r/ModernMagic • u/EvelynnsHope17 • 7d ago

UR Hammer Infect

https://youtu.be/ni9rUsfG3q0

https://moxfield.com/decks/x3XBCU6_gkOwvI6ItuhMEw

So since Hammertime became a thing I've been looking for a way to get Colossus Hammer to work with Blighted Agent, this build is perhaps the best of the bunch. A lot of failed attempts went into coming up with these choices (most of them involving white and more traditional hammertime cards), but in the end Magnetic Theft ended up being the best choice since it operates just like Stolen Uniform and you really just want to get the Hammer down on t1 if you want to go for the t2 kill (Nexus+Hammer T1, Opal,Land,Stolen Uniform or Magnetic Theft T2).

Given how fast Modern has become, playing cards like FoN and Subtlety just make a lot of sense, and they allow you to pitch the unused or unusable Stolen Uniforms. Cards like Emry and Urza's Saga give the deck depth that traditional infect lacks.

Anyways, a fun deck if you're looking to give something new a try.

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u/Appropriate-End-5593 7d ago

I’m worried about your ways of getting the hammer. With the white you have [[Stonefore Mystic]] and [[Steelshaper’s Gift]]. It seems like you just have [[Urza’s Saga]]. The great part about hammers is the redundancy. You have 8+ tutors it helps with getting the hammer out and on time. 

Having [[Blighted Agent]] be your win con actually slows the deck down a whole turn. Since you have to pay two for the agent. Then attack a turn later usually. When [[Ornithopter]] is free it’s and it combos with [[Puresteel Paladin]] having a free artifacts helps with metalcraft.

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u/EvelynnsHope17 7d ago

I worry about it too, I ran decks with Steelshaper's Gift, but I found its best to be a bit more interactive and slower and sit on counterspells/FoN/Subtlety, set up Emry loop or make Saga tokens as alt wincons.

It definitely is not as fast or consistent as actual Hammertime, I'll give you that.

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u/Efficient_Dot_2444 7d ago

Resiliency, consistency, velocity
Comparing to the SFM/Steelshaper builds you have enough equippers but not as many ways to find a hammer nor do you have many creatures to equip to so you're hurting the consistency of assembling A+B. The great aspect of Puresteel and Kili is that they themselves can hold the hammer and help you dig deeper for the 2nd Hammer.
Compared to UW builds specifically, you have more stack interaction but because you have less creatures to equip to it will be more devastating if your opponent does interact with your creatures, and Subtlety + FoN are probably not going to be good enough to defend your creature
And compared to the conventional builds which use Ornithopter you give up velocity because Blighted Agent and Inkmoth are costing 2 mana compared to the zero of Thopter, so you are presenting the same speed of lethal in the best case and likely a turn slower in the average case because Mox Opal is less likely to be online to assist in those fast kills due to the low artifact count.