The Jeskai Way

Modern* Competitive Delver Primer RUW (Jeskai, America)

Yuki_Miyazaki

Land (20)

• 4x Flooded Strand
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 2x Island
• 2x Mountain
• 2x Plains
• 3x Sacred Foundry
• 4x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Steam Vents

Planeswalker (4)

• 4x Nahiri, the Harbinger

Instant (19)

• 4x Lightning Bolt
• 4x Lightning Helix
• 1x Logic Knot
• 2x Mana Leak
• 4x Opt
• 3x Path to Exile
• 1x Spell Pierce

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Anger of the Gods
• 3x Faithless Looting
• 4x Serum Visions
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Creature (8)

• 4x Delver of Secrets  ^Flip
• 1x Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
• 3x Young Pyromancer

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 1x Celestial Purge
• 2x Negate
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 2x Wear / Tear

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Anger of the Gods

Creature (4)

• 1x Auriok Champion
• 2x Geist of Saint Traft
• 1x Izzet Staticaster

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Alpine Moon

Artifact (1)

• 1x Relic of Progenitus

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The Jeskai Way

------EDIT------- I do not care whether or not you think Delver of Secrets   is good enough for modern. This has been an age old argument. I love the card, and its power level is very high. Any suggestions to remove it will be ignored. Thank you.

------EDIT #2------- This primer is still under construction, so please take that into consideration when reading this.

Introduction Show

This is my new modern deck list I am planning on running through several SCG Open events, provided I do some fine tuning first. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. I am very set on how I want this to play, as I like the strategy to it. But individual cards that are better for it, such as Sleight of Hand being better or worse than Faithless Looting or other cantrips. Or how few/ many counterspells to play, and which kind.

Strategy Show

This deck has 3 ways it can play in every game. Aggro -You are trying to be the aggressor by using a fast clock. Delver of Secrets   coming down on turn One, burn cards get pointed at face, etc. This playstyle is used against control decks and combo decks. Hold up your countermagic for their vital spells like Krark-Clan Ironworks or Jace, the Mind Sculptor. Control -You are playing in the driver's seat. Creatures only live if you let them, spells only go through if you want them to. You win by playing the long game, and normally with Emrakul, the Aeons Torn via Nahiri, the Harbinger. Tempo -To be the tempo player, you want to have a curve in your opening hand and take as much advantage of your mana as possible by not missing a land drop and playing something every turn. The best way to do this is by playing Young Pyromancer as early as possible, and using your cantrip spells to quickly flood the field with Elemental tokens. To tell which strategy you should play for each game, all you need to do is simply look at your opening hand. For example, if its Nahiri, the Harbinger, Mana Leak, Path to Exile, Serum Visions, Serum Visions, Flooded Strand and Mountain. That hand seems like a more controlling hand, so you should opt to play the control route. What I like about this deck is that it has so many draw spells that you can effectively dig for the cards you need to enact that strategy.

Suggested Cards Show

This is a list of cards that could be played in the deck. Forked Bolt, Grim Lavamancer, Remand, Sleight of Hand, Thought Scour, Bedlam Reveler, Steppe Lynx, Jeskai Charm, Disdainful Stroke, Vapor Snag, Monastery Swiftspear, Monastery Mentor, Vendilion Clique, Stony Silence, Rest in Peace, Spell Queller, Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Shattering Spree, Snapcaster Mage

Tips and Tricks Show

As of right now, one little trick I found is this- Be on the play, mulligan to 6 and have an opening hand with Delver of Secrets  . Using the free scry (because you mulliganed), you get to hopefully ensure Delver will flip turn 2. More updates to come!

Match Ups Show

Coming soon! I have a lot more playtesting to do over the course of August 2018

Tournament Reports Show

Star City Games Invitational Qualifier @Nerd Haven in Lock Haven, PA August 18th 2018

Star City Games Open, September 15th-16th 2018

Star City Games Open, October 27th-28th 2018

I will be filling this in more as I attend events with this deck.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	BG
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 2 Mythic Rares 16 - 7 Rares 11 - 4 Uncommons 11 - 1 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.02
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Elemental 1/1 R