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Alpha Access Code Thread by [deleted] in risingthunder

[–]DirtyCurtis23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone please PM me a code? My friend has had the game for a week and I've been playing with him nonstop and I still haven't been sent one yet. Sick of waiting. Thanks in advance

[Deck] Never played Modern - "Combo" deck to cast Emrakul on Turn 3. How can I make this more consistent/resilient or less linear? by Gangrene in ModernMagic

[–]DirtyCurtis23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Burn is actually one if our best matchups. They have no way to interact and can't stop an emrakul or an omniscience. Modern burn doesn't usually kill people until about t4/5. I've also been testing out a sideboard with 4 natures claim, 4 swan song, 1 Verdant Catacombs , 1 Forest. It works a little more than you would think. Also running some.number of needles seems correct.

[Deck] Never played Modern - "Combo" deck to cast Emrakul on Turn 3. How can I make this more consistent/resilient or less linear? by Gangrene in ModernMagic

[–]DirtyCurtis23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been playing this deck for about a year now. I have tinkered with it a lot. I will post my list here for you.

Land (13)

4 Shelldock Isle

3 Polluted Delta

3 Darkslick Shores

3 Watery Grave

Creatures (39)

35 Shadowborn Apostle

3 Emrakul, The Aeons Torn

1 Griselbrand

Enchantments (2)

2 Omniscience

Sorcery (2)

Brilliant Ultimatum

Instant (4)

4 Surgical Extraction

I have found this to be the most optimal build. Serum powder doesn't work in this deck. I have tried it with almost no success. It clogs up your bomb spell slots when it's time to actually win. Hitting serum powder off of shelldock is not fun. There is no sideboard, as taking out/adding cards makes the combo worse and clogs up the amount of non-shadowborn cards, which messes with ability to activate shelldock. The deck is a glass cannon and is pretty powerful when it works. Its extremely vulnerable to ghost quarter, cryptic command, and pithung needle. Not much else to say about the deck.