States Mock Tournament: Planeswalker Deck for States
bdm | November 6, 2008 | 6:52 pmI don’t think I am going to be able to playing in the States Mock Tournament tonight since I find it hard to play, podcast, and update the site. Theoretically we are going to be doing round by round coverage of the Mock with some deck lists, pictures, and match-up analysis. While everyone else is preparing for playing in States I will be preparing for my Top8Magic coverage duties. If I was going to play I would almost certainly be piloting an updated version of the Standard deck that was featured in the Berlin video coverage. For reference:
Erik Ryding and Wilhelm Dubber
Pro Tour Berlin LCQ
4 Chandra Nalaar
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
4 Ajani Vengeant
4 Garruk Wildspeaker
1 Sarkhan Vol
4 Wrath of God
2 Naya Charm
4 Fertile Ground
2 Mind Stone
4 Condemn
2 Oblivion Ring
2 Rings of Brighthearth
3 Murderous Redcap
4 Treetop Village
4 Jungle Shrine
3 Reflecting Pool
3 Wooded Bastion
3 Fire-lit Thicket
2 Karplusan Forest
2 Battlefield Forge
2 Brushland
Sideboard:
1 Flameblast Dragon
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Burrenton Forge-Tender
1 Hallowed Burial
2 Guttural Response
4 Kitchen Finks
4 Raking Canopy
I have not played around with the decklist enough but Mike and I have been discussing how to fit Savor the Moment into the list. If any decklist was going to overcome the drawback of not untapping on your extra turn it is going to be the list with fourteen Planeswalkers — four of which are Garruck — and Fertile Ground. Of course I have a hard time imagining playing Fertile Ground without my opponent Cryptic Commanding it and bouncing my other Fertile Grounded land.
I thought of the Savor play as well, but I’m not loving it, just as much as I don’t quite like the Rings in the original build, because they’re both real do-nothing topdecks on their own. Not each card has to do something on its own, of course, but those two feel a little bit less utilitarian and more win-more than I’d like.
But, of course, I may be horribly wrong.
I have alwase wanted to make a 3 color deck and the only one that came close was quick n’toast.
I’m not a big fan of blue and black is next in line for lest favored. After I saw this deck, I loved it
because I have wanted to make two kinds of decks, a planes walker deck and a changling. This
Deck is awesome although I have changed a little bit to make it non-type II and it works great!