His +1 locks down a permanent, so at worst he protects himself, and in combination with Jace, Vryn's Prodigy we can handle most boards. Gideon of the Trials can’t be ignored with his emblem our opponent has to deal with him. The idea is simple enough: play enough planeswalkers that require attention that our opponent can’t devote enough resources to killing them all, thereby preserving our life total and getting us there via some ultimate. That being said, I give you: Planeswalker Control! While the end result might be considered a “failure,” if through the process we learn something about the format or our own biases, we can at least point to that as a positive. It’s important to note that my expectations going in are not to come out the other end with a tournament-worthy deck, but I still intend on trying my hardest. Still, I can’t bring myself to be disappointed 269 times in a row, so this week I forced myself to take a few new cards and put them through the ringer myself to see if they work. Seeing as we just got Fatal Push, I wouldn’t be surprised if fair decks were left out in the cold for the foreseeable future.
Having to fight fair against Terminate and Tarmogoyf is not impossible, but still incredibly difficult. Delve as a mechanic was beyond busted, which is why we saw so many Khans cards cross the barrier. I’ve heard that As Foretold will bring with it some possible changes, but at this point in Modern’s development it’s difficult to make waves with new cards unless mechanics are involved. From the looks of things, Amonkhet doesn’t have much to offer in terms of “non-combo” options.
I’ll get back to metagame/decklist analysis soon, I’m sure, but recently I’ve been taking a look through the Amonkhet spoiler in the hopes of finding something that tickles my interest. To celebrate the impending release of Amonkhet, I thought it’d be fun to put our brewing caps on this week.
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