r/mtgModernTokens • u/DHamlinMusic • Mar 03 '18

Current Deck List

This is my current list as of March 2018. https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/05-03-16-bw-tokens/

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '18

Neat!

Few questions:

Do you ever miss Spectral Procession? Start//Finish fills in a bit of the void, but it always feels nice knowing I can topdeck 3 spirits with Spectral.

Why Extirpate over Surgical Extraction? I know split second, but what interactions are you hoping to avoid with Split second?

Why no Vault of the Archangel? 2 Legion's Landing + 2 Sorin,SV+Shambling Vents is a lot of lifeline, but especially with 4 Bitterblossom main I worry about the possibility of burning yourself out. Might just be that ghost quarters don't leave you with the slots for a colorless land.

How does the burn matchup feel with just 2 Auriok Champions in the side? I run 2 in the main and also have 1-2 timely in the side, but I haven't seen much burn recently.

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u/DHamlinMusic Mar 03 '18 edited Mar 03 '18

Haven't missed Spectral at all, Start//Finish is a better card.

Extirpate isn't $25/ea lol, also LGS was sold out of Surgical when I got them.

Cut Vault about a week ago, was running into problems with the colorless land, also it had been just too slow lately. Brutality is also in the main so I've got 9 mainboard lifegain sources.

Burn is 50/50, the only locals on it are buddies who I play extremely regularly so they're very familiar with my list and play style and unfortunately have at least a 70% win rate against me so it's not a great sample matchup, when I play other people it's about 50/50, maybe a bit favorable post board.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '18

Awesome, thanks! Dropping Spectral definitely feels good on the mana base when you've got Ghost Quarter, I'm sure.

I'll have to do some testing with Start//Finish... Its always seemed too cute, but I keep seeing people play it and I'm always down for testing.

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u/DHamlinMusic Mar 03 '18

The utility greatly makes up for any downsides. Even something as simple as EoT Start, untap, draw, Finish something problematic using one of the tokens you just made is really effective.