Comments on: Back on the PPTQ Grind: Week Two

By: Zach Stackhouse

Zach Stackhouse — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:29:09 +0000

In reply to Ronald Soller. Modern is well-known at this point for having a wide-open meta with dozens of viable decks. I think that adds a level of fairness where your play matters more than simply having a better deck.

By: Ronald Soller

Ronald Soller — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:04:25 +0000

I have always disliked losing the first or second match of a constructed event because it usually takes you off the metagame path and you end up dealing with fringe decks and brews. You strategy and game plan goes out the window and it becomes much harder to get back to expected opponents.

By: David Ernenwein

David Ernenwein — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 04:54:56 +0000

In reply to Martin Otero Lema.

Your English was fine, don’t worry.

That is exactly what I mean, they’re used to not cycling early so that a turn 2 RiP doesn’t wreck them and then boarding in lots of answers to the RiP, which is what happened in the games I mentioned. It’s harder for them to do that and deal with counterspells, which is what I meant.

By: Martin Otero Lema

Martin Otero Lema — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 23:24:34 +0000

I find your note on rest in peace very interesting. I have been piloting living end for nearly four years, and I always have found that the only way around RIP is to beast within it and then cycle some dudes. Was this what happened in your game or is there another way to play around RIP?

PD: Sorry if there are any mistakes, English isnt my first language. Also, commenting from my phone.

By: Nicholas D.

Nicholas D. — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:32:34 +0000

Dear Mr. Ernenwein,
It is a shame that the deck choices did not work out. I think, however, that I have found (with some inspiration from Jordan Boisvert) the absolute best deck in modern now; Eldrazi stompy without serum powder. Over the past couple weeks, I’ve played about a hundred matches, and I am winning about 80% of the time with it. It has extremely positive match ups against Grixis and Jund shadow, Burn and Lantern, and any control deck, has a favorable matchup against Eldrazi and regular tron, is about even with living end, death and taxes, and the only bad match ups are counters company and free win red. I will communicate the exact list that I am on shortly (for I am typing this on an IPad) but, perhaps this is the deck to get you on to the pro tour!