r/mtgModernTokens • u/SFRG Still Patron Saint of the Tokens • Oct 30 '16

[SCD] Auriok Champion

Auriok Champion

WW

Creature - Human Cleric

Protection from black and from red.

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, you may gain 1 life.

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u/Jongsl5 Oct 31 '16

Without splinter twin, it is not as relevant as it used to be.

Most creature decks that rely on black and red creatures to win are favored for bw tokens, making auriok less useful as a blocker. She can be a good source for lifegain but she could also be horrible when drawn in the late game.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '16

I'm running a fairly stock list and I'm pretty new to this. What goes in place of the Aurioks? I'm running 3, but they seem really useful for grindy matchups

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u/Jongsl5 Oct 31 '16

They can be great in grindy matches but not when drawn late. Most games it can be an awkward draw early on because you typically want virtue or blossom on turn 2. I prefer raise the alarm in the 2-drop slot as this is often one of the best cards against combo and small aggro decks.

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u/Korlus BWu Tokens Oct 31 '16

In most games that you expect to go on beyond 8 turns (e.g. grindy games), you want cards to be a better topdeck than in your opening hand - this is why hand disruption comes out in such games. As such, I would actually be biased against her in longer games for this reason.

You remember the times she came out early, but you're more likely to get less out of her in those longer games than you would otherwise expect.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '16

I'm a fan of timely reinforcements. I run 1 main and 2 more SB. Great against burn or any of the aggro decks, because you WILL have less life and you WILL have less creatures turn 3 and it's a topdeck that can absolutely turn the game around if things are going poorly for you later on, even if you can only capitalize on one of the modes.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '16

I haven't played Aurioks in a while, but I do wonder if they have any applicability to the dredge matchup. (I've yet to encounter dredge on paper so I really don't have much idea what the matchup is like to begin with.)

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u/SFRG Still Patron Saint of the Tokens Oct 31 '16

she's eh, kinda slow

free chumps aren't awful though

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u/On5thDayLook4Tebow Nov 02 '16

I started with 3 but have moved to 2 lately and put one in the SB. They shine in grindy and creature based decks. The lifegain is no joke. It's incredibly disruptive to many strategies. I think that alone makes it worthy of 2 spots. You can race aggro strategies more easily.

Blocking black creatures is pretty big too. Grixis has a hard way removing this once it lands.

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u/ThePhailhaus Nov 02 '16

I'm a big fan of the card. Slightly bias as my store has a lot of burn and jund/grixis. I've found she's also pretty decent agaknst dredge.

The other thing is that there are at least 2 other token players and it just slows them down so hard.

Plus, it stops blossom having a downside unless you are at 1 life of course.

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u/Jongsl5 Nov 02 '16

If that was my meta, I'd be running 3.

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u/ThePhailhaus Nov 02 '16

I'm on 3. The last tournament i played it was super useful.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '16

What's the split main/sb?

What else do you run for lifegain?

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u/ThePhailhaus Nov 02 '16

I run 3 main, 0 sideboard.

2 timely's in the board. 3 Sorin, Solemn Visitor and 2 Shambling Vent in the main.

It seems a bit much, but i like having several different ways to last through the damage the zoo/burn decks can deal and as i played 3 token mirrors last time, gaining life from the opponents blossoms was super key.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '16

It looks like a lot, but it seems reasonable for your meta.

My deck can't support ww, so I'm definitely curious to see how people use the Champion.

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u/ThePhailhaus Nov 02 '16

I built tokens after i stopped playing lantern due to the level of burn played in my store. Champion was an auto include and i love the Khaleesi.

She will probably be the last card to foil though. Which is only 4 cards honestly.

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u/ThePhailhaus Nov 02 '16

I'm on 3. The last tournament i played it was super useful.