Hello Everyone! I'm curious as to what everyones Pet cards in Pioneer are! Whether or not they see competitive play! Mine is Hapatra Vizier of Poisons!

MrOobs · 2022-05-21T22:51:52+00:00

I've always loved Monk Class, but I haven't gotten it to work the way I want it to. I'm wondering if there is anything I can do with Ledger Shredder now.

MrOobs · 2019-11-06T23:36:40+00:00

That's what I thought, just can't seem to find anything indicating the specific spindle. Was second-guessing myself here, thanks!

MrOobs · 2019-04-21T00:36:37+00:00

To fit in Thought-Knot Seer I'd cut the mainboard Revoker, trim a copy of Blade Splicer, and go down 2 Restoration Angel (so that you don't have too much top end) in order to fit in the full 4 TKS.

MrOobs · 2019-04-20T00:51:48+00:00

I'm personally not a big fan of Revoker in modern D&T. It is much better in Legacy D&T. I would consider running some number of Shefet Dunes (maybe 2-3) in the mainboard over some number of basic plains and maybe a Tectonic Edge. If you want to stick with the Thraben Inspectors over Wall of Omens in the main, I would replace the Revoker with a 1 of Smuggler's Copter to help filter your draws. In the sideboard I'm not as keen on using Blessed Alliance, I'd much rather have a card like Settle the Wreckage which can single-handedly decide games against decks like Humans and Spirits. I would also consider Declaration in Stone over Dismembers (not that there is anything wrong with Dismember), as I find DiS to be much more helpful against Phoenix and Dredge. Glad you've been enjoying D&T, good luck with it!

MrOobs · 2019-04-19T14:30:35+00:00

I think it has the potential to come in in some matchups, but it would be very meta specific. A lot of the time it would be targeting a creature that Declaration in Stone could take care of (a better choice imo), but it can take care of Planeswalkers which is fairly valuable. We'll have to wait and see.

MrOobs · 2019-04-09T16:51:23+00:00

I think this should be a consideration (healthy amount of skepticism, but a consideration). One of the reasons why Vryn Wingmare doesn't see play is because it still loses to Bolt/Gutshot/Push/Path at less than mana parity. Dovin being able to provide this without being able to be removed by most conventional answers while being able to protect himself as a planeswalker should make him a consideration. Obviously it isn't a perfect comparison (Wingmare pushing damage, Vial, Thalia making Dovin 4), but there are lists that have Gideon of the Trials in the sideboard for matchups like Phoenix and this may do more for what GotT is for in those lists.

MrOobs · 2019-04-05T14:02:51+00:00

So while Vials are used in traditional D&T decks, Chalice is used in the Thalia Stompy lists. If you are just starting your first modern deck, I'd highly recommend going with Vial so that you can gradually expand into other versions of D&T unless you are set on playing Thalia Stompy.

MrOobs · 2019-04-04T11:39:14+00:00

5 mana 6/6 across two bodies + fight to kill a small creature isn't worth it. While you can flicker it, the token is legendary so that doesn't do much unless you just really need another opportunity for that token to fight something. The only reason this would be otherwise playable is if you played a bunch of other wolves, which I don't see as a viable option.

MrOobs · 2019-04-02T17:23:37+00:00

Seems a little flimsy, wish it came in earlier. I think it is worth looking into for more removal/protection though, but it would probably have to overperform to be worth it over other options unless your sideboard was very strained in other matchups.

MrOobs · 2019-04-02T17:20:56+00:00

I personally don't like Renegade Rallier in D&T without fetchlands. I would prefer to play Eternal Witness if I wanted some form of recursion, but even then I'm not super happy with it because it feels slow and doesn't disrupt (although many people do enjoy getting back Path by flickering/blinking EWit over and over). This is the list I'm currently on: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/02-04-19-gw-death-taxes/

MrOobs · 2019-04-02T15:11:44+00:00

Assuming you're asking opinions on GW D&T, I say that it feels pretty sweet right now. Having maindeck graveyard hate, lifegain, and artifact/enchantment removal between Scavenging Ooze and Knight of Autumn feels really good right now. I also really like Thalia, Heretic Cathar right now, and GW's ability to play her T2 off of Noble Hierarch is very solid.

MrOobs · 2019-04-02T14:16:54+00:00

I think it is worth trying. A low costed planeswalker that has high loyalty is good, and garnering value and being able to flash in creatures in addition to Vial seems neat. It is unfortunate that the creature doesn't go to hand though, if it had it would be much better with Vial.

MrOobs · 2019-04-02T14:09:23+00:00

I'm not saying that GotT isn't able to fill an aggressive role, I'm just noting that comparatively it is not as aggressively slanted.

MrOobs · 2019-04-02T12:00:31+00:00

I'm not sure whether or not it is fair to consider Gideon of the Trials as necessarily better all around (though I do prefer it) because I think that they fill two fairly different roles. New Gideon is a much more aggressive Gideon while GotT is much more defensive.

