New Posts For Thread: 03/14/2012 BoaB: "Eminent Domain for Modern"http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28995303/03142012_BoaB:_Eminent_Domain_for_ModernThis thread is for discussion of this week's Building on a Budget, which goes live Wednesday morning on magicthegathering.com.I agree with this. However, I think the focus of BoaB has shifted to FNM-viability. It's hard to say whether that shift was initiated by JVL or suggested by WotC themselves.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28995303/03142012_BoaB:_Eminent_Domain_for_Modern?post_id=517703745#517703745I agree with this. However, I think the focus of BoaB has shifted to FNM-viability. It's hard to say whether that shift was initiated by JVL or suggested by WotC themselves.Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:27:43 -0500Because Tarmogoyf and Gifts weren't leading to decks winning consistantly on turn 3. Preventing decks from consistantly winning on turn 3 is their stated goal of the bannings for Modern.With what? It's much harder to have a 3-color token deck withouthttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28995303/03142012_BoaB:_Eminent_Domain_for_Modern?post_id=517698399#517698399Because Tarmogoyf and Gifts weren't leading to decks winning consistantly on turn 3. Preventing decks from consistantly winning on turn 3 is their stated goal of the bannings for Modern.With what? It's much harder to have a 3-color token deck withoutMon, 19 Mar 2012 09:21:42 -0500In similar spirit of the above poster, I offer both a Modern legal and BoaB-spirited deck:Modern WarpCreatures (26)4x Farhaven Elf4x Joraga Treespeaker4x Overgrown Battlement2x Sakura-Tribe Elder4x Wood Elves2x Anarchist1x Avenger of Zendikar1x Bogarhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28995303/03142012_BoaB:_Eminent_Domain_for_Modern?post_id=517675053#517675053In similar spirit of the above poster, I offer both a Modern legal and BoaB-spirited deck:Modern WarpCreatures (26)4x Farhaven Elf4x Joraga Treespeaker4x Overgrown Battlement2x Sakura-Tribe Elder4x Wood Elves2x Anarchist1x Avenger of Zendikar1x BogarSun, 18 Mar 2012 13:18:50 -0500At the beginning , i loved JVL's articles. It offered some fresh decks like that Mass Polymorph deck with Massacre Wurm and Terastodon and the Bloom Tender infinite combos. Then started the Transmuter articles ( too many of them in my opinion ). Thenhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28995303/03142012_BoaB:_Eminent_Domain_for_Modern?post_id=517670711#517670711At the beginning , i loved JVL's articles. It offered some fresh decks like that Mass Polymorph deck with Massacre Wurm and Terastodon and the Bloom Tender infinite combos. Then started the Transmuter articles ( too many of them in my opinion ). ThenSun, 18 Mar 2012 10:44:10 -0500Playing it right after is possible, but unlikely. Playing it two turns after however, isn't out of the question. You figure that on turns 1-3 you can drop a single accelerator artifact. That will put you at 5 mana on turn 4, so you can annex or dreamhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28995303/03142012_BoaB:_Eminent_Domain_for_Modern?post_id=517660215#517660215Playing it right after is possible, but unlikely. Playing it two turns after however, isn't out of the question. You figure that on turns 1-3 you can drop a single accelerator artifact. That will put you at 5 mana on turn 4, so you can annex or dreamSat, 17 Mar 2012 22:30:26 -0500