Modern for $500-600
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Posted on June 1, 2015, 1:19 p.m. by Judicious
I've shortlisted RUG Scapeshift, BW Tokens and Naya Burn. I'm leaning more towards Scapeshift or Burn, but I'm concerned that Scapeshift isn't well placed in the meta. I'd love to hear some opinions on the viability of these decks, and any other decks in that price range or below that people think are viable in the current modern meta. Thanks.
ThisIsBullshit says... #3
For 500 dollars, burn is your best bet. It's pretty solidly tier one, and it's extremely consistent, to the point where it might get boring for some.
June 1, 2015 1:32 p.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #4
A good Scapeshift deck will likely cost you upwards of $700. I'd go with Burn.
June 1, 2015 1:35 p.m.
NoPantsParade says... #5
Burn is going to be your best bet. I've been playing it for two months, and I'm getting a little jaded with it, however.
June 1, 2015 1:49 p.m.
does infect fit this criteria? I just built it but already owned a bunch of it so I haven't paid attention to the cost, I think it sits quite nicely to compete, depending on your meta ofc
June 1, 2015 2:35 p.m.
Don't be a boring Burn player, build Gruul Tron. Now's the perfect time with all the pricey parts of it having been reprinted this year.
"A good Scapeshift deck" - That's a pretty good one man hahaha
June 1, 2015 2:47 p.m. Edited.
FinchFalcon says... #8
Honestly, BW tokens isn't all that expensive. The only pricey bits are the Elspeth's, and if you want them, Bitterblossoms. You could possibly do Burn and BW tokens in that price range...
June 1, 2015 2:52 p.m.
I can agree with BW tokens, it's actually a very good deck that you can play around with. There's lots of different ways to play it.
June 1, 2015 2:53 p.m.
Gruul Tron, very fun and not too expensive but still teir 1-1.5
June 1, 2015 3:09 p.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #12
Just you wait until they unban double-Demonic Tutor.
June 1, 2015 3:13 p.m.
I do hope they eventually bring back Dig. It's a pretty awesome card.
June 1, 2015 3:16 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #14
Infect would fit the criteria if you built it with a sub-par mana base.
I'd say odds are decent of Misty Rainforest getting a reprint though so you could just run it with KTK fetches or Checks & Shocks for now. ...Inkmoth Nexus wins so many games so I wouldn't build Infect without it.
I'm sure GlistenerAgent could point you in the right direction.
Infect is a lot fun to pilot.
June 1, 2015 3:23 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #15
Out of the three, I say play burn because you're buying a legacy deck that you can play in modern, essentially.
June 1, 2015 4:57 p.m.
JexInfinite says... #17
Grez CoCo is not really that great of a deck. I'd wait until it's solidly T1 before buying into it.
Living End could do pretty well, with instant speed T3 Wraths. Nobody plays it, so you have the element of surprise. With Fulminator Mage being reprinted, it's also pretty cheap to get into. Not T1, not the best deck, but you can have success with it.
June 2, 2015 5:19 a.m.
Company is one of the best decks in the format are you kidding me? Its a very solid tier 1 deck. I wouldn't have mentioned it otherwise.
bkimpland says... #2
Burn is always a solid options. Scapeshift really struggles in the current meta. It saw a burst while DTT was available, but now that it's gone, it's just another tier 2 deck.
Burn will get you there though. Over and over and over.
June 1, 2015 1:25 p.m.