White Weenies
Modern forum
Posted on Dec. 11, 2014, 11:06 a.m. by JRaynor
So I've been slowly easing into the modern format and learning all I can. I've really appreciated the like of
Modern Format Primer and Modern Meta for all modern playtesters
I have found both to be great help as I've started exploring the ideas behind modern as well as the different archetypes that exist.
So here's the question: Where is the White Weenies? Getting into magic last year, I kept hearing the term alongside the like of Burn, RDW, and The Rock. Now that I'm actually a little bit acquainted with the archetypes of the format it doesn't look like it's a thing at all. So if it's not a thing why is it a common phrase and if it was a thing what happened to it?
Servo_Token says... #3
White weenies in Modern could be considered Death and Taxes, because the only list that's done well recently is one that uses a lot of taxing creatures like Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and Leonin Arbiter. Look into the Hatebear archetype to find the modern equivalent to white weenie.
December 11, 2014 11:41 a.m.
Servo_Token says... #4
If you want a traditional white weenie style (Being play some little dudes, and drop an Honor of the Pure), then look into tokens builds. Soul Sisters and BW Tokens are those that use this traditional strategy.
December 11, 2014 11:42 a.m.
I brewed a White splashed Green knights deck a while back. It was tons of fun.
December 11, 2014 12:05 p.m.
WovenNebula says... #6
Here's a white weenie Knights deck that got 3rd in August at a star city invitational qualifier Link
December 11, 2014 2:52 p.m.
notamardybum says... #7
i usually consider death and taxes to be white weenie, though sometimes colors are splashed
December 11, 2014 4:03 p.m.
Hatebears / death and taxes, tokens, and soul sisters are essentially which weenie. Most aren't at the top of the meta game but are fun decks to play and will win you games fairly frequently. I like hatebears the most.
December 11, 2014 4:28 p.m.
selesvyaloverer8 says... #9
Craig Wescoe, the man who will play white weenie and win even if it isnt good, made this for PT Born of the Gods and Melissa DeTora played this at a GP and top 16ed
December 11, 2014 11:53 p.m.
PaladinRyan says... #10
As people have said, Death and Taxes and Soul Sisters are the main white weenie decks. Hatebears and tokens also fall under this but usually have a fair amount of another color (G/W Hatebears and B/W tokens being the variants to come to mind). I play modern Death and Taxes myself and have been trying to passively obtain the cards for Soul Sisters as white aggro/tempo based strategies are my thing. Nihil Morte Certius is my D&T list though I would note that the side board is something that changes drastically with the meta I am facing as D&T is a deck that has to adapt to counter the meta more than most.
APPLE01DOJ says... #2
It's a common rogue brew like mono black midrange. Not a tier 1 deck but certainly capable of winning. They're actually quite common to go against on paper. Same things could be said for any mono colored modern deck really.
December 11, 2014 11:20 a.m.