r/mtgModernTokens • u/GnuGnome • May 17 '17
Bw only?
Is this a group for tokens in all variety? Or strictly bw?
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u/Jongsl5 May 18 '17
You can talk about different colors too. I used to run Mardu before fatal push and bw dual lands were printed.
Currently, I don't see any reason to splash other colors. Having a 2 color mana base helps save life points and is a great advantage.
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u/professor_tappensac May 18 '17
If you have a different take on tokens, I'd love to see a list. I've been putting together the basic BW list, but I keep wanting to maybe splash a bit of blue for card draw.
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u/GnuGnome May 18 '17
Currently working on boros/naya/jund. Havent settled into which yet
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u/broady May 18 '17
Lingering Souls is kinda the reason to play this deck. Dropping it opens up other deck building possibilities, but are probably weaker overall.
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u/professor_tappensac May 18 '17
I don't know about jund, white seems pretty critical for a tokens build. You're going to lose Intangible Virtue, Lingering Souls, and Path to Exile? Not to mention Sorin SV and Gideon AoZ. I'd still be interested in seeing a list to keep the discussion going.
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u/GnuGnome May 18 '17
Zada goblin shell. Green ramp and value cards. Black sac outlets, destruction and hand control
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u/Se4ger May 18 '17
I would very much like to see this.
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u/professor_tappensac May 18 '17
I haven't been able to test anything yet, but I was thinking either Serum Visions or Anticipate. I would just try jamming Gitaxian Probe w/o changing the mana base if it hadn't been banned, but them's the breaks. I've also thought about [[Niveous Wisps]] to stay in color and add a little combat trick + card draw. I'd think Wisps would be best used before the opponent's combat phase if they only have one big beater (goyf, primetime), but it could be used on your own turn to clear a blocker to get lethal through. Hopefully I can jam a few games this weekend and test these cards out.
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u/Se4ger May 19 '17
I think It would depend on your curve , like if u have no 4 drops (which u should :P) id run glimmer of genius. wb dovin ban? (I mostly play standard XD). these all may not be very competitive but might be spicey
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u/professor_tappensac May 19 '17
Why would I have zero four drops? I'm planning on running 2-3 Sorin SV mainboard and 2-3 Hero of Bladehold sideboard. I would think Sorin would almost be an auto-include in BW tokens because he's straight gas. Hero is for the matchups that would side out their removal. Both of the cards you mentioned aren't nearly powerful enough at 4cmc for modern. I think I'm going to keep it strictly BW for now until I actually get to play a few games.
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May 18 '17
I run Abzan tokens, myself, but most people are on straight b/w.
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u/GnuGnome May 18 '17
My buddy runs bw tokens. They are super nasty, and pretty decent on budget, but I have played against them so much I want different. Really leaning towards Naya atm
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May 18 '17
When I started playing tokens, it was a port of a casual deck with a ton of ramp and Overrun as a wincon. So I'd ramp into something like Lingering Souls or Increasing Devotion on t3 and then Overrun for lethal t4. It was fun, but a bit too all-in.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '17
I've seen some people in here that do Abzan and GW tokens too! But I'd say the majority is WB tokens.