2 L2. Cry discard glory
T3 = L1 L1. Chronomaton
T4 = Noxious on barren glory, he has to cry and must kill chronomaton. so it's a draw.

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Originally Posted by H

Wouldn't it be better to keep Deputy, since then we draw (since I can't play Chrono until after you Deputy, then we just wait on each other)?

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If i keep deputy (and stay on vial at 3) you attack with spitter... so I have to use deputy on spitter...
Remember that i have only one instance to put a card in play with vial. So if i discard myr keep Chancellor on first use of cry, I will not be able to keep deputy up and tick up vial to cast Chancellor...

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Originally Posted by Tylert

He can only cry at instant speed if he has a target... Although, in this scenario, i guess he can play Chronomaton before Lotuses resolve :) and therefore he has a target.

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Spitter is actually a legal target for itself though.

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Originally Posted by Tylert

If i keep deputy (and stay on vial at 3) you attack with spitter... so I have to use deputy on spitter...
Remember that i have only one instance to put a card in play with vial. So if i discard myr keep Chancellor on first use of cry, I will not be able to keep deputy up and tick up vial to cast Chancellor...

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That's a good point, yeah, I was thinking I needed to pop the Spitter for the second one right away, but in that case, where you discard the Myr to the Cry, yeah, I can wait then.

3. Wrath of Pie: Blackcleave Cliffs, Divest, Keldon Halberdier, Chronomaton

1. Asthereal (TO): Chancellor of the Tangle, Chancellor of the Tangle, Chancellor of the Tangle, Hypergenesis LL
2. Tylert: Aether vial, Chancellor of the tangle, Myr superion, Deputy of detention WL - Tragically, Aether Vial is an artifact and is vulnerable to Divest on the play.
4. H: Cry of Contrition, Fume Spitter, Chronomaton, Swamp DD - Keldon Halberdier having 1 toughness lets me down here.
5. FTW: Lotus Bloom, Lotus Bloom, Barren Glory, Noxious Revival LL

1w2d = 5 points

True story: I tried to submit Dark Depths, missing that it was on the initial banned list!

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True story: I tried to submit Dark Depths, missing that it was on the initial banned list!

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I tried to submit Shelldock Isle+Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, a weenie deck in comparison. Shelldock's slower than Blazing Shoal, figured it would have been legal.

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Originally Posted by FTW

I tried to submit Shelldock Isle+Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, a weenie deck in comparison. Shelldock's slower than Blazing Shoal, figured it would have been legal.

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Blazing Shoal should be on the initial banned list, but I was lazy and decided to use the list from Legacy, when we failed to come up with a Shoal deck and never banned it. :tongue:
Then again, Shoal deck loses to any instant speed removal. It's VERY risky. Shelldock plus Emrakul is a lot harder to stop. You'll need to prevent Emrakul from reaching the grave or deck.

@Tylert: I would like to point out that Divest can make you discard Vial when you're on the draw, which stops you from getting your dudes out.

If all scores posted are correct, that should lead to these standings for round 2:

Rank. Player: Score - SP
1. Tylert: 15 - 3,8
2. H: 14 - 3,5
3. Asthereal (TO): 12 - 3
3. FTW: 12 - 3
5. Wrath of Pie: 5 - 1,3


I am very sorry for Tylert only getting to play his pet deck for one round.
Then again, your pet deck winning a round must feel pretty good, so perhaps it was worth it.

So these cards will be added to the banned list:
Aether Vial
Chancellor of the Tangle
Myr Superion
Deputy of Detention


Season standings after round 2, for those who care so early on:
1. Asthereal (TO): 7,0
2. H: 6,5
3. Wrath of Pie: 5,3
4. Tylert: 4,8
5. FTW: 3,0

ROUND 3 of SEASON 5: MODERN MADNESS has started.

I have PM'ed myself my deck for round 3, so you can start sending me your decks.

