Comments on: M:tG Cribbs #39: Green-White Hexproof Bogles in Modern

By: El Conejo

El Conejo — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:00:58 +0000

If it weren’t for those pesky modern format restrictions, Armadillo Cloak is strictly better than Unflinching Courage.

By: Crabbs42

Crabbs42 — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 08:03:24 +0000

Thanks again everyone for the feedback!
To IZlimited, One or the things that really bother me about Modern is the increasing price gauging by the big name card shop. Deck prices are getting to the point where most people can only afford one deck and they always have to play that deck, similar to Legacy. So I’ve been wanting to try out a fairly budget Burn list that recently top 16 a Premier Event as a reasonable alternative to the expensive decks we see all the time.
To magikado, you are totally right about my mulligans. It got to the point where I just didn’t want to mulligan anymore even though I knew I should. Originally the lists I found did play 20 lands but I got mana flooded so many times that I decided to cut one. That ultimately didn’t work out too well. It is very cheap too for the budget version, which doesn’t play Daybreak Coronet or Horizon Canopy. But even with those, it is possible to get the deck for around $300. Which is great in a format of $1,500 decks.
To burt, Keen Sense and Spirit Mantle actually play a very important role, as Junx nicely put. Also, I wouldn’t suggest Comune with the Gods for the same reason Junx said. But I do like Gitaxion Probe more than most, so I wouldn’t mind trying it out.
To ChrisKool, the lists I used as guides for the list I played were more on the budget side, so neither had Fetches. At the time I didn’t think they would be necessary because almost every land in the deck already adds Green or White mana and Dryad Arbor really only shines versus edict effects. And since Jund isn’t as popular as it used to be and they usually only run two Lilianas, I didn’t think the Dryad Arbors were worth the spots. But I know think they are worth it and I would change the mana base by – 1 Plains, -1 Forest, -3 Sunpetal Grove, -1 Unflinching Courage, +4 Misty Rainforest, + 2 Dryad Arbor.

By: Junx

Junx — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:50:38 +0000

@Burt: Keen sense can draw you out of board wipes and spirit mantle lets you attack through any early creatures that would stop a bogle or scout that isnt fully suited up, every attack counts in hexproof. Commune with the gods isnt really a thing you would want to be doing because if you mulliganed when needed your hand is set up to be doing much better things turn 2. In this set up keen sense draws far more cards without the down side of probe because if you aren’t dealing damage you aren’t winning anyway.

By: ChrisKool

ChrisKool — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:12:45 +0000

Surprised that this doesn’t have the forest fetches and 2x Dryad Arbor to play around Edict effects or recruit a “haste” creature at the end of an opponent’s turn. Was this just oversight or a conscious decision? I remember reading that even the decks that were playing maindeck Suppression Field were keeping Arbors.

By: burt

burt — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 10:20:06 +0000

I know this list has become pretty standard but I really don’t like filler cards in what is essentially a combo deck. Keen sense and spirit mantle could be essentially any other cards, commune with the gods for example, or gitaxian probe etc

By: magikado

magikado — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 08:45:28 +0000

Funny deck! Had the feeling you were a bit shy on some mulligans though – with so few creatures in the deck i think it’s worth just going to the mull straight away, if you don’t have a creature in the starting hand (it should be a bit less than 1/5 chances to draw one ; leaves really much to luck). Maybe a couple more lands wouldn’t hurt too.
All in all interesting, should also be a relatively cheap deck to build, considering starting modern with it ^^

By: IZlimited

IZlimited — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 04:52:00 +0000

Very odd matches but worth the watch! Any ideas on next weeks deck?