Modern Allies - Primer (Updated for BfZ!)
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Hey everyone, someone a while back had a red white ally aggro deck that he posted here but I haven't been able to find it. This person was running a play set of Legion's Initiative. Any ideas?
November 13, 2015 7:14 a.m.
November 13, 2015 12:01 p.m.
After some time of testing and improving I would really like your feedback on my deck, it's White/Green aggro, combining new and old Allies.
My dear triggering Ally
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November 15, 2015 4:17 p.m.
Hey ally community. I'm gonna be taking a bit of a break from tappedout but I'll check in once in a while. Mention me in anything you want suggestions for and I'll take a look when I see it!
November 18, 2015 5:33 p.m.
Hello my fellow Ally enthusiasts. I made this account today since I want to join the disscusions here.
This is the deck I am currently playing . Feel free to add your 2 cents :)
November 22, 2015 11:40 a.m.
I'm sorry still new to this, forgot to make my deck public, hope it works this time (a bit stupid i cant edit my comment though).
November 22, 2015 11:45 a.m.
Ok if this doesn't work this time im giving up.
November 22, 2015 11:57 a.m.
I just came across Forced Adaptation. Have anyone of you guys playtested this card? I think it has some potencial together with Hardened Scales.
turn 1: Hardened Scales
turn 2: Hada Freeblade + Forced Adaptation
turn 3: another Hardened Scales and 2cmc ally and your Hada Freeblade is now 7/8 ready to attack
November 28, 2015 8:07 a.m.
I've never been a fan of enchantments that aren't on creatures with hexproof or some sort of survivability. Too easy to get 2 for 1d
November 28, 2015 8:37 a.m.
TheDuggernaught says... #12
Sames. Things like Rancor are okay since they are cheap and return to hand upon the enchanted creature dying. But overall, the risk of being 2 for 1'd can really hurt your tempo and card advantage.
November 28, 2015 2:54 p.m.
Hmm..is there some way to break Vastwood Animist with Intruder Alarm and turn a bunch of your lands into creatures in one turn?
December 7, 2015 1:08 a.m.
I'm not seeing an infinite combo with it, but it does seem to have vallue. Like, maybe play it with vial, or a bunch of one drop allies. You could play it with Beastcaller Savant too. Maybe the 5 drop draw card ally. Harabaz Druid would work too. You may be able to fit Hedron grinder in it too. Maybe throw in Utopia Sprawl too, for mana and untap value.
December 7, 2015 6:20 a.m.
TheDuggernaught says... #15
You could... but it would likely be a 3 card combo at least -- and a combo that would likely win even without Vastwood Animist. Given that if you can untap the Vastwood Animist 6-7 times in a turn via intruder alarm, it likely means you are capable of generating infinite creatures and can win by just swinging with those. In other words, just play twin.
If you aren't looking for the combo finish and are just looking to turn your lands into value so they aren't as bad of a top deck, then you can certainly do that. But keep in mind that the Vastwood Animist itself is a sub par 3 drop and so you lose quite a bit of potential value by playing that on turn 3 over a lot of other plays you could make if that card were something else. It would be cool if the lands became elemental allies as then you could do some cool combat tricks with tapping Vastwood Animist to make your land an ally and then vialing in an ally with a Kabira Evangel in play to give your land protection and using it as an unexpected blocker. But it doesn't, so exploring that point would be moot.
December 7, 2015 5:16 p.m.
I guess you could do the old Presence of Gond + Intruder Alarm combo to do it, but as someone said above, you'd already win with those tokens. I suppose though instead of waiting a turn to attack with your bazillion elves you could turn all your lands into creatures and swing that turn. If the deck is Sultai, or you have a way to get black mana for Conspiracy, all the evles you make are now allies and all your lands will be 8,000/8,000 creatures until end of turn.
December 8, 2015 2:14 a.m.
I wouldn't go as far as say it is subpar; it just needs loving in the right context :-)
December 8, 2015 6:35 a.m.
Hello all,
I have been working on an Esper Mill Allies deck working with the interaction between return to the ranks and halimar excavator, milling my opponent for alot at once. I would love to hear some suggestions on the deck.
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/esper-mill-allies-ema/
December 15, 2015 11:24 p.m.
hi!have you guys seen Stone Haven Outfitter? Any ideas with which cards should be played in ally decks?
December 31, 2015 12:03 p.m.
well... I've been mostly disappointed for most of the allies spoiled so far in OGW. Reckless Bushwacker is the best i've seen, and it's not really that playable when you get to think of it.
I don't think we can run Stone heaven outfitter, the cmc is good and that is it. There is really no sinergy with the other allies rather than being an ally drop, for which we already have Expedition Envoy
General Tazri is going to be awesome! in commander....
I hope we get at least one modern playable.
December 31, 2015 12:44 p.m.
jonathanveedot says... #21
There's synergy if Stoneforge Mystic gets unbanned :P
Mina and Denn look pretty sweet. Especially with the trample. I'd probably run 2 of them against aggro, and 2 of the W/R 4 drop that let's you manipulate your deck on the side. Our 4 drops look weak compared to modern, but the synergy makes them playable. I'm hoping for an awesome 1 drop or 2 drop. The three drop spot is pretty solid, but a decent blue or green 3 drop ally would be nice too since you're kind of force into Boros colors to get a decent curve.
January 1, 2016 11:21 a.m.
If Stonforge Mystic gets unbanned it's going to get crazy!
I don't know about Mina and Denn, you can't get them onto the battlefield with Collected Company and the first ability is not really that useful. The recurring trample is nice, but i don't think it is worth.
For a 4 drop I would rather play Munda, Ambush Leader
January 1, 2016 2:26 p.m.
Five color allies may want the new legendary one that was spoiled as a one of/top end
January 2, 2016 12:50 p.m.
TheDuggernaught says... #24
Meh. I would rater play Mirror Entity for a similar activated ability. Her etb is nice, but in that case, I would rather play CoCo for a similar effect. I like her, but I think she might be far too much of a jack of all trades, master of none for modern.
January 2, 2016 1:26 p.m.
Fellow ally afficianados, what's happened? No hype over all the new allies?....reckless bushwhacker seems promising in modern, maybe as a one of in aggro, but maybe more in other types of decks, even non-allies. Cliffhaven Vampire really puts lifegain allies over the edge, it seems. Munda's Vanguard will put ally agro in standard over the top, I think. Mina and Denn, Wildborn I think will put allies over the top in modern and in Standard; extra land, trample. easy ramp into the larger, more broken allies.
geena says... #1
A Legion United! is my red/white aggro allies deck that dips it's toe into mid-range at times. Constructive criticism is welcome and feel free to add it to the deck list!
November 10, 2015 1:11 p.m.