Is THIS a thing???
Modern forum
Posted on Jan. 21, 2014, 11:19 p.m. by gnarlicide
I just saw a Jund list that splashes white for Ajani Vengeant and a pair of Path to Exile s.
The SB includes 3x copies of Stony Silence also.
I just want to know if this is worth pursuing? I mean, I am building a Jund deck for modern, and I am aware that there are 50 cards that must be in it. the other 25 I guess are up to the meta.
I suppose I am just trying to figure out if I should try this out or if it's worth trying it out. any thoughts?
It is indeed a thing. I usually see at as Ajani Venjund, or Light Jund. Sometimes they run Helix too.
January 21, 2014 11:25 p.m.
Personally, I like it better than traditional Jund if you don't mind the extra land$
January 21, 2014 11:26 p.m.
smash10101 says... #5
Ajundi Vengeant sounds like the coolest deck ever. If I played Modern, I would play that.
January 21, 2014 11:27 p.m.
SwiftDeath says... #6
Yes this is a thing and was a very common decklist in Prague. I saw the event live and I contemplated splashing for the colors as well. I don't know if it will stay a good build but for now the decklist looks solid and plays very well. Only 2 people managed to top 8 with the list and After reviewing the cards it looks more like Junk splash red then Jund splash white. You can see all the results of the tourney here: http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gppra14/welcome
January 21, 2014 11:28 p.m.
The lifegain a nice Balance with Jund's usual Bob/Seize/Land dmg
January 21, 2014 11:29 p.m.
To be honest, it's probably the strongest deck in Modern right now. You don't see it pop up as much as it should because of how expensive the deck is (well over $1,000).
It has all the goodies that would make you play Junk, but keeps it in a Jund shell for consistency. Discarding Lingering Souls to Liliana of the Veil means you don't get roflpwnt by Snapcaster Mage /Lightning Bolt , one of the key reasons to splash white. The extra sideboard tech protects the deck from Tron and Pod, arguably Jund's worst matchups.
January 22, 2014 2:52 a.m.
gnarlicide says... #9
sylvannos that's what's drawing the interest in this variant. The tron and pod match ups. Which, incidentally are very popular at my shop. The price I am not too worried about, I will have a functional Jund list in a couple weeks already built, (picking up some more goyfs when tax returns come in) the only thing I would be missing is the lillis. It should be finished during modern season, but I am in no rush.
Thanks guys for the feedback.
-Fulcrum says... #2
From what I understand (I'm new to modern), it's called Ajundi and also plays Lingering Souls sometimes.
January 21, 2014 11:24 p.m.