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Deck Comments / Re: Dimir - control - pioneer -Please give your opinion and help me improve this deck - Comments

« on: March 08, 2022, 03:20:22 pm »

The first thing I'd do is create categories to sort the cards into (lands, removal, card draw/filtering, win conditions, etc.). For Augur of Bolas and Kefnet, the instant & sorcery count in your deck is too low (about 1 in each 3 cards). For Augur, you only have a 71% chance of hitting a card (my personal threshold for important events in my decks is 80%), and for Kefnet, it's 33%. Complete Disregard is definitively inferior to Hero's Downfall, Power Word Kill, Baleful Mastery or Heartless Act. Instead of 4 Languish, I'd try to "mix it up" a bit, meaning I'd take maybe 2 Languish, and 1 of each of two different wrath effects that hit other selections of creatures, so that you have an answer to a broader range of decks. Give https://mtgdecks.net/Pioneer/dimir-control a shot and look at some of the winning decklist to get an idea what the most efficient cards are currently. I really like Murderous Rider, btw., even if it's not much played at the moment.

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Deck Comments / Re: Win The Game Tribal (Updated IXA) - Comments

« on: August 20, 2020, 03:11:30 pm »

Do you play this deck, or is it just a theoretical excercise?

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Deck Comments / Re: izzet phoenix (pioneer) - Comments

« on: July 30, 2020, 09:55:29 pm »

Now I'm returning the favor :-)
Also built an Izzet deck now, thanks to your inspiration.

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Deck Comments / Re: Pioneer GW Cats - Meowch! - Comments

« on: June 05, 2020, 07:48:29 am »

By all means! I have been playing with it a lot and really enjoy it. Currently testing Devouring Light in the sideboard against obnoxious blockers like Kalitas and to stop the Walking Ballista combo.

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Deck Comments / Re: Dimir Control feat. Ashiok, DJ of Sadness - Comments

« on: February 29, 2020, 08:50:23 pm »

This Wednesday (05th March) is the first tournament I will be playing the deck. I'll be posting results, changes, comments, etc.

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Deck Comments / Re: dimir control - Comments

« on: February 23, 2020, 06:42:33 pm »

I saw it play yesterday (slightly altered), and it kicked butt. Needs to be piloted well, though; it's not easy to get the sequencing right.
Tasigur was great (almost no removal that deals with him)!

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Deck Comments / Re: Infinite Rhinos - Comments

« on: December 19, 2019, 10:49:22 am »

@ MonteTribal - That's a good point! Only splashing green for a turn 4 card makes the mana base much better.

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Deck Comments / Re: Abzan Midrange - Comments

« on: October 30, 2019, 11:47:37 am »

That's a nice build you have there!

Have you played with it yet? I have not, so I am curious about this :-)

I really wonder how well the manabase for Abzan can perform in Pioneer: how much damage you end up taking from the Shocklands and the Confluence. Not having Fetches really makes a difference.

Also: why no Hangarback Walker and Smuggler's Copter and Scavenging Ooze?
Your build has a lot of 3- and 4-drops, but almost nothing to do on turn 2 specifically.
Is there a reason for this?

Cheers,
Jan

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Deck Comments / Re: God of Value II - Comments

« on: June 21, 2018, 10:23:37 am »

How many games have you played with this deck against somewhat good Modern decks? I would like to hear your experiences.

How consistent can you win if you don't draw a Siege Rhino? Your other win conditions seems very slow.

I am playing with a deck that goes into a similar direction: https://deckstats.net/decks/32740/889205-abzan-graveyard-blink-rhino-ri/en ,
but is using graveyard recursion instead of Athreos.

Abzan value decks are always a blast to play :-) It's a shame that Modern has gotten so fast ...

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Deck Comments / Re: Standard Merfolk - Comments

« on: January 10, 2018, 03:34:36 pm »

You only have 4 good 1drops (for the first turn).
Why not use Attune with Aether as a playset and go down on lands?

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Deck Comments / Re: Athreos, the Demon God - Comments

« on: September 27, 2017, 08:19:44 pm »

This is so cool! Hope you get many surprised faces at the commander table :-)

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Deck Comments / Re: All types of Lands! Dual, Tri and Fetch! - Comments

« on: September 26, 2017, 04:57:50 pm »

Thanks for the effort of collecting this info!

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Deck Comments / Re: Evolving Simic Wilds : a U/G growing/ramp modern deck - Comments

« on: July 25, 2017, 11:26:41 am »

Have you played this deck in Modern FNMs or against "normal" decks to see how it plays?

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Deck Comments / Re: All Non Basic Lands List - Comments

« on: April 01, 2017, 10:21:40 am »

Great list!
Maybe also bit by bit include utility lands like Gavony Township or Mirrorpool etc.?

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Deck Reviews / Re: Black Burn - Comments

« on: February 08, 2017, 12:56:46 pm »

Great idea!!!

Have you tested this deck against other Modern decks yet? I would be really interested to know how it plays.

Regarding Howl of the Horde: since you want to cast it together with a 1-mana spell, this is a CMC4 card. If you draw 11 cards, the probability of having 4 mana with 20 in your deck is 54%. That's maybe enough for one copy in your deck, as a finisher, but not more ...