Jeskai Tokens | Modern Worthy?
Modern forum
Posted on Jan. 1, 2015, 6:42 p.m. by Dalektable
So, if you haven't yet seen, today Patrick Chapin unveiled this beauty on StarCityGames...
I will take a strictly better Young Pyromancer any day. Sure, it costs one more mana which is very important in a format as fast as modern, but I think the potential here is enormous. I think a deck such as Jeskai Tokens could really take off, with a creature base of Young Pyromancer and the mentor and maybe a couple snapcaster I can feel the potential. The blue splash here would be for Jeskai Ascendancy and maybe some card draw such as Serum Visions and counters like Spell Pierce. I am currently testing with the deck upon the spoiling of Monastery Mentor and so far have found great success, though I am not yet ready to unveil my list. I am ready to see Mentor potentially break into the format. So what does everyone think? Does the deck that is wrecking the standard format have a place in modern, or will Monastery Mentor be a standard staple but it and the deck remain just that?
GlistenerAgent says... #3
I can certainly see Jeskai Delver replacing Geist of Saint Traft with Monastery Mentor. This guy --> Gitaxian Probe on turn 3 is very, very powerful, especially if you played a Young Pyromancer on turn 2.
I don't think Jeskai Ascendancy should be in Modern unless you're actually combo-killing with it.
January 1, 2015 6:58 p.m.
Unforgivn_II says... #4
Let's not forget that this guy can survive Bolt, so long as you have two cheap spells to back him up. A counterspell isn't always necessary. Obviously that's a lot of investment to deal with a single one mana card, but it will definitely happen.
January 1, 2015 7:12 p.m.
Dalektable says... #5
Just a second ago on untap I responded to a bolt with Raise the Alarm and a Lightning Bolt of my own, untapped and killed them. The prowess is definitely something to not forget with this guy.
January 1, 2015 7:16 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #9
Goblin Rabblemaster Young Pyromancer Brimaz, King of Oreskos Monastery Mentor I think so...
Plenty of other tools to go in different directions... Mardu Ascendancy may even be playable as a 1 of.
January 1, 2015 7:57 p.m.
nutellaisgreaterthanlife says... #10
I think that this card is deffinetly gonna affect standard. Mardu tokens/Jeskai tokens will be big. I have high hopes for modern too.
ChiefBell says... #2
It's not strictly better - it costs one more mana. Agree that the potential is enormous, however I don't think you want to play it in a deck without counterspells. Losing a key part of your deck to a Lightning Bolt when it cost 3 times as much mana to cast is a big ouch.
I think black in tokens is probably better than red. I would go white, black, blue. or white, black, red.
January 1, 2015 6:47 p.m.