Insider Information – A Sealed Deck Cardpool Experiment (Part 1)

Sealed deck and I are simply not getting along this season. With a column that is read regularly, I decided to turn to you, the reader, to help me in my quest for a Top 32 finish at Grand Prix: Minnesota. Grand Prix: Minnesota is the most important tournament of the year for me, as a Top 32 will qualify me for Worlds. With Day 1 being Sealed, I am open to any and all suggestions on how to go about building a Sealed Deck from the following cardpool. I fancy myself somewhat of a Sealed Deck expert, as I normally win a Sealed PTQ per season, but with my 0-3 at Grand Prix: Tampa Bay and my 0-2 at a PTQ in Cincinnati this past weekend, I felt it might be time to re-evaluate what I am doing. And above all, this interactive format should prove to be fun, so come along for the ride!

Below is the Sealed Deck cardpool that I had at the PTQ in Cincinnati. That is all this part of the article will contain. If you feel so inclined, post what you would do in the forums, with an explanation, and check back on Friday to find out where we agree/disagree.

Here is my Sealed Deck cardpool!

Zendikar Sealed Cardpool

Cedric Phillips

Test deck on 11-08-2009

Zendikar Limited

Creatures (34)

• 3 Bladetusk Boar
• 1 Caller of Gales
• 1 Cliff Threader
• 1 Geyser Glider
• 1 Goblin Bushwhacker
• 1 Hagra Crocodile
• 1 Hagra Diabolist
• 1 Heartstabber Mosquito
• 1 Hedron Scrabbler
• 1 Joraga Bard
• 2 Kor Cartographer
• 1 Kor Sanctifiers
• 1 Kor Skyfisher
• 1 Makindi Shieldmate
• 1 Mold Shambler
• 1 Molten Ravager
• 2 Nimana Sell-Sword
• 1 Oran-Rief Recluse
• 1 Roil Elemental
• 2 Scythe Tiger
• 1 Steppe Lynx
• 1 Stonework Puma
• 1 Tajuru Archer
• 1 Tempest Owl
• 1 Tuktuk Grunts
• 1 Turntimber Basilisk
• 2 Vastwood Gorger
• 1 Warren Instigator

Lands (7)

• 2 Akoum Refuge
• 1 Crypt of Agadeem
• 1 Piranha Marsh
• 1 Soaring Seacliff
• 1 Teetering Peaks
• 1 Turntimber Grove

Spells (43)

• 1 Demolish
• 1 Harrow
• 1 Cancel
• 1 Arrow Volley Trap
• 1 Baloth Cage Trap
• 1 Beast Hunt
• 1 Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1 Blazing Torch
• 1 Bloodchief Ascension
• 1 Bold Defense
• 2 Desecrated Earth
• 1 Explorer's Scope
• 1 Goblin War Paint
• 1 Grim Discovery
• 1 Hideous End
• 1 Ior Ruin Expedition
• 2 Lethargy Trap
• 1 Magma Rift
• 1 Mark of Mutiny
• 1 Marsh Casualties
• 1 Mire Blight
• 1 Needlebite Trap
• 1 Nimbus Wings
• 1 Primal Bellow
• 1 Quest for the Holy Relic
• 1 Relic Crush
• 1 Runeflare Trap
• 2 Spidersilk Net
• 1 Spire Barrage
• 1 Summoning Trap
• 1 Tanglesap
• 2 Trailblazer's Boots
• 1 Trapfinder's Trick
• 1 Trapmaker's Snare
• 1 Vampire's Bite
• 1 Zektar Shrine Expedition
• 2 Whiplash Trap
• 1 Vines of Vastwood

So, get to the forums and share your Sealed Deck builds. See everyone tomorrow for the real article!

Cedric Phillips

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