

Speaking of manlands, Mutavault and Blinkmoth Nexus fit into a variety of Modern decks and tap for colorless themselves. Ghost Quarter and Tectonic Edge now see more widespread use than ever to combat big mana boogeyman Tron, and to gracefully answer manlands. Many decks do this anyway, which makes splashing Eldrazi relatively painless. To quote Lil' Jon and Oobie, "Nothing's Free." Opportunity cost refers to the things we give up to include Eldrazi in our decks.įor one, we have to include nonbasic, colorless-producing lands.

Smasher’s main benefit is his lack of color - players no longer need to splash red for a 5/5 hasty five drop with evasion and built-in removal protection. Thundermaw Hellkite, Stormbreath Dragon, and Keranos, God of Storms all fit the bill, and Reality Smasher may add his name to that impressive roster. Reality Smasher: Over the last few years, we’ve seen midrange decks run a variety of five-mana haymakers to close out games.

As anyone who’s played with Hooting Mandrills can tell you, even with Siege Rhinos and Tasigur, the Golden Fangs running around, 4/4 is really freaking huge in Modern. Opponents have to actually remove Thought-Knot to draw from him, and when you take their best card upon resolution, their odds don’t look so good. It makes you feel bad for the 3/1 Vendilion Clique.
