Stating that, I started to put together a deck based on Samuele Estratti's winning modern Splinter Twin deck. The sole reason I chose this deck over attempting to recreate any other deck is simply the cost. I worked out that the cost of the entire deck would be around the $300 mark. Samuele's deck came in 1st place for the MTG Pro Tour Philadelphia tournament. The deck that came in 2nd had 4 cards that already totalled in excess of $300 - being the Tarmogoyf. My new challenge with this deck was not just to replicate it, but to keep it in a modern legal format. Since Samuele's win, 2 of the main cards he used have become banned - Ponder and Preordain.
This is what I have come up with so far:
Lands:
- Scalding Tarn x 4
- Reflecting Pool x 4
- Steam Vents x 3
- Sulfur Falls x 3
- Cascade Bluffs x 4
- Rootbound Crag
- Hinterland Harbor
- Island x 3
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker x 2
- Deceiver Exarch x 4
- Pestermite x 4
- Spellskite x 2
- Splinter Twin x 4
- Firespout x 2
- Lightning Bolt
- Echoing Truth x 2
- Remand x 4
- Dispel x 2
- Pact of Negation x 3
- Mana Leak x 2
- Serum Visions x 4
- Spreading Seas
I will post an article in the future about this deck when I decide what should go into the sideboard. Until then, I am open to suggestions.
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