Dies to Removal

Khaos, yeah, just going off what I have. Incinerate is obviously better.

You don't need enchantment destruction for Twin. You just use Combust. It's better because it cant be countered and you also bring it in for UWR control and Soul Sisters. Use Hibernation for GW Hexproof.

You missed my last decklist, didn't you?

I won't be going to FNM tonight but I'll have this sleeved up for next time.

I noticed I'm siding out Electrolyze in a lot of my matchups, but my meta is very heavy in Affinity and Soul Sisters so that's basically me making a concession to those matchups preboard.

I'm hoping to go to FNM this Friday for Modern (first Friday of every month). It will be the last time I can go before my daughter is born so I'm trying to convince my wife to let me go (she was already cool enough to let me go to the PTQ!).

The deck and sideboard plans are pretty similar to what I played last time so I feel comfortable that it's good. Firespout would be nice for Zoo and Soul Sisters. If I were on that plan I'd probably side out Delver and go full control hoping to ride a Pike'd elemental token to victory.

[deck]
Creatures (12)
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Snapcaster Mage
4 Young Pyromancer

Spells (29)
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Vapor Snag
2 Spell Pierce
3 Magma Jet
2 Searing Spear
4 Remand
3 Mana Leak
2 Runechanter's Pike
2 Electrolyze

Land (19)
4 Misty Rainforest
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Steam Vents
3 Sulfur Falls
1 Breeding Pool
2 Mountain
3 Island

Sideboard (15)
2 Flame Slash
2 Pillar of Flame
2 Dispel
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Flashfreeze
2 Combust
2 Hibernation
1 Counterflux
[/deck]

vs Storm: -3 Vapor Snag, -2 Runechanter's Pike, +2 Dispel, +2 Flashfreeze, +1 Counterflux

vs Zoo: -2 Electrolyze, -2 Spell Pierce, +2 Flashfreeze, +2 Flame Slash

vs Soul Sisters: -1 Searing Spear, -3 Vapor Snag, +2 Pillar of Flame, +2 Combust

vs Affinity: -4 Remand, -2 Vapor Snag, +2 Pillar of Flame, +2 Ancient Grudge, +2 Flame Slash

vs Bogles: -3 Vapor Snag, -1 Electrolyze, +2 Flashfreeze, +2
Hibernation

vs UWR control: -2 Electrolyze, -2 Searing Spear, -1 Magma Jet, +2 Dispel, +2 Combust, +1 Counterflux

vs mono blue Tron: -2 Electrolyze, -2 Searing Spear, -1 Spell Pierce, +2 Dispel, +2 Ancient Grudge, +1 Counterflux

vs GR Tron: -2 Electrolyze, +2 Ancient Grudge

vs Jund: -2 Runechanter's Pike, -2 Electrolyze, +2 Flame Slash, +2 Flashfreeze

Flame Slash is in my board. I'll post the whole 75 later when I'm not on my phone.

[deck]
4 delver of secrets
4 snapcaster mage
4 young pyromancer

4 gitaxian probe
4 lightning bolt
3 vapor snag
4 magma jet
3 searing spear
4 remand
3 mana leak
2 runechanter's pike
2 electrolyze

19 land
[/deck]

Because I hate casting Serum Visions and Zoo can go suck eggs.

Goyfless Zoo, so not quite as necessary, but yes. Unfortunately I don't have any handy.

I'm still on it and will likely play it this Friday if I can get down to the LGS for Modern FNM. I expect a lot of Nacatls and Kird Apes so I'm probably going to make some adjustments to the deck based on what I have in my collection.

I wish I could buy my Delver deck on MTGO and give a video primer because it's quite difficult to explain how to pilot the deck since it has so many different lines. What I can say is that Gitaxian Probe is very good, and you should only run out Pyromancer on turn two when you are confident you will untap with him. A lot of people like to save their Probe to cast following a turn two Pyromancer and they could not be more wrong. Turn three Pyromancer with Vapor Snag in hand is ideal when you are certain your opponent has removal.

It's also really good to play Staticaster in a deck with Runechanter's Pike.

I had Izzet Staticaster in my sideboard at FNM a couple of months ago but never got to use him. It's a lot more relevant now that people are going to start forcing Fae and token builds.

Affinity and Zoo are worst by a lot. Storm is unfavorable but not quite as bad. Every other matchup feels favorable to me.

You don't want Torpor Orb in your sideboard. It's far too reactive and not as flexible as Combust which can be used in a much larger amount of matchups.

It's almost exactly what I'm going to run next time except Pike instead of Lavaman and fewer land with no maindeck Electrolyze.

Yep, I was thinking the same thing. For my list I like taking out a Vapor Snag and a Magma Jet for two Spell Snare.

Good start to the primer. For the record, here is my decklist:

[deck]
Creatures (12)
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Young Pyromancer
4 Snapcaster Mage

Spells (30)
4 Serum Visions
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Vapor Snag
2 Spell Pierce
4 Magma Jet
4 Remand
3 Mana Leak
2 Runechanter's Pike

Lands (18)
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Steam Vents
4 Sulfur Falls
2 Mountain
6 Island

Sideboard (15)
2 Dispel
2 Pillar of Flame
1 Vandalblast
1 Shattering Blow
2 Combust
3 Hibernation
2 Electrolyze
2 Counterflux
[/deck]

Only thing I'm missing to optimize the list are the fetchlands.