The end of the Modern Noob

The Modern Noob has ended.

Lets summarize it. But first - what was The Modern Noob?

The Modern Noob was my series about learning Modern. It started in October 2013.

Learn more about the Modern Noob here: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/04/the-modern-noob-finale.html

Statistics summary
I played ten decks in The Modern Noob. Here are their match scores  (wins-losses and win%)

Soul Sisters 48-13 (79%)
Gruul Blood Moon 13-6 (68%)
Tron 16-8 (67%)
Taking Turns 10-5 (67%)
Hartford Red 40-23 (63%) including 3-1 in a Daily before the Modern Noob started
Goblins 13-8 (62%)
Mono Black Infect 5-5 (50%)
Death and Taxes 6-7 (46%)
Elemental Combo 2-8 (20%)
Restore Balance 1-4 (20%)

I played four of these decks in tournaments. Lets check out how I did.

My biggest success was with Taking' Turns in this PRE



I played Gruul Blood Moon in an 8-mans


I failed totally with Soul Sisters in an 8-man and 0-2:d the final Daily Event.

The big final event was my Daily Event with RG Tron.





What did I learn?

I learned that Modern is fantastic. I had so much fun doing this.
I learned that you guys loved Modern and I had many more viewers than I ever expected.
I learned that Modern is a format that rewards focused practice
I learned that my old rule of playing 100 matches with a deck before taking it to a tournament was a good rule which I broke here.

Finally, what could I do differently next time? Let me know in the comments below or in the comments to this video.




This video also contains some ideas about what I want to do differently next time, including spending way more money on cards (thanks bots for making this possible).

Some of the deck lists: 
Soul Sisters http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2013/11/decks-of-modern-noob-soul-sisters.html
Tron: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/03/a-new-deck-for-modern-noob.html

Thank you all for watching and reading about the Modern Noob. 

The Modern Noob Finale

You voted Goblins off the island. Only Soul Sisters and Tron remain and I will play a Premier Event and/or a daily with one or both of them. I will do that before next Sunday and then I will report how everything ended.

The Modern Noob is my series about learning Modern. It has been going on since October and is scheduled to end with me choosing a deck to play in a Premier Event in the first week of June (June 2nd-3rd, I am getting my first dog ever on the 4th, so I better be finished by then).

Learn more about the Modern Noob here: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/04/the-modern-noob-finale.html

We are almost done.

Statistics update
Soul Sisters 48-13 (79%)
Tron 13-6 (68%)


Deck Lists: 
Soul Sisters http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2013/11/decks-of-modern-noob-soul-sisters.html
Tron: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/03/a-new-deck-for-modern-noob.html

Recent Matches

Soul Sisters vs Boros Burn and Death's Shadow
I played two different opponents

Tron vs BW Tokens

This is normally an easy matchup

The Modern Noob on mtgolibrary
I will report on my progress in The Modern Noob every Sunday here on mtgolibrary until June 8th, when I will report how the Premier Event/Daily worked out and then sell all my Modern cards when they peak like crazy during Modern PTQ Season. I will start playing the format again in September after rebuying everything I need.

One deck has to leave The Modern Noob

Its time for one of the three decks to leave The Modern Noob.

The Modern Noob is my series about learning Modern. It has been going on since October and is scheduled to end with me choosing a deck to play in a Premier Event in the first week of June (June 2nd-3rd, I am getting my first dog ever on the 4th, so I better be finished by then).


Learn more about the Modern Noob here: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/04/the-modern-noob-finale.html

I want you to tell me which deck should leave The Modern Noob. You have until the downtime on Wednesday to vote. Just write the name of the deck you want to see gone in the comments below.



Statistics update
Soul Sisters 46-12 (79%)
Tron 11-4 (73%)
Goblins 13-8 (62%)


Deck Lists: 
Soul Sisters http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2013/11/decks-of-modern-noob-soul-sisters.html
Tron: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/03/a-new-deck-for-modern-noob.html
Goblins: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/01/decks-of-modern-noob.html

Recent Matches

Soul Sisters vs RG Tron
One of the very hardest matchups for the Soul Sisters deck!

Goblins vs America Control
Somebody said that the biggest fault with control in Modern is that it does not even work against the decks it is supposed to beat. Lets see if the gobbos can prevail here.

Modern Noob vs Delver and a Rakdos Rogue Deck

The Modern Noob on mtgolibrary
I will report on my progress in The Modern Noob every Sunday here on mtgolibrary until June 8th, when I will report how the Premier Event/Daily worked out and then sell all my Modern cards when they peak like crazy during Modern PTQ Season. I will start playing the format again in September after rebuying everything I need.

The Modern Noob

The Modern Noob is my series about learning Modern. It has been going on since October and is scheduled to end with me choosing a deck to play in a Premier Event in the first week of June (June 2nd-6th).

