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[Thestatusquo]

It has some odd card choices.

This deck just feels like a worse version of grixis shadow imo, which I dont think is in a great spot either right now.

[DeathNote]

I know nothing about modern... well near nothing so what should be put in instead? I just have blue/red lands so I was looking to see whats a decent modern deck in blue/red.

[Thestatusquo]

If you have red blue lands I think the best deck right now in that color combination is storm.

[DeathNote]

Ahh but they don't really run the fetches right? Just feels like a waste lol, maybe I'll trade them into something else. I'm also not very great at storm.

[Thestatusquo]

You could also just hold on to them? idk LSV was saying on stream a couple nights ago that he likes the builds with fetchlands.

I' think jeskai geist is a pretty strong deck right now. Here's the list my buddy borrowed from me to win Chicago regionals:

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/821672#paper

[Thestatusquo]

Going to be at columbus this weekend if any are going.

[Elmo TeH AzN]

Going to be at columbus this weekend if any are going.

Um maybe if you want to meet up. I live here. Thought about going one day but not sure.

[xyzzy]

is anyone else here attempting GDS 3? I'm working on the essays for it right now.

[Thestatusquo]

Nah, but I am playing the team sealed GP in indianapolis this weekend.

[DeathNote]

I'm sure you guys all noticed the bans by this point. Thoughts?

I'm still a little bummed about it honestly. Makes standard feel difficult to grasp.

[Thestatusquo]

I'm not super happy about it, because it seems like we're definitely shifting to a paradigm that the best deck gets something banned frequently, and I don't think thats healthy. Also, I'm not a huge fan of preemptive bans like reflector mage and I think ferocedon.

[Klazam]

What the fuck are those bans wow. DEFINTELY never buying into standard

[Thestatusquo]

They do make sense from a more aggressive paradigm of cultivating the format. Energy legitimately was too strong. Not sure red was too strong but it was certainly close.

I would have preferred to just let rotation take care of this but I can see where they're coming from.

[Klazam]

My thing is that for every recent standard there has been bans. that's a high risk prospect to buying into the best deck.

[Elmo TeH AzN]

What the fuck are those bans wow. DEFINTELY never buying into standard

Why everyone knew energy was broken.

And RR was just as good.. They just made people choose colors for energy. Did you notice that Attune was a common banned because everyone saw that also

[Thestatusquo]

Yes but, this is a continuation of a bad precedent, and has the exact effect we're seeing in this thread. People scared to buy into standard because all of everything gets flushed. To be fair, though, I don't think any of the money cards in energy and red are going to lose that much monetary value.

But hey, can I interest y'all in legacy???

[DeathNote]

I just don't like it when there is a random card in there that is banned. Rampaging Feriocidon did not need to go. Reflector mage was also a pretty dumb ban.

[McMenno]

I'm sure you guys all noticed the bans by this point. Thoughts?

I'm still a little bummed about it honestly. Makes standard feel difficult to grasp.

ye, but it was easy to grasp because it was only one deck

I like the bans, but I mostly play limited anyway so I don't really have a stake in it.

[Elmo TeH AzN]

Yes but, this is a continuation of a bad precedent, and has the exact effect we're seeing in this thread. People scared to buy into standard because all of everything gets flushed. To be fair, though, I don't think any of the money cards in energy and red are going to lose that much monetary value.

But hey, can I interest y'all in legacy???

There aren't any.

I just don't like it when there is a random card in there that is banned. Rampaging Feriocidon did not need to go. Reflector mage was also a pretty dumb ban.

Why didn't it? It can shut the game down if your playing anything with lifegain against RR

[DeathNote]

It was a sideboard card? It didn't shut down things and was only really doing well because it was used against Temur Energy. It made the radanup red matchup vs Temur Energy actually a close.

The card was not good enough to be banned.

[Thestatusquo]

Rampaging ferocedon has not been a sideboard card for quite some time.

[Elmo TeH AzN]

It was a sideboard card? It didn't shut down things and was only really doing well because it was used against Temur Energy. It made the radanup red matchup vs Temur Energy actually a close.

The card was not good enough to be banned.

Tokens is shut down against it. Pummeler.
Theres two decks.
Approach.. Theres a lot

[DeathNote]

I disagree. Tokens hated seeing it but I don't see how Pummeler struggles or Control decks.

[Elmo TeH AzN]

I disagree. Tokens hated seeing it but I don't see how Pummeler struggles or Control decks.

Pummeler struggles against RR. Abade.
Even if you boarded in negate.

[DeathNote]

Oh ok but by that logic, they will struggle against any red deck cause Abrade is a common card to put in. Besides, RR favored lightning strike more often then Abrade.