If you're having trouble with tempo, definitely drop all the taplands. Llanowar Reborn and Oran-Rief, the Vastwood slow you down since they make you wait a turn to use them. Gavony Township might be a suitable alternative.

ill take out llanowar reborn, but the oran-rief has to stay, its my plan c if i dont get melira or a green sun. any other ideas?

I don't think Oran-Rief is that necessary.

Maybe drop Leyline of Vitality and Essence Warden for some thing? Birthing Pod perhaps?

hmm, i still wanna keep the oran rief, it helps with the occasional lack of a melira...

i do like ur idea of totally staying away from a infinite lifegain option tho, since hivemind is viable for modern (i think). ill switch out the one drops for birds, and the leylines for a pods.

If you want this to be Modern legal, then you should switch Green Sun's Zenith with Chord of Calling. GSZ is banned in the Modern format.

thats why it kept saying it was legacy... thanks!

and the birthing pod isnt helping out too much.. :/ its kinda slow...

Since you have so many copies of everything Doubling Chant might help.

Doubling Chant wouldnt be necessary to the combos...

What i need is to be able to bring in all the combo pieces faster. im hoping for turn 4 - 6 to get all three pieces into play for infinite life gain, infinite damage, infinite mana, or infinite tokens. so melira (costs two) + elite (costs two) + station (costs three) = turn four infinite damage.

Melira, Sylvok Outcasts can be replaced temporarily by Oran-Rief, the Vastwood, Hex Parasite, or Heartmender.

Safehold Elites can be replaced by Heartmender or Kitchen Finks.

Blasting Station can be replaced by Spawning Pit (if Kitchen Finks is out, or if i had Essence Warden or the Leyline of Vitality in play)