Modern Magic — Affinity vs. RUG Cascade & Knuckles
Channel: T1GlistenerElf
Date: 2018-05-11

Be it resolved that any deck that seeks to cascade into Savage Knuckleblade should have "& Knuckles" at the end.

One of the few issues that cascade has is that you are disincentivized from running counterspells, as you could accidently cascade into one, which obviously doesn't tend to be very useful. Legacy decks like Shardless BUG and 4C Cascade can get away with Force of Will, but there's no such equivalent in Modern, right? Well, maybe.

If the spell has modes beyond simply being a counterspell, as is true for Izzet Charm and Supreme Will, then they let us have our cake and eat it too. The catch is that those tend to be less mana efficient. For instance, Izzet Charm is either Spell Pierce, Faithless Looting, or Shock for two mana, while Supreme Will is either Mana Leak or Impulse for three.

Also, Bloodbraid Elf into Ancestral Vision is absolutely broken.

Anyway, here's the decklist for you all. I hope that you enjoy it. If you have any suggestions, then please let me know in the comments below.
Creatures (13)
4 Bloodbraid Elf
1 Savage Knuckleblade
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Snapcaster Mage
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Tireless Tracker
1 Vendilion Clique
Enchantments (6)
2 As Foretold
4 Spreading Seas
Instants (14)
3 Electrolyze
4 Izzet Charm
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Supreme Will
Planeswalkers (2)
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Sorceries (4)
4 Ancestral Vision
Lands (21)
2 Breeding Pool
2 Forest
1 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Mountain
3 Scalding Tarn
2 Steam Vents
2 Stomping Ground
4 Wooded Foothills
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