VS Live! Hot Historic Decks

Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam pilot top-finishing Historic decks from the Hooglandia Open and Insight Esports Open.

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Round 1: Grixis Tainted Pact VS Orzhov Death’s Shadow

Grixis Tainted Pact Zan Syed

Historic
1st
Hooglandia Open
Magic Arena
May 7, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (7)
1
Augur of Bolas
1
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
1
Crackling Drake
1
Fae of Wishes // Granted
1
Sea Gate Stormcaller
2
Thassa's Oracle
Planeswalker (2)
1
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
1
Narset, Parter of Veils
Artifact (3)
1
Coldsteel Heart
1
Mazemind Tome
1
Wishclaw Talisman
Enchantment (1)
1
Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
Sorcery (9)
1
Anger of the Gods
1
Bloodchief's Thirst
1
Inquisition of Kozilek
1
Languish
1
Mastermind's Acquisition
1
Solve the Equation
1
Storm's Wrath
1
Sweltering Suns
1
Thoughtseize
Instant (16)
1
Baleful Mastery
1
Behold the Multiverse
1
Brainstorm
1
Censor
1
Cling to Dust
1
Fatal Push
1
Heartless Act
1
Memory Lapse
1
Opt
1
Pact of Negation
1
Prismari Command
1
Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle
1
Supreme Will
2
Tainted Pact
1
Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
Land (22)
1
Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
1
Blood Crypt
1
Canyon Slough
1
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
1
Dragonskull Summit
1
Drowned Catacomb
1
Evolving Wilds
1
Fabled Passage
1
Fetid Pools
1
Island
1
Mountain
1
Raugrin Triome
1
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
1
Snow-Covered Island
1
Snow-Covered Swamp
1
Spirebluff Canal
1
Steam Vents
1
Sulfur Falls
1
Swamp
1
Temple of Deceit
1
Watery Grave
1
Zagoth Triome
Sideboard
1
Aether Gust
1
Crux of Fate
1
Disdainful Stroke
1
Duress
1
Erebos's Intervention
1
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
1
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
1
Legion's End
1
Mystical Dispute
1
Narset's Reversal
1
Negate
1
Soul-Guide Lantern
1
Tainted Pact
1
Thought Distortion
1
Underworld Breach
BUY DECK

Orzhov Death's Shadow Mat Bimonte

Historic
2nd
Hooglandia Open
Magic Arena
May 7, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (28)
4
Adanto Vanguard
1
Alseid of Life's Bounty
4
Death's Shadow
4
Elite Spellbinder
1
Faerie Guidemother // Gift of the Fae
1
Giant Killer // Chop Down
4
Knight of the Ebon Legion
4
Ranger of Eos
1
Selfless Savior
4
Skyclave Apparition
Sorcery (16)
4
Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
2
Bloodchief's Thirst
4
Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
2
Inquisition of Kozilek
4
Thoughtseize
Land (16)
4
Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
1
Castle Locthwain
4
Concealed Courtyard
4
Godless Shrine
1
Ifnir Deadlands
1
Plains
1
Swamp
Sideboard
2
Archon of Emeria
1
Ashiok, Dream Render
1
Bloodchief's Thirst
2
Dire Tactics
2
Duress
1
Fracture
2
Rest in Peace
2
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
2
Vanishing Verse
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Round 2: Abzan Counters (Lurrus) VS Izzet Aggro

Abzan Counters (Lurrus) McKnugget

Historic
10th
May 11, 2021
BUY DECK
Companion (1)
1
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Creature (33)
4
Conclave Mentor
2
Huatli's Raptor
4
Luminarch Aspirant
2
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
4
Pelt Collector
2
Shaile, Dean of Radiance // Embrose, Dean of Shadow
3
Star Pupil
4
Stonecoil Serpent
4
Swarm Shambler
4
Winding Constrictor
Enchantment (4)
4
Song of Freyalise
Sorcery (3)
1
Driven // Despair
2
Tezzeret's Gambit
Land (20)
1
Blooming Marsh
2
Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway
1
Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
1
Concealed Courtyard
1
Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
3
Godless Shrine
1
Indatha Triome
4
Overgrown Tomb
2
Sunpetal Grove
4
Temple Garden
Sideboard
3
Adanto Vanguard
2
Bloodchief's Thirst
2
Deafening Silence
3
Thoughtseize
2
Vanishing Verse
2
Witch's Vengeance
BUY DECK

Izzet Aggro Nico U

Historic
7th
Hooglandia Open
Magic Arena
May 7, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (13)
1
Crackling Drake
1
Pteramander
3
Soul-Scar Mage
4
Sprite Dragon
4
Stormwing Entity
Sorcery (8)
4
Expressive Iteration
4
Pillar of Flame
Instant (18)
4
Brainstorm
2
Lightning Strike
4
Memory Lapse
4
Opt
4
Shock
Land (21)
2
Fabled Passage
2
Island
2
Mountain
4
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
4
Spirebluff Canal
4
Steam Vents
3
Sulfur Falls
Sideboard
2
Anger of the Gods
1
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
3
Grafdigger's Cage
2
Narset, Parter of Veils
2
Negate
1
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
2
Stern Dismissal
2
Thundering Rebuke
BUY DECK

Round 3: Dimir Control VS Jeskai Control

Dimir Control Greenweaver

Historic
8th
Insight Esports Open
May 7, 2021
BUY DECK
Planeswalker (5)
2
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
3
Narset, Parter of Veils
Enchantment (5)
2
Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
3
Shark Typhoon
Sorcery (7)
1
Extinction Event
2
Inquisition of Kozilek
3
Thoughtseize
1
Yahenni's Expertise
Instant (19)
1
Baleful Mastery
4
Brainstorm
1
Cling to Dust
1
Commit // Memory
2
Drown in the Loch
1
Eliminate
4
Fatal Push
4
Memory Lapse
1
Saw It Coming
Land (24)
1
Castle Vantress
3
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
3
Drowned Catacomb
3
Fabled Passage
3
Field of Ruin
4
Island
3
Swamp
4
Watery Grave
Sideboard
2
Aether Gust
1
Baleful Mastery
1
Enter the God-Eternals
1
Glimpse of Freedom
2
Grafdigger's Cage
1
Languish
2
Mystical Dispute
1
Narset, Parter of Veils
1
Negate
1
Shadows' Verdict
1
Shark Typhoon
1
Thoughtseize
BUY DECK

Jeskai Control Pawel Kardyś

Historic
2nd
Insight Esports Open
May 7, 2021
BUY DECK
Planeswalker (7)