DEADLINE: Wednesday the 29nd of January, at 11:00AM Central European Time.
(That's my time zone. Pacific Time it'll probably be something like Tuesday night a bit past midnight, so keep that in mind.)

PLEASE NOTE:
The way you send your deck to me matters. Please send it in the way described below, so it doesn't cost me an hour of editing before I can post all the decks.
Please send your deck as follows: Swamp, Mountain, Blightspeaker, Combust (so with card tags around each card, and not above eachother), with your Username and 4CB S05R03 in the topic.
Many of you already do this. Thanks a lot, this really saves me a lot of time and hassle of copying and pasting text and tags!
Oh and don't forget to keep an eye on the banned list. It will grow every round. You'll find the banned list in the second post of the thread, or in our Google Spreadsheet.

After the deadline has passed, I will post all decks on the forum here, and you can start puzzling out your scores.
If you have any questions, please read the first two posts of this thread first. If you can't find the answer there, drop a message here. We'll answer a.s.a.p.

Also, if you've been lurking on this thread and looking to join, you can step in anytime, any round. That's no problem at all. Just send me your deck before the deadline, and I'll add you to the competition. :smile:

Happy deck designing everybody! :cool:

Reddit tries hard, too bad r/threecardblind is dead otherwise we would have that.

About 24 hours until the deadline, and we're at two entries. Two.
What's up, guys? Tired of 4CB? Do you think modern isn't a fun format?
Or do you just need time to figure out what to play?

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Originally Posted by Asthereal

About 24 hours until the deadline, and we're at two entries. Two.
What's up, guys? Tired of 4CB? Do you think modern isn't a fun format?
Or do you just need time to figure out what to play?

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I will send something today or tonight. Don't expect something too original :)
I'm not tired of 4CB, it's just a bit harder with such a large pool. I can't find time to do my homework as well as when it was block tour...

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Originally Posted by Tylert

I will send something today or tonight. Don't expect something too original :)
I'm not tired of 4CB, it's just a bit harder with such a large pool. I can't find time to do my homework as well as when it was block tour...

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Thanks.

We're at three now, not counting yours. Perhaps we'll get there still.

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Originally Posted by Asthereal

Thanks.

We're at three now, not counting yours. Perhaps we'll get there still.

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I generally always get in at the las moment. The bigger card pool does slow me down some though, no doubt.

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Originally Posted by Asthereal

About 24 hours until the deadline, and we're at two entries. Two.
What's up, guys? Tired of 4CB? Do you think modern isn't a fun format?
Or do you just need time to figure out what to play?

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I don't play Modern as a format in general. I keep starting with synergies I like from the Legacy card pool and then have to ask myself "are all these Modern legal?" and "is one on the banlist already?".

The mana sucks in Modern. I don't understand how Modern players are supposed to have fun. No wonder they all left for Pioneer.

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Originally Posted by FTW

The mana sucks in Modern. I don't understand how Modern players are supposed to have fun. No wonder they all left for Pioneer.

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I don't disagree, but the mana is worse in Pioneer.

To me, in a nut-shell, the "issue" with Legacy is that "answers" are "too good" and in Modern "answers" aren't "good enough."

In the long-term, I think Pioneer will end up at the same place Modern is now, and for the same reason, but it will take time (just like it did for Modern) because "threats" simply haven't fully exhausted the limited scope of answers, wholesale, just yet. Just like Modern had to be "rebooted" as Pioneer, so will Pioneer need a reboot at some point in the future.

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Originally Posted by H

I don't disagree, but the mana is worse in Pioneer.

To me, in a nut-shell, the "issue" with Legacy is that "answers" are "too good" and in Modern "answers" aren't "good enough."

In the long-term, I think Pioneer will end up at the same place Modern is now, and for the same reason, but it will take time (just like it did for Modern) because "threats" simply haven't fully exhausted the limited scope of answers, wholesale, just yet. Just like Modern had to be "rebooted" as Pioneer, so will Pioneer need a reboot at some point in the future.

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Good old planned obsolescence.

Modern 4CB is actually fairly powerful, it just has less fast mana. All the good fair threats are Modern-legal, so that should not be a problem.

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Originally Posted by FTW

I don't play Modern as a format in general. I keep starting with synergies I like from the Legacy card pool and then have to ask myself "are all these Modern legal?" and "is one on the banlist already?".

The mana sucks in Modern. I don't understand how Modern players are supposed to have fun. No wonder they all left for Pioneer.

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To me, Modern is mostly ruined by Wizards not understanding their own format.
Every time something dominates, I like to create something cool to beat it.
But no, Wizards would rather just ban everything all the time. Impatient people...

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Originally Posted by Asthereal

To me, Modern is mostly ruined by Wizards not understanding their own format.
Every time something dominates, I like to create something cool to beat it.
But no, Wizards would rather just ban everything all the time. Impatient people...

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Well, if the meta was just [Deck] and [Counter-Deck] that is well and good. The issue, of course, like the old Affinity-meta of the Standard-of-yore shows us, just having a deck that beats the "best deck" doesn't make an actual winning deck. Because not everyone is on the "best deck" for all sorts of reasons.

So, to use a physics analogy, we don't have a "clearly solvable" two-body problem, we have (in Modern) something more like a thirty-body problem where each body isn't even a known quantity and the interactions of bodies isn't even vaguely deterministic (as far as we could tell).

See, here in X-CB we have the same X-Body problem of "the meta" but at least the interactions are deterministic.

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Originally Posted by Asthereal

To me, Modern is mostly ruined by Wizards not understanding their own format.
Every time something dominates, I like to create something cool to beat it.
But no, Wizards would rather just ban everything all the time. Impatient people...

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This is actually the new philosophy, caused in part by being dependent on the fact the paper game is still important. Because they can't simply modify cards like the online-only games can, the only option left is aggressive bannings. They also have to act quickly, because said online-only games are competitors, and if Wizards wants people to keep playing Magic it has to compete with them.

The intended real solution is for paper Magic to be based around Commander as the primary method of playing, and in fact this shift has already started, but it takes time, so until competitive Magic is all Arena all the time an aggressive banning philosophy is the weapon of choice.

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Originally Posted by H

Well, if the meta was just [Deck] and [Counter-Deck] that is well and good. The issue, of course, like the old Affinity-meta of the Standard-of-yore shows us, just having a deck that beats the "best deck" doesn't make an actual winning deck. Because not everyone is on the "best deck" for all sorts of reasons.

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Sure, in Standard, where sometimes one deck will dominate big time.
But I said I don't like Modern because of agressive bannings.
Modern has soo many viable strategies, and adapting is much easier.

Eldrazi kick ass? Play cheaper fatties. I played Naya Big Zoo with main deck Woolly Thoctar and Collected Company and did just fine.
But then they banned the Eldrazi enabler and I only got to do well in two tourneys with my creation.

But this strategy has been ruining more stuff as well. Like Legacy.
Remember Survival of the Fittest? Literally every deck can answer that card for one mana, but before the meta got time to adapt, Survival got the axe.

Maybe Wrath has a point in that Wizards need to look at their profit margins and don't see a better way to stay afloat, but for me as a player it's really frustrating.


But anyway, the deadline for round 3 has passed and I'm at 4 entries. Can I expect more if I give you guys a few more hours, or shall I just post deck?

I got distracted with that discussion. I'll submit something right now.

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Originally Posted by FTW

I got distracted with that discussion. I'll submit something right now.

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Yeah, I can imagine.
I'll wait for your submission and then post the decks.

