while consign does hit the oracle trigger you can typically just heat your oracle and cast it again. Obviously some games you may not have the resources to do so, but I have found the majority you do. Especially now that the red mana is free off of opal
Good watch, but as someone sort of just getting back into MTG, I'm starting to feel a little disappointed every time I find out that yet another combo deck is just another Thassa's Oracle win-con engine. So many are "here are the two or three card interaction(s) to deck yourself and recur the oracle" e.g. GrindingStation + 0-drop + underworld breach / Cephalid Breakfast / oops-all-spells / Doomsday / Nadu + lighting greaves The ruby storm and pauper featured decks have been more interesting to me in terms of variety on what they are actually trying to do and how their win-con executes
Saw the short talking about top 5 decks, and you mentioned Grinding station breach, and thought "I wonder when we will see a video of that deck" well...
Whenever possible I try to keep 1 blue up/floating during the combo, so that I can escape an Emry/Tamiyo to turn Mox Amber on. This helps with: Starting the combo without a mox on a small GY, winning through Surgical on Opal, leaving your opponent wondering if you have Pierce/Metallic Rebuke/Mystic Dispute. There's definitely also times where, similar to match 2, you have Station out, and just want to start milling yourself because the Oracle is in hand and you might reasonably just win that way. I am a little surprised that EE and Tormod's Crypt aren't considerations as 1 ofs somewhere in the 75, since traditionally having zeroes for the combo to kick off with was important, but I can certainly understand not needing every zero cost with Opal being unbanned.
Another thing I'm noticing in a lot of lists, is a 1 of Shadowspear in the board to grab with Saga to sidestep an opponent's onboard gy hate. That's another one I think is potentially a good inclusion.
Round 4 game 1, I believe that if you play one of the zero mana artifacts to bait the bowmaster you could have made a construct in response to grow it, saving the contruct. Minor thing, still loved the vid!
Of course mopal unban enables a grinding breach deck, but heck yeah love breach combos. Maybe just maybe i get into modern just for this deck cause mopal and looting
I got wrecked by this deck last fnm. I love the deck but looking at the mtgo metagame I think mox opal might not survive more than one round of ban announcements.
Looking at event data it's the only Opal deck above 50% win rate, and the only Looting decks besides Ruby. Notably Ruby has done decent in challenges but didn't do above 50% in the super q. If the deck turns out to be a problem WotC could just as likely get rid of Breach, but it's still too early to tell what shakes out.
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This deck gets to run so many of my favorite cards, including the true best Rog/Si wincon Grinding Station. Love it.
I know you're a new member, but... B A N N E D!
This is the deck I was most afraid of when Looting and Opal were un-banned...but maybe instead of being afraid I should just play it ;)
This is the way
Are we entering a golden age of combo decks in modern? You've been putting out crazy videos recently
I certainly hope so!
50 different shells for Thassa's Oracle is what it feels like.
Best combo player out there. Comment for the algorithm
You're too kind
while consign does hit the oracle trigger you can typically just heat your oracle and cast it again. Obviously some games you may not have the resources to do so, but I have found the majority you do. Especially now that the red mana is free off of opal
yeah, it's just a pain in the butt
how is Underworld Breach still legal in any format? I'm glad you're doing your part to get it banned
Let’s go! Been waiting on this one!
Members had it a week ago 👀
Second match was "Absolute Cinema"!
It was my favorite of the league, just spectacular back and forth.
Turn 2 win is crazy
:Breech::Breech::Breech::Breech:
Wow exiling the opal to the escape cost was a sick play
Crushing it
Thanks!
Those Invasion forests by John Avon are *chef's kiss*. Been using them for years as well.
I only use Invasion basics :D
I love this deck so much. I've been jamming lotus breach since the B&R, but this is my wish list. I just don't want to spend the $$$ on the mox opals.
Mox Opal is life 🤑
Good watch, but as someone sort of just getting back into MTG, I'm starting to feel a little disappointed every time I find out that yet another combo deck is just another Thassa's Oracle win-con engine.
So many are "here are the two or three card interaction(s) to deck yourself and recur the oracle" e.g. GrindingStation + 0-drop + underworld breach / Cephalid Breakfast / oops-all-spells / Doomsday / Nadu + lighting greaves
The ruby storm and pauper featured decks have been more interesting to me in terms of variety on what they are actually trying to do and how their win-con executes
Some lists play Grapeshot
Saw the short talking about top 5 decks, and you mentioned Grinding station breach, and thought "I wonder when we will see a video of that deck" well...
It was the plan all along 😎
Whenever possible I try to keep 1 blue up/floating during the combo, so that I can escape an Emry/Tamiyo to turn Mox Amber on. This helps with: Starting the combo without a mox on a small GY, winning through Surgical on Opal, leaving your opponent wondering if you have Pierce/Metallic Rebuke/Mystic Dispute.
There's definitely also times where, similar to match 2, you have Station out, and just want to start milling yourself because the Oracle is in hand and you might reasonably just win that way.
I am a little surprised that EE and Tormod's Crypt aren't considerations as 1 ofs somewhere in the 75, since traditionally having zeroes for the combo to kick off with was important, but I can certainly understand not needing every zero cost with Opal being unbanned.
@@davidelrod7865 there’s only so much deckbuilding space. I’d argue what do you believe is worse? 8 zeros in moxen is already a lot.
@TheEPICStorm I think you could cut one Amber for EE (Amber is clearly the worse Mox). and one Lantern in the SB for Tormod's.
Another thing I'm noticing in a lot of lists, is a 1 of Shadowspear in the board to grab with Saga to sidestep an opponent's onboard gy hate. That's another one I think is potentially a good inclusion.
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I was telling my buddy when they unbanned Opal Galvanic Blast would be good again and here it is
Card is sweet
SICK
No Ragavan?
@@diddlydoo8014 it’s not in the list, no.
Round 4 game 1, I believe that if you play one of the zero mana artifacts to bait the bowmaster you could have made a construct in response to grow it, saving the contruct. Minor thing, still loved the vid!
I mean, there's no need to bait. Just playing the zeros was correct and I said the same :D
@@TheEPICStorm Oh fair enough, I was watching the video without sound at work, apologies lol
Of course mopal unban enables a grinding breach deck, but heck yeah love breach combos. Maybe just maybe i get into modern just for this deck cause mopal and looting
It's banananananannananananas
I got wrecked by this deck last fnm. I love the deck but looking at the mtgo metagame I think mox opal might not survive more than one round of ban announcements.
Yeah... we'll see!
Cards like Meltdown exist though.
Looking at event data it's the only Opal deck above 50% win rate, and the only Looting decks besides Ruby. Notably Ruby has done decent in challenges but didn't do above 50% in the super q.
If the deck turns out to be a problem WotC could just as likely get rid of Breach, but it's still too early to tell what shakes out.
@@knutboersma4386 that would be the nail in the modern coffin for me. It’s one or the most fun cards in mtg and really diversivies the meta.
Honestly if this deck becomes too much it’s Breach that’s the ban, not Opal. Most of the other Opal decks are not performing well.