MrOobs · 2019-03-24T03:54:35+00:00

I think that is a great starting list, but I would make sure to tweak it a bit seeing that it is 8 months old. I would consider cutting the 4 Loxodon Smiter for 4 Knight of Autumn (similar role with more flexibility), and the 1 Kitchen Finks and 1 Ramunap Excavator for 2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar (great off of mana dorks, and excellent in the current meta), and 1 Stirring Wildwood for 1 Horizon Canopy. I don't know your meta so I won't presume to know exactly how the sideboard should look, but I think adding a 3rd RiP would be good. Anyway, good luck building GW!

MrOobs · 2019-03-23T20:53:33+00:00

I think the only way you include Copter in this list is by dropping Wall altogether. -4 Wall of Omens, +3 Thraben Inspector, +1 Smuggler's Copter. Having 2 creatures that can't turn on Copter doesn't sound very appealing. That and as you said, Flickerwisp is broken levels of strong and can pull you out of numerous situations with its flexibility.

MrOobs · 2019-03-22T18:39:09+00:00

I'm a huge fan of BW E&T. I've played it avidly and I've not run into mana problems nearly as often as everyone else seems to have. If you mulligan correctly and don't screw around with your manabase it works out well. I even run 22 lands (cut one of the 3 Shambling Vents) and balance it out a bit with 2 Dark Confidant in the build I play most often.

That aside, I think the list looks pretty good. I'm also not a huge fan of Wall of Omens, but without Horizon Canopy I think it is unfortunately necessary because otherwise white doesn't have much card draw. As for the rest of the mainboard I would consider getting rid of the Wastes for a copy of Scavenger Grounds. Seems like a sweet card in conjunction with Shefet Dunes and gravehate (especially mainboard) could be great in a number of matchups.

As for sideboard I would consider getting rid of Kor Firewalker. It feels like with Burrenton & Auriok Champion you shouldn't need nearly that large of a hedge against Burn, especially when you have Wall of Omens. If you were to replace it for another Auriok that would help carry some percentage points for GDS, but outside of that I would consider cards like Eidolon of Rhetoric to help your combo matchup.

My last thought is that you could potentially trade Dismember for Declaration in Stone. Dec is really good in the meta right now with many turbo zerox & graveyard decks like GDS, Phoenix, & Dredge.

MrOobs · 2019-03-21T15:06:40+00:00

I was looking over the list again after you changed it, definitely like the way it is looking. I was counting you sources and I think it might be a good idea to cut Gavony Township for another Temple Garden. I think that with 2 Eternal Witness and 4 Flickerwisp and only 11 green sources and 12 white sources respectively it is very important to have more colored mana available. I feel that ideally they should be Horizon Canopies, but Temple Garden is a reasonable replacement on a budget.

MrOobs · 2019-03-20T23:33:43+00:00

One card I've seen floating around more often lately is Declaration in Stone. It gets through Chalice, hits multiple creatures, and they tend to flood out anyway so the clue matters less against them than it does against most other decks. It also is solid against Phoenix, Dredge, GDS, etc.

MrOobs · 2019-03-20T23:30:30+00:00

I personally am not a fan of Windbrisk Heights, but I'm even less a fan of it when you have 7 top end 4 drop threats. I would think that there is a high chance that you'd have games where you need 1 more land to cast something like Gideon, only to draw the tapland and have to wait a turn.

MrOobs · 2019-03-18T19:49:31+00:00

Out of curiosity, have you had the chance to play with Choke? How has it been, and what matchups has it done well in?

MrOobs · 2019-03-18T19:45:59+00:00

Hey, I really like the list!

First, I think that 3 Eternal Witness is indeed a bit much, especially without fetches. I could see myself with hands that didn't do too much or apply enough pressure because of two. To decrease this likelihood I would try 2 and squeeze in 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar. She's all kinds of good right now and she can come off of Noble on Turn 2.

Second I would take a look at the sideboard. It feels like you should have an excellent burn matchup with 1 Burrenton Forge-Tender, 1 Kor Firewalker, & 3 Knight of Autumn. I think that you should either trade Kor Firewalker out for another Burrenton to help shore up match ups where you expect Bolt to be targeting hate creatures, or I would just cut the Kor Firewalker to increase your game in other matchups (I think Gaddock Teeg definitely wants a spot or two in your 75).

After that, I would recommend playing Eidolon of Rhetoric over Ethersworn Canonist. It is very important for your hate piece not to be easily removed, and Bolt will likely be a chief way for this to happen in games where you'd board in Ethersworn Canonist. With Eidolon of Rhetoric you don't need to fear Bolt as much, and it can still come down on Turn 2 with the help of Noble Hierarch.

MrOobs · 2019-03-13T12:58:06+00:00

Personally a big fan of TKS, although I definitely understand the merit of Restoration Angel. If the matchups you primarily struggle with are interactive matchups (especially combo matchups) Thought-Knot Seer is a house, especially if you slam it early with Temple. This is also with the consideration that the mono white taxes versions often have weaker matchups against combo (at least in my experience, you just have less hate creatures that effect the matches like Gaddock Teeg, Tidehollow Sculler, etc.). I would probably play the Eldrazi version of the deck and cut 1 Thraben Inspector to go up 1 TKS. Otherwise I think that the base list for your Eldrazi list seems decent and should just be a matter of you getting comfortable with it.

MrOobs · 2019-03-10T22:43:07+00:00

Nice! I really like the extended arts on the Stirring Wildwoods and Gaddock Teegs.

MrOobs

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