Since UW doesn’t have access to targeted removal like UB does, Casket will be an important piece of removal against aggro strategies. Decklist: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3384782, Sideboard Options:Mystical Dispute Lochmere SerpentDuress NegateAtris, Oracle of Half-TruthsKitesail FreebooterNighthawk Scavenger. While this card is worse against the go-wide aggro decks, I think ECD will play an important role in removing threats we’ve known for awhile now (Uro, Winota, Ugin, Elder Gargaroth) and will deal with some new threats for Zendikar Rising, especially Leyline Tyrant which can prove to be a hard to answer endgame finisher from red decks. UB, UW, and Esper, and Jeskai have been the hallmark colors combinations of control decks of standard in recent years. However, kicking Jace in a control mirror seems very impactful. Esper variants were all control decks of some sort—Dragons, Planeswalkers, or Planar Outburst/End Hostilities battlefield cleaners—and the count above doesn't include the one-of Warrior tribal deck in the colors. Now applying what we know let’s look at some sample lists and discuss card choices for what standard might look like with Zendikar Rising added to the mix. beard1992 STD. UB, UW, and Esper, and Jeskai have been the hallmark colors combinations of control decks of standard in recent years. Esper Doom had a respectable win rate in the Satellite events, but failed to convert in the bigger tournaments. Edit. Not optimistic on its inclusion but worth testing a copy maindeck. 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A kicked Jace gives you two threats and together in sync they provide a nice engine, the token copy allowing you to scry cards to the top of your library that won’t immediately kill your original Jace. While I’m trademarked as a Burn player in most formats, I’ve always gravitated towards control decks in Standard (I’m bad at combat math, sue me!). 12. Settembre 25, 2020 Settembre 25, 2020 mtgarenaitalia. Blue gives you a better matchup against opposing Doom Foretold decks and more forms of card advantage.. Let's take a look at this Esper Doom list from the Top 8 of the most recent Standard Challenge: Ultimately, being able to include a game-ending spell in your land slot is a deal I’m willing to make, and I’ll gladly be putting in a couple of copies of this card in any UW control deck I build. A 2/1 for 2 mana might also just be fine to slow down an aggro deck as well. Suggestions. Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit – speaking of MDFC’s, Hagra Mauling is another card I’m happy to play in my UB control deck. Pre-COVID I was traveling to Grand Prix every month, aiming to make a name for myself on the Player’s Tour circuit. I do like that Extinction Event gets around cards like Seasoned Hallow Blade and Anax and completely exiles Uro. It will take some time to get used to the set, but in the meantime I hope you give Adventures a try if you want to climb the Arena ladder. However, Soul Shatter might also just kill an Anax and give your opponents more bodies for their Torbran or Castle Embereth to pump, or leave you with a removal spell that’s incapable of answering an Embercleaved creature. 13. 17. Let’s get to it! Magic: The Gathering Chronology Expansion symbol Zendikar Rising is the 85th Magic expansion. While Fatal Push is an instant and always costs 1 mana, Bloodchief’s Thirst can also target planeswalkers at a kicked cost. Acquireboard. Inscription of Insight – I’m bummed this card isn’t an instant but I understand if it was it would be incredibly busted. I feel like this card is worth its drawbacks, but I can also see this card seeing little play. Gruul Adventures rose to the top of the Standard metagame at this weekend’s Zendikar Rising League Weekend, making up over 45% of the field.. After only seven players chose the deck for the first Zendikar Rising League Weekend, where it made up less that 10% of the field, 33 of the 72 players piloted the deck in the second League Weekend.Dimir Rogues, which was the most popular deck … This card is comparable to Censor. Edit Live Edit. The End of an Era. Reddit. It also is a nice flicker target for Yorion for some added value. Sultai Control Standard Zendikar Rising. Feed the Swarm – I think this card is actually quite dangerous and won’t find a home in any control strategies at least. I was actually kind of stumped on how to correctly build this deck. 21 Nov, 2020. Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate Reborn – I’m actually less excited about this mdfc than the other two previously mentioned. While this card could see play in a variety of strategies, potentially even in a deck revolved around kicker cards, I think this card could find a home in UB control. Phew, that’s a lot of cards to cover. Deckcycle Deckcycle Feature Queue ... (Zendikar Rising). That being said I think control decks have access to some really powerful cards and I’m less concerned about the format being warped around a few specific problem cards. The full matches can be found here: Day 1 Day 2. To top it all off we even lost access to Teferi, Time Raveler – a ban which broke my heart. Settembre 25, 2020 Settembre 25, 2020 mtgarenaitalia. If you enjoyed my content, tell your friends about and help me with a subscribe! Unlike Emeria’s Call, which can provide a late-game threat or way to stabilize a board, Sea Gate Restoration is a 7-mana draw spell and it’s uncertain how many cards you would draw in a given scenario. UB has better fixing with a pathway land, but I’m ultimately not sure if the Sea Gate package is worth including. UW and UW Yorion have seen play throughout the last year, and while UB hasn’t had its time to shine, I’m confident that some new cards combined with the power level of Ashiok, Nightmare Muse, will change that. Sultai Control Standard Zendikar Rising. I recently qualified for the Zendikar Rising Championship through the Arena Qualifier, going 7-1 on day 1 and 7-1 again on day 2 with an Esper Yorion Doom Foretold deck I've been working on for a while. Here's the deck along with … Brazen Portal Control. I also love that this card will almost always have a target, unlike other removal spells such as Glass Casket or Eliminate. This is another reason why I like running so many glass caskets. ... but they cannot be blinked with Yorion or else it will return under your control. These cards are definitely a head-scratcher, it’s not obvious if you should just include this as an auto four-of or if you should count this just as a land in your deck. Frantic Inventory: While in a lot of control decks I’d much rather have Omen of the Sea because of the scry abilities and it has synergy with Yorion, Frantic Inventory is a card I’m interested in casting with my Sea Gate Stormcaller to accrue card draw. With the exit of the second Ravnica block and the loss of all the strong Azorius cards, like Supreme Verdict and Sphinx's Revelation, I figured it would be a while before we saw another White-Blue Control deck arise.But it turns out that day came sooner than anyone might have anticipated. The most popular Doom Foretold deck right now is not Orzhov, though. Out of these decks Jeskai might actually be my favorite. Soul Shatter – This brings back memories of Crackling Doom, however this upcoming standard format will look very different than that of KTK. The week of September 7th was dominated by two major threads: Zendikar Rising and the Mythic Invitational. Again with this list I’m trying to follow some of the “rules” of building control decks: Removal, Card Draw, Wraths, Finishers, etc. 1. ... Blue white wins standard m21. MythicMatt Esper Dance . Uro and Lucky Clover are two cards on my radar that might be difficult for control decks to deal with, but I think time will tell how these decks will fare in a brand new format. It would be tempting to play Big Red into this format if Dimir Rogues and Dimir Control weren't disproportionately popular. I’m going to hold off on including this card in my decks right away. Historically walkers have needed some combination of self-protection, card advantage, or ability to close the game, recent examples include Teferi, Time Raveler and the recently reprinted Ugin. Ultimately I’m not sure if it’s worth stretching the mana to include all these different cards. Jace only draws cards, and at a significant cost. All Rights Reserved. Card Odds Draw hand. If UW Yorion decks are popular access to more than four wraths in 80 cards seems ideal. However, Censor can cycle itself away for a spell while Perturbation is always a tapped land. Esper Doom Foretold looks like one of the early frontrunners for best deck in Standard with Throne of Eldraine. Last month I hit Mythic in Limited, and this month I’ve been upping my Historic game to prep for the September Zendikar Rising Qualifier Weekend. Time for another Zendikar Rising Standard deck! Shadow’s Verdict – I really wish this card cost one less mana. It plays all of the usual suspects that have made Esper Control good for so long, and gains an awesome new way to lock the opponent out and eventually combo kill with Dance of the Manse. Well that about wraps it up for today’s article. While I’ve been playtesting a ton (and will have an upcoming article on that soon) spoiler season is at its height and I can’t stop thinking about how Standard will look in just a few weeks. Battle for Zendikar is shaping up to be an exciting set, and perhaps one of the decks I am most excited about it Esper Control. So before Lotus Cobra runs away with the game, it’s important to be able to answer it. Also other relevant reanimate targets of note: Kitesail Freebooter, Blacklance Paragon, Archfiend’s Vessel. Even with the most recent bannings of Growth Spiral and Cauldron Familiar, UW Control has fallen victim to Uro/Nissa ramp strategies packed with various counterspells, discard spells, and the indomitable Hydroid Krasis. A seven mana sorcery to make two 4/4 angels is not that exciting on face value, however having access to a land at any time is what makes this card so good. The removal is also more flexible given the matchup with Bloodchief’s Thirst. Imagine on the play going Cobra, into Uro, put in a fabled passage, have three mana leftover, and cast a Cultivate. Even with these cards banned or rotating out of standard, we still have two cards that have worrisome power levels: Lucky Clover, which inherently “doubles” your mana, and Uro, Titan of Nature’s wrath, a redundant high power creature that aims to stabilize the board and bury its opponent in card advantage. The Lands – Finally, let’s talk about the “pathway” lands. Edit Live Edit. Censor you can pay a blue mana to cycle at any point in the game, Jwari Perturbation is always a land on the other side. 5. UW has no targeted removal unlike UB, so bounce spells may be more valuable depending on how many Winota decks there are. September 17, 2020, 5 Cards That Might Need a Ban in Standard, Dimir Yorion Updated Standard Deck Guide – Welcome to Standard’s Newest Tier 1 Deck – December 2020. Thanks for reading! The full matches can be found here: Day 1 Day 2. Bant’s mana is also pretty rough given we only have access to one pathway land and no triome. Crackling Doom was so potent in Khans of Tarkir standard due to decks running very powerful individual threats, Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy and Siege Rhino come to mind. Acquireboard. Esper Doom in Zendikar Rising Standard. Edition: Zendikar Rising: Type: Creature - Merfolk Rogue: Cast: Rarity: R: Pow/Tuf: 2/1: Kicker .X can't be 0. Upvote 0. Magic: The Gathering Chronology Expansion symbol Zendikar Rising is the 85th Magic expansion. 3. Esper Doom Foretold looks like one of the early frontrunners for best deck in Standard with Throne of Eldraine. September 17, 2020. 11. The Zendikar Rising Standard decklists are in for the first 2020-2021 League Weekend and the majority of the players in the MPL and Rivals are putting their hopes on a Yorion, Sky Nomad-based archetype or Dimir Rogues.. Standard has been free of Omnath, Locus of Creation, Lucky Clover, and Escape to the Wilds for almost two weeks and the format appears to be healthy and relatively diverse. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Red also gets access to Valakut Exploration and Roiling Vortex, so there’s some consideration there. Posted on November 17, 2020. 8 13 47 5. Meanwhile, Esper control is just that: a bog-standard control deck with white, blue and black cards. Control decks surprisingly are a bit easier to pilot than aggro decks, since the gameplay is about answering your opponents’ threats as opposed to presenting your own. Speaking of cheap efficient spells, Sea Gate Stormcaller, while no Snapcaster Mage, definitely seems pushed. Brazen Borrower/Into the Roil: I like Brazen Borrower in UW Control decks while Into the Roil seems better with Sea Gate Stormcaller. Starting off, we've got one of my favourite cards to come out of Zendikar Rising … While these aren’t as good as shocklands and don’t have the basic land type stapled onto them, untapped sources of two colors of mana are still vital to any multicolored deck’s mana base. I’m interested to see how many of these mdfc’s we should realistically be playing since a control deck doesn’t want to play a tapped land every single turn. Being able to reset your opponent’s board for a turn while you accrue more card advantage with your Jace or add loyalty to another walker seems great, and I like the versatility of being able to make a threat or draw cards in midrange or control matchups. When I say ‘traditional’ it’s important to have an understanding of the hallmarks of what make a control deck, well, a control deck! There aren’t currently any threatening enchantments in current standard, other than Elspeth Conquers Death and Shark Typhoon maybe. Uro is no slouch and we still have access to a lot of these cards. This card is comparable to Ritual of Soot which is rotating, but instead of killing an Uro we get to exile it, even if it’s hanging out in the graveyard. Jwari Disruption – This is one mdfc I’m actually not sure how to evaluate, but when it