Hong Kong is a white deck with red support that overwhelms the board with numerous amounts of creatures and tokens. Hong Kong wins games by abusing creature enter the battlefield effects that make our creatures stronger and gain us ridiculous amounts life along with restricting our opponents' options.
While this deck is Modern legal it is a fun deck to play that is budget friendly and designed for kitchen table casual matches. The deck performs well in both casual versus and multiplayer games but tends to work better in the latter. The deck's name is based on the colors of the Hong Kong flag (White and Red).
Card Choices
These three cards are the primary stars of this deck. Champion of the Parish gets freakishly huge very quickly due to the synergy this deck has. Norin the Wary constantly re enters the battlefield which allows us to make Champion of the Parish stronger among many other things (more on that later). Genesis Chamber creates an enormous army for us due to the constant flickering of Norin the Wary .
These four creatures support the deck. Soul Warden and Soul's Attendant are fantastic because not only do they help us gain a lot of life traditionally, but in this deck, the lifegain really becomes absurd due to the tokens from Genesis Chamber and the constant flickering of Norin the Wary . Soul Warden and Soul's Attendant are also humans which means they synergize well with Champion of the Parish . While Suture Priest is not a human, he helps us gain even more life and dramatically hinders our opponents because of the tokens they will be forced to spawn because of the Genesis Chamber . Even if there are just two Suture Priest s on the battlefield and one Genesis Chamber our opponents will have a very difficult time casting creature spells. I have always thought Mentor of the Meek was an underrated card. He brings us card draw, and in this deck due to the vast number of one drops along with the Myr tokens from Genesis Chamber and Norin the Wary we will have plenty of opportunities to activate his ability. Mentor of the Meek is also a human which helps our good friend Champion of the Parish . I should also mention Ranger of Eos , although I don't run it in my version of the deck, he's certainly a obvious contender. He pumps tutors and pumps Champion of the Parish and also helps us find Norin the Wary along our Soul Sisters. While Ranger of Eos does cost more than anything in this deck to cast, he can help build our board back after a wrath effect.
These are our utility cards. Oblivion Ring needs no introduction and hits major threats, primarily those pesky enchantments and planeswalkers. Lightning Helix is creature removal (or burn) that can also heal us. Proclamation of Rebirth brings back Norin the Wary and Champion the Parish who will become targets, it also brings back our soul sisters. Following a devastating wrath effect like Day of Judgment , Proclamation of Rebirth can help us get back to a quick pace. Chalice of Life is great for a number of reasons. Early game it can gain us life and help us against aggressive agro but with the inevitable lifegain, once the card transforms into Chalice of Death you suddenly have an alternate win condition and an activated ability that in multiplayer screams "Don't attack me or I'll burn you hard." Raid Bombardment deals a lot of damage throughout the game due to our Myr tokens from Genesis Chamber and late game can win us the game. It also allows us to do something offensive with the tokens Kher Keep producers.
Nothing too fancy with the land base here. Mountain s and Plains need no introduction and because the deck only needs one Mountain to function you really don't need to go overboard with them. Battlefield Forge is a very budget friendly dual land but to be entirely honest doesn't seem entirely necessary. Kher Keep is an underrated Legendary Land that uses red mana to create tokens we can use to help us draw cards via Mentor of the Meek , chump block threats, and with help us gain even more life. Forbidden Orchard is another option that works well with Suture Priest but is a little less budget friendly. Eiganjo Castle is not super budget friendly, but is certainly worth running one of. It is a Legendary Land that acts as a Plains that can also protect Norin the Wary from threats such as Grim Lavamancer and Seal of Fire . It is certainly is worth running if you choose to also add Odric, Master Tactician or Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer . The deck is running 21 lands now, but to be honest it could probably go lower.
Thanks for taking the time to read over this deck, I would really appreciate some feedback on how I can make this deck stronger (without breaking the bank) along with what is good about the deck as it stands. This is the first time I've ever made a deck with red, so I'm particularly concerned about overlooking red cards.
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My Causal Modern Decks Swag Flu (Mono Black Infect) http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29788619/Swag_Flu_(Mono_Black_Infect) American Super Friends (White/Blue/Red Planeswalker Control) http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29772319/American_Super_Friends_(Budget_WhiteBlueRed_Planeswalker_Control) Hong Kong (White/Red Norin Tokens)http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29636557/Hong_Kong_(WhiteRed_Norin_Tokens)
I really like the setup, especially with the Genesis Chamber.
Increasing Devotion is one of my favourite token cards, as well as Lingering Souls , though I think you'd be good without either of them. Thraben Doomsayer may be an idea, but again your deck list looks really good to me. Lots of life gain, lots of token gen, lots of power in it all, and a very low average CMC to boot.
I really like the setup, especially with the Genesis Chamber.
Increasing Devotion is one of my favourite token cards, as well as Lingering Souls , though I think you'd be good without either of them. Thraben Doomsayer may be an idea, but again your deck list looks really good to me. Lots of life gain, lots of token gen, lots of power in it all, and a very low average CMC to boot.
I'm glad you like the setup. I was considering Serra Ascendant , but I think that if this deck gets to over 30 life, it will probably end up winning regardless. A lot of those token cards are solid, paricuarly Increasing Devotion because it makes Champion of the Parish larger, but I don't know where I would fit it.
