It often makes sense to target yourself with Vendilion Clique’s trigger, especially in game 1.Here was the first version I tried: Blue Moon, First Draft I felt like the unbanning of Ancestral Vision might solve a lot of my problems. Too often you would get a few cards ahead, but then your Remands and Mana Leaks would decrease in effectiveness and it was really hard to finish people off with Snapcaster Mage and burn. I tried Blue Moon a bit before Pro Tour Eldrazi and had good results, but it was missing something. Once people knew to be prepared, I moved off it. Extremely strong and consistent, it’s also very easily hated out by just about any form of graveyard disruption out there. Ultimately, I think this deck got “found” about a week too early. Dredge-I was pretty close to playing this in the Grand Prix.But what got me off this deck was how severely I was defeated by Dredge… Affinity-Sure, I lost a few games here and there to sideboard cards, which was frustrating.
Nahiri is obviously great sometimes, but is not a good card for Modern. Jeskai with Nahiri-I didn’t understand the hype behind this deck, tried it for myself, and then was sure it was bad.It seemed to me like a tough deck with which to go 13-2. You have to get very lucky to beat Affinity and you have very close matchups versus decks like Zoo, Burn, and Jund. Merfolk-I didn’t believe the metagame would break well for Merfolk.I wouldn’t normally advise giving up on a deck after playing 1 matchup, but sometimes you just know. Scapeshift with Ancestral Vision-Matt Sperling obliterated me 6 straight games with Reckless Bushwhacker Zoo.It also really needs to draw sideboard cards to compete with Affinity. Hate Bears are great if you can correctly predict the metagame but are often weak to rogue decks. Hate Bears-I felt like it just wasn’t the right time.I also felt like it would take a lot more practice time than I had to play optimally. Ad Nauseam-Didn’t like the fail rate or the matchup versus Eldrazi Hate Bears.Infect-Strong deck that I probably did not spend enough time exploring.Abzan Company-Hard to play, not my style, and weak against Tron.Mardu-Strong results overall, but weak to Ancestral Vision.
My playtesting notebook was filled with broken dreams and failed experiments. So it was with a renewed enthusiasm that I began preparation for Grand Prix Los Angeles. While everyone knows that Lightning Bolt and Snapcaster Mage will always be pillars of the format, different archetypes cycle in and out of favor as new strong decks come into the forefront and sometimes fall victim to the ban hammer. While the constant changes to the banned list can be hard on collectors, it’s great for the experienced competitive crowd. I always have fun exploring the Modern format.
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