Comments on: Welcome to Modern: A Beginner’s Guide

By: Kyle Wright

Kyle Wright — Wed, 18 May 2016 17:25:16 +0000

The one thing I think people should keep in mind is the quality of top decks in modern. There are a ton of combo decks and you can control them well only to have them draw scapeshift, Ad Naus, become immense, etc.

Ability to close a game is a very real consideration in modern. It’s one of the reason why Jund tends to win even as a tap out control type deck, its creatures create a very fast clock that demands a lot out of the combo deck. Whereas as decks like grixis or blue moon tend to durdle around after they get control and that leads to lots of feel bad moments where you lose a game you had under control.

By: Mikefon

Mikefon — Wed, 18 May 2016 12:40:05 +0000

Great article. Clear and well written. Moreover just yesterday I was thinking half the things you wrote. Keep it up. I’m waiting for the chart you mention. I think it’s pretty fun.

By: David Ernenwein

David Ernenwein — Tue, 17 May 2016 21:30:10 +0000

In reply to Matthew Zielinski. Interestingly, I was planning on including an updated version of that very chart in this article, but it wasn't ready in time. Stay tuned :).

By: Matthew Zielinski

Matthew Zielinski — Tue, 17 May 2016 20:09:51 +0000

This is a fun way to figure out what you want to play in modern. (a little, ok a lot outdated) https://i.warosu.org/data/tg/img/0307/58/1394478137874.jpg

By: Jason Schousboe

Jason Schousboe — Tue, 17 May 2016 17:56:07 +0000

In reply to Jacob Kellogg. Looks like copy-paste got the better of me. Fixed.

By: Jacob Kellogg

Jacob Kellogg — Tue, 17 May 2016 16:37:58 +0000

Um, your next-to-last paragraph ends mid-sentence. Otherwise, though, nice article. 😀