What the heck's going on with eldrazi?
Modern forum
Posted on Jan. 15, 2016, 10:09 p.m. by pumpkinwavy
I used to play modern but since last summer have started play more and ore standard which is making me play less and less modern. I still have been following it though, and I know a lot about it.
But then I start hearing about this new black edrazi deck and assume it's some cool and maybe even powerful deck but not a real deck that will become a part of the meta. Next thing I hear that it will end up being tier 1-1.5, and I just read an article by Shaheen Soorani saying that Eldrazi Temple will end up having to be banned! Is this deck real, or way overhyped?
There's no way any part of it's getting banned. It doesn't break the turn 4 rule. If playing Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger on turn 4 is too good for modern, then tooth and nail decks will have to be nerfed and so will tron. Its just really overhyped and being played a lot. Its pretty good, maybe tier 1 capable depending on how OGW cards play out but nothing ban worthy.
January 15, 2016 10:13 p.m.
lol It's good but it's not going to break the format. I'm personally not really impressed with it.
January 15, 2016 10:51 p.m.
ojmandias I'd like to see a tron player try to get an Ulamog turn 4 (it seems difficult, especially with the hate and stuff). Anyways tron has a much more realistic goal of dropping karn on three, which is still awesome.
January 15, 2016 11:27 p.m.
FAMOUSWATERMELON says... #6
It's a very contestable opinion, but to me, a consistent T3 Karn > a consistent T4 Newlamog.
January 15, 2016 11:30 p.m.
FAMOUSWATERMELON Agreed, though curving one into another is even better :)
January 15, 2016 11:35 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #8
The deck is a fantastic deck that is positioned very well right now. It attacks the meta from an angle that the format isn't used to yet. Give the deck a few months to settle in and people might start to plan against it. It's definitely tier one material, but I don't think it'll get quite there yet. Though with twin getting the axe, there's about a billion people that will be looking for a new deck soon, so who knows.
January 16, 2016 12:40 a.m.
It's going to be big. Pick up your pieces.. It beat out tron at the newest SCG tourny. Heartless Eldrazi vs B/R Tron.. It's ridiculously powerful.. And is going to be on another level with the new cards. The deck picks apart your hand with the usual black hate, and ramps into Thought-Knot Seer to take another card. Then you just drop ulamog. This deck tore up Twin.. Dropped ulamog on turn 4 and just took two of their lands and they were just dead.
January 16, 2016 4:28 a.m. Edited.
SwaggyMcSwagglepants says... #10
Tron is going to be super oppresive, now that twin is banned. Twin was it's hardest matchup, and I'm expecting that during shadows, some Tron value card (eye of ugin, sylvan scrying, possibly wurmcoil) will be banned or another combo (sword of the meek) will be unbanned. And, now that kozileks return is a card, I expect Tron to be the best deck in the format.
January 16, 2016 12:27 p.m.
pumpkinwavy says... #12
Okay, I've been convinced that this deck is great. Should I buy it? It seems pretty cheap, considering I already have the inquistions and Thoughtseizes.
lemmingllama says... #2
The deck is really good, but I personally doubt that any of the pieces will be banned this time around. So I wouldn't worry too much about it.
January 15, 2016 10:12 p.m.