Here we go:

DECKS FOR ROUND 3 OF SEASON 5: MODERN MADNESS

1. Asthereal (TO): Eldrazi Temple, Eye of Ugin, Thought-Knot Seer, Thought-Knot Seer
2. Wrath of Pie: Keldon Megaliths, Fungal Reaches, Ensnaring Bridge, Phyrexian Revoker
3. H: Cloudpost, Cloudpost, Cloudpost, Ulamog's Crusher
4. Tylert: Treetop Village, Assassin's Trophy, Golgari Rot Farm, Elixir of Immortality
5. FTW: Sejiri Refuge, Cavern of Souls, Meddling Mage, Phyrexian Revoker

Please post your scores and cross-check with the opponents.
I'll update the Google Spreadsheet for the season, so you can enter your scores there as well: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

Asthereal's results for round 3:

1. Asthereal (TO): Eldrazi Temple, Eye of Ugin, Thought-Knot Seer, Thought-Knot Seer
That's me, with a simple entry again.
2. Wrath of Pie: Keldon Megaliths, Fungal Reaches, Ensnaring Bridge, Phyrexian Revoker
I'm fast enough to remove your stuff before it lands. 6-0
3. H: Cloudpost, Cloudpost, Cloudpost, Ulamog's Crusher
I'm fast enough to remove your stuff before it lands. 6-0
4. Tylert: Treetop Village, Assassin's Trophy, Golgari Rot Farm, Elixir of Immortality
I'm fast enough to remove Trophy and my team outraces the life gain. 6-0
5. FTW: Sejiri Refuge, Cavern of Souls, Meddling Mage, Phyrexian Revoker
OTP I get to remove Mage, OTD I don't get to cast a card. 3-3

Total: 21 points. :smile:

That went a lot better than I expected. But of course I should have just posted decks and not wait for FTW to stop my dominance...

5. FTW: Sejiri Refuge, Cavern of Souls, Meddling Mage, Phyrexian Revoker

1. Asthereal (TO): OTP Mage names TKS and you can't play anything. OTD TKS exiles Mage first and Revoker names Spawnsire of Ulamog. WL 3-3
2. Wrath of Pie: Mage names Ensnaring Bridge. You can't go Hellbent, turning off Megaliths. I beat down with Revoker. Even OTD you can't race. If you trade Revokers, Mage finishes. WW 6-0
3. H: Mage names Ulamog's Crusher and the bears beat down. WW 6-0
4. Tylert: Mage names Assassin's Trophy. Revoker names Elixir. I can outrace Treetop Village, so you leave it on defense to draw. DD 2-2

17 points (5 wins, 2 draws)

I'll have to take a better look later, but looks like a flat zero for me, I completely misjudged the meta.

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Originally Posted by H

I'll have to take a better look later, but looks like a flat zero for me, I completely misjudged the meta.

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Hmm... Bridge is a problem, Trophy, Seer and Mage too. Yeah, that's a bit sad-looking I'm afraid. :frown:

2. Wrath of Pie: Keldon Megaliths, Fungal Reaches, Ensnaring Bridge, Phyrexian Revoker

1. Asthereal (TO): Eldrazi Temple, Eye of Ugin, Thought-Knot Seer, Thought-Knot Seer LL
3. H: Cloudpost, Cloudpost, Cloudpost, Ulamog's Crusher WW
4. Tylert: Treetop Village, Assassin's Trophy, Golgari Rot Farm, Elixir of Immortality LL
5. FTW: Sejiri Refuge, Cavern of Souls, Meddling Mage, Phyrexian Revoker LL

2w = 6 points

Got too cute this round it seems.

If the scores in the Google sheet are correct, these should be the standings for round 3.

Rank. Player: Score - SP
1. Asthereal (TO): 21 - 5,3
2. FTW: 17 - 4,3
3. Tylert: 14 - 3,5
4. Wrath of Pie: 6 - 1,5
5. H: 0 - 0

Which leads to the banning of Eldrazi Temple, Eye of Ugin and Thought-Knot Seer.
This also means I'm running away from the pack a little bit, but there's plenty of rounds to go still, so anything can happen.
So let's see what will.


