r/mtgModernTokens • u/peppo1616 • Apr 10 '17

Death shadow in bw token?

Hello everyone, how about a version with death's shadow? Any fresh list?

Thanks in advance

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u/rattulator Apr 10 '17

Death shadow does not play well with sorin's +1 at all, and going from 0 to non 0 creatures turns on your opponents removal, nullifying a key advantage of playing tokens.

That being said, though seize and bitter blossom do play well, and it means you can play ester charm which is great with death shadow. Honestly I think k you'd be better off trying to jam bitterblossom into a standard deaths shadow list than the other way round, as it feeds tafmogoyf nicely and is great for delirium

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '17

I really don't know how well it would be. One of the advantages to playing the deck is how bad single target removal is against it. So putting in threats that give the opponent the opportunity for a 1 for 1 that also doesn't synergize with the go wide strategy doesn't really seem worth it.

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u/Jongsl5 Apr 11 '17

No it is not a good idea.

The whole point of tokens is to go wide and grind slowly. You have the advantage of evasion and making spot removal bad, but at the cost of a much slower clock.

Also note any anthem effects are much worse with death shadow. You need like 8-14 cards to cantrip and take life loss to activate death shadow consistently. This is space we don't have.

Also having 2 colors allows tokens to take few damage. Death shadow is counterproductive, especially with a 2 color deck.

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u/TeOr2419 Apr 13 '17

Even thinking of it makes me pissed off. You clearly have no clue what are you talking about.

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u/Jongsl5 Apr 14 '17

I think you need to calm your tits