What is Jund in MTG?

Jund is a midrange deck named after the shard Jund from Alara block. Jund established itself early in the Shards of Alara/Zendikar standard season as "the deck to beat" and remained a strong deck throughout the season. The principle behind Jund is to generate card advantage
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while putting pressure on the opponent.
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What are Jund colors?

Jund is one of five shards of Alara. It is primarily red-aligned, with black and green as secondary colors.
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Why is Jund so good?

Jund has a high density of threats and interaction so it rarely just sits around and doesn't do much. Jund doesn't rely on one specific card or a combination of cards to win—it can win in a variety of ways.
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What is modern Jund?

Jund is a deck for the Modern format which has its foundation in the Standard Jund deck, both of which named for the Jund shard of Alara, consisting of the colors black, red and green.
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Is Jund still good modern?

Modern Jund by Carson_Caruso

Although it's no longer one of the best decks in Modern, I've still been enjoying Jund lately, and believe it has a lot to offer in a world where Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and Urza's Saga are so popular.
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MTG - An Advanced Guide To Modern Jund for Magic: The Gathering



Is Jund a midrange?

Jund is a powerhouse of a midrange deck that can be brutally fast with the right draws.
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What type of deck is Jund?

Jund is a midrange deck named after the shard Jund from Alara block. Jund established itself early in the Shards of Alara/Zendikar standard season as "the deck to beat" and remained a strong deck throughout the season. The principle behind Jund is to generate card advantage while putting pressure on the opponent.
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What is Sultai?

Sultai is the current deck to beat in Standard. It has game against every deck, and is able to improve post-board in almost every matchup. While Sultai isn't the best at doing any one thing, it is the only deck in the format that can do everything.
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What is gruul MTG?

The Gruul are a loose affiliation of savage clans who squat in Ravnica's alleyways, abandoned zones, and overgrown ruins. Many Gruul warriors and shamans have come to occupy the Rubblebelt, a broken thread of war-ruined land and settlements that begins near the outskirts of Ravnica's Tenth District.
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How do you counter Jund?

The most obvious and proven way to combat Jund is simply to swamp it with card advantage. This was where a lot of the hype around Ancestral Vision getting unbanned was headed.
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How do you play against Jund?

Red, black and green offer some other useful cards against Jund, and naturally, a Jund deck can sideboard against other Jund decks. Black offers Fatal Push, a deck the Jund deck itself might be using. This cheap instant costs just B, and will kill any creature with CMC 2 or less, or 4 or less if Revolt is active.
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How do you sideboard against Jund?

Even if there is no "silver bullet" against Jund, here are ten good cards to side in against this format all-star.
  1. 3 Chalice of the Void.
  2. 4 Fatal Push. ...
  3. 5 Mirran Crusader. ...
  4. 6 Blood Moon. ...
  5. 7 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben. ...
  6. 8 Ensnaring Bridge. ...
  7. 9 Spell Snare. ...
  8. 10 Pithing Needle. ...
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Is black red good MTG?

The surface answer is that black removes creatures by straight-up destroying them, but red uses damage. Therefore, red is better against smaller creatures, and black can take out creatures of any size.
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What is the strongest color combination in Magic?

Blue and black tend to combine to make up the most value-iest of combos. In most formats, this pair is a control deck, with solid black removal and blue card-drawing overpowering traditional decks through card advantage. A nice, big bomb or even just a few blue flyers can finish the job once the dust has settled.
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What is the meaning of Jund?

Under the early Caliphates, a jund (Arabic: جند; plural ajnad, اجناد) was a military division, which became applied to Arab military colonies in the conquered lands and, most notably, to the provinces into which Greater Syria (the Levant) was divided. Jund later acquired various meanings throughout the Muslim world.
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What is Izzet in MTG?

The Izzet League is a blue/red guild from the plane and city of Ravnica. Introduced in Guildpact, the guild is also featured in Return to Ravnica, the Izzet vs. Golgari set and Guilds of Ravnica.
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What does golgari mean MTG?

Golgari - black & green. Gruul - red & green Abzan Infantry from the plane of Tarkri (Image credit: Wizards of the Coast)
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What is a Grixis deck?

Grixis Delver is what is known in R&D as "disruptive aggro," a deck that tries to apply pressure early and then follow it up with disruption, such as counters and discard spells. The plan usually falls apart when the opponent has good ways to remove your early pressure and can keep up with your disruption.
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What is red Blue green called in MTG?

Temur: Blue/Red/Green.
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What is mardu MTG?

The Mardu Horde are fearsome warriors that live for the heat of battle and thrive on the rocky wastes of Tarkir. The clan's main encampment is at the cliffs where an ancient dragon died.
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What is Bant MTG?

Bant is one of the five shards of Alara. It is primarily white-aligned with green and blue as secondary colors. It is inhabited by humans, aven, rhoxes, the semi-intelligent leotau mounts, and the angels that watch over the plane.
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How do you build a modern MTG deck?

MTG Deck Building Guide – 8 Tips To Win More Games
  1. Have a Deck Building Plan. Every good deck has a plan that can be described easily. ...
  2. Play the Correct Amount of Cards. ...
  3. Play Good Cards. ...
  4. Do NOT Play Extra Cards. ...
  5. Remember the Mana Curve. ...
  6. Have Great Manabase. ...
  7. Find New Cards for Deck Building. ...
  8. Reevaluate Your Deck.
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What is Jeskai MTG?

Jeskai is a color combination typically exemplified by efficient decks that combine efficient red and white removal with blue counterspells and a few creatures to tie it all together.
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How do you beat Jund sacrifice?

Jund Sacrifice
  1. 1 Duress.
  2. 1 Lava Coil.
  3. 1 Abundant Harvest.
  4. 1 Fatal Push.
  5. 1 Binding the Old Gods.
  6. 3 Scorching Dragonfire.
  7. 1 Cling to Dust.
  8. 4 Trail of Crumbs.
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