New to Modern
Modern forum
Posted on April 20, 2014, 7:07 p.m. by NestedEgg
So I've been playing EDH now for about a year, but I want to start playing Modern, too. How does one go about making a Modern deck? I've looked at deck lists online, but I don't want to copy someone else's ideas. I have a budget of about $100, and I want the deck to contain some blue.
I'd like it to be somewhat similar to my EDH deck I Like Sphinxes, with blue for counterspells/draw power and white for removal.
April 20, 2014 7:10 p.m.
You're not getting a blue deck for $100 Not a playable one at least. Unless you want to build a budget mono blue tron
April 20, 2014 7:13 p.m.
R/W/U Control is an established archetype. This deck just won a Pro Tour.
April 20, 2014 7:13 p.m.
billmartin98 says... #6
Blue/green infect can be done on a budget. Can be fun to play and competitive with practice, those colors give you access to great infect creatures and protection/counter. and lots of pump/evasion. 100 dollars is plenty for that, you just wouldn't have fetches for thinning/shuffling
April 20, 2014 7:15 p.m.
forestlore44 says... #7
Try looking into playing mono blue Merfolk. Some of the decklists I've seen are pretty competitive yet budget friendly (at least it is as far as modern goes anyway).
April 20, 2014 7:16 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #9
Not always Matsi883. Mono U tron like I Fight For the Users! can be built for ~$200 if you are willing to compromise on the condition of the cards.
April 20, 2014 7:27 p.m.
That's expensivefor an $100 budget.
If you're going to build something cheap, it's probably going to have to be combo or something with cards you have.
April 20, 2014 7:44 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #11
I was referring to Established = Expensive. Most "expensive" decks are in the $500+ range. Tron is established but it's only $200.
April 20, 2014 7:46 p.m.
InconspicuousPotato says... #12
Budget for modern is more like $200. A reasonably competitive Mono-Blue Merfolk deck can be built for <300. But for things similar to your EDH deck U/W/R Control or Mono U tron is best. Though for getting into modern I'd go for something like Ninja Bear Delver since it contains a lot of cards used in other decks so you won't have bunch of cards that you won't use in any other deck once you decide to build something else.
April 20, 2014 7:46 p.m.
Ninja bear delver is a bad deck and is also not budget with cryptics being $60
April 20, 2014 7:52 p.m.
InconspicuousPotato says... #14
You have not seen Ninja Bear Delver be played if you think it's bad ;)
Though you're right in saying that it's not budget. But I was just saying that a deck with lots of staples like Snappy, Cryptic, and Remand would be best to start out in modern.
April 20, 2014 7:53 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #15
My Loam deck can be made shocks excluded for ~$80. So Land, Much Budget, Many Modern
Just an option for ya. It's something different, it's control (Didn't look at your EDH deck, but that's just the inference I made from the thread), and it's decently competitive. Just don't expect to take down a GP with it.
There's also Hatebears. You can make a mono-white version, then splash some blue for counterspells, Detention Sphere , and other control elements.
April 20, 2014 8:35 p.m.
Ninja bear delver is bad. Of course a deck running 4 cryptics, remands and snapcasters is going to win games sometimes, those are some of the best cards in modern. The deck itself isn't very good and doesn't get any advantage over UR delver in modern. Delver itself isn't even a very good archtype in modern.
April 20, 2014 8:44 p.m.
InconspicuousPotato says... #17
Ah, the old "it runs expensive cards" argument.
The point of modern is that pretty much anything can be good. Don't go bashing on decks because you don't understand them.
What do you mean it "doesn't get any advantage over UR delver in modern?" It has a ton more consistency and it runs some powerful cards like Ninja of the Deep Hours that UR doesn't run.
I don't even understand why we're arguing about this. I was using Ninja Bear Delver as an example because it runs lots of staples. And so far you haven't shown any logical reasoning as to why it's a bad deck, you simply are saying it's bad.
April 20, 2014 8:53 p.m.
You haven't used any argument as to why it's good either. All you've said is that it plays good cards which was my argument to begin with. The deck doesn't see any play for a reason and when it is played it puts up bad results. It's a bad fringe deck for people who feel the need to play delver in modern and those people get punished for playing it
April 20, 2014 8:58 p.m.
InconspicuousPotato says... #19
Alright, ninja bear delver is good because yes, it's individual pieces are powerful. Gitaxian Probe , Snapcaster Mage , Cryptic Command , and Remand are all very good cards. But each of it's pieces work very well together. It has tons of consistency and a higher starting life total because it doesn't have to go fetch-shock and lose 3 life. It gets to play Disrupting Shoal , which is almost like Force of Will for modern (though I know it's nowhere near as powerful so don't complain about my blasphemy). And pretty much every match-up is reasonable. Every match-up has a plan and can be won.
Also, LSV likes it :)
"This deck looks pretty awesome. I'm definitely gonna give it a spin." -LSV in the comment section for Travis Woos first Ninja Bear Delver article.
April 20, 2014 9:29 p.m.
You could make a good burn deck for less then 100$ I dont find burn very fun to play because it feels like the deck is on auto pilot but you could get your foot in the door with it.
Matsi883 says... #2
Modern is a format of whatever you want. What do you want to do?
P.S: Not many decks can be built for $100.
April 20, 2014 7:08 p.m.