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 . The environment is being redefined by the introduction of "Stronghold", which has given rise to some new deck types, and revitalized older ones. Mana Leak, in particular, has made counters splashable, and Shock has made first turn removal a factor to consider. The biggest card to come out of the set so far is, surprisingly enough, a wall (of blossoms). Sligh style burn, of course, continues to be strong, although has taken a big hit from the wall of blossoms. Decks are provided in Apprentice format courtesy of Tim Nguyen (The Magic Library), click "HERE" to download in Zip format. *Note* - This page best viewed with Netscape 3.0+.
"Donais U5C" by M. Donais |
1 Wasteland 1 Quicksand 4 Reflecting Pool 1 Undiscovered Paradise 1 City of Brass 3 Gemstone Mine 1 Adarkar Wastes 2 Thalakos Lowlands 1 Flood Plains 1 Vec Township 1 Svyelunite Temple 1 Plains 1 Forest 3 Island |
4 Impulse 4 Whispers of the Muse 4 Counterspell 3 Dissipate 4 Dismiss 2 Fireball Sideboard: 1 Phyrexian Furnace 2 Warmth 2 COP:Red 1 Null Rod 2 Hydroblast |
4 Wrath of god 1 Disenchant 3 Gerrard's Wisdom 4 Wall of Blossoms 3 Gaea's Blessing 2 Uktabi Orangutang Sideboard(Cont): 2 Teferi's Realm 1 Mangara's Blessing 2 Pyroblast 2 Lobotomy |
"Wall of Stompy" by J. Finkel |
4 Rogue Elephant 4 Llanowar Elves 4 Quirion Ranger 4 Wall of Blossoms 4 Muscle Sliver 2 Harvest Wurm 2 Fallow Wurm 4 Jolrael's Centaur 4 Uktabi Orangutan 4 Stampeding Wildebeest |
4 Giant Growth 4 Cursed Scroll Sideboard: 4 Spike Feeders 2 Overrun 4 Tranquil Domain |
16 Forest Sideboard(Cont): 2 City of Solitude 2 Serrated Biskellion 1 Crumble |
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"Swamp Gas" by Team Sped |
4 Sarcomancy 4 Sewer Rats 4 Erg Raiders 4 Dauthi Slayer 4 Black Knight 2 Knight of Stromgald 3 Necratog 3 Nekrataal |
3 Terror 2 Ashes to Ashes 4 Bad Moon 1 Kaerverk's Spite 2 Choking Sands 1 Dark Ritual Sideboard: 3 Winter Orb 1 Ashes to Ashes 1 Reckless Spite |
1 Mox Diamond 4 Wasteland 4 Undiscovered Paradise 10 Swamp Sideboard(Cont): 3 Uktabi Orangutang 4 Disenchant 3 Perish |
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"Schneider Burn" by J. Schneider |
4 Mogg Fanatics 4 Mogg Conscripts 4 Jackal Pups 4 Ironclaw Orcs 3 Suq'Ata Lancers 4 Ball Lightning |
4 Kindle 4 Incinerate 4 Fireblast 1 Goblin Bombardment Sideboard: 3 Sirroco 4 Havoc 3 Ankh of Mishra |
4 Cursed Scroll 4 Scalding Tongs 17 Mountains Sideboard(Cont): 2 Furnace of Rath 3 Thunderbolts |
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" RTJ" by N. Meliot |
4 Birds of Paradise 3 Wall of Roots 4 Spike Feeders 3 Uktabi Orangutan 4 Eladamri's Vineyard 2 Gaea's Blessing 3 Sylvan Library 2 Disenchant 2 Enlightened Tutor |
4 Cursed Scroll 4 Bottle Gnome 4 Ensnaring Bridge 2 Jester Cap Sideboard: 2 COP:Red 3 COP:Black 3 Cursed Totem |
3 Wasteland 3 Gemstone Mine 3 Brushland 10 Forest Sideboard(Cont): 2 Disenchant 1 Uktabi Orangutan 4 Scragnoth |
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"5C Flagpole" by J. Crosby |
4 Birds of Paradise 4 Granger Guildmage 2 Quirion Ranger 4 Wall of Blossoms 4 Uktabi Orangutan 4 Jolreal’s Centaur 2 Maro 3 Armageddon 3 Incinerate |
3 Tradewind Rider 3 Mana Leak 1 Man o War 2 Terror 1 Derelor Sideboard: 2 Pyroblast 3 Firestorm 3 Chill |
3 Cities of Brass 3 Undiscovered Paradise 2 Gemstone Mines 12 Forest Sideboard(Cont): 3 Disenchant 3 Winter Orb 1 Disrupt |
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"Kird Sliver" by B. Weissman |
4 Mogg Fanatic 4 Fireslinger 3 Barbed Sliver 4 Shock 4 Incinerate 2 Fireball 4 Spined Sliver |
