Hm the modern flash-hulk?
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Posted on April 3, 2015, 2:35 a.m. by DAFFY-DOOM
So I have been up against a deck that has given me flash backs of the most dreadful deck I've played... Flash-hulk. It was yesterday, I went up to my magic venue and sat down and played with some buddies one of them had a new deck so, me being me I wanted to go against it asap, so It went normal t1 land pass, then I played a land on t2 and passed, then he played Angel's Grace and I was confused, so I waited and he played Pentad Prism exiled some Simian Spirit Guides and BAM Ad Nauseam I had no idea why and then I saw it...Lighting Storm it threw me off. I was hit for 20 in turn 2. Is this the new flash-hulk? I Know it's defeat able, like hello Condescend,Remand,Mana Leak,Meddling Mage has anyone else experienced this?
I think there is something missing
Well, no, since that requires 2 lands that produce different colors, 3-4 SSG, 1 prism, 1 grace, 1 ad nauseum, an exact combination of 8-9 cards that is highly unlikely to occur.
Flash hulk requires to have the ability to cast a 
spell and have hulk in hand, which is much different than paying 
for 2 different cards (or cast Phyrexian Unlife).
So, no, you cannot compare it to hulk and there are much better combos with actual protection in modern right now.
April 3, 2015 2:46 a.m.
It's not NEARLY that consistent or fast. What you saw is an incredibly unlikely God-hand. Besides, Hulk-flash could go off before it even took a turn with 4 cards needed in its opening hand. Ad Nauseum isn't near that power level.
April 3, 2015 2:49 a.m.
DAFFY-DOOM says... #5
Is the deck playable in modern or was my match just bs. Because I play tron "gifts" and this seems to be pretty cool, if I was playing it or world the twin and goyf meta eat it up?
April 3, 2015 3 a.m.
It gets eaten alive in this meta game. It's fragile to counterspells and disruption, something this meta game is NOT short on.
April 3, 2015 3:08 a.m.
DAFFY-DOOM says... #7
@iLikeDirt what are the good combo decks in modern then? Because they're my favorite type!!
April 3, 2015 3:11 a.m.
Currently, the only combo decks played in the meta are the ones that are redundant and/or can protect themselves:
- Twin
- Amulet Bloom (Hive Mind + pact combo)
- RUG Scapeshift
- Collected company feat. Viscera Seer, Melira, Sylvok Outcast/Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit and Kitchen Finks and introducing Congregation at Dawn. This is the newest, untested kid on the block.
April 3, 2015 3:24 a.m.
Splinter Twin (there's like... 5 variants now...? UR all-in combo, UR Tempo, UWR, RUG, and Grixis is starting to pop up.), Scapeshift and Storm are kinda your best combo decks in modern.
April 3, 2015 3:27 a.m.
Spaced Bloom Titan, thanks Boza. And I'm interested to see where Melira Company goes. I'm still not sold on it being a staying power in modern yet.
April 3, 2015 3:28 a.m.
It's placed one time the Company deck. It plays as a kind of aggro deck with a fallback combo built in. It's not that bad - kind of like little kid junk just with a little extra spice. I expect to see it pop up but not be a game leader.
I agree with Boza - Twin, Scapeshift, and Bloom are your biggest options.
Check the Modern Format Primer - Banlist Update (19/1/2015) for a few more details.
Also, as has been said above Ad Nauseam, whilst a good deck, is super vulnerable to any meta that can interact.
April 3, 2015 4:22 a.m.
fluffybunnypants says... #12
I actually had great success running AdNaus last Modern season. It's much more reliable than you would think it is and I think it's relatively fine in this meta. Your sideboard usually has enough silver bullets to make your games 2 and 3 entirely winnable even if you lose game one.
April 3, 2015 6:49 a.m.
It may function a lot like Living End then. People think it dies to counterspells but it doesn't. It also doesn't even die to graveyard exile.
April 3, 2015 6:53 a.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #14
Someone on here has done Hulk combo on here before.
The Incredibly Complicated Hulk Playtest
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GoldGhost012 says... #2
This isn't a version of Flash Hulk. Flash Hulk (for those who may not know) is a Legacy deck that uses Flash, Protean Hulk, Disciple of the Vault, and X-drop artifact creatures for massive damage. This is Modern Ad Nauseam, and it sounds like the typical decklist. It's generally a tier 2 strategy, but it seems like your opponent pretty much had a god hand to get 3 Simian Spirit Guides and cast Ad Nauseam turn 2.
April 3, 2015 2:43 a.m.