Learn more about the Modern Noob here: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/04/the-modern-noob-finale.html

Statistics update
Soul Sisters 45-12 (79%)
Tron 9-4 (69%)
Goblins 12-8 (60%)

Deck Lists: 
Soul Sisters http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2013/11/decks-of-modern-noob-soul-sisters.html
Tron: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/03/a-new-deck-for-modern-noob.html
Goblins: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/01/decks-of-modern-noob.html

Recent Matches

Soul Sisters vs Mono Green Aggro
The Mono Green Aggro deck has been very popular in the practice room lately.

Tron vs Two Rogue Decks

Goblins vs Goryo's Vengeance

One of the strengths of the Goblins deck is its ability to punish combo decks by being ultrafast. 

The Modern Noob on mtgolibrary
I will report on my progress in The Modern Noob every Sunday here on mtgolibrary until June 8th, when I will report how the Premier Event did and then sell all my Modern cards when they peak like crazy during Modern PTQ Season. I will start playing the format again in September after rebuying everything I need.

The Modern Noob Update of May 11th

The Modern Noob is my series about learning Modern. It has been going on since October and is scheduled to end with me choosing a deck to play in a Premier Event in the first week of June (June 2nd-6th).

Learn more about the Modern Noob here: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/04/the-modern-noob-finale.html

Statistics update
Soul Sisters 44-12 (79%)
Tron 7-4 (64%)
Goblins 11-8 (58%)

Deck Lists: 
Soul Sisters http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2013/11/decks-of-modern-noob-soul-sisters.html
Tron: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/03/a-new-deck-for-modern-noob.html
Goblins: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/01/decks-of-modern-noob.html

Recent Matches

Soul Sisters vs Splinter Twin

This match shows quite clearly one of the big problem matchups for Soul Sisters. Having a problem matchup with the #1 deck in the format is a huge problem. On the other hand, nobody has an easy Splinter Twin matchup, do they?

Tron vs Pyromancer Finkel Storm

Also a problem matchup! This is the biggest problem for Tron, even bigger than Splinter Twin.

Goblins vs UR Delver

The Modern Noob on mtgolibrary
I will report on my progress in The Modern Noob every Sunday here on mtgolibrary until June 8th, when I will report how the Premier Event did and then sell all my Modern cards when they peak like crazy during Modern PTQ Season. I will start playing the format again in September after rebuying everything I need.

The full play list
If you want to see all the crazy decks I have tried and how it went, check out The Modern Noob Season 1 playlist here:

The Modern Noob update

The Modern Noob is my series about learning Modern. It has been going on since October and is scheduled to end with me choosing a deck to play in a Premier Event in the first week of June (June 2nd-6th).

Learn more about the Modern Noob here: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/04/the-modern-noob-finale.html

Statistics update
Soul Sisters 41-11 (79%)
Tron 5-4 (56%)
Goblins 10-7 (59%)

Deck Lists: 
Soul Sisters http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2013/11/decks-of-modern-noob-soul-sisters.html
Tron: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/03/a-new-deck-for-modern-noob.html
Goblins: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/01/decks-of-modern-noob.html

Recent Matches

Soul Sisters vs Merfolk

Tron vs Green Devotion Tooth & Nail

The Modern Noob on mtgolibrary
I will report on my progress in The Modern Noob every Sunday here on mtgolibrary until June 8th, when I will report how the Premier Event did and then sell all my Modern cards when they peak like crazy during Modern PTQ Season. I will start playing the format again in September after rebuying everything I need.

The full play list
If you want to see all the crazy decks I have tried and how it went, check out The Modern Noob Season 1 playlist here:

The Modern Noob Finale

The Modern Noob is my series about learning Modern. It has been going on since October and is scheduled to end with me choosing a deck to play in a Premier Event in the first week of June (June 2nd-6th).

There are three decks remaining out of a total of 11 decks that have been played.

Soul Sisters
Deck list and details here: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2013/11/decks-of-modern-noob-soul-sisters.html

I played (and won) five matches in a row with Soul Sisters this week. Video below.

My record with Soul Sisters is now 41-11 in practice. That is 79% of matches won. Seems fairly solid. I am working on finalizing the sideboard plan. It is the #1 candidate in the Modern Noob right now.

Tron
Tron is the newest deck in the Modern Noob.

Deck list here: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/03/a-new-deck-for-modern-noob.html

I am having so much fun with Tron, but I am still extremely new to the deck and make a ton of mistakes in every match.

Recent video here:

I am 5-3 with the deck (63%) and I need a ton more experience if this deck is going to play the Premier in June.


Goblins
This is the Goblins deck by Alex Serrano.

I have talked about the details of this deck here: http://mtgolibrary.blogspot.se/2014/01/decks-of-modern-noob.html

What this deck has that none of the others have is brewer support. I appreciate that. Once again, thanks, Alex.

Here is a recent match with Goblins:



My record with Goblins is now 10-6 in practice. That is 63% of matches won.

The Modern Noob on mtgolibrary
I will report on my progress in The Modern Noob every Sunday here on mtgolibrary until June 8th, when I will report how the Premier Event did and then sell all my Modern cards when they peak like crazy during Modern PTQ Season. I will start playing the format again in September after rebuying everything I need.

The full play list
If you want to see all the crazy decks I have tried and how it went, check out The Modern Noob Season 1 playlist here: