Welcome to the Standard Gauntlet Thread! The purpose of this thread is to compile a list of the most relevant standard decks, and for each of those decks, a sample decklist from a recent tournament (preferably with a good result in a competitive event such as a Grand Prix or a StarCityGames Open). These decks are going to be updated regularly, and the intention is that this thread is going to serve as your first stop when you want to quickly update yourself on what the current metagame looks like.
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I like it. Good start. I would like to point out I think the GW Tokens list is a bit dated. Bland was actually only 3-3 in standard portion even though he came in 2nd overall. I would probably use either this 5-1 list from Worlds on Nov 17th:
I'm not sure if decks that aren't classified as competitive by the mods are included in this list but looking at the MTGO metagame the mage-blade/delverblade archetype has become something people need to be prepared for with 5.2% of all 4-0 decks for the past week fitting in that archetype (compared to GW tokens' 4.9% and Tempered Steel's 3.6% for the same period). I'm not sure if this qualifies as a proper competitive situation but one pilot (Hyper) has managed 12 4-0 tournaments over three weeks (with several others having 6+ 4-0's for the same period) with this list:
The list keeps most of the delver tempo shell but swaps the illusions for equipment and extra token generators. Fundamentally it behaves like a normal delver tempo deck but it has a focus on the mid-game and has a different end game. This list also bears a few similarities to the list Gerry T recently published at SCG that has been getting a lot of attention as a likely evolution of Illusions.
Thanks, MrPajitnov That deck does seem better than I initially gave it credit for, and I'll update the first post with that deck as an alternate (better?) version of Illusions. I'll also probably move the U/W Runepike deck back to the Illusions subforum.
Are we not considering P. Chapin's "5 color control" list as competitive?
It obviously did well at Worlds (5-1 I believe, like many of the decks on this list) and it's inundated my control-hungry meta, however I don't have the research of any continued success.
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For those scientifically inclined, check this out. Some interesting points for you to consider.
I'd still like to find a way to get this thread a bit more spotlight - one idea is to have someone post a link and a notice to it on MTGS' facebook whenever it's updated. I think a large part of the problem is that our standard population is so fragmented between various subs, and also, the number of stickies competing for space (there are ten others). Potentially, that could be solved with a redirect to this thread from each of the various standard subs. That could make a deal of sense, since referring to these lists is going to be very relevant for both "developing competitive" and archetype players.
An article digest may also work. We would need someone to contact the writing forum moderators to partner on that.
How many people do we have actively taking point on this? I don't want it to fall solely on Sene's shoulders, as he has a lot of other responsibilities on top of this.
Main post updated with decklists from Grand Prix Orlando.
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I'd still like to find a way to get this thread a bit more spotlight - one idea is to have someone post a link and a notice to it on MTGS' facebook whenever it's updated.
The Sally Facebook page only has ~250 members, so it needs more publicity. However, updates like this should give people incentive to follow it.
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I think a large part of the problem is that our standard population is so fragmented between various subs, and also, the number of stickies competing for space (there are ten others)
Indeed, but this is because of the nature of the forum. It's so populated and heavily trafficked that I can't see an alternative solution for that, other than de-sticking a few threads (The Official "I Need Help Deciding What To Play" Thread and The Official "Complain About Standard Card Prices" Thread seem like they can be unstuck, and potentially linked to in the Standard Forum Rules like in Magic General). Metamorph's "How to Build Better Decks" thread can also probably be moved to Standard Deck Creation.
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Potentially, that could be solved with a redirect to this thread from each of the various standard subs. That could make a deal of sense, since referring to these lists is going to be very relevant for both "developing competitive" and archetype players.
With RDW winning multiple SCG opens and top 8's since Innistrad's release, is it Tier 2 because of the percentage of people that play it? It doesn't make sense to me, It's win/loss ratio seems better than some of the other deck types making me believe it should be in the tier 1 category.
Realistically he should only be unblockable without equipment
Guard 1: There goes a sword floating down the street!
Guard 2: Well, he's unblockable, so ignore it.
Eat your greens kids, omnath does, and it makes him strong....
I'm assuming by competitive, that means big tournaments, not just local events, right?
