Standard Spike: Intro to Modern

Posted on August 25, 2011 by _ShipItHolla

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  1. The decks look good but next time could you post a budget friends version of Zoo or 12post?

  2. @ Malum
    You can’t really make a budget 12 post list because you need vesuva’s and they are quite pricey. You can go mono green to save some money (no gifts).

  4. It was funny to see that deck with the martyr. It has a chance against Zoo due to the lifegain, but nothing it does would be relevant against 12post.

  5. I have not yet played a game of modern, but it seems to me that Goblin Guide is better than Kird Ape/Loam Lion. Especially in a speedy version like that, you don’t really care about giving them lands and I think 2 damage>1 extra toughness.

  6. @Malum – Budgetizing Zoo is difficult because even if you cut the most expensive cards, you’ll always have to pay for the mana base. As for 12Post, going mono green should reduce the cost as well as make the deck better.

    But if those are still too expensive for you, you should try something else, maybe Living End. I’ve actually found the deck to be pretty good and it happens to be on the cheap side. My version adds up to about 110 tix. I’m not sure how much better you can do than that without sacrificing power (Check the last DE from today when it’s posted for my latest list [3-1 record]).

    @boekia – My theory is that if you’ve Zenithed for or drawn all of your targets, you should be able to win regardless of drawing and extra Zenith.

    @Steve – I actually wanted to run Goblin Guide in this version, but my friend pointed out that Goblin Guide gets outclassed by opposing 1 drops and it also would be one of the only good targets for a Punishing Fire.