The top decks in tournaments from around the world are listed below. These decks are the decks to either play, or be prepared for... because you will be playing against them. Right now the environment is settling down, and a stable base of decks is emerging. Strong tourney cards to emerge from TE include Propaganda, Tradewind Rider, Capsize, Meditate, Diabolic Edict, Sapphire Medallion, the "Shadow" creatures, Cursed Scroll and Mogg Fanatics. The environment is being defined by speed and mana control, most notably Armageddon and Winter Orb. *Note* - This page best viewed with Netscape 3.0+.
"Draw-Go!" by A. Cuneo |
4 Counterspell 4 Dissipate 4 Dismiss 2 Power Sink 2 Argivan Restoration 3 Capsize 4 Whispers of the Muse 4 Steel Golem 2 Dancing Scimitar |
3 Mind Stone 2 Disrupting Scepter 4 Nevinyrral's Disk Sideboard: 1 Amber Prison 1 Essence Bottle 2 Jester's Cap 3 Dream Tides |
4 Quicksand 1 Winding Canyons 3 Syvenulite Temple 14 Island Sideboard(Cont): 4 Hydroblast 2 Knight of the Mists 1 Rainbow Efreet 1 Steal Artifact |
"5CR" by P. Gallagher |
4 Mogg Fanatic 3 Mogg Conscript 3 Jackal Pup 4 Incinerate 1 Goblin Bombardment 1 Firestorm 4 Granger Guildmage 4 River Boa 2 Uktabi Orangutan 2 Giant Growth |
3 Barrow Ghoul 1 Diabolic Edict 2 Disenchants 2 Man-o-War 4 Winter Orb Sideboard: 3 Warmth 3 Forsaken Waste 4 Pyroblast |
4 Undiscovered Paradise 2 Karplusan Forest 3 Gemstone Mine 2 City of Brass 1 Reflecting Pool 6 Mountains 2 Forests Sideboard(Cont): 2 Disenchants 1 Tranquil Domain 2 Terror |
"WW/g" by S. Malka |
4 Resistance Fighter 4 Infantry Veteran 4 Vigilant Martyr 4 Soltari Priest 4 Soltari Monk 4 White Knight 4 Order of the White Shield 2 Orim, Samite Healer |
4 Disenchant 4 Cursed Scroll 4 Crusade 4 Tithe Sideboard: 2 Torture Chamber 4 Winter Orb 3 Tranquil Domain |
9 Plains 4 Brushland 1 Undiscovered Paradise Sideboard(Cont): 3 Divine Offering 3 Honorable Passage |
"Altran Flying Beatdown" by M. Flores |
4 Man-o'-War 4 Waterspout Djinn 2 Air Elemental 4 Counterspell 4 Memory Lapse 1 Disrupt 2 Power Sink 4 Impulse 4 Propaganda |
1 Disenchant 1 Honorable Passage 2 Marble Diamond 3 Sky Diamond 3 Winter Orb Sideboard: 3 Disrupt 3 Knight of the Mists 1 Undo 1 COP: Red |
2 Adarkar Wastes 4 Flood Plain 2 Undiscovered Paradise 2 Plains 11 Island Sideboard(Cont): 3 Disenchant 3 Honorable Passage 1 Serene Offering |
"Sligh 98" by J. Schneider |
4 Goblin Vandals 4 Mogg Fanatics 3 Mogg Conscripts 2 Orcish Settlers 4 Fireslingers 2 Starke of Rath 2 Palimud 1 Lightning Elemental 1 Ralthi Dragon |
4 Incinerate 4 Hammer of Bogardan 1 Goblin Bombardment 4 Cursed Scrolls Sideboard: 4 Pyroblasts 2 Tranquility 2 Tranquil Domain 2 Bottle Gnomes |
13 Mountains 4 Karplusan Forests 1 Mogg Hollows 4 Wastelands 3 Stalking Stones Sideboard(Cont): 2 Boil 1 Tropical Storm 2 Phrexian Furnace |
"Counter'Hammer" by P. Chapin |
2 Disrupt 4 Counterspell 3 Dissipate 4 Dismiss 4 Impulse 4 Whispers of the Muse 3 Nevinyrral's Disk |
4 Incinerate 3 Hammer of Bogarden 2 Earthquake 1 Fireball Sideboard: 4 Suq'ata Firewalker 4 Hydroblast 4 Pyroblast |
3 Quicksand 1 Undiscovered Paradise 4 Reflecting Pool 7 Mountain 11 Island Sideboard(Cont): 2 Shatter 1 Steal Enchantment |
"Canyon Stasis" by J. Donais |
