Is it Possible to Make a 5 Color Deck Competitive in Modern?

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Posted on Jan. 5, 2014, 7:15 a.m. by DenzelPretzel

I'm planning to make this 5 color control deck for modern. Before I some cash, is it possible to make it competitive? Against those turn 3 to 4 win decks?

If you're going to ask, "Why go five color? It's just so illogical." Well, having all five colors is an obsession or fetish, so to say, of mine. I want something unusual yet effective. I'll pursue making this deck, unless someone can convince me that 5 color is impossible.

Here is my deck: Rainbowy Fabulousness Controls You...

Thanks.

DenzelPretzel says... #2

I accidentally dropped a word a word in the second sentence. It's supposedly "Before I shed some cash." but I think you don't need it to understand my question.

January 5, 2014 7:18 a.m.

Gidgetimer says... #3

The problem is that nonbasic lands are too easy to hate on in modern. You may be able to make a very well constructed 5 color deck work as a rogue deck, but as soon as it starts actually becoming a part of the local meta it will get hated out quickly.

January 5, 2014 8:05 a.m.

DenzelPretzel says... #4

That's actually one of the problems I have right now. Well, what are the chances.

January 5, 2014 8:39 a.m.

xlaleclx says... #5

4/5 colour good stuff is a pretty decent deck in modern. Top 8s events once in a while. It's a very expensive deck though,runs a ton of fetches and shocks + all of the good expensive creatures such as Geist of Saint Traft Snapcaster Mage and so on.

January 5, 2014 10:21 a.m.

iVampire says... #6

EVERY Color Burn works really well. MtGgoldfish.com and mtgtop8.com are good sites to look at the metagame for insight.

January 5, 2014 12:03 p.m.

There are a few rogue 4/5c Good stuff decks running around. Few and far between but they can do fairly well. Mtgtop8.com may have a few list of a couple of the decks

January 5, 2014 12:44 p.m.

UrbanAnathema says... #8

Check out my deck here. 5 colors and capable of T3 win.


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Modern UrbanAnathema

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January 5, 2014 12:58 p.m.

Zuckfat says... #9

5 color aggro domain..

January 5, 2014 2:22 p.m.

Zuckfat says... #10

January 5, 2014 2:23 p.m.

DenzelPretzel says... #11

I see. So it's very much possible. Thanks. What about some things to help with my deck?

January 6, 2014 5:46 a.m.

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