4 Muscle Sliver 3 River Boa 2 Uktabi Orangutan 4 Metallic Sliver Sideboard: 2 Boil 4 Pyroblast 2 Uktabi Orangutan |
4 Karplusan Forest 2 Mountain Valley 7 Forest 9 Mountain Sideboard(Cont): 2 Ruination 2 Sand Golem 3 Tranquil Domain |
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"5C Walls and Stuff" by J. Tackett |
4 Birds of Paradise 4 Wall of Roots 4 Wall of Blossoms 3 Uktabi Orangutang 4 Mistmoon Griffon 3 Armageddon 2 Earthquake |
4 Tradewind Rider 4 Counterspells 4 Impulse 4 Frenetic Efreet Sideboard: 4 Pyroblast 4 Hydroblast 1 Armageddon |
3 City of Brass 2 Undiscovered Paradise 4 Reflecting Pool 3 Gemstone Mine 3 Forest 5 Island Sideboard(Cont): 3 Disenchant 1 Uktabi Orangutang 2 Earthquake |
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"3CW" by D. Djedri |
3 Order of the White Shield 4 Soltari Priest 4 White Knight 2 Longbow Archer 3 Empyrial Armor 1 Armageddon 2 Disenchant 1 Aura of Silence 3 Tithe 2 Terror |
4 Incinerate 2 Firestorm 3 Man-O-War 4 Bottle gnome 2 Null Rod Sideboard: 2 Aura of Silence 4 Pyroblast 3 Sleight of Mind |
1 Fellwar Stone 3 Undiscovered Paradise 3 Gemstone Mine 2 City of Brass 1 Reflecting Pool 11 Plains Sideboard(Cont): 2 Flickering Ward 2 Honorable Passage 2 Disenchant |
"Two Pints..." by Joules Haigh |
4 Soltari Priest 4 Warrior en-Kor 3 Repentant Blacksmith 4 White Knight 2 Shaman en-Kor 3 Empyrial Armor 3 Disenchant 4 Tithe |
4 Mogg Maniac 4 Earthquake 3 Firestorm 2 Terror Sideboard: 4 Sleight of Mind 2 Sacred Ground 2 Hidden Retreat 2 Divine Offering |
4 Undiscovered Paradise 3 Gemstone Mine 3 City of Brass 1 Reflecting Pool 9 Plains Sideboard(Cont): 1 Disenchant 3 Honorable Passage 1 Terror |
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"ACD 5CB" by M. Barnett |
4 Black Knight 4 Fallen Askari 3 Knights of Stromgald 2 Nekrataal 3 Diabolic Edict 2 Granger Guildmage 4 Incinerate |
2 Tradewind Rider 4 Man-o'-War 3 Mana Leak 2 Memory Lapse 1 Power Sink 3 Winter Orb Sideboard: 4 Pyroblast 3 Hydroblast 2 Perish 1 Nekrataal |
4 Reflecting Pool 2 City of Brass 4 Gemstone Mine 2 Undiscovered Paradise 2 Underground River 1 Volrath's Stronghold 8 Swamp Sideboard(Cont): 1 Winter Orb 2 Disenchant 2 Bottle Gnome |
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"Tradewind Prison" by E. Gonzalez |
4 Birds of Paradise 4 Quiron Ranger 4 Wall of Roots 4 Uktabi Orangutang 4 Man-o'-War 4 Tradewind Rider 4 Counterspell 2 Disrupt 3 Impulse |
1 Disenchant 4 Armageddon 3 Winter Orbs Sideboard: 2 Memory Lapse 3 Emerald Charm 1 Scragnoth 1 Winter Orb |
2 Refelecting pool 1 Gemstone Mine 3 Undiscovered Paradise 1 Adakar Waste 5 Island 7 Forest Sideboard(Cont): 3 Disenchant 4 Hydroblast 1 Chill |
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"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 |
2 Disrupting Scepter 4 Nevinyrral's Disk 3 Mind Stone 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 |
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"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 |
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"Big Blue C.H.M." by J. Crosby |
4 Counterspell 3 Mana Leak 2 Dissipate 1 Dismiss 1 Force Spike 3 Impulse 1 Whispers of the Muse 2 Capsize 3 Legacy's Allure |
4 Ophidian 3 Man-o'-War 3 Suq'Ata Firewalker 3 Tradewind Rider 2 Waterspout Djinn 1 Earthquake Sideboard: 2 Earthquake 3 Nevinyrral's Disk 3 Pyroblast 3 Chill |
3 Sapphire Medallion 2 Quicksand 1 Undiscovered Paradise 1 City of Brass 3 Caldera Lake 16 Island Sideboard(Cont): 1 Hydroblast 2 Shatter 1 Steal Enchantment |
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"Counter'Hammer" by C. Nouveau |
4 Counterspell 3 Mana leak 4 Impulse 1 Whispers of the Muse 1 Capsize 2 Reigns of Power 3 Steel Golem 3 Nevinyrral's Disk |