I don't bite, don't hesitate to message me if you have any questions or thoughts about deck ideas I post or anything Magic the Gathering related.
My Causal Modern Decks Swag Flu (Mono Black Infect) http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29788619/Swag_Flu_(Mono_Black_Infect) American Super Friends (White/Blue/Red Planeswalker Control) http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29772319/American_Super_Friends_(Budget_WhiteBlueRed_Planeswalker_Control) Hong Kong (White/Red Norin Tokens)http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29636557/Hong_Kong_(WhiteRed_Norin_Tokens)
All I can say is WOW. This deck looks awesome. I'm sorry that I don't really have any suggestions but I'm really impressed with this deck and idea. Seems good to me. :D
All I can say is WOW. This deck looks awesome. I'm sorry that I don't really have any suggestions but I'm really impressed with this deck and idea. Seems good to me. :D
Thanks, I'm glad you like it. If there's anything you or anyone else has to say I really am looking for some more specific feedback, positive or constructive. I'm a little disappointed at so little I've gotten, I worked kind of hard on this primer/deck thread :p
Regarding the deck, the more I think about it, as cool as Odric, Master Tactician is, Raid Bombardment does basically the same thing but costs less mana to play, is more budget friendly, allows me to deal damage with tokens and the small creatures immiedately rather than waiting a whole turn for the summoning sickness to go away and is less fragile because it is not a creature. It also has the ability to stack, so for now I'm thinking two Raid Bombardment and one Chalice of Life .
I don't bite, don't hesitate to message me if you have any questions or thoughts about deck ideas I post or anything Magic the Gathering related.
My Causal Modern Decks Swag Flu (Mono Black Infect) http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29788619/Swag_Flu_(Mono_Black_Infect) American Super Friends (White/Blue/Red Planeswalker Control) http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29772319/American_Super_Friends_(Budget_WhiteBlueRed_Planeswalker_Control) Hong Kong (White/Red Norin Tokens)http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29636557/Hong_Kong_(WhiteRed_Norin_Tokens)
I've looked the thread over, both here and at MTGS, and haven't commented because I don't know what to add.
The formatting is awesome, though it took my phone a while to load it (no problems at home on the computer, though).
Having played Raid Bombardment , as well as having died to it, I can attest to its effectiveness. Even though the Chalice will take bigger bites out of an opposing life total, I can't help but wonder if Raid Bombardment wouldn't be a more... efficient means to deal damage? In the end, no Chalice might be the best option. Playtesting will show.
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I was fortunate enough to get two Odrics in boosters alone; I recommend it him, but the Bombardments look equally as nasty, especially with so many tokens...
I like Intangible Virtue in my token deck, but I run with a LOT of spirit tokens, so they're pretty much all unblockable anyway.
I'm glad people like the deck, really makes me feel good that players here, many who are probably better than me, enjoy the deck. I would love it if some day someone online build the deck and also tested it. I spend a quite a bit of time on building it, and a lot of time on the primer that I think looks pretty good even though loads poorly on phones, haha (and trust me, I know about the phone thing, I have to put my phone in landscape or I can't see everything on the original post).
Anyways, I edited the original thread, with a quite a few tweaks. I added 1 Eiganjo Castle , and mentioned Odric, Master Tactician and Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer (also pretty good, in some ways better than Odric, Master Tactician because you don't have to wait a whole turn before you win with it, but he doesn't help Champion of the Parish ) as alternate options. I fixed some grammer issues and I also changed a couple of other things, so it might be worth re-reading.
I'm still looking for general feedback on the deck, positive or constructive, it's all helpful. I was wondering a few things specifically as well:
What are some other alternate win conditions that are not creatures?
Are there any other legendary lands that could fit here that are bugdet friendly?
And finally, may it be worth it to run Immortal Servitude (New Gatecrash card, don't want to spoil it for anyone so look it up if you aren't aware) in place of Proclimation of Rebirth ?
Edit: I THOUGHT I edited the original post, but I guess I didn't, I'll do it after the server update.
I don't bite, don't hesitate to message me if you have any questions or thoughts about deck ideas I post or anything Magic the Gathering related.
My Causal Modern Decks Swag Flu (Mono Black Infect) http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29788619/Swag_Flu_(Mono_Black_Infect) American Super Friends (White/Blue/Red Planeswalker Control) http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29772319/American_Super_Friends_(Budget_WhiteBlueRed_Planeswalker_Control) Hong Kong (White/Red Norin Tokens)http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29636557/Hong_Kong_(WhiteRed_Norin_Tokens)
You might consider running Ranger of Eos and a toolbox of 1 mana creatures like Kami of False Hope and the martyr. Or you could just run him because he tutors out about 80% of your creatures.
you should probably find room for a 4th Lightning Helix too. 3 is probably plenty, but it's a card I always run 4 of in any deck that uses it.
Cool deck though. I usually only see Norin the Wary in Pandemonium decks, so it's refreshing to see him used in a different style
I'll second Ranger of Eos, he is really a fantastic card and less mana-intensive then the mentor. Goblin Bushwacker might be a good creature to have one-of to tutor for with him.
I almost want to suggest Varchild's War-Riders because of the suture priest, but you might not have enough ways to handle to tokens. Which got me thinking that Thunderstaff might be that card, since it protects your from their tokens and the pump effect can help you overrun them with yours. Electrickery also seems solid for this. Hero of Oxid Ridge or
