Locations
Esper Control
"Esper Control by Alex Sittner, 4th place at Grand Prix Louisville on 10/20/2013"
- Creatures (1)
- 1 Aetherling
- Planeswalkers (6)
- 2 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
- 4 Jace, Architect of Thought
- Spells (26)
- 1 Ultimate Price
- 3 Dissolve
- 3 Doom Blade
- 2 Far // Away
- 3 Sphinx's Revelation
- 4 Azorius Charm
- 4 Hero's Downfall
- 4 Supreme Verdict
- 2 Detention Sphere
- Lands (27)
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Plains
- 4 Island
- 4 Godless Shrine
- 4 Hallowed Fountain
- 4 Temple of Deceit
- 4 Temple of Silence
- 4 Watery Grave
- Sideboard (15)
- 3 Gainsay
- 3 Negate
- 3 Thoughtseize
- 1 Aetherling
- 1 Devour Flesh
- 2 Blood Baron of Vizkopa
- 2 Pithing Needle
Other examples:
- This version with Obzedat, Ghost Council finished fourth at StarCityGames Open Seattle.
- A creatureless version finished third at StarCityGames Open Milwaukee.
G/R Monsters
"G/R Monsters by Jon Stern, 2nd place at Grand Prix Louisville on 10/20/2013"
- Creatures (27)
- 2 Mistcutter Hydra
- 2 Scavenging Ooze
- 3 Sylvan Caryatid
- 4 Boon Satyr
- 4 Elvish Mystic
- 4 Kalonian Tusker
- 4 Stormbreath Dragon
- 4 Polukranos, World Eater
- Planeswalkers (6)
- 2 Xenagos, the Reveler
- 4 Domri Rade
- Spells (3)
- 3 Mizzium Mortars
- Lands (24)
- 10 Forest
- 6 Mountain
- 4 Stomping Ground
- 4 Temple of Abandon
- Sideboard (15)
- 2 Mistcutter Hydra
- 2 Shock
- 1 Ratchet Bomb
- 1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
- 2 Fade into Antiquity
- 2 Time to Feed
- 1 Burning Earth
- 2 Arbor Colossus
- 2 Plummet
Other examples:
- This third-place StarCityGames Open Seattle deck ditches Stormbreath Dragon to show some devotion toward Nylea, God of the Hunt. It also includes Garruk, Caller of Beasts.
- This deck includes Ghor-Clam Rampager, Flesh // Blood (really just Blood), and Mizzium Mortars.
Mono-Red Aggro
"Mono-Red Aggro by Jeremy Stowe, 2nd place at StarCityGames Open Milwaukee on 10/13/2013"
- Creatures (28)
- 4 Ash Zealot
- 4 Boros Reckoner
- 4 Burning-Tree Emissary
- 4 Chandra's Phoenix
- 4 Fanatic of Mogis
- 4 Firefist Striker
- 4 Rakdos Cackler
- Spells (9)
- 4 Lightning Strike
- 4 Shock
- 1 Hammer of Purphoros
- Sideboard (15)
- 1 Hammer of Purphoros
- 3 Burning Earth
- 2 Skullcrack
- 2 Mizzium Mortars
- 3 Frostburn Weird
- 1 Flames of the Firebrand
- 2 Ratchet Bomb
- 1 Mutavault
Other Archetypes
"Mono-Blue Devotion by Sam Black, 5th place at Grand Prix Louisville on 10/20/2013"
- Creatures (26)
- 2 Judge's Familiar
- 4 Cloudfin Raptor
- 4 Frostburn Weird
- 4 Master of Waves
- 4 Nightveil Specter
- 4 Tidebinder Mage
- 4 Thassa, God of the Sea
- Planeswalkers (2)
- 2 Jace, Architect of Thought
- Spells (7)
- 3 Rapid Hybridization
- 2 Cyclonic Rift
- 2 Bident of Thassa
- Lands (25)
- 20 Island
- 4 Mutavault
- 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Sideboard (15)
- 2 Judge's Familiar
- 2 Jace, Architect of Thought
- 1 Bident of Thassa
- 1 Domestication
- 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- 1 Negate
- 4 Gainsay
- 1 Cyclonic Rift
- 1 Dissolve
- 1 Aetherling
"R/W Aggro by Justin Herrell, 9th place at Grand Prix Louisville on 10/20/2013"
- Creatures (26)
- 3 Imposing Sovereign
- 3 Precinct Captain
- 4 Banisher Priest
- 4 Daring Skyjek
- 4 Dryad Militant
- 4 Judge's Familiar
- 4 Soldier of the Pantheon
- Spells (11)
- 4 Boros Charm
- 4 Brave the Elements
- 3 Spear of Heliod
- Lands (23)
- 11 Plains
- 4 Mutavault
- 4 Sacred Foundry
- 4 Temple of Triumph
- Sideboard (15)
- 2 Boros Reckoner
- 2 Fiendslayer Paladin
- 1 Precinct Captain
- 2 Last Breath
- 2 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
- 1 Gideon, Champion of Justice
- 3 Glare of Heresy
- 2 Pacifism
"Mono-Black Devotion by Brian Braun-Duin, 1st place at Grand Prix Louisville on 10/20/2013"
- Creatures (15)
- 2 Pack Rat
- 4 Desecration Demon
- 4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
- 4 Nightveil Specter
- 1 Erebos, God of the Dead
- Spells (20)
- 2 Devour Flesh
- 2 Doom Blade
- 2 Ultimate Price
- 4 Hero's Downfall
- 4 Thoughtseize
- 4 Underworld Connections
- 2 Whip of Erebos
- Lands (25)
- 19 Swamp
- 2 Temple of Deceit
- 4 Mutavault
- Sideboard (15)
- 2 Pack Rat
- 1 Dark Betrayal
- 2 Doom Blade
- 3 Lifebane Zombie
- 1 Pithing Needle
- 2 Devour Flesh
- 1 Erebos, God of the Dead
- 3 Duress
More top decks:
- A W/B Midrange deck finished second at StarCityGames Open Seattle playing Soldier of the Pantheon, Banisher Priest, and Whip of Erebos.
- This B/G Midrange deck finished fifth at StarCityGames Open Seattle featuring Nightveil Specter, Desecration Demon, Reaper of the Wilds, and Gray Merchant of Asphodel.
- This Jund Monsters deck adds black for Dreg Mangler, Varolz, the Scar Striped, Reaper of the Wilds, Dreadbore, and Rakdos's Return.