4 Ophidian 4 ManoWar 1 SuqAta Firewalker 4 Tradewind 4 Counterspell 3 Dismiss 2 Dissipate 1 Stasis 3 Capsize 4 Whispers of the Muse 3 Impulse |
4 Bottle Gnomes 4 Sapphire Medallions Sideboard: 3 Hydroblast 3 Chill 3 Disrupting Scepter 1 Energy Flux |
1 Winding Canyons 3 Quicksand 4 Svyelunite Temple 13 Islands Sideboard(Cont): 2 Sea Sprite 2 Steal Artifact 1 SuqAta Firewalker |
"5CG" by A. Isaksson |
4 Birds of Paradise 4 Quirion Ranger 4 Granger Guildmage 4 Wall of Roots 4 Jolrael's Centaur 3 Uktabi Orangutan 3 Maro 4 Incinerate 1 Diabolic Edict |
4 Tradewind Rider 3 Memory Lapse 4 Armageddon Sideboard: 4 Honorable Passage 3 Life Force 3 Terror |
9 Forest 4 Undiscovered Paradise 3 Gemstone Mine 2 City of Brass Sideboard(Cont): 3 Pyroblast 2 Disenchant |
"Schneider Pox" |
4 Pox 4 Stupors 3 Coercion 4 Funeral Charms 4 Diabolic Edicts 2 Evicnars Justice 4 Spinning Darkness |
4 Steel Golems 4 Cursed Scroll 2 Nevinyrral's Disk 2 Charcoal Diamonds Sideboard: 3 Phrexian Furnaces 4 Bottle Gnomes 2 Nevinyrral's Disk |
16 Swamps 4 Wastelands 4 Stalking Stones Sideboard(Cont): 2 Dread of Night 2 Perish 2 Touchstones |
"Merfolk Massacre" by R. Hidalgo |
4 Rootwater Diver 4 Manta Rider 4 Lord of Atlantis 4 Coral Fighter 4 Man-o-war 2 Tradewind Rider |
4 Memory Lapse 4 Counterspell 2 Dissipate 4 Legacy's Allure Sideboard: 4 Chill 2 Meekstone 2 Hurkyl's Recall |
4 Winter Orbs 2 Undiscovered Paradise 2 Svyelunite Temple 16 Island Sideboard(Cont): 2 Steal Enchantment 2 Disrupt 3 Suq'Ata Firewalker |
"5CB" |
2 Shadow Guildmage 4 Black Knight 3 Knight of Stromgald 2 Dauthi Horror 3 Nekrataal 1 Necratog 3 Diabolic Edict 3 Memory Lapse 3 Propaganda |
3 Man-o'-War 4 Incinerate 2 Armageddon 2 Disenchant Sideboard: 3 Perish 2 Coercion 2 Boil 2 Pyroblast |
4 Winter Orb 4 Undiscovered Paradise 2 Underground River 2 Gemstone Mine 2 City of Brass 11 Swamp Sideboard(Cont): 2 Disenchant 2 Knight of the Mists 2 Tranquil Domain |
"Steel Necro" by Wise & Chinnock |
4 Stupor 4 Agonizing Memories 3 Funeral Charm 4 Diabloic Edict 4 Drain Life 2 Spinning Darkness 4 Necropotence |
4 Steel Golem 4 Nevinyyral's Disk 2 Snake Basket 3 Mind Stones Sideboard: 3 Perish 3 Dread of Night 3 Touchstone |
4 Quicksand 1 Stalking stones 17 Swamps Sideboard(Cont): 2 Coercion 2 Spinning Darkness 2 Phyrexian Furnace |
"The Trap" by Manners & Schneider |
3 City of Brass 2 Undiscovered Paradise 2 Gemstone Mines 1 Reflecting Pool 3 Brushland 3 Skyshroud Forest 3 Vec Townships 3 Ardakar Waste 2 Plains 1 Forest |
3 Wrath of God 3 Gerrard's Wisdom 3 Armageddon 3 Enlightened Tutor 3 Aura of Silence 3 Nature's Revolt 3 Gaes Blessing 1 Sylvan Library Sideboard: 3 City of Solitude 1 Wrath of God 1 Gerrards Wisdom 1 Armageddon |
3 Propaganda 3 Pendrell Mist 3 Impulse 4 Intuition 3 Marble of Diamond 2 Moss Diamond 2 Sky Diamond Sideboard(Cont): 3 Hydroblast 3 Chill 3 Light of Day |
"Cursed Stompy" by B. Tsukimura |
4 Quirion Ranger 4 Llanowar Elves 4 Rouge Elephant 4 River Boa 4 Muscle Sliver 2 Karoo Meerkat 2 Whirling Dervish 3 Uktabi Orangutan 4 Jolraelss centaur 2 Lhurgoyf |
4 Giant Growth 1 Overrun 1 Elvish Fury Sideboard: 3 Tranquil Domains 3 Choke 1 Uktabi Orangutan |
4 Cursed Scroll 18 Forest Sideboard(Cont): 3 Serrated Biskelion 3 Respite 2 City of Solitude |