Couch312

That is how you wish to play, and that is fine. So is playing casually.
The reason I strongly dislike spike players is because of their "competitive master race" attitude. You play competitively and look down on everyone who doesn't. I don't look down on you, you just make the GAME unenjoyable for the players that just want to have fun.

And I don't see why you look down on everyone playing for fun.

Sure, practicing is fine. that really wasn't meant as a derogatory thing.
And I have seen 4 different people do exactly as I have said above. personal experiences I guess.

well yeah, spikes don't care about creativity, they just netdeck whatever is on top and practice with it constantly. and if you beat them they call the judge to inspect your deck to see if they can disqualify you. and this is why nobody likes spike players. these are also the players that drive away new players that are just looking for a hobby to have fun with.

Have you considered the new palace siege and gray merchant of asphodel?

Pretty sure I am a johnny player, and that doesn't sound like me at all.

You know, timmy decks don't have to suck. Sneak and Show was probably originally conceived by a timmy player. Just sayin.

But... but... exploration and manabond.... where are they?

A timmy deck. fun for the whole family.

http://www.mtgvault.com/couch312/decks/monoish-green-jank/

Birthing Pod just became a Junk version of Jund. Play the good stuff in your colors, just a straight value deck.

Yeah, I stopped reading at what I assumed was supposed to be the end of a sentence.

Painterstone doesn't play the artifact lands......

Also, birthing pod needed to be banned, it was more than a tier 1 deck in modern. They did un-ban Golgari Grave-Troll though, hooray for Dredge!

That mark of Asylum though.... one sided Blasphemous Act?... Why not?

After some hasty looking up of cards;

http://www.mtgvault.com/couch312/decks/tamanoa-stuff/

Suggest cards that you would like to see in the list and I will do my best to find the best spot for them.

Or cheat phage into play, have sundial of the infinite and with her trigger on the stack you end the turn. yaaaay. I am good at making bad decks mkay.

Tamanoa with searing meditation. then you just play the control game. anger of the gods, pyroclasm..... blasphemous act.... ya know.
Then of course you play city of brass and the pain lands.

Modern multiplayer? I vote for a tamanoa deck.

How has mainboard thalia been for you and how often do you side her out?

Sounds like a person to me. You meet all varieties averywhere you go. I have been fortunate enough that almost everyone at my local tourny scene is generally good natured and likes to have fun and understands that it is just a game.

From what I understand you're more of a casual player right?
It is actually much easier to enjoy a game with high end cards than you think. Proxies are your friend. I generally proxy an entire deck and play 30 or so games before I make a commitment to build it. After all, I want to know that I'll play a deck I'm about to drop a grand on. Even now, 60 percent of my sneak attack deck is proxies.
If you enjoy it and play the game enough to justify it, drop 10 dollars here and there, or put 20 dollars away to save up for the deck you want to play. It takes very little time to build up enough funds to build the deck that you find the most fun to play that you can take to large events.
The best part about legacy is that almost everything retains value. Sure you get a few drops here and there, but more often than not you get to take advantage of the deals and get them cheap. For instance, Emrakul is getting reprinted in Modern Masters 2. So I just have to wait for the price to drop. It won't drop much, and then the set won't be printed anymore and the price will go back up and stabilize again.
If you enjoy interaction and playing the game more than anything else, legacy stoneblade, jund or death and taxes are fun decks. Do you want to play big dumb things and be the best timmy player you can be? 12 post, mud or sneak and show are the way to do it.
You have options. It's just time, patience and money.