The Magic Show #118 – Watch and Learn

Now for those who want to know more about the Kithkin Backlash deck from Top 4 Nationals Competitor Marsh Usary, here is a complete deck tech for you:

For those ready to give it a go in the forums, here is the complete sealed list from the Chapin & Friends segment this week:

Chapin Sealed Pool

Patrick Chapin

Test deck on 10-19-2008

Shards of Alara Limited

Creatures (49)

• 1 Akrasan Squire
• 1 Angel's Herald
• 2 Gustrider Exuberant
• 1 Metallurgeon
• 1 Rockcaster Platoon
• 1 Welkin Guide
• 1 Cathartic Adept
• 1 Dawnray Archer
• 1 Esper Battlemage
• 1 Etherium Sculptor
• 2 Kathari Screecher
• 1 Outrider of Jhess
• 1 Sphinx's Herald
• 1 Steelclad Serpent
• 1 Vectis Silencers
• 1 Blister Beetle
• 1 Death Baron
• 1 Demon's Herald
• 1 Dreg Reaver
• 1 Glaze Fiend
• 1 Scavenger Drake
• 2 Ridge Rannet
• 1 Thunder-Thrash Elder
• 1 Viashino Skeleton
• 2 Vithian Stinger
• 1 Algae Gharial
• 1 Druid of the Anima
• 1 Drumhunter
• 2 Elvish Visionary
• 1 Feral Hydra
• 2 Godtoucher
• 1 Jungle Weaver
• 1 Mosstodon
• 1 Rhox Charger
• 1 Spearbreaker Behemoth
• 1 Wild Nacatl
• 1 Carrion Thrash
• 1 Kederekt Creeper
• 1 Sedraxis Specter
• 1 Sprouting Thrinax
• 1 Tidehollow Strix
• 1 Waveskimmer Aven
• 1 Woolly Thoctar

Lands (2)

• 1 Grixis Panorama
• 1 Naya Panorama

Spells (22)

• 1 Excommunicate
• 1 Soul's Grace
• 1 Resounding Wave
• 1 Bone Splinters
• 1 Banewasp Affliction
• 1 Executioner's Capsule
• 2 Onyx Goblet
• 1 Dragon Fodder
• 1 Lightning Talons
• 1 Magma Spray
• 1 Soul's Fire
• 1 Gift of the Gargantuan
• 1 Savage Hunger
• 1 Soul's Might
• 1 Necrogenesis
• 1 Sigil Blessing
• 1 Swerve
• 1 Lich's Mirror
• 2 Obelisk of Esper
• 1 Obelisk of Jund

And here is their final build of the deck:

Sealed Build

Patrick Chapin

Test deck on 10-19-2008

Standard

Creatures (18)

• 2 Ridge Rannet
• 1 Thunder-Thrash Elder
• 2 Vithian Stinger
• 1 Algae Gharial
• 1 Druid of the Anima
• 1 Drumhunter
• 2 Elvish Visionary
• 1 Feral Hydra
• 1 Jungle Weaver
• 1 Mosstodon
• 1 Rhox Charger
• 1 Spearbreaker Behemoth
• 1 Wild Nacatl
• 1 Carrion Thrash
• 1 Sprouting Thrinax

Lands (16)

• 7 Forest
• 3 Swamp
• 4 Mountain
• 1 Grixis Panorama
• 1 Naya Panorama

Spells (6)

• 1 Bone Splinters
• 1 Executioner's Capsule
• 1 Magma Spray
• 1 Soul's Fire
• 1 Gift of the Gargantuan
• 1 Obelisk of Jund

Phew! And that’s over 40 minutes of content, ladies and gentlemen. I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted.

We’ll see you here next week for the sights and sounds of Kansas City.

Evan “misterorange” Erwin
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Written wondering how well I’ll do this weekend. Go go Shards Limited!