How much potential does Young Pyromancer have for greater play in modern?
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Posted on Jan. 27, 2014, 7:16 p.m. by forestlore44
Green has Tarmogoyf . Black has Dark Confidant . White has Stoneforge Mystic . Blue has Snapcaster Mage . Does Young Pyromancer have what it takes to join this exclusive club and fulfill red's part of this 'cycle'? Or not?
I want to see a 5-color aggro control deck that ulilizes those cards. They could call it...
5-color JundBlade Control
alright, this is definitely going to be a thing.
But wait....No cryptic command...
(weeps silently in corner)
January 27, 2014 7:28 p.m.
blackmarker90 says... #4
Considering Stoneforge Mystic is currently banned in modern it would have to be a legacy deck
January 27, 2014 7:45 p.m.
White doesn't really have anything currently.
To answer your question though, Young Pyromancer is good but not nearly good enough to be compared to the others you mentioned.
It did well in a delver deck recently, but I doubt we'll ever see it consistently winning big.
Like Delver himself, I think this guy will do better in legacy than any other format.
January 27, 2014 8:01 p.m.
vampirelazarus says... #6
The thing is, you have to build with the pyromancer in mind, the others (besides mystic), you can splash for.
January 27, 2014 8:17 p.m.
I would argue that you have to build with all of them in mind.
Snapcaster Mage is useless if you don't have spells that are practical to flashback for an extra 2.
Dark Confidant will actually kill you if you don't keep your curve low.
Tarmogoyf can actually be mediocre if you don't have somewhat reliable ways of filling the graveyard.
I'll grant that they're easier to just throw in a deck, but to be at their best they should be built around.
January 27, 2014 8:43 p.m.
blackmarker90 says... #8
Or you have to have a ton of removal for goyf, fill your opponents gy
GoldGhost012 says... #2
I'm sure he'll be good in certain builds, but red has Goblin Guide to fill that "exclusive" club. Lightning Bolt too.
January 27, 2014 7:23 p.m.