Its interesting to start out a blog with a picture but at this time it seems to be relevent. Im not one to always jump on bandwagons, but this is the most powerfull card in standard right now next to Jace 2.0. As you may know Valakut Ramp has been the strongest deck with the rotation, thanks to the fact that it lost almost nothing. Also in the same category is Eldrazi Green, it is a very strong deck and whats best is that it can win from nowhere (Also runs Primeval Titan). Luckily there have been a couple new emergences with States. Thats what I would like to talk about today.
Here is a list.
MAIN DECK
7 Island
2 Swamp
Lands [26]
SIDEBOARD
3 Negate
1 Skinrender
The most interesting one to me has been UB control. I actually built the deck last night for an opportunity to try to test against it. I think the deck is really good due to its versatility and ability to adapt to different situations. Here is my list of reasons why it has been strong over the last few weeks.
- Good removal (mass + spot)
- Countermagic
- Plays Jace 2.0 (lol)
- Multiple ways to win (flexibility)
I actually prefer the version that runs the tringet mage - elixir shenanigans, but just like UW control, there are several effective builds.
Next up is UR, the interesting thing about UR is that there are several different builds available that work differently. You have UR control/UR Force and Pyromancers Ascension. The only major difference between the normal UR and Force is obvious, other than that they are very close. Pyromancers Ascension is another carry over from pre-rotation with just some minor adjustments. I actually built that deck wayyyyy before it made top 8 anywhere but i thought it wasn't that great and I gave up on it too early. I think my mistake was that i ran double negative, lol.
There is also a deck out there called Mono white Quest. It is by far the most explosive deck available in that it can cause a turn 2 scoop. The problem is that it too heavily relies on you getting the right cards. I played against it during an FNM and saw it at its best and worst. Luckily for me I saw it mostly at its worst. If you are a super agro/combo player this is definately a good choice for you.
There are also several different decks that still run Fauna Shaman and Vengevine, but they are mixed into so many decks and have so many random builds that I wouldn't dare to try to properly categorize it all so therefore I'm just going to skip it. I know that I also skipped over UW control and some other decks but it just seems to me that the UW players are switching to UB due to the meta. I could be wrong but thats just me.
Last but not least i have RED. Now there are probably 4 red decks right now and they are all solid.
Boros
RDW
Big Red
Goblins
I actually use the lesser know of these 4 which is goblins for a couple of reasons. One, I thought it would be different, two it seems to be the most consistent. Here is the list.
22 CREATURES
3 Memnite
4 Goblin Guide
4 Goblin Bushwacker
3 Perilous Myr
4 Ember Hauler
4 Goblin Chieftan
16 SPELLS
3 Kuldotha Rebirth
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Searing Blaze
3 Staggershock
3 Burst Lightning
22 LANDS
3 Arid Mesa
3 Scalding Tarn
2 Teetering Peeks
14 Mountains
SIDEBOARD
3 Manic Vandal
2 Shatter
3 Mark of Mutiny
3 Combust
2 Tuk-Tuk
2 Forked Bolt
I fell in love with this deck just because of its versatility, speed and consistency. The things that hurt me the most don't completely handicap me. For instance pyroclasm is really good against me but with a lot of haste in the deck i can continue to apply preasure even immediatly and still have burn for backup. The second biggest threat is Kor Firewalker, who has recently fallen out of grace since UW control has lost followers. The great thing is that having Perilous Myr maindeck gives me a way to deal with it either through rebirth or burning him myself to get rid of the firewalker.
Well thats all I have for now, please comment and let me know of your ideas or if you have any comments for me. Let me know what your favorite deck is.
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