JoshRigone says... #2
gro0ve - I very much agree with TheFanatic about Burrenton Forge-Tender being your best bet against /
Tron - you just need to try and combo as fast as possible while having Forge-Tender protect your board.
The other option that I can think of right now is to try and be proactive with Magus of the Moon. This shuts down the Urza Tron, but is unfortunately still quite vulnerable to Pyroclasm. Truthfully, if you expect to play against Tron a lot, then you probably need to make room in your 75 for 3-4 Ghost Quarters.
June 20, 2015 9:46 p.m.
LordGanondorf says... #4
What is your opinion of the card Liliana, Heretical Healer Flip?
March 3, 2016 11:59 p.m.
TheFanatic says... #5
@Knocken I like the card in a vacuum, but I don't think it's good in the current Modern meta, which is extremely aggressive.
March 4, 2016 12:11 a.m.
So I also have a version of this deck. I am wondering how do you like trackers in the deck? and the Courser of Kruphix? Also when do you bring the Aven Mindcensor in from the sideboard?
October 18, 2016 7:57 p.m.
TheFanatic says... #7
@Emarean Coursers and Trackers are a new addition, but I'm really liking them. They give the deck a much better "fair" value plan for when you need that kind of thing, i.e. against Jund/Abzan or some form of control. Of course you have to board them out against heavy combo/aggro like Infect, but I like having them in the main. Aven Mindcensor typically comes in against Scapeshift/Titanshift and Tron (Expedition Map), but I can foresee other situations where it would be good.
October 19, 2016 4:46 p.m.
I just realized that Aven Mindcensor does not affect you only opponents. I am going to have to add one to my sideboard. It might even been good enough main board. stopping someone from fetching is great.
In what match up do you bring Phyrexian Revoker in? I am thinking maybe it would be good vs mono U tron. Which i know a few people are playing in my meta. I am personally running 2 Qasali Pridemage in my list. I like how they can be aggressive and blow up problematic enchantments and artifacts.
October 20, 2016 7:34 p.m.
November 3, 2016 11:19 p.m.
Penthoplayer says... #10
Shouldn't the name be 1-900-COMPANY, since it's a collect call?
November 28, 2016 5:26 p.m.
tlhunter07 says... #11
Have you seen the Vizier of Remedies/Devoted Druid/Duskwatch Recruiter Flip/Walking Ballista combo?
May 28, 2017 4:50 p.m.
TheFanatic says... #12
@AtomicEmpire I don't typically keep up with Magic in the summers, but that looks like a nice upgrade for the deck. I will definitely be moving to that build in the near future.
May 29, 2017 10:21 a.m.
TheFanatic says... #14
@AtomicEmpire It does the same job as Walking Ballista but you can hit it with Collected Company or Chord of Calling. I'm not sure which one is better yet, but the pros seem to be playing one or both. I like Rhonas better on paper, so it gets the nod here.
May 29, 2017 5:19 p.m.
Couldn't you deal infinite damage with Enduring Renewal as long as Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit is on the battlefield and you cast Walking Ballista for zero mana and continuously sacrifice it? With some ramp that could be a turn three win if I'm not mistaken.
June 7, 2017 9:04 a.m.
Tingettley says... #17
Ballista dies as a state based action before Bolster goes on the stack. That's why it doesn't work.
TheFanatic says... #1
@gro0ve I also own this deck in paper, but I haven't had the time to take it to a modern FNM yet due to my work schedule. As a result, I've only really been able to play it on Cockatrice, where nobody really plays GR Tron because it isn't all that fun. However, I feel like another card that absolutely needs to be boarded in in the matchup is Burrenton Forge-Tender to stop their Pyroclasms. Don't forget that one! Tidehollow Sculler also seems decent for getting cards like Ugin, the Spirit Dragon out of their hand. As for your Fiend Hunter situation, it seems to me as though you've already lost once your opponent gets to cast an Eldrazi. If you haven't killed them before then, you're probably not going to win. The matchup is abysmal anyway, so my best advice is to hope you don't get paired against it.
June 20, 2015 8:04 p.m.