The Truth About Valki: Does Tibalt Actually Win in Modern?

By Faithless Brewing

Friday, January 29, 2021

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Brew Session: Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor

 

Valki, God of Lies is a lot worse than you think. Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor is also worse than it looks. And yet, with their powers combined, they just might be something special in Modern.

 

This is not just a story about the power of having options. No, we're talking about outright shenanigans: the weird interaction of MDFCs with free effects like cascade, Bring to Light, Tibalt's Trickery, and even Spell Queller provide a bevy of options for landing Tibalt way ahead of schedule. But what happens after that? Does a turn 1 Tibalt actually convert to a win, or is that just another one of Valki's lies? There's only one way to find out: let's head to the queues

 

Decklists for Valki

Sketch 1: Turn 1 Tibalt

Sketch 2: Valki Jund

Sketch 3: Turbo Trickery

Sketch 4: Esper Valki Queller

Sketch 5: Black Amber (Serum Visions Podcast Special)

Sketch 6: Living End Fakeout

 

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