biggestmtgnerd says... #3
I think it's a powerful deck. I was always the one who preferred the crazy combos, but I think this would win more games than any of my combo decks. By the way, nice price tag!
May 25, 2014 11:09 p.m.
DatJunkPlayer says... #4
Like everything but Sorin, Lord of Innistrad . Maybe cut for removal?
May 26, 2014 9:07 a.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #5
I like Ajani Vengeant in this deck instead of Sorin, Lord of Innistrad . He has so much more late-game power stopping manlands or even going to the face for the last points of damage. I also really like Scavenging Ooze with your ability to kill creatrures.
Check out my build of Souls Jund if you would like:
Dune-Brood Jund Playtest
Modern
SCORE: 1 | 0 COMMENTS | 20 VIEWSMay 26, 2014 9:10 a.m.
I really like the explosiveness of Sorin's emblem and Lingering Souls tokens. As we all know from playing aggro, going from 1 power to 2 makes a world of difference. I'm using him over something like Intangible Virtue because I wanted some maindeck lifegain.
As far as removal, there's currently 10 kill spells, 5 targeted discards, and Liliana of the Veil . It's not as jundy as a pure Jund, but that's significant enough, especially with additional removal on the sideboard.
May 26, 2014 10:15 a.m.
Viral_Assassin says... #7
I really like it! Two of my favourite kinds of decks. Jund and Dega :D. Makes me want to check If there is a standard viable option of this kind.
May 26, 2014 10:49 a.m.
Pain Seer instead of Dark Confidant and instead of Tarmogoyf , uh.... Courser of Kruphix ? There's Thoughtseize though.
May 26, 2014 10:55 a.m.
Affinity usually has a rough match-up against decks that have Dark Confidant and Lingering Souls . The first couple turns are intimidating but if you can manage the Cranial Plating and Arcbound Ravager with disruption, they have trouble fighting through the card advantage and board state with cards like Memnite and Vault Skirge .
May 26, 2014 4:18 p.m.
Basically Affinity will always be scary to face down but it's actually a good match-up here.
May 26, 2014 4:22 p.m.
CurdBrosBrewingCo says... #12
I really like this deck. Very solid cards and just like original Jund, you're gonna win nearly every top deck war :) Great deck. +1 of course.
May 28, 2014 9:07 p.m.
You really understand what Jund is. It's great to see someone who builds the best 75 he can!
I have to wonder, do you have enough win conditions? Regular Jund will have a few more weapons than you, I think. That said, I think you've got a solid deck here.
Now, I play Standard, but if you'd like to see another Dega/Jund hybrid, here's mine: Xenagos Corrupted
May 28, 2014 11:51 p.m.
Since you've embraced the "White Jund" thing, why not add pure value creatures like Wild Nacatl ? A Zoo staple, but if you play this sort of deck, might as well run a bluff, too, right? If your opponent suspects Zoo, you would have a distinct advantage (more of one?) because it doesn't have as broad a control suite as this does, so for the first vital turn or two they might run out some value cards at the wrong time, and have them die to your cards before they know it's really Jund.
May 29, 2014 11:47 a.m.
4x Nacatl on the sideboard to transform into could be something actually. I'm going to give that a test. Some of these 1-of silver bullets can go if the Nacatl pushes through wins against other decks.
May 29, 2014 11:59 a.m.
You'd have to change your landbase slightly, though, to accommodate them better. At least one Stomping Ground would have to go in.
May 29, 2014 12:08 p.m.
insainityofcaan says... #18
i really like seeing new takes on staples, like this version of jund. I really want to get into modern, but i dont want to cookie cutter Merinda pod and jund decks. +1 from me! gives me hope that my take on a birthing pod deck will work!
May 29, 2014 9:23 p.m.
I think adding Verdant Catacombs would help you out a lot. Maybe swap for a Mesa or two or a Flats. You should probably have at least 3. White or no, it is still Jund, after all. And reliable green is one of your most valuable resources. Also, Vivid Meadow is a tad slow for Jund, isn't it? You should probably take out Gemstone Mine , as well. It has no real late-game value, and you can't fetch it. Maybe one or two, but a playset seems a bit much to me.
I also think you should have at least one Flame Slash somewhere in this 75. It's so good right now, as far as the overall meta goes. Stony Silence also should be in, since it hoses Affinity and Pod and several other things like random one-ofs from sideboards like Batterskull and Swords and such (eheh).
By the way, I never mentioned I liked the deck. Just noticed. I like it a lot. It seems pretty solid. Aaaand I gave you a +1 a while ago, so :P
May 31, 2014 11:33 p.m.
yea the actual cards and card numbers are still in flux but the general strategy is performing very well. Good call again with the Wild Nacatl on the sideboard. That's surprising a lot of people after playing a grindy Jund match game 1.
June 1, 2014 1:12 a.m.
Something fun I've noticed: While you need a plains and mountain to empower the nacatl, you don't actually need a forest to cast him, just green mana. Gemstone Mine into Wild Nacatl into turn 2 Sacred Foundry is super confusing for the opponent.
June 1, 2014 11:03 a.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #23
One problem I have with the deck is that Dark Confidant can do a lot of inopportune wrecking your own face. You have a bunch of threes (Brimaz, King of Oreskos , Liliana of the Veil , etc.), and a couple of fours that could really hurt your life total, especially with no life gain. That hurts in every matchup, not just burn/aggro.
June 1, 2014 6:13 p.m.
There's a little life gain in Vault of the Archangel and Sorin, Lord of Innistrad , but yes the life loss off Dark Confidant is a real concern for the deck. I do try to keep the curve down as much as possible, recently added a land, looking for low cost cards on the sideboard, etc.
Greatness at any cost, right?
June 1, 2014 9:50 p.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #25
Vault of the Archangel is a really late game lifegain card, and only a 1-of, so I wouldn't call it much of a lifegain card. Similarly, Sorin, Lord of Innistrad makes 1/1 lifelinkers which are a complete pittance compared to the advantage that something like Ajani Vengeant could be creating (maybe play Ajani instead?). I think that some Kitchen Finks would really do you some good.
Speaking of the greatness at any cost thing, Bob Maher (the man who is pictured on Dark Confidant from Ravnica and who's invitational card it is) once flipped two straight Force of Will s to his Dark Confidant in a game of Vintage against Owen Turtenwald to kill himself. Don't let that happen to you. :)
TristanTaylorsVoice says... #1
Is green for goyf even worth it at this point?
May 25, 2014 9:35 p.m.