Yes. Pro Tours, Grand Prix events, SCGOpens and PTQ top 8s (when Standard is the format of the season) - those are pretty much the only events we will pay attention to in regards to the Gauntlet thread. Speaking of which, we will soon update the first post with decks from the most recent SCGOpen.
In my humble opinion, i would like to see G/W humans in the Tier 2 list. It has been in the top 8 of events, and i feel that it deserves a place on this thread. Even though its not as good as g/w tokens, with dark ascension you never know.
The re-animator deck listed has 6 unburial rites amongst the 75... Can someone find the original list to correct it?
Thanks for the heads-up, the list on the Mothership was incorrect, found the right one. Those two Unburial Rites in the sideboard were actually Wurmcoil Engines.
Given the recent change in the Competitive forum structure, I thought it would be helpful to offer a reminder that the links to each deck's competitive subforum must be updated.
Modern GBRJund GBW Junk GBWMelira Pod GB Rock GRTron URStorm UR Delver URTwin RUG Twin UWR Twin UWRKiki Control UWR Control UWR Midrange URWBAffinity GRW Zoo RBurn
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TIER ONE:
4 Glacial Fortress
3 Moorland Haunt
13 Plains
4 Seachrome Coast
Creatures (23)
4 Champion of the Parish
4 Doomed Traveler
4 Hero of Bladehold
4 Loyal Cathar
4 Mirran Crusader
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1 Gather the Townsfolk
4 Honor of the Pure
4 Mana Leak
4 Oblivion Ring
4 Day of Judgment
2 Revoke Existence
2 Sword of Feast and Famine
2 Sword of War and Peace
4 Timely Reinforcements
1 Venser, the Sojourner
Source: Bryan Olvera's deck from Grand Prix South Lake City, top 8. Date: April 1st, 2012.
2 Sword of War and Peace
Creatures
4 Champion of the Parish
4 Doomed Traveler
3 Fiend Hunter
4 Hero of Bladehold
2 Leonin Relic-Warder
2 Loyal Cathar
4 Mirran Crusader
2 Angelic Destiny
4 Honor of the Pure
Instants
3 Mana Leak
Legendary Creatures
2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Basic Lands
1 Island
13 Plains
Lands
4 Glacial Fortress
2 Moorland Haunt
4 Seachrome Coast
2 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of War and Peace
1 Leonin Relic-Warder
4 Celestial Purge
1 Dismember
1 Divine Offering
1 Flashfreeze
1 Mana Leak
1 Negate
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
SOURCE: Paul Longo, 3rd Place, Starcity Open 3/25/2012
4 Copperline Gorge
6 Forest
1 Ghost Quarter
4 Inkmoth Nexus
2 Kessig Wolf Run
4 Mountain
4 Rootbound Crag
Creatures (16)
1 Acidic Slime
1 Birds of Paradise
4 Huntmaster of the Fells
2 Inferno Titan
4 Primeval Titan
3 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
3 Galvanic Blast
2 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Rampant Growth
1 Red Sun's Zenith
4 Slagstorm
4 Sphere of the Suns
1 Whipflare
1 Ancient Grudge
2 Autumn's Veil
1 Batterskull
2 Beast Within
2 Combust
1 Karn Liberated
2 Naturalize
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
1 Whipflare
2 Wrack with Madness
Source: James Cooper's deck from Grand Prix South Lake City, top 8. Date: April 1st, 2012.
