This deck went 3-1 in this nights Modern event (19 players).
My LGS runs a modern night - it gets more players than a regular modern FNM because our FNM main event is Standard. So this is what happened for me last night, enjoy!
Round 1: Chris L. playing a U/W Control listGame 1: He started with some small white creatures - which gave me the impression he was running a control style deck - and I knew I was going to out grid him in that way. Though he was a lvl 2 judge so I was fairly nervous against him. Layed a turn 3 geist and he called the play when I played my third land. Won with Geist and steel of the godhand.Game 2: I sided in the supereme verdicts as well as the Whipflare/Pyroclasm. This game was much more grindy. He played Meddling Mages to try to prevent me from playing geist. He kept laying small creatures and created a large board presence - luckily I had sided in the verdicts and had one in my opening hand. So I verdict, he goes sad-face and then I play geist and win with the help of a Colonnade.Record 1-0
Round 2: Sam D. playing U/G InfectGame 1: Sam is a friend of mine and I play him fairly often - so I knew he was playing infect. Knowing that this was going to be an Uphill Battle I knew how to play my cards. Keeping infect players from keeping a creature in play is the only way to victory. He had shitty draws and lost game 1 - to a giest - I just had too much removal in hand. Game 2: Went worse for him that game 1 - he did'nt even hit me. I was happy because I won - sad cause it was a shitty way to win. I sided in my Spellskites, Pyroclasms, and I think 1 verdict.Record 2-0
Round 3: Larry B. playing "The Emrakul Deck" by Corbin Hosler featuredGame 1: I had NO idea what he was doing - he played Hierarch's and played some hideaway lands... curious as to what was coming I let him do his thing. He resolved a Prime Time and then it was essentially GG - I couldn't keep up with the number of creatures.Game 2: I sided in Verdicts and Whipflare/Pyroclasm to deal with his birds/hirearchs/Eldrazi Spawn. Now knowing what the deck was doing I managed to keep him off of three creatures for the hideaway - the game was shortly won thereafter with Geist and Colonnade.Game 3: I essentially won this one on turn 2 because he went turn 1 Stomping Ground -> BoP, turn 2 Stomping Ground -> BoP, which I responded on turn 2 with a Pyroclasm - his response "Why'd you have to go and do that..."(Jokingly). It was a very short game after that.Record 3-0
Round 4: Matthew M. - AffinityGame 1: I have never played affinity before so I only kinda knew what to do. He mulled to 4 in this game which apparenly isn't too much of a problem for affinity because he still dropped his hand on turn 1 with plenty of targets for me to deal with. Ultimately a turn 3 geist was too much for him combined with my removal.Game 2: I only have a Whipflare in the sideboard because I don't own a 2nd Pyroclasm. I lost because of Whipflare - I didn't realize it said non-artifact. I was going to wipe his board and then drop geist but the misreading of my own card lost me this game - and ultimately the 4-0 record for the night.Game 3: It was a very grindy battle which started out with me removing things and him keeping pace. It then turned into a race between me gaining life from Helix's and swinging with geist, and him swinging back with an Ensoul Artifact on Darksteel. I was on 3 lands this game and literally had him on 3 with a bolt in hand but didn't have the red mana.
What I learned from tonight:- I need to buy 2 more Pyroclasm- A well timed Supreme Verdict can turn a game around pretty fast- Learn how other decks in the format work. Apparenly I made some mistakes playing against the affinity player - he was nice enough to show me afterwards what creatures I should have focused on and which to care less about. It was obvious that he was experienced playing affinity as his entire deck was foiled.
Deck thoughts/changes:-I think the 2-of Steel of the Godhand is amazing. I even put it on a snapcaster when I played against the infect player in round 2 because I knew I needed to be faster than him, and it worked nicely.- I might go to two Serum Visions as its a good turn 1 but afterwards I find that I want to hold up my mana to play things on their turn, thought the card advantage is great. Perhaps next week I'll try Probe's instead.- The V-clique I found myself siding out more oft than not. Not going to remove it - but an interesting observation. I might sub-in a kiki for a contingency win-con (maybe side it instead).- I need more Tarns and to get some Arid Mesa- Mainboard 2x Spell Pierce is perhaps wrong. I think +1 Mana Leak and +1 Spell Snare instead.- Sideboard I think is good with the exception of the Whipflare
