What We’d Play At SCG Cincinnati

With SCG Cincinnati in the books, it’s time to look back at the decks Ross Merriam and Todd Anderson thought would do well … and how they fared against one another!

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Round 1: Grixis Midrange VS Temur Reclamation

Grixis Midrange Sokos13 (5-0)

Standard
Article Deck
Mar 17, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (20)
3
Dire Fleet Daredevil
4
Hostage Taker
2
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
4
Rekindling Phoenix
3
Siege-Gang Commander
4
Thief of Sanity
Sorcery (8)
4
Lava Coil
4
Thought Erasure
Instant (7)
4
Bedevil
3
Carnival // Carnage
Land (25)
4
Blood Crypt
4
Dragonskull Summit
4
Drowned Catacomb
1
Mountain
4
Steam Vents
4
Sulfur Falls
4
Watery Grave
Sideboard
1
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
1
Cry of the Carnarium
2
Disdainful Stroke
3
Duress
2
Moment of Craving
2
Negate
1
Shivan Fire
2
The Eldest Reborn
1
Unmoored Ego
BUY DECK

Temur Reclamation Todd Anderson

Standard
Article Deck
Mar 19, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (2)
2
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Enchantment (6)
2
Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
4
Wilderness Reclamation
Instant (26)
4
Chemister's Insight
4
Expansion // Explosion
2
Fiery Cannonade
4
Growth Spiral
4
Opt
4
Shivan Fire
4
Sinister Sabotage
Land (26)
3
Breeding Pool
4
Hinterland Harbor
3
Island
2
Mountain
3
Rootbound Crag
4
Steam Vents
3
Stomping Ground
4
Sulfur Falls
Sideboard
3
Crushing Canopy
2
Entrancing Melody
2
Fiery Cannonade
2
Negate
1
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
3
Rekindling Phoenix
2
Star of Extinction
BUY DECK

Round 2: Humans VS Grixis Death’s Shadow

Humans Aaron Shapiro

Modern
1st
Regionals
New Jersey, NJ
Mar 8, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (37)
2
Anafenza, the Foremost
4
Champion of the Parish
3
Kitesail Freebooter
4
Mantis Rider
4
Meddling Mage
4
Noble Hierarch
4
Phantasmal Image
4
Reflector Mage
4
Thalia's Lieutenant
4
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Artifact (4)
4
Aether Vial
Land (19)
4
Ancient Ziggurat
4
Cavern of Souls
4
Horizon Canopy
1
Island
1
Plains
1
Seachrome Coast
4
Unclaimed Territory
Sideboard
4
Auriok Champion
2
Damping Sphere
3
Deputy of Detention
2
Dismember
1
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
2
Knight of Autumn
1
Sin Collector
BUY DECK

Grixis Death's Shadow Roshen Eapen

Modern
1st
Grand Prix
Tampa, FL
Mar 15, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (14)
4
Death's Shadow
4
Gurmag Angler
2
Snapcaster Mage
4
Street Wraith
Artifact (3)
3
Mishra's Bauble
Sorcery (10)
2
Faithless Looting
2
Inquisition of Kozilek
2
Sleight of Hand
4
Thoughtseize
Instant (16)
2
Dismember
3
Fatal Push
1
Lightning Bolt
4
Stubborn Denial
2
Temur Battle Rage
4
Thought Scour
Land (17)
2
Blood Crypt
4
Bloodstained Mire
1
Island
4
Polluted Delta
2
Scalding Tarn
1
Steam Vents
1
Swamp
2
Watery Grave
Sideboard
2
Anger of the Gods
1
Cast Down
1
Ceremonious Rejection
1
Collective Brutality
2
Disdainful Stroke
1
Echoing Truth
1
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound
2
Liliana, the Last Hope
1
Snapcaster Mage
3
Surgical Extraction
BUY DECK

Round 3: Izzet Delver VS Four-Color Phoenix

Izzet Delver Rich Cali

Legacy
1st
Star City Games Open
Syracuse, NY
Mar 1, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (14)
4
Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration
4
Pteramander
2
True-Name Nemesis
4
Young Pyromancer
Sorcery (11)
3
Chain Lightning
3
Light Up the Stage
4
Ponder
1
Preordain
Instant (17)
4
Brainstorm
4
Daze
4
Force of Will
4
Lightning Bolt
1
Vapor Snag
Land (18)
1
Bloodstained Mire
2
Island
1
Mountain
3
Polluted Delta
4
Scalding Tarn
3
Volcanic Island
4
Wasteland
Sideboard
2
Abrade
3
Flusterstorm
2
Forked Bolt
1
Grafdigger's Cage
1
Null Rod
2
Pyroblast
1
Red Elemental Blast
1
Sulfuric Vortex
2
Surgical Extraction
BUY DECK

Four-Color Phoenix David Raczka

Legacy
19th
Star City Games Open
Syracuse, NY
Mar 1, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (9)
4
Arclight Phoenix
2
Bloodghast
3
Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror
Sorcery (19)
4
Cabal Therapy
4
Careful Study
2
Inquisition of Kozilek
4
Land Grant
4
Ponder
1
Thoughtseize
Instant (19)
4
Brainstorm
4
Entomb
3
Force of Will
4
Manamorphose
4
Thought Scour
Land (13)
1
Bayou
1
Island
4
Polluted Delta
1
Swamp
2
Tropical Island
3
Underground Sea
1
Volcanic Island
Sideboard
3
Abrupt Decay
4
Accumulated Knowledge
2
Ancient Grudge
1
Assassin's Trophy
1
Memory's Journey
1
Sentinel Tower
2
Surgical Extraction
1
Thoughtseize
BUY DECK