Tag: scg-oakland

• 3 Forest
• 2 Swamp
• 4 Godless Shrine
• 3 Golgari Guildgate
• 3 Orzhov Guildgate
• 4 Overgrown Tomb
• 1 Selesnya Guildgate
• 4 Temple Garden

Creatures (24)

• 3 Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 2 Desecration Demon
• 4 Elvish Mystic
• 2 Fleecemane Lion
• 4 Loxodon Smiter
• 2 Scavenging Ooze
• 3 Sylvan Caryatid
• 2 Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 2 Polukranos, World Eater

Spells (12)

• 2 Abrupt Decay
• 3 Doom Blade
• 3 Hero’s Downfall
• 2 Putrefy
• 2 Thoughtseize

Sideboard

• 2 Mistcutter Hydra
• 2 Sin Collector
• 2 Skylasher
• 3 Dark Betrayal
• 2 Devour Flesh
• 2 Golgari Charm
• 2 Selesnya Charm

• 2 Island
• 1 Plains
• 1 Swamp
• 4 Flooded Strand
• 3 Marsh Flats
• 4 Polluted Delta
• 1 Scrubland
• 3 Tundra
• 3 Underground Sea
• 1 Karakas

Creatures (10)

• 2 Snapcaster Mage
• 4 Stoneforge Mystic
• 3 True-Name Nemesis
• 1 Vendilion Clique

• 2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor

• 1 Batterskull
• 1 Engineered Explosives
• 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
• 4 Brainstorm
• 2 Counterspell
• 4 Force of Will
• 4 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Umezawa’s Jitte
• 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1 Ponder
• 2 Supreme Verdict
• 2 Thoughtseize
• 1 Vindicate

Sideboard

• 1 Grafdigger’s Cage
• 1 Manriki-Gusari
• 4 Meddling Mage
• 1 Humility
• 2 Rest in Peace
• 1 Flusterstorm
• 1 Path to Exile
• 2 Zealous Persecution
• 1 Supreme Verdict
• 1 Thoughtseize

You really have to admire the sheer versatility of this deck. Packed with threats and answers I personally find it to be one of the true top tier lists in legacy right now. This is one of the decks that can actually capitalize on the full potential of True-Name Nemesis by providing an armory of weapons for it to wield. Stoneforge Mystic is working overtime in this build with three targets to snag in Batterskull, Umezawa’s Jitte and Sword of Fire and Ice. The sword is particularly useful in sneaking Batterskull or Snapcaster through opponents defensive True-Names.  To round out the creature base there is a Vendilion Clique which just offers so much value in conjunction with Karakas and a pair of Snapcaster Mage to grind extra use out of the decks varied spells.  With the Planeswalker rules how they are there’s just a pair of Jace, the Mind Sculptor which is more than adequate given he is much less vulnerable now.  As with almost every blue deck in legacy there is the set of Brainstorm and a singleton Ponder to sift through the deck to find your answers.  The deck is backed up with permission by a set of Force of Will and a pair of Counterspells which give some hard counters to deal with big threats.  A great removal package is headlined by a full four Swords to Plowshares for creature threats and a one of Vindicate as a catchall answer with sweepers from two Supreme Verdict and an Engineered Explosives.  One thought I had with having the Explosives and the equipment that there might be a one of Academy Ruins in the mana base replacing one of the Underground Sea, but it may be too much.  Finally the deck is rounded out with some small disruption with two Thoughtseize and one Inquisition of Kozilek to assure some answer to random threats.

• 2 Mountain
• 11 Swamp
• 4 Blood Crypt
• 4 Rakdos Guildgate
• 3 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Creatures (14)

• 3 Desecration Demon
• 4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 4 Nightveil Specter
• 2 Sire of Insanity
• 1 Erebos, God of the Dead

Spells (22)

• 4 Underworld Connections
• 4 Hero’s Downfall
• 2 Whip of Erebos
• 4 Dreadbore
• 2 Mizzium Mortars
• 2 Rakdos’s Return
• 4 Thoughtseize

Sideboard

• 2 Lifebane Zombie
• 4 Pharika’s Cure
• 2 Rakdos Charm
• 1 Erebos, God of the Dead
• 2 Duress
• 1 Mizzium Mortars
• 3 Slaughter Games

Continuing along the devotion themed decks we have here one of the usual suspects with a little twist. While this deck is primarily a Black Devotion deck the Red splash does allow for some heavy extra action to be played.  The creature package boasts some requisite faces with Specter into Demon into Merchant for the devastating life swings and a miser Erebos for value. The pair of Sire of Insanity can be a real beating especially against control decks when you can capitalize on a superior board presence and strip them of any answers they might have been holding back. A full set of Thoughtseize and a pair of Rakdos’s Return also work hard to restrict your opponent from having many good options left against you. The devotion count is supplemented by standard includes of Underworld Connections and Whip of Erebos which both work to boost your side with card advantage. The rest is a robust removal package geared heavily against both creatures and Planeswalkers with full sets of Hero’s Downfall and Dreadbore backed up with a pair of Mizzium Mortars. All in all this deck looks to have a very strong mid to late game plan and could slip in as an alternative to just straight MonoBlack lists that have been running amok.

• 6 Island
• 6 Plains
• 4 Azorius Guildgate
• 4 Hallowed Fountain
• 2 Mutavault
• 2 Temple of Deceit
• 2 Temple of Silence

Spells (27)

• 1 Elixir of Immortality
• 4 Detention Sphere
• 3 Azorius Charm
• 3 Dissolve
• 1 Essence Scatter
• 3 Last Breath
• 4 Sphinx’s Revelation
• 2 Syncopate
• 2 Divination
• 4 Supreme Verdict

Planeswalkers (7)

• 3 Elspeth, Sun’s Champion
• 4 Jace, Architect of Thought

Sideboard

• 2 Pithing Needle
• 1 Aetherling
• 3 Celestial Flare
• 4 Gainsay
• 1 Last Breath
• 1 Negate
• 1 Sundering Growth
• 1 Jace, Memory Adept