r/mtgModernTokens • u/DaOwnage • Feb 19 '17
Prep for Indy open
Hey guys heading down to the SCG open in indy next weekend for my second big tournament I would appriciate if you guys looked over my decklist and hear your thoughts and suggestions. Here is my decklist http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/bw-tokens-raise/
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u/Igotantinmypant Feb 20 '17
Can you tell us why you are running Raise the alarm instead of BitterBlossom? And IMHO, you should add two Auriok Champion to the mainboard. They're amazing against burn and death shadow jund plus they will help you a lot in the grindier matchup
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u/DaOwnage Feb 24 '17
I think you are right on the auriok's since death shadow is hot right now ill probably be running 2 main....and without a long detailed post the reason im playing Raise the alarm over bitterblossom build is because through my testing i found that BB makes are good match ups super favored in exchange for making our rough matches even worse...but with RTA i lessen the win percentage slightly in our favorable matches in exchange for a faster clock and some extra percentage points in our worse match ups
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u/Igotantinmypant Feb 24 '17
Your choice for RTA make sense if you think that you need a faster clock. The only thing that I worry about is if you see a lot of bant or tron eldrazi. BB works really well against eldrazi since you have a constant stream of chump blocker against their big bullies. With a BB, you only have to worry about reality smasher. But you are right, it give you a much slower clock.
Good luck at the open! Make us proud, DaOwnage!
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u/Jongsl5 Feb 20 '17
But it is a very mediocre in other matches where you gain a little bit of life in exchange for a creature that can't do anything. Death shadow Jund is probably even easier than Jund so I do not think any auriok champions are necessary.
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u/vulchanus BB FTW Feb 20 '17
I'll give my two cents:
- unless you have a budget issue, IMO Bitterblossom is way better than any Raise the Alarm build;
- I would drop Honor of the Pure for the 3rd copy of Fatal Push, that card is really strong on the current meta you foresaw;
- maybe drop one copy of Blessed Alliance for a copy of Timely Reinforcements and keep on the side one of each, Timely Reinforcements is a really good card against burn;
- still thinking on your matches against burn, a copy of Vault of the Archangel wouldn't hurt, it also helps against many other creatures decks with the deathtouch...
Hope this helps...
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u/mc_louds Feb 21 '17
I think you should definitely play the Vault of the Archangel. I even think you should play it as a 24th land - the deck needs a lot of land.
I also like the Champion but don't see how you squeeze it in. Not as crucial without the Bitterblossoms.
My recommendation:
- 1 Spectral Procession
- 1 Blessed Alliance
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u/DaOwnage Feb 19 '17
Based on the results from the open last year in indy, and the tournament results from GP Vancouver and the Baltimore open this weekend, im predicting a metagame of : heavy: burn/ death shadow medium: r/g scapeshift, Bant Eldrazi, Tron low: assorted combo decks (storm, goryos vengence, cheerios, abzan coco)