Magic The Gathering. This is an old Trinity Green deck from like 20 years ago. Can someone help update this to Modern Masters?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Can someone help update this Trinity Deck to present Modern Masters?

Trinity Green:

4 Birds of Paradise

4 Basking Rootwalla

4 Deepwood Wolverine

4 Wild Mongrel

4 Arrogant Wurm

4 Blastoderm

4 Masticore

4 Powder Keg

4 Rancor

4 Rishadan Ports

12 Forest

4 Hickory Woodlot

4 Treetop Village

Sideboard

4 Tranquility

Not sure what else

Notice most of these cards are common or uncommon. I am trying to stay relatively cheap, but they are good cards. Maybe that Deathwatch Raptor creature belongs in here. Another option is Thraggtusk, but I already have 64 cards.

Powder Keg hoses Thresh and slows down Dredge and a few other problematic decks.

Birds of Paradise may look strange, with zero power, since this is a one color deck, but Rancor on Birds sometimes breaks creature stalemates.

[AI Opinion]

Your old Trinity Green deck is a classic! I love the nostalgia. Updating it to fit Modern Masters while keeping it somewhat budget-friendly is definitely possible.

First, let's look at some amazing modern equivalents for some of these cards:

Birds of Paradise is still a solid inclusion for mana fixing and early-game ramping, so keep it. For Basking Rootwalla, consider swapping in Flameblade Adept for better synergy with discard mechanics. Since Wild Mongrel is still pretty good for madness decks, it can stay. But you might want to add Tarmogoyf or Scavenging Ooze for some more powerful beaters in the modern landscape.

Arrogant Wurm and Blastoderm can be replaced with stronger, more modern midrange creatures. Consider including Loxodon Smiter or Questing Beast, which are both really strong and efficient. Masticore could possibly be swapped out for a more versatile card like Walking Ballista, especially for its flexibility and removal capabilities.

Powder Keg is good but a bit outdated. Ratchet Bomb or Engineered Explosives can fulfill similar roles but are slightly more versatile in Modern. Rancor definitely stays—it’s iconic and still very effective.

As for the lands, upgrading some of the mana base to include a few more manlands like Mutavault might be beneficial, or add in some fetchlands like Misty Rainforest for thinning the deck and increasing consistency.

Sideboard options such as Tranquility can be upgraded to more modernized options like Back to Nature or Nature’s Claim for flexibility and efficiency.

Adding Deathwatch Raptor could be interesting, especially if you're incorporating more graveyard interaction. Thragtusk is still a solid card for life gain and resilience.

When you're building for Modern, keep an eye on synergy and how consistently your deck can handle various matchups. And remember, sometimes the oldies but goodies can still surprise others with a powerful showing! 😏✨

[msmissydc]

So mono green is the one thing I am not playing at all. Its interesting that the AI might actually be useful for this.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

@msmissydc Well, I've also considered something like this:

Hard 2 Kill:

4 Jenara, Asura of War
4 Sigarda, Host of Herons
4 Morphling
4 Fleecemane Lion
4 Thieving Magpies
4 Powder Kegs
4 Anurid Brush Hopper
4 Counterspell
4 Absorb
24 lands

Sideboard:
Maybe take some AI suggestions.

[Anonymous]

I haven't played Magic the gathering in over 20 years. Even then I don't know anyone who used green beyond "Senor Stompy".

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Six Land Stompy
4 Land Grant
4 Tropical Island
2 Forest
50 one-drops and free creatures.

This deck used to RULE extended at the time. It beat everything.

Sideboard:
4 Taunting Elf
4 Daze
Can't remember the other 7 cards.

[Opinion Owner]

My favorite used to be a blue control deck. I don't remember all of what was in it. But it only had like 3 creature cards in it (steel golem) and it was centered around grinding the other players deck away using grindstone.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

This was legal in Type 2 at one time way, way back when Magic Online Beta was being tested. I went undefeated against about 50 pro gamers that season, and I asked the Judges and developers of the game to BAN Nostalgic Dreams because it's broken as hell. The banned it one season later.

Feeling Nostalgic:
3 Nostalgic Dreams
4 Counterspells
4 Memory Lapse
4 Syncopate
1 Annul
3 Confound
4 Repulse
4 Brainstorm
4 Predict
4 Mystic Snake
4 Werebear
21 lands

SB:
3 Compost (Mono Black Control and Psychatog)
1 Confound
1 Nostalgic Dreams
4 Fact or Fiction (Psychatog)
4 Dont' remember

How I would make this deck today If I had the exact same format:

3 Nostalgic Dreams
4 Predict
4 Brainstorm

4 Werebear
4 Wild Mongrel
4 Mystic Snake
4 Basking Rootwalla
4 Arrogant Wurm
4 Counterspell
4 Memory Lapse

21 lands

My ALTERNATE DECK, which also went UNDEFEATED against about 50 pro gamers:

PRISON:

4 Wrath of God
4 Vengeful Dreams
4 Static Orb
4 Fog
4 Tangle
4 Life Burst
4 Memory Lapse
4 Icy Manipulator
1 Millstone
4 Gerrard's Wisdom
24 lands

(one extra card is fine for milling strat.)

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Pro Gamers RAGE QUIT against both of those last two decks I listed. They RAGE QUIT after game 1 and refuse to play game 2 every match. And then the next day on turn two they rage quit again on game 1.

[Opinion Owner]

🤣🤣🤣

[Opinion Owner]

You clearly know much more about the game then me. I never played in anything other than local tournaments. And most games between my friends ended in arguments.🤣 You might have settled a lot of arguments between us.