- 6 Forest
- 1 Island
- 4 Breeding Pool
- 4 Hallowed Fountain
- 4 Temple Garden
- 4 Temple of Mystery
- 2 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Creatures (21)
- 1 Aetherling
- 4 Elvish Mystic
- 4 Prophet of Kruphix
- 4 Sylvan Caryatid
- 2 Voyaging Satyr
- 4 Polukranos, World Eater
- 2 Prime Speaker Zegana
Planeswalkers (4)
Spells (10)
Sideboard
- 1 Aetherling
- 3 Mistcutter Hydra
- 3 Nylea’s Disciple
- 1 Sylvan Primordial
- 1 Detention Sphere
- 3 Gainsay
- 2 Bramblecrush
- 1 Curse of the Swine
What an interesting new idea which has potential for huge card advantage once it gets going. Bant has the particular quality of combining acceleration with control and card advantage. This deck attempts to accomplish that in spades. It all starts with a ten pack of mana dorks with Mystics, Caryatids & Satyrs to get the plan into high gear. From there the threats start at converted cost of four with Polukranos, which doubles as removal for the deck, and Jace, which also doubles against aggro with the +1 ability. We then hit the five spot and the centerpiece for this deck from Prophet of Kruphix which provides the unique ability to be proactive on your turn AND their turn while always holding up mana to threaten countermagic. Then we hit the top of the curve at six with a diverse package including premier control finisher Aetherling, card advantage beast Prime Speaker & the truly diverse Primeval Bounty. As with any deck using both blue and white mana should there is a full four Sphinx’s Revelation and the life gain can be a key in surviving against fast aggro. The control aspect of the deck is limited to Plasm Capture that plays into the plan of mass card draw by providing more fuel to spew out more threats as quickly as possible. The rest of the deck is comprised of a small removal suite with Detention Sphere which can work to hold off a swarm and Curse of the Swine which is either a sweeper or can be used to remove indestructible Gods. This is definitely an idea to keep in mind moving forward as it may not yet be properly positioned but a few tweeks primarily with respect to shoring up the aggro matchup could turn this deck into a premier powerhouse.
