5-Color Manlands?
Modern forum
Posted on Sept. 14, 2015, 11:12 a.m. by TheAnnihilator
Disclaimer: Not saying this will be competitive, just discussing the idea.
With a full 10 manlands (come Oath of the Gatewatch), you could easily make a manland deck. Just add cheap interaction via Lightning Bolt, Path to Exile, Terminate, and/or Abrupt Decay to make up for your lands entering tapped -- and a dash of Life from the Loam for resilience -- and you've got something at least.
It's main issue is obviously Blood Moon.
Anyone plan on playing something like this?
Well, what is the benefit? I would prefer to just awaken my basics and add more counters to them rather than have 10 essentially guildgates.
4 Amulet of Vigor seem like a good start though.
September 14, 2015 11:21 a.m. Edited.
TheAnnihilator says... #4
The benefit is to have a deck full of non-Thoughtseizeable threats, ones that don't take up slots. =D
With Loam, you have counter-resistant inevitability.
Amulet seems real good in here, though.
September 14, 2015 11:28 a.m.
TheAnnihilator says... #5
To to mention how little Goyf does against a mostly lands deck.
September 14, 2015 11:30 a.m.
I feel like running all lands is just too much. More than is realistic. 30-35 with a loam/pox shell would be stronger I think. Smallpox, lily, Lingering Souls maybe, Seismic Assault... You know the drill. Crucible of Worlds.
September 14, 2015 11:57 a.m.
asasinater13 says... #7
It doesn't have any game against burn or affinity, so I don't think it could be competitive. that said, the bloom player in me wants this deck to run Summer Bloom for explosive draws, I'm fairly confident bloom is just better than amulet. Into the Wilds could definitely fit, at least in the sideboard for vs. difficult matchups. I could also see flip nissa existing in the deck. also Unexpected Results could be super interesting in the build. Ancient Stirrings gives card selection, especially good if Spellskite and Amulet of Vigor are in here. I'm not sure Smallpox is correct because of the amount of mana needed to activate man lands.
September 14, 2015 12:39 p.m.
You're forgetting the best card in the deck, Realms Uncharted! Go grab four lands and let your opponent pick their poison! Then run Life from the Loam to get them back! It's foolproof!
September 14, 2015 1:03 p.m.
wwhitegoldd says... #10
The deck actually seems viable. I mean, there is legacy lands.
September 14, 2015 1:54 p.m.
wwhitegoldd - Yeah, but the win-con of Legacy lands is banned in Modern (Dark Depths).
You could go the route of Seismic Assault or Molten Vortex, but I feel that starts to make this deck more competitive and less on the fun side.
September 14, 2015 2:13 p.m.
TheAnnihilator says... #12
Lol, you all heard it here first folks! xD
But seriously, it is a very interesting idea indeed.
@TheAlexGnan There are a few things I don't like about your list, though.
- I'd choose either Crucible of Worlds or Life from the Loam. Not both.
- Thought Scour and Serum Visions don't really fit. Scour doesn't do enough, and we're not trying to set up a combo like Bloom Titan is, so Serum just takes up space.
- Treetop Village is very bad in a 5-color deck. Most any other manland would be better. In fact, you don't have any of the new manlands listed here, but the UG one seems very good in this list.
- 2x Ghost Quarter is fine, no need for the Tec Edges.
- I really want a 2nd, and maybe third Terra Eternal in here.
We are getting somewhere though.
September 14, 2015 5:55 p.m.
asasinater13 says... #13
why running fetches and basics? I could see some basics for Path to Exile, but fetches seem unnecessary. also if you're running Treasure Hunt you'll want some way to drop multiple lands a turn, like Summer Bloom or Azusa, Lost but Seeking.
September 14, 2015 11:55 p.m.
Triforce-Finder says... #14
I'd not run all 40 lands. Something around 30-35 maybe.
I'd suggest Oracle of Mul Daya, Budoka Gardener, Beseech the Queen, Zendikar Incarnate, Atarka's Command, landfall stuff, and a few that others have suggested before me. Oh, and that new Eldrazi that was spoiled just now, Endless One.
JakeHarlow says... #2
Fascinating idea...the concern, of course, is that it could be too slow. But I'd be very interested to see it in play nonetheless.
September 14, 2015 11:20 a.m.