Zombies in Kansas (T3 Win)

Modern DuTogira

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Drift of Phantasms —Nov. 26, 2015

3xPerplex --> 3xDrift of Phantasms
To help with Aggro match ups and because my mana base can handle the double U transmute rather well now. Another major reason for this swap is that -now that I run more counter magics- Perplex starts to feel more and more like an overcosted, sub-par piece of counter magic in any match-up whose only redeeming quality is that it has a transmute which is easy to cast. Drift of Phantasms, while also slightly over-costed due to transmute, does not cross the line into being useless at times. A 0/5 flyer is a great blocker against any creature-based deck, but a 3 mana counter-spell that doesn't always work is not always great. So, now that my mana can support it, Drift of Phantasms can finally shine.

1xBoseiju, Who Shelters All --> 1xPithing Needle
Because I do not like Liliana of the Veil and I don't have an unlimited supply of removal. She decides the GBx match-ups, and a few UBx control match-ups all too often. Boseiju is a bit of a pipe dream anyway, and given that Drift of Phantasms can take a lot of pressure off of me in control match-ups, I don't need a land that helps me win faster.

1xGrisly Salvage --> 1xJarad's Orders
For consistency at a manageable loss of speed. 3 Grisly Salvages found me binning too many spells in an attempt to go faster. Jarad's Orders will hit the creatures I need consistently without binning spells. In match-ups where speed is critical, I can always board it out too.

1xSunken Ruins --> 1xVerdant Catacombs
Because I am still trying to optimize the mana base. I feel this is necessary for a more consistent T2 Abrupt Decay/Grisly Salvage without hurting my access to blue mana all that much.

Comments reset as they mostly consisted of me begging for feedback on whether or not aforementioned changes were good ideas. Playtesting eventually answered that question for me.