Video: Naya Miracles In Standard

Unfortunately, Dragon’s Maze isn’t out on Magic Online yet, but the Standard season is still going strong and I’ve been off it for a while.

Today, I’m going to play a list that I found while going over Magic Online results to write my Daily Decks column on DailyMTG. I wrote about this one recently, and I think it does some interesting things. If most of what we’re getting from Dragon’s Maze is more removal and midrange creatures, this deck could be well positioned. I imagine it performing excellently against any Voice of Resurgence decks. The deck posted there was 61 cards, so I cut a Devil’s Play from the maindeck, and I’ll be playing this:

Naya Miracles

Sam Black

Test deck on 05-05-2013

Standard

Creatures (14)

• 2 Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1 Daybreak Ranger
• 4 Huntmaster of the Fells
• 4 Thragtusk
• 1 Angel of Serenity
• 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1 Boros Reckoner

Planeswalkers (1)

• 1 Garruk, Primal Hunter

Lands (25)

• 2 Sacred Foundry
• 4 Temple Garden
• 4 Stomping Ground
• 4 Rootbound Crag
• 4 Sunpetal Grove
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Kessig Wolf Run
• 3 Slayers' Stronghold
• 2 Cavern of Souls

Spells (21)

• 4 Farseek
• 1 Oblivion Ring
• 1 Devil's Play
• 2 Bonfire of the Damned
• 3 Entreat the Angels
• 4 Terminus
• 2 Searing Spear
• 1 Mizzium Mortars
• 1 Selesnya Keyrune
• 1 Gruul Keyrune
• 1 Boros Keyrune

Sideboard

• 1 Oblivion Ring
• 1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
• 1 Devil's Play
• 3 Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
• 1 Angel of Serenity
• 2 Selesnya Charm
• 4 Rest in Peace
• 1 Boros Charm

Well, that should be a good matchup generally, but the draws (and mulligans) made it particularly lopsided. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to be finding a way to bring in Sigarda there, but I don’t think I am.

Yeah, so, I have no idea what was up with that first game. I guess he was just holding lands? Either way, I think that was another pretty solid demonstration of this deck beating up on smaller midrange creature decks.

Entreat the Angels was really impressive there. Also, Huntmaster of the Fells definitely does what this deck is looking to do. Overall, I’m impressed so far.

The first hand was risky, but I still think it was a fine keep. There’s definitely an argument for shipping it since even if I draw a land I’m still not particularly fast. I’m just paying mana to make land drops, which is fine, and if I draw two it’s quite good. I’d definitely ship it on the play, but…

That game three was a weird one.

Overall, I’m pretty sure this deck is excellent against creatures. I’m sure it’s worse against control, but I think the Keyrunes add a lot there and having three Slayers’ Strongholds is huge. Also, obviously it gets to bring in extra threats over sweepers.

Thanks for watching,

Sam

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