Ask yourself these questions:
1) Why is this better than Burn?
2) Why am I not running Treasure Cruise?
I have a legit reason for #2 in my meta, but #1 is a bit harder to justify.
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- Sat Aug 16, 2014 1:56 pm
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- Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:51 pm
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- Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:50 pm
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- Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:42 am
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- Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:37 am
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- Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:46 pm
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- Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:31 pm
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- Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:58 pm
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After some reconsideration, this may work:
[deck]
Creatures 24
4 Rakdos Cackler
4 Goblin Guide
4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Eidolon of the Great Revel
4 Keldon Marauders
4 Stormblood Berserker
Burn 16
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Rift Bolt
4 Searing Blaze
4 Molten Rain
Land 20
1 Keldon Maruaders
19 Mountain
[/deck]
I think if the deck is going to utilize Molten Rain to its full effect, you really need to land an aggressive presence early. It's pretty devastating to land 2 attackers and set your opponent back a land. That kind of tempo advantage is simply enough to win a game most times. I can concede that that's where Cackler can be pretty useful.
See, he's not actually that bad in the right kind of build.
Agreed that you would not want Vexing Devil in this kind of deck.
I'm continually reminded of an article by PSully last year regarding Boros Aggro in Modern. This was pre-DRS ban and pre-Eidolon, so the list would certainly look different now, but I think his article is worth a read for the people following this thread (maybe it's been posted before?):
http://www.starcitygames.com/article/26 ... troit.html
I've read this article countless times and I've been referring to it as I tweak my own RDW list for Modern.
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:10 pm
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- Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:08 pm
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I feel like Rakdos Cackler offers a similar role that Keldon Marauders does for Berserker. Playing a one drop and getting in next turn just as easily turns him on, whereas you have to wait for Marauder to die or get in an attack to play Berserker unless you have four mana.
I'm personally on the cut Molten Rain plan anyway. I feel like the deck needs to speed up the goldfish. There are times where Molten Rain is stellar but other times where it's just a three mana Shock.
I'm personally on the cut Molten Rain plan anyway. I feel like the deck needs to speed up the goldfish. There are times where Molten Rain is stellar but other times where it's just a three mana Shock.
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 3:49 pm
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- Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:01 am
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- Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:59 am
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- Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:36 am
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- Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:40 pm
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- Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:03 am
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- Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:41 pm
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I actually like the idea of Spellbomb against Twin because it's easy to lead with it on turn one or two and dare them to end step Pestermite or Exarch. Having Searing Blaze in the list helps a ton here since you just activate landfall, Blaze the Exarch, then finish him off with either Mogg Fanatic or Spellbomb. I think against UR the swap of 4x Molten Rain for 2x Dismember and 2x Spellbomb is fairly obvious. Perhaps taking the Forked Bolts out for the other two Spellbombs is correct too, but since UR tends to run Spellskite I'd probably prefer Smash to Smithereens.
This is all theorycrafting of course.
This is all theorycrafting of course.
- Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:51 pm
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- Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:37 pm
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- Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:25 pm
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- Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:47 pm
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- Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:46 pm
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- Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:41 pm
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- Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:48 pm
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- Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:39 pm
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- Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:48 am
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- Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:51 pm
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- Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:45 pm
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- Sun Jun 22, 2014 2:37 pm
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- Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:05 pm
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- Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:38 pm
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Maindeck Molten Rain ought to be a good way to keep them off a fast Wurmcoil Engine. Otherwise it's pretty hard to win through. Shattering Blow is probably your best bet if you want a direct answer to it.
- Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:35 pm
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- Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:33 pm
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I've actually had awhile to think about it while getting my 5k in and I'm on board now. I think if the deck is loaded with enough creature threats that have to be answered VD becomes much better. Between Lavamancer, Guide, Eidolon, and VD they're going to take a lot of damage, and even if they kill our VD manually we have a lot of other threats ready to come swinging.
Consider me convinced.
Consider me convinced.
- Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:30 pm
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I will need a long time to respond cogently, but I'm fairly busy right now so hopefully I remember in the next few days, but if I don't, consider the matter dropped. Suffice it to say, I have yet to hear a "sound argument" favoring VD. I need a lot more theorycrafting than "it enables turn four kills". In what conditions is it good? In what conditions is it bad? Do instances where you wished it were another creature come up more often than not? How does it effect your percentages against the popular decks in the format? Does it just make good matchups better or does it improve bad ones at the expense of good ones?
- Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:56 pm
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- Thu Jun 19, 2014 5:51 pm
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- Thu Jun 19, 2014 5:22 pm
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It was a rhetorical question. I know why we play those cards. My point was that we shouldn't disregard a card because it doesnt kill quickly as LP mentioned.
I'm just going to say that I will never put VD in any deck I ever build, but especially not in Modern. I prefer to know what my cards do in all phases of the game.
I'm just going to say that I will never put VD in any deck I ever build, but especially not in Modern. I prefer to know what my cards do in all phases of the game.
- Thu Jun 19, 2014 12:55 pm
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- Thu Jun 19, 2014 12:48 pm
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