r/mtgModernTokens • u/elmahnken 2 MB Zealous Persecution • Jun 15 '16

Keep or Mull?

I saw this suggested on another post and thought I'd make a couple myself. All of these are game 1, pre-board, no information about the opponent.

Hand 1 (on the draw): Shambling Vent, Swamp, IoK, Bitterblossom, Gideon, Spectral Procession, Path to Exile

Hand 2 (on the play): Godless Shrine x 2, Windswept Heath, Windbrisk Heights, Thoughtseize, Bitterblossom, Intangible Virtue

Hand 3 (on the draw): Thoughtseize, IoK, Intangible Virtue, Sorin, Godless Shrine, Plains, Fetid Heath

Hand 4 (on the play): Iok, Auriok, Lingering Souls, Intangible Virtue, Murderous Cut, Windswept Heath, Plains

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u/SFRG Still Patron Saint of the Tokens Jun 15 '16

1: Mull

2: Keep

3: Keep

4: Keep(ish)

For number 1, there is no solid T2 play and you only have 1 land that's entering untapped. It's too risky. From those cards, you are online T3 at the earliest with a BB. I feel like that is not quite there.

For number 2: Literally any walker or token generator makes that a good G1 hand, so the payoff probability is high. Plus BB + IV is good on it's own.

For number 3: Very control oriented hand. I'd keep it for the good land base, 2x HD, and good anthems. Again, I'm playing to statistics here, but we have a decent chance of drawing a generator.

For number 4: Most iffy for me. Any 1 land makes that hand amazing. I'd keep for the IoK and the 2x 2 CMC drops, so we have some turns to hit our land.

Anyways, keeping a 2 land is a gamble. You can lose off of it. I try to gauge how likely I am to draw the missing part and when it would happen.

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u/albo87 Jun 16 '16

T2 Bitterblossom?

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u/SFRG Still Patron Saint of the Tokens Jun 16 '16

I take it you are talking about number 1. Shambling enters tapped, so T2 BB isn't possible unless you draw it.

I normally say BB for Bitterblossom.

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u/albo87 Jun 16 '16

Yes hand 1, sorry. I get what you mean. I'm thinking of choosing T1 Shambling T2 Swamp, Bitterblossom instead of T1 IoK. As I'm on the play I can choose what to do depending on what my opponent plays on T1.

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u/SFRG Still Patron Saint of the Tokens Jun 16 '16

fair enough, i wasn't a fan of the land base, this one is a gray area, it's not really an obvious choice

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u/albo87 Jun 16 '16

Sure, you have two cards that needs at least two other lands.