Goblin Guide vs. Vexing Devil
Modern forum
Posted on March 10, 2014, 10:25 p.m. by Godfingerslash
Well, I've been reviewing these two cards lately and for me its kind of an undecided conclusion so far. It's a Speed vs. Power kind of thing regarding these two guys, since I'm an Aggro player, so I humbly ask for a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th opinion on this one. Thanks :)
Depends if you're abusing the amount of power. If you're using Varolz, the Scar-Stripped or something like that, Vexing Devil is the clear choice. Also, if you're running a burn deck in general, then Vexing Devil plays more into the flavor of your deck.
In most cases, however, I think you'll just want Goblin Guide , as it is a 2/2 haste for one red that your opponent can't just pay 4 life to deal with. They have to show you an actual answer to deal with it.
March 10, 2014 10:35 p.m.
Godfingerslash says... #4
I see. Thanks for the enlightenment, guys. Seems like my gut-feeling was right, after all. Goblin Guide it will be, then :)
March 10, 2014 10:41 p.m.
Blizzicane says... #5
If your running RDW both are excellent choices however if its not RDW and even if it is then most of the time Goblin Guide would be the better choice. :3
March 10, 2014 10:48 p.m.
Have you considered Great Wall ?
Amazing card. Very powerful.
March 10, 2014 10:49 p.m.
Blizzicane says... #7
I would run a full playset in the mainboard to stop Aysen Highway from over running my mono-red RDW deck.
March 10, 2014 10:56 p.m.
snowstorm :D
And that, kids, is metagaming at its finest.
March 10, 2014 10:59 p.m.
Godfingerslash says... #10
@Epochalyptik: I'm thinking of a design for creating a Modern Format version of the Rakdos Aggro deck that won MTG GP Santiago 2013. I'm trying to make this one faster and deadlier than its Standard counterpart. Therefore, Tormented Hero would be taking a vacation for a while and Goblin Guide would be filling in his place :3 Of course, the usual winning cards would still be there (Mogis's Marauder , Spike Jester ) :P
March 10, 2014 11:33 p.m.
PasorofMuppets says... #11
I would really only run Goblin Guide in a burn deck where you don't care about board states. Goblin Guide helps your opponent hit their land drops, getting them closer to a board wipe or board development which obviously sucks if you're playing a creature based aggro deck -- obviously in burn it doesn't really matter.
March 10, 2014 11:44 p.m.
Goblin Guide is better, hands down. Vexing Devil is just aweful now that Wild Nacatl has been unbanned and people are now mainboarding Anger of the Gods . It would almost always come down as a creature, maybe swing for four, then get exiled. That's much worse than Goblin Guide coming down, attacking for four over the same number of turns, while simultaneously scouting for information.
miracleHat says... #2
Goblin Guide lets you see most of the time what your opponent is drawing giving you free information on a great body. Vexing Devil only works in a burn deck. if you want it to be a creature to create a board presence, it will leave you without a board and you won't get what you want. It is only a burn spell, nothing more, and much less.
March 10, 2014 10:31 p.m.