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Going Mono in Dominaria

Mike Likes
Posted on May 31, 2018
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This article comes out right before Pro Tour Dominaria begins, so I figured now is as good of a time as any to take a look at some mono-colored decks from Dominaria. Most of the pros won't be playing a mono-colored deck, so these decks likely won't get much notice even though they may still be good choices for you to play at your local FNM (Friday Night Magic) event or PPTQ (Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier).

Mono-Blue

Let's start out by looking at a Mono-Blue deck centered around flying creatures.

Mono-Blue Flyers -- Dominaria Standard | BEAUVICE, (5-0) MTGO

With the exception of Walking Ballista, every creature in this deck has flying, which means that nearly all of your creatures will receive a bonus for you having Favorable Winds in play. That bonus plus the evasion that flying grants is what will allow you to win games relatively quickly. In Game 1, this deck is all-in on this strategy, wanting to play flying threat after flying threat and attacking with them in combat. Post-sideboarding, you're able to sideboard in additional spells to help temporarily remove pesky blockers your opponent might have. And, of course, everyone's best friend Karn shows up in the sideboard as a source of card advantage.

Mono-Black

The Mono-Black deck I have for you this week is a midrange deck that also happens to run a few vehicles. Let's take a look at it.

Mono-Black Vehicles -- Dominaria Standard | Aurelio, (5-0) MTGO

As I mentioned earlier, this deck isn't all-in on the vehicle plan that some other decks have used, but it does contain a playset of the best vehicle currently in Standard, Heart of Kiran. The deck also contains a nice selection of creatures that are quite capable of winning the game on their own in the event that you can't seem to locate any of the vehicles in this deck. Ammit Eternal is a creature I've had played against me that I find particularly annoying. I also like the copies of Night Market Lookout and Vicious Conquistador that can help soften up an opponent's life total, or possibly allow you to win the game from out of nowhere.

Mono-Red

The next deck I have for you is a midrange Mono-Red deck. Let's take a look at it.

Mono-Red Midrange - Dominaria Standard | ANDRW, (5-0) MTGO

Don't let the fact that this deck includes five sources that provide Black mana fool you into thinking this is a br deck, because it's not. The Black is only there for you to use to return a Scrapheap Scrounger to the battlefield, which allows you to keep the heat on your opponent. Speaking of heat, the sideboard contains three copies of one of the best cards Red has available currently in Standard, Fight with Fire. This spell is already good when you cast it for its usual CMC (converted mana cost), but in the late game when you can pay its kicker cost, this spell helps win games out of nowhere.

Mono-Green

The Mono-Green deck I have for you is a midrange beatdown deck that speaks to my inner-Timmy. Let's take a look at it.

Mono-Green Midrange -- Dominaria Standard | SPISHAK, (5-0) MTGO

Many people said that Llanowar Elves is the most powerful card to come out of Dominaria, and that belief looks justified upon seeing this deck in action. It is what allows you to outpace your opponent by playing bigger threats a turn earlier. That's ultra-important when you're trying to get your Ghalta, Primal Hunger onto the battlefield as soon as possible. They also help power out your Steel Leaf Champions as early as turn two, which can be backbreaking for your opponent. This deck hits hard and fast, but also has the tools needed to remain competitive if the game should happen to go past turn five.

Mono-White

The final deck I have for you this week is all about the lifegain. Let's take a look at it.

Mono-White Lifegain - Dominaria Standard | chrispowell, (5-0) MTGO

Many people know I have a fondness for Crested Sunmare. So when I saw this deck, I knew it was one I wanted to try out. This deck has all of the tools needed to be able to utilize Crested Sunmare's ability to make Horse tokens to the fullest. But the good thing is that this deck isn't a one-trick pony. Even without having a Crested Sunmare in play, this deck is very capable of winning. You have a ton of removal to use on your opponent's creatures, and many ways to create tokens which can be added upon with Oketra's Monument. There are also multiple ways to gain life in the deck, so you're able to outpace most any opponent. I like this deck a lot and think it gets a lot stronger after sideboarding thanks in no small part to Lyra Dawnbringer. I can't wait to sleeve this up for a FNM sometime.

Wrapping Up

Today I showed you five mono-colored decks that have been doing well on MTGO. This is actually just a drop in the bucket as there are quite a few other mono-colored archetypes that have gone 5-0 online that I didn't have room for. Maybe we'll revisit the mono-colored decks before leaving Dominaria? We'll see. Which mono-colored deck was your favorite? Let me know by leaving a comment below or you can reply to me directly on Twitter (@mikelikesmtg), or email me directly at mikelikesmtg@gmail.com. And be sure to join me here again next week as I continue my search for innovative decks in Standard. I'll see you then!

-- Mike Likes

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