Venom (Budget FNM)

Modern Joker1430

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New Killers Added!!! —July 11, 2016

Gnarlwood Dryad!!! Lupine Prototype!!! Welcome home.

Pthance says... #1

Joker1430, love the deck and per your request I'm going to add some input. I understand this is a budget build so I'm going to try to keep it that way for you and not change the overall cost of the deck. That being said, I don't want to change concepts for you or too drastically shift how you want the deck to play out, I think you did a good job with that and have a better understanding of what you were trying to do with the deck than I, so I am going to keep the flavor of the deck and try to just suggest cards that fill the same role as others but maybe more effectively or efficiently.

First off I don't think Sun Droplet is the most optimal choice, I feel its a great modern card for multi-colored decks but for mono-colored I think you have a better option. Try out Prism Ring, I think over the course of the game it will net you more life than droplet will, and the fact that it's on budget and a lower cmc makes it a perfect replacement without changing the mechanic or slot you are desiring.

Within budget, I think that Setessan Tactics can replace either of the following cards as a better version because it is an instant and still low on the mana curve: Ulvenwald Tracker, Prey Upon, or Epic Confrontation. It has the added bonus of being cast on multiple creatures for the addition of , making it scale well and the perfect combat trick for the deck.

I'm not a huge fan of Caravan Vigil while looking at it, I think a better choice would be Gatecreeper Vine. As long as you have made the change to Prism Ring this won't effect your overall mana curve but it will provide a body along with the land you procure.

All in all it looks fun and powerful, let me know what you think of the adjustments after some testing, but I think they can and will make the deck just slightly more competitive than it currently is while keeping it on budget. Cheers!

July 8, 2016 9:04 p.m.

Joker1430 says... #2

Thanks, Pthance!!! I really appreciate your comment! I'm going to play test. But as of right now I can tell you I truly over looked Ring and Tactics. I can't wait to try them out.

July 8, 2016 9:18 p.m.

Pthance says... #3

Glad I could help. Enjoy!

July 8, 2016 9:27 p.m.