Blood Moon hate for Grixis
Modern forum
Posted on Dec. 20, 2014, 10:14 p.m. by Hickorysbane
I'm toying around with making a Grixis deck for modern and wondering how I should prepare for Blood Moon. The first thing that comes to mind is Engineered Explosives but I wanna see what other options are out there too. Mostly because it's only really effective if I play it pre-moon or have enough basics.
GlistenerAgent says... #3
Assuming you're on Grixis Control, make sure your basics consist of 3 Islands, 1 Mountain and 1 Swamp. Having 3 Islands is very important as Cryptic Command is one of the few ways you have to remove a Blood Moon that is in play.
About hating out Blood Moon: Play around it. Leave up mana to counter a Blood Moon, and be more cautious when using fetchlands or casting spells during your main phase. I wouldn't waste sideboard slots on beating the card. Engineered Explosives is a strong option that is useful in other mathups, so if anything play that.
December 20, 2014 10:39 p.m.
Hickorysbane says... #4
ThatBlueMage and GlistenerAgent, thanks for the help! That's all advice I plan on using
December 20, 2014 10:41 p.m.
Hickorysbane says... #6
fluffybunnypants, that thought actually crossed my mind. Then I thought screw that I don't wanna spend enough to make a four-color mana base :p
December 20, 2014 11:59 p.m.
Hickorysbane says... #7
Also when I thought more about that I wanted to drop red and just make a rock deck...completely nullifying what I set out to do
December 20, 2014 11:59 p.m.
fluffybunnypants says... #8
Nah, you just attempt to set it up like the Legacy version.
December 21, 2014 12:11 a.m.
@PrecintSix6Six: That's what happens to me every time I try to make a non-Rock deck. I guess that just proves Rock deck is best deck.
December 21, 2014 2:53 a.m.
Hickorysbane says... #10
vault, I've never played it so can't say for certain, but it's on my list of I'll-get-around-to-it-sometime-cause-it-sounds-awesome stuff :p One of my favorite three decks for sure.
Servo_Token says... #2
My advice is to have enough basics and fetch for them whenever possible if you're scared of blood moon.
December 20, 2014 10:21 p.m.