4 Incinerate 2 Hammer of Bogardan 1 Volcanic Geyser 1 Earthquake 2 Goblin Bombardment 2 Shatter 2 Shard Phoenix Sideboard: 1 Sleight of Mind 3 Hydroblast 4 Bottle Gnomes |
4 Mind Stone 3 Quicksand 2 Reflecting Pool 3 Caldera Lake 7 Island 7 Mountain Sideboard(Cont): 2 Shatter 1 Disrupting Scepter 4 Suq'ata Firewalker |
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"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 1 Volrath's Stronghold 16 Swamps Sideboard(Cont): 2 Coercion 2 Spinning Darkness 2 Phyrexian Furnace |
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"LobottleNecro" by D. Bull |
4 Drain Life 4 Diabolic Edict 3 Funeral Charms 3 Stupor 1 Agonizing Memories 3 Dark Ritual 4 Necropotence 2 Corpse Dance 1 Necrosavant |
2 Lobotomy 4 Steel Golem 4 Bottle Gnomes 4 Nevinyrral's Disk Sideboard: 2 Touchstone 3 Spinning Darkness 3 Persish |
2 Quicksand 1 Undiscovered 4 Underground River 2 Volrath's Stronghold 13 Swamp Sideboard(Cont): 4 Bottomless Pit 3 Dread of Knight |
"Piley Blast" by C. Otwell |
4 Hermit Druid 2 Uktabi Orangutan 4 Neckrataal 4 Black Knight 2 Gravedigger 2 Vhati-IlDal 4 Dark Ritual 4 Haunting Misery 4 Vampiric Tutor |
4 Man-o'-war 2 Cloudchaser Eagle 1 Noble Benefactor 4 Mox Diamond Sideboard: 4 Pyroblast 4 Hydroblast |
4 Gemstones Mine 4 Reflecting Pool 4 City of Brass 4 Undiscovered Paradise 2 Pine Barren 1 Volrath's Stronghold Sideboard(Cont): 3 Disenchant 4 Abeyance |
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" Turbo Living Death" by S. McLean |
4 Buried alive 4 Living death 4 Vampiric tutor 4 Dark ritual 1 Spirit of the Night 3 Volcanic Dragon 2 Wall of Blossoms |
3 Pyroblast 2 Force Spike 1 Mana Leak 3 Brainstorm 4 Impulse 2 Mystical Tutor 1 Mox diamond Sideboard: 4 Grindstone 2 Disenchant 2 Rootwater Hunter |
1 City of Brass 3 Crystal Vein 4 Gemstone Mine 2 Reflecting Pool 1 Undiscovered Paradise 3 Underground River 1 Sulfurous Spring 8 Swamp Sideboard(Cont): 3 CoP:Red 2 Lobotomy 2 Mana Leak |
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"ProsBloom" by K. Budde |
4 Infernal Contract 2 Vampiric Tutor 1 Drain Life 4 Natural balance 4 Squandered Resources 4 Cadavereous Bloom 3 Abeyance |
3 Prosperity 4 Memory Lapse 4 Impulse 4 Meditate Sideboard: 3 Wall of Roots 2 Emerald Charm 2 Perish 2 Pyroblast |
4 City of Brass 4 Gemstone Mine 5 Swamp 4 Forest 5 Island 1 Plains Sideboard(Cont): 3 City of Solitude 2 Powersink 1 Abeyance |
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"Sylvan Pursuit" by A. Huang |
4 Wall of Essence 4 Wrath of God 4 Gerrard's Wisdom 3 Pursuit of Knowledge 3 Disenchant 2 Island Sanctuary 4 Mana Leak |
4 Wall of Blossoms 4 Sylvan Library 4 Gaea's Blessing 1 Kaervek's Torch 3 Steel Golem Sideboard: 1 Disenchant 3 Light of Day 4 Warmth |
1 Reflecting Pool 2 Undiscovered Paradise 2 Gemstone Mine 2 City of Brass 3 Adarkar Wastes 4 Brushland 3 Forest 7 Plains Sideboard(Cont): 2 COP: Red 3 COP: Black 2 Aura of Silence |
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"Counter'Mesa" by G. Rush |
4 Counterspell 4 Dissipate 2 Dismiss 3 Intuition 1 Whispers of the Muse 3 Gaea's Blessing |
4 Wrath of God 4 Gerrard's Wisdom 2 Sacred Mesa 3 Disenchant 4 Nevinyrral's Disk Sideboard: 4 Bottle Gnomes 3 Mangara's Blessing 3 Orim's Prayer 2 Aura of Silence |
3 Adarkar Wastes 3 Undiscovered Paradise 1 Thalakos Lowland 1 Grassland 1 Flood Plain 1 Forest 8 Plains 8 Island Sideboard(Cont): 1 Disenchant 1 Gaea's Blessing 1 Jester's Cap |
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"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 |
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