How to deal with Path to Exile
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Posted on Jan. 8, 2013, 6:55 p.m. by Calgar
Hello. I am building budget Aura deck on modern and I have one serious problem. I have no response on cheap removing spells like Path to Exile , and the same problem is with my aura enchantments and spells like Naturalize .
Otherwise this deck works pretty well. I can do really serious damage in third turn by Kor Spiritdancer or Invisible Stalker , equipped by one-mana enchantments. Spiritdancer can be in 3rd turn something like 9/11 with totem armor, so anything I fear are these removal spells or second-turn counters, which both we can see in Modern quite often.
Well, I hope that I have provided enough of informations for giving you sufficient overview.
Thanks a lot for any suggestions, ideas, or feedback.
P.S: And please, excuse my english, it is not my native language :)
Fleetfiend says... #3
What you wan is hexproof/shroud.
Cards like Privileged Position , Asceticism , Canopy Cover , Greater Auramancy , and Diplomatic Immunity (though probably not modern) will do, as well as equipment such as Mask of Avacyn , Lightning Greaves , Swiftfoot Boots , and Whispersilk Cloak .
Now, these won't help you if they aren't using abilities that target. If so, you might be looking for Indestructibility or Shield of the Oversoul .
And there's always just plain counterspells if you are running blue.
Hope this helps.
January 8, 2013 7:39 p.m.
Gladecover Scout and Slippery Bogle are used for the competitive version of a spirit dancer aura deck.
January 8, 2013 7:53 p.m.
Yeah, more cheap hexproof and more cheap counters. Modern is a big list of cards, and there is quite simply a lot of awesome removal. If you don't have any protection you're going to get blown out on 2,3 for 1s over and over.
January 8, 2013 9:02 p.m.
Turn Aside and Dispel are the best answers to Path to Exile , though they are incredibly narrow.
January 8, 2013 10:52 p.m.
Oh, thanks a lot to everyone, these advises were very helpful. Slippery Bogle and Turn Aside will certainly find a room in the main deck. I am also concidering Mental Misstep , because on 2nd - 5th turn I have mostly all lands tapped, so the 2life counterspell can be very usefull.
Anyway, I appriciate yours advises a I am glad for them.
Thanks
January 9, 2013 6:34 a.m.
Hmm, I thought it is banned only on Legacy, thanks for the objection....
Rogballs says... #2
If you're using invisible stalker that means you are running blue. If you are running blue it might be advisable to use Spell Pierce .
January 8, 2013 7:03 p.m.