4 Sphere of the Suns
Artifact Creatures
3 Solemn Simulacrum
Creatures
1 Acidic Slime
1 Birds of Paradise
4 Huntmaster of the Fells
2 Inferno Titan
4 Primeval Titan
Instants
4 Galvanic Blast
Legendary Creatures
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
2 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Rampant Growth
4 Slagstorm
1 Whipflare
Basic Lands
6 Forest
5 Mountain
Lands
4 Copperline Gorge
4 Inkmoth Nexus
2 Kessig Wolf Run
4 Rootbound Crag
1 Ancient Grudge
2 Autumn's Veil
2 Beast Within
1 Combust
2 Naturalize
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
2 Karn Liberated
1 Wrack with Madness
SOURCE: Justin Gottlieb, Star City Open 3/25/2012
4 Glacial Fortress
9 Island
3 Moorland Haunt
1 Plains
4 Seachrome Coast
Creatures (14)
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Geist of Saint Traft
2 Invisible Stalker
4 Snapcaster Mage
1 Batterskull
1 Dismember
4 Gitaxian Probe
2 Gut Shot
4 Mana Leak
4 Ponder
1 Runechanter's Pike
2 Sword of War and Peace
2 Thought Scour
4 Vapor Snag
1 Batterskull
2 Celestial Purge
2 Corrosive Gale
2 Dissipate
1 Divine Offering
1 Jace, Memory Adept
1 Negate
2 Phantasmal Image
1 Revoke Existence
2 Timely Reinforcements
Source: Shahar Shenhar's deck from Grand Prix South Lake City, top 8. Date: April 1st, 2012.
4 Darkslick Shores
2 Evolving Wilds
3 Glacial Fortress
5 Island
1 Moorland Haunt
1 Plains
4 Seachrome Coast
1 Swamp
1 Vault of the Archangel
Creatures (18)
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Drogskol Captain
2 Dungeon Geists
4 Phantasmal Image
4 Snapcaster Mage
4 Gitaxian Probe
1 Gut Shot
4 Lingering Souls
2 Mana Leak
4 Ponder
1 Revoke Existence
4 Vapor Snag
2 Celestial Purge
1 Dismember
2 Dissipate
1 Divine Offering
2 Dungeon Geists
1 Flashfreeze
1 Gut Shot
1 Mana Leak
1 Negate
1 Revoke Existence
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Timely Reinforcements
Source: Tom Martell's deck from Grand Prix South Lake City, top 8. Date: April 1st, 2012.
1 Runechanter's Pike
Creatures
1 Blade Splicer
4 Champion of the Parish
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Phantasmal Image
4 Snapcaster Mage
Instants
1 Dismember
3 Mana Leak
2 Negate
4 Vapor Snag
1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
Sorceries
3 Gather the Townsfolk
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Ponder
Basic Lands
5 Island
5 Plains
Lands
4 Glacial Fortress
2 Moorland Haunt
4 Seachrome Coast
1 Act of Aggression
3 Celestial Purge
1 Dismember
1 Dissipate
2 Gideon Jura
2 Jace, Memory Adept
2 Revoke Existence
3 Timely Reinforcements
SOURCE: Nick Spagnolo, 2nd Place, Star City Invitational 3/25/2012
4 Copperline Gorge
10 Forest
2 Kessig Wolf Run
3 Mountain
4 Rootbound Crag
Creatures (23)
1 Acidic Slime
1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
4 Birds of Paradise
1 Daybreak Ranger
4 Huntmaster of the Fells
4 Llanowar Elves
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Strangleroot Geist
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
3 Brimstone Volley
2 Galvanic Blast
4 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Sword of War and Peace
1 Garruk Relentless
1 Acidic Slime
2 Act of Aggression
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Arc Trail
1 Batterskull
1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
1 Increasing Savagery
2 Manabarbs
1 Primeval Titan
2 Sword of Feast and Famine
Source: Michael Hetrick's deck from Grand Prix South Lake City, top 8. Date: April 1st, 2012.
60 cards
4 Copperline Gorge
7 Forest
2 Kessig Wolf Run
6 Mountain
4 Rootbound Crag
23 lands
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Hellrider
4 Huntmaster of the Fells
4 Llanowar Elves
2 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Strangleroot Geist
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
23 creatures
4 Gut Shot
4 Incinerate
4 Sword of War and Peace
14 other spells
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Dismember
1 Green Sun's Zenith
2 Mental Misstep
2 Mutagenic Growth
1 Surgical Extraction
2 Thrun, the Last Troll
2 Traitorous Blood
1 Urabrask the Hidden
15 sideboard cards
SOURCE: Jonas Köstler, Grand Prix Lille 2012 – Top 8, 3/4/2012
TIER TWO:
4 Birthing Pod
Artifact Creatures
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Wurmcoil Engine
Creatures
1 Acidic Slime
1 Archon of Justice
2 Avacyn's Pilgrim
4 Birds of Paradise
3 Blade Splicer
1 Daybreak Ranger
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Geist-Honored Monk
4 Huntmaster of the Fells
1 Inferno Titan
3 Strangleroot Geist
1 Sun Titan
1 Viridian Emissary
1 Oblivion Ring
Legendary Creatures
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Sorceries
3 Green Sun's Zenith
Basic Lands
6 Forest
1 Mountain
1 Plains
Lands
4 Copperline Gorge
2 Gavony Township
4 Razorverge Thicket
3 Rootbound Crag
3 Sunpetal Grove
1 Acidic Slime
2 Hero of Bladehold
2 Oblivion Ring
2 Act of Aggression
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Celestial Purge
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
2 Arc Trail
SOURCE: Max Tietze, 1st Place, Star City Invitational 3/25/2012
3 Gavony Township
4 Inkmoth Nexus
9 Plains
4 Razorverge Thicket
Creatures (20)
4 Etched Champion
4 Glint Hawk
4 Memnite
4 Signal Pest
4 Vault Skirge
4 Dispatch
4 Glint Hawk Idol
4 Mox Opal
1 Oblivion Ring
3 Origin Spellbomb
4 Tempered Steel
3 Hero of Bladehold
3 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Ray of Revelation
2 Revoke Existence
3 Shrine of Loyal Legions
2 Spellskite
Source: Armand Duval's deck from Pro Tour Honolulu, 6-4. Date: February 10, 2012.
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
4 Copperline Gorge
2 Darkslick Shores
6 Forest
1 Mountain
1 Plains
4 Razorverge Thicket
1 Rootbound Crag
Creatures (17)
4 Avacyn's Pilgrim
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
2 Inferno Titan
1 Llanowar Elves
2 Wurmcoil Engine
4 Faithless Looting
4 Lingering Souls
4 Mulch
4 Tracker's Instincts
4 Unburial Rites
4 Ancient Grudge
2 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
2 Memory's Journey
1 Purify the Grave
3 Ray of Revelation
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
2 Wurmcoil Engine
Source: Raphael Levy's deck from Pro Tour Honolulu, 7-2-1. Date: February 10, 2012.
1 Batterskull
Creatures
2 Consecrated Sphinx
2 Snapcaster Mage
Enchantments
3 Curse of Death's Hold
Instants
1 Doom Blade
2 Forbidden Alchemy
1 Go for the Throat
4 Mana Leak
3 Think Twice
2 Tragic Slip
Planeswalkers
2 Gideon Jura
3 Liliana of the Veil
2 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
3 Day of Judgment
3 Lingering Souls
Basic Lands
2 Island
3 Plains
5 Swamp
Lands
1 Darkslick Shores
2 Drowned Catacomb
3 Evolving Wilds
2 Glacial Fortress
4 Isolated Chapel
4 Seachrome Coast
1 Batterskull
3 Ratchet Bomb
1 Volition Reins
3 Celestial Purge
3 Geist of Saint Traft
1 Karn Liberated
3 Despise
SOURCE: Shaheen Sorani, 3rd Place, Star City Invitational 3/25/2012
4 Darkslick Shores
4 Drowned Catacomb
14 Swamp
Creatures (25)
4 Diregraf Captain
4 Diregraf Ghoul
4 Geralf's Messenger
4 Gravecrawler
4 Phantasmal Image
2 Phyrexian Obliterator
3 Porcelain Legionnaire
2 Liliana of the Veil
3 Geth's Verdict
2 Mortarpod
2 Sword of War and Peace
4 Tragic Slip
2 Black Sun's Zenith
1 Cemetery Reaper
1 Geth's Verdict
2 Go for the Throat
1 Liliana of the Veil
2 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Phyrexian Obliterator
3 Ratchet Bomb
2 Sword of Feast and Famine
Source: Henry Wright's deck from Grand Prix South Lake City, 9-0 on Day 1. Date: March 31st, 2012.
60 cards
4 Darkslick Shores
4 Drowned Catacomb
14 Swamp
22 lands
4 Diregraf Captain
4 Diregraf Ghoul
2 Fume Spitter
4 Geralf's Messenger
4 Gravecrawler
4 Phantasmal Image
2 Phyrexian Obliterator
24 creatures
3 Mortarpod
1 Sword of War and Peace
4 Tragic Slip
12 other spells
2 Liliana of the Veil
2 planeswalkers
1 Black Sun's Zenith
1 Cemetery Reaper
2 Corrosive Gale
1 Dismember
2 Go for the Throat
2 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Phyrexian Obliterator
2 Ratchet Bomb
1 Sever the Bloodline
2 Surgical Extraction
15 sideboard cards
SOURCE: Richard Parker, 1st Place, GP Lille 3/4/25
2 Mortarpod
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Sword of War and Peace
Artifact Creatures
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
Creatures
4 Diregraf Ghoul
4 Geralf's Messenger
4 Gravecrawler
4 Phantasmal Image
4 Phyrexian Obliterator
4 Geth's Verdict
4 Tragic Slip
Planeswalkers
1 Liliana of the Veil
Sorceries
4 Distress
Basic Lands
14 Swamp
Lands
4 Darkslick Shores
4 Drowned Catacomb
2 Mimic Vat
1 Mortarpod
2 Nihil Spellbomb
3 Ratchet Bomb
1 Hex Parasite
2 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Dismember
2 Go for the Throat
1 Black Sun's Zenith
SOURCE: Joshua Wagener, 1st Place, Star City Open, 3/25/2012
For this thread, the "no decklists in the main standard forum" rule doesn't apply. Feel free to suggest decklists to add to this thread. But if you do, also include:
- Pilot's name
- Tournament
- Date
- Finish
And preferably a link to the source. Also, no budget decks please. This thread is only for proven competitive decks with results to back them up.We hope you'll find this thread useful, and that it'll prove to be a handy resource!
2 Mortarpod
Creatures
4 Avacyn's Pilgrim
4 Birds of Paradise
3 Blade Splicer
2 Geist-Honored Monk
4 Hero of Bladehold
3 Mirran Crusader
Enchantments
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Mutagenic Growth
Legendary Creatures
2 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
Planeswalkers
3 Elspeth Tirel
3 Garruk Relentless
Basic Lands
8 Forest
4 Plains
Lands
4 Gavony Township
4 Razorverge Thicket
4 Sunpetal Grove
2 Sword of Feast and Famine
2 Sword of War and Peace
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Oblivion Ring
2 Celestial Purge
1 Mutagenic Growth
2 Naturalize
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
2 Thrun, the Last Troll
1 Garruk Relentless
or I'd use this 6th place from the SCG Charlotte Standard Open on Dec 11th:
2 Mortarpod
Creatures
4 Avacyn's Pilgrim
4 Birds of Paradise
2 Blade Splicer
1 Fiend Hunter
2 Geist-Honored Monk
3 Hero of Bladehold
3 Mirran Crusader
Enchantments
3 Oblivion Ring
Instants
2 Mutagenic Growth
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
2 Thrun, the Last Troll
Planeswalkers
2 Elspeth Tirel
4 Garruk Relentless
1 Gideon Jura
Basic Lands
8 Forest
4 Plains
Lands
4 Gavony Township
4 Razorverge Thicket
4 Sunpetal Grove
2 Sword of Feast and Famine
2 Sword of War and Peace
1 Oblivion Ring
2 Gut Shot
2 Naturalize
1 Gideon Jura
2 Creeping Corrosion
3 Timely Reinforcements
GWU Knightfall Modern
UW Tempo Legacy
UGR Burning Wish Cobra Vintage
Wonderful that we were able to get this running so quickly. Huge thanks to Sene for spearheading this.
3 Geist of Saint Traft
4 Snapcaster Mage
1 Dismember
2 Dissipate
4 Gitaxian Probe
3 Gut Shot
4 Mana Leak
3 Midnight Haunting
4 Ponder
1 Psychic Barrier
4 Vapor Snag
4 Glacial Fortress
9 Island
3 Moorland Haunt
1 Plains
4 Seachrome Coast
1 Dismember
1 Dissipate
3 Mental Misstep
1 Negate
2 Oblivion Ring
2 Phantasmal Image
2 Ratchet Bomb
3 Timely Reinforcements
The list keeps most of the delver tempo shell but swaps the illusions for equipment and extra token generators. Fundamentally it behaves like a normal delver tempo deck but it has a focus on the mid-game and has a different end game. This list also bears a few similarities to the list Gerry T recently published at SCG that has been getting a lot of attention as a likely evolution of Illusions.
Modern:
UR Storm RU
RG Titanshift GR
MTGO: MrPajitnv (Yes I typo'd it)
It obviously did well at Worlds (5-1 I believe, like many of the decks on this list) and it's inundated my control-hungry meta, however I don't have the research of any continued success.
http://www.fourdimensionalphysics.com/index.html
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck_search_result.asp?Location=2012%20StarCity%20Open%20Standard%20-%20Los%20Angeles%20-%201/14
Results from GP Orlando:
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck_search_result.asp?Location=2012%20Grand%20Prix%20Orlando%20-%201/14
Results from Starcity Atlanta:
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck_search_result.asp?Location=2012%20StarCity%20Open%20Standard%20-%20Atlanta%20-%201/7
I'd still like to find a way to get this thread a bit more spotlight - one idea is to have someone post a link and a notice to it on MTGS' facebook whenever it's updated. I think a large part of the problem is that our standard population is so fragmented between various subs, and also, the number of stickies competing for space (there are ten others). Potentially, that could be solved with a redirect to this thread from each of the various standard subs. That could make a deal of sense, since referring to these lists is going to be very relevant for both "developing competitive" and archetype players.
An article digest may also work. We would need someone to contact the writing forum moderators to partner on that.
How many people do we have actively taking point on this? I don't want it to fall solely on Sene's shoulders, as he has a lot of other responsibilities on top of this.
The Sally Facebook page only has ~250 members, so it needs more publicity. However, updates like this should give people incentive to follow it.
Indeed, but this is because of the nature of the forum. It's so populated and heavily trafficked that I can't see an alternative solution for that, other than de-sticking a few threads (The Official "I Need Help Deciding What To Play" Thread and The Official "Complain About Standard Card Prices" Thread seem like they can be unstuck, and potentially linked to in the Standard Forum Rules like in Magic General). Metamorph's "How to Build Better Decks" thread can also probably be moved to Standard Deck Creation.
This could work.
LOL
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck.asp?deck_id=963901
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck.asp?deck_id=963895
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck.asp?deck_id=949312
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck.asp?deck_id=942917
LOL
Come help me make my Pauper cube awsome!
Yes. Pro Tours, Grand Prix events, SCGOpens and PTQ top 8s (when Standard is the format of the season) - those are pretty much the only events we will pay attention to in regards to the Gauntlet thread. Speaking of which, we will soon update the first post with decks from the most recent SCGOpen.
GW Human Rush WG
25-8-4
Todd Anderson's Mono Green Aggro with changes he said he's definitely making to the maindeck:
1 Bellowing Tanglewurm
4 Birds of Paradise
2 Daybreak Ranger
4 Dungrove Elder
4 Llanowar Elves
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
2 Strangleroot Geist
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
4 Green Sun's Zenith
2 Gut Shot
4 Sword of War and Peace
24 Forest
2 Corrosive Gale
1 Daybreak Ranger
1 Glissa, the Traitor
3 Naturalize
2 Precursor Golem
3 Ratchet Bomb
2 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Viridian Corrupter
Kibler's ridiculously powerful WRR that took #1 at PTDKA:
1 Birds of Paradise
4 Huntmaster of the Fells
2 Inferno Titan
4 Primeval Titan
3 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
4 Galvanic Blast
2 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Rampant Growth
4 Slagstorm
4 Sphere of the Suns
1 Whipflare
5 Forest
4 Inkmoth Nexus
2 Kessig Wolf Run
6 Mountain
4 Rootbound Crag
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Autumn's Veil
2 Beast Within
2 Combust
1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
2 Karn Liberated
2 Naturalize
2 Thrun, the Last Troll
1 Whipflare
Nils Tolpingrud's winning Tempered Steel decklist from the 2/4/12 SCGO:
4 Glint Hawk
4 Memnite
4 Signal Pest
4 Vault Skirge
3 Dispatch
4 Glint Hawk Idol
4 Mox Opal
1 Oblivion Ring
4 Origin Spellbomb
4 Tempered Steel
4 Inkmoth Nexus
9 Plains
4 Razorverge Thicket
1 Celestial Purge
1 Dispatch
4 Hero of Bladehold
2 Mental Misstep
1 Oblivion Ring
4 Shrine of Loyal Legions
2 Spellskite
Jon Finkel's PTDKA Top 8 Esper Spirits (not optimized against the current metagame shift to WRR, but powerful all the same)
4 Drogskol Captain
2 Dungeon Geists
3 Phantasmal Image
4 Snapcaster Mage
1 Divine Offering
4 Gitaxian Probe
1 Gut Shot
4 Lingering Souls
2 Mana Leak
4 Ponder
1 Revoke Existence
4 Vapor Snag
2 Evolving Wilds
3 Glacial Fortress
5 Island
2 Moorland Haunt
1 Plains
4 Seachrome Coast
1 Swamp
1 Celestial Purge
1 Demystify
1 Dismember
1 Dissipate
1 Divine Offering
2 Dungeon Geists
2 Gut Shot
1 Mana Leak
1 Negate
1 Phantasmal Image
1 Revoke Existence
2 Surgical Extraction
Matt Costa's PTDKA Top 8 UW Tempo (mage-blade)
4 Geist of Saint Traft
2 Invisible Stalker
4 Snapcaster Mage
1 Dismember
4 Gitaxian Probe
2 Gut Shot
4 Mana Leak
4 Ponder
1 Runechanter's Pike
3 Sword of War and Peace
2 Thought Scour
4 Vapor Snag
9 Island
3 Moorland Haunt
1 Plains
4 Seachrome Coast
1 Consecrated Sphinx
1 Day of Judgment
1 Dismember
2 Dissipate
1 Divine Offering
1 Mutagenic Growth
1 Oblivion Ring
2 Phantasmal Image
2 Revoke Existence
3 Timely Reinforcements
There should probably be a pod list in there and maybe the french reanimator, but I don't know if those are considered proven enough for the gauntlet
Modern:
UR Storm RU
RG Titanshift GR
MTGO: MrPajitnv (Yes I typo'd it)
Updated 11/01/13
-->Standard:
:symwg::symwg::symwg: Aggressive Midrange
:symu::symu::symu: Devotion
-->Modern:
:symwg::symrg::symug: Kiki-Jiki Pod
:0mana::symur::0mana: Affinity
Thanks Hero's of the Plane
Modern
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xRxAffinityxRx
BGStandard Green AggroGB
UWRGModern Saheeli CobraGRWU
UBRGLegacy StormGRBU
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Thanks for the heads-up, the list on the Mothership was incorrect, found the right one. Those two Unburial Rites in the sideboard were actually Wurmcoil Engines.
Aren't Zombie's Tier 1? They went 18-0 at the last GP if I recall?
4 Champion of the Parish
4 Doomed Traveler
4 Hero of Bladehold
Enchantments
4 Honor of the Pure
4 Intangible Virtue
2 Oblivion Ring
Instants
2 Go for the Throat
4 Midnight Haunting
4 Gather the Townsfolk
4 Lingering Souls
Basic Lands
14 Plains
4 Swamp
Lands
4 Isolated Chapel
2 Vault of the Archangel
2 Nihil Spellbomb
4 Angelic Destiny
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Stony Silence
2 Celestial Purge
1 Elspeth Tirel
3 Day of Judgment
1 Plains
http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=45273
GBR Jund
GBW Junk
GBW Melira Pod
GB Rock
GR Tron
UR Storm
UR Delver
UR Twin
RUG Twin
UWR Twin
UWR Kiki Control
UWR Control
UWR Midrange
URWB Affinity
GRW Zoo
R Burn