comes to arena I’ll definitely be trying this as a 4-of. A few of Zendikar Rising's blue cards can find their way into decks in other formats, even excluding powerful multicolored cards like Zareth San, The Trickster.To start, the idea of blue/black Rogues is present in Standard as well, using many Rogues from recent Core Sets and the Throne of Eldraine set, such as Brazen Borrower.Merfolk Windrobber can be added to this deck to give it a mill … This sets the ramp deck for a turn 4 Ugin! Ever since the printing of Teferei, Hero of Dominaria, Esper Control has become a dominating force in MTG Arena.Thanks to its suite of highly efficient removal spells and versatile planeswalkers, the Esper Control archetype has taken over the Standard format. Glass Casket – Although time will tell how the standard format shakes out, I’m convinced that Glass Casket will be an auto 4-of in UW control decks, for a couple reasons. What I love about this card is that it allows some early interaction, especially against tricky cards like Fervent Champion and Selfless Savior. Sultai Control Standard Zendikar Rising Mythic 126. Standard, in the past year, has been primarily about decks taking advantage of their ‘nut draws’ and executing their game plan efficiently. I’m unsure of how dominating Temur Adventures and UGx Ramp strategies will be in the new format, but they’ll certainly be major players. I’m utilizing Jace to fill the 3-mana walker spot that is left by Narset and Teferi and trying out both Jwari Perturbation and Emeria’s Call mdfc’s in land slots. 10. Let me know! Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins – This card is incredibly expensive for a wrath and I’m unlikely to play many copies. I think having access to Inspired Ultimatum and Narset will help this version overtake the other control decks in the mirror while still having potent answers to aggressive strategies. (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.) However, Soul Shatter may prove to be less useful. The main components of the deck are still here and the game plan is the same for Esper Doom and hopefully the Zendikar Rising cards i've added will make the deck stronger! While the pandemic has put a sudden halt to my travels, I’ve used the interim to explore MTG Arena. I’m the current editor for Top 8 Magic Podcast but it’s nice to write down my thoughts for a change. UW and UW Yorion have seen play throughout the last year, and while UB hasn’t had its time to shine, I’m confident that some new cards combined with the power level of Ashiok, Nightmare Muse, will change that. There is a lot of work to be done here, namely getting Thoughtseize, Supreme Verdict and more shocks, but the core looks solid. Sure Cat tribal didn’t get much support from Zendikar Rising, but there’s at least Felidar Retreat, which is very good.. We get Kaheera, the Orphanguard as a companion, as we play only cats and Tagledflora Hedron.. Of note, UW doesn’t have a pathway land, UB has one, and Jeskai and Esper have access to two. I just kept playing through the troubles, as I lost my RL playgroup right before it launched. The Zendikar Rising Standard decklists are in for the second 2020-2021 League Weekend and Gruul Adventures is the most played deck by a considerable margin.. Top 8 Magic: Mythic Invitational Deck Review, Answers: Counterspells, removal spells, wraths, Sources of Card Advantage: Planeswalkers, draw spells, 2 for 1’s, Finishers: Individual threats or threats that stockpile (Dream Trawler, Castle Ardenvale). It has a lot of really efficient answers, a strong multicolored planeswalker, and powerful tempo spell in the form of Inspired Ultimatum. It’s also worthy to note Jace has high loyalty, so even in the aggro matchups he’ll be able to stick around hopefully longer than a turn or two. The Zendikar Rising Championship is this weekend, but decklists were submitted on Monday. It was good while it lasted. I've seen a lot of Blue/White Control Standard decks out there, but none that went into full Esper Control. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! With cards like Field of the Dead, Oko, Thief of Crowns, and Fires of Invention, it’s been difficult to succeed with a classic “draw, go” type of control deck. However, Zendikar Rising gives us a clean slate and I’m excited about the return of ‘traditional’ control strategies. 18 of the 24 years of my Magic life have been digital. Life loss is a heavy price to pay, especially if you have any of the mdfc mythics. I think this can slot in as a one of since I’m not confident you’ll be able to rely on the front side of this card. By Kyle Boggemes. Inscription of Ruin – Another versatile card for black control decks, Inscription of Ruin offers three choosable options, which have relevance versus multiple matchups. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. I do like Uro paired with wrath effects, but that’s a discussion for another time. Nighthawk Scavenger // Confounding Conundrum – These are two sideboard options that I wanted to briefly touch on. Here's the deck along with … Edit. This is not a deck I would recommend playing week one. Esper Control Standard WUB (Esper) Oloro4Life. Blue gives you a better matchup against opposing Doom Foretold decks and more forms of card advantage.. Let's take a look at this Esper Doom list from the Top 8 of the most recent Standard Challenge: We also have access to three temples and two pathway lands, so the mana isn’t the worse either. What really stands out to me about Jeskai however is its mana base. This card will be worse in open-decklist tournaments though. Home; Decks; Standard; Esper Control; Esper Control. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. I’ll be honest, Standard has not been the kindest to ‘traditional’ control decks in recent months. I do believe, however, that the inclusion of these powerful mdfc’s as well as the strong number of card options from the last four sets will pave the way for control to be a highly competitive strategy once the new set rolls around. First up, the complete … UGx Ramp decks were also gifted with the reprinting of Lotus Cobra, which should strike fear in the hearts of all control mages. I don't recall which of the many times it failed that it made me quit magic for over 10 years. The correct amount of Soul Shatters will be reflective of its targets in the metagame. The most popular Doom Foretold deck right now is not Orzhov, though. But the card I’m most interested in casting with this is Frantic Inventory. 14. Slyssa STD. Esper Doom Foretold by Andrea Mengucci – October Zendikar Rising League Weekend (MPL) Standard October 23, 2020 Historic Esper Yorion Control by joohyun – #202 Mythic – August 2020 Season In todays standard MTG Arena deck guide i have a sweet control deck for you but not the norm. Soul Shatter seems very matchup dependent. The issues I've been having in my limited play testing is card draw. I do think there’s a midrange Yorion deck that revolves around Doom Foretold and Treacherous Blessing. 7. However, it’s still a land and a wrath in one card which justifies slotting an 8 mana wrath in your deck. September 29, 2019 Standard 0. Played by: yours truly Cat Tribal: Decklist. It has quite a reputation. Elspeth Conquers Death: While this card was pushed out by Sultai the last few months it has seen tremendous standard play since its printing. Casket also can tag an escaped Uro which has some nice usability versus these ramp decks. Fatal Push saw a ton of standard play and I believe this card will. Top MPL and Rivals League pros discuss preparations for the MTG Zendikar Rising Championship. Esper Doom. If anything I’d play this as a 1-of with up to 3 copies in my board, but I don’t think it’s terribly exciting to have a 4 mana 4/3 flyer. This takes care of  Nissa or Ugin nicely. Emeria’s Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave – I’m not the first to say it, but these modal double face cards are incredibly powerful. It plays all of the usual suspects that have made Esper Control good for so long, and gains an awesome new way to lock the opponent out and eventually combo kill with Dance of the Manse. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC. This standard could see a bevy of powerful go-wide decks, such as mono white and mono red. While this is my first written article for F2F, you might be familiar with some of my work already if you’re an avid Brian David-Marshall and Michael Flores fan. In todays standard MTG Arena deck guide i have a sweet control deck for you but not the norm. Slyssa STD. Jeskai has access to a triome, two pathway lands, and three temples, giving it a variety of multicolored lands to choose from. Confounding Conundrum is another card to help slow down Uro ramp strategies. The Zendikar Rising Standard decklists are in for the second 2020-2021 League Weekend and Gruul Adventures is the most played deck by a considerable margin.. Extinction Event on odd will help reclaim the advantage if Yorion is taken from your graveyard. This card will always have to be played at sorcery speed however, and also isn’t always the best finisher, especially in control mirrors where your opponent has Castle Ardenvale. Hello everyone and welcome to my first article for Face to Face Games! Esper Doom. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Roman Fusco, I’m a longtime Magic player from Los Angeles.
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