ROUND 4 of SEASON 5: MODERN MADNESS has started.

I have PM'ed myself my deck for round 4, so you can start sending me your decks.

DEADLINE: Wednesday the 5th of February, at 11:00AM Central European Time.
(That's my time zone. Pacific Time it'll probably be something like Tuesday night a bit past midnight, so keep that in mind.)

PLEASE NOTE:
The way you send your deck to me matters. Please send it in the way described below, so it doesn't cost me an hour of editing before I can post all the decks.
Please send your deck as follows: Swamp, Mountain, Blightspeaker, Combust (so with card tags around each card, and not above eachother), with your Username and 4CB S05R04 in the topic.
Many of you already do this. Thanks a lot, this really saves me a lot of time and hassle of copying and pasting text and tags!
Don't forget to keep an eye on the banned list. It will grow every round. You'll find the banned list in the second post of the thread, or in our Google Spreadsheet.

After the deadline has passed, I will post all decks on the forum here, and you can start puzzling out your scores.
If you have any questions, please read the first two posts of this thread first. If you can't find the answer there, drop a message here. We'll answer a.s.a.p.

Also, if you've been lurking on this thread and looking to join, you can step in anytime, any round. That's no problem at all. Just send me your deck before the deadline, and I'll add you to the competition. :smile:

Happy deck designing everybody! :cool:

No decks sent to me yet. Don't miss out!


Meantime, I've been thinking about cards that maybe should be (or should have been) added to the permanent banned list for Modern 4CB.
Mana seems to be a tad slow in Modern 4CB, so perhaps Eye of Ugin deserves a mention as one the fastest mana "accellerators" so far.
Another one would obviously be Blazing Shoal, as it enables turn 2 kills, although the combo is somewhat fragile (dies to all instant speed removal).
Crashing Footfalls also looks like a little too much value for just one mana.

Should anyone have additional suggestions, feel free to post them.
I'll keep an eye on suggestions and our proceedings in the season, and create a new list after the season, should anyone still want to play 4CB Modern in the future.

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Originally Posted by Asthereal

No decks sent to me yet. Don't miss out!


Meantime, I've been thinking about cards that maybe should be (or should have been) added to the permanent banned list for Modern 4CB.
Mana seems to be a tad slow in Modern 4CB, so perhaps Eye of Ugin deserves a mention as one the fastest mana "accellerators" so far.
Another one would obviously be Blazing Shoal, as it enables turn 2 kills, although the combo is somewhat fragile (dies to all instant speed removal).
Crashing Footfalls also looks like a little too much value for just one mana.

Should anyone have additional suggestions, feel free to post them.
I'll keep an eye on suggestions and our proceedings in the season, and create a new list after the season, should anyone still want to play 4CB Modern in the future.

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Crashing Footfalls is actually fine, considering that the bar for one mana is quite high in CB. Quite a few other options make two 4/4s look rather sad.

I think if you ban Eye of Ugin you also have to ban Eldrazi Temple with it.

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Originally Posted by Wrath of Pie

Crashing Footfalls is actually fine, considering that the bar for one mana is quite high in CB. Quite a few other options make two 4/4s look rather sad.

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If you think so, I can remove it from my shortlist.

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Originally Posted by Wrath of Pie

I think if you ban Eye of Ugin you also have to ban Eldrazi Temple with it.

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I'm thinking having one should be okay. Perhaps we should ban Temple instead then?
Can't double up on Eye of Ugin. What do you think?

Temple would be a more effective ban to avoid double-Thought Knot hands.

Eye of Ugin still enables the fast triple-Endless One hands, but Leyline of the Meek/3x Chancellor of the Forge is a better version of that, so Eye should be reasonable without Temple.

Crashing Footfalls is a lot better in a format with Daze and good Sphere effects, which Modern CB is most certainly not. If they do put Daze in Modern for some weird reason, it might be worth revisiting, but the vertical growth 1-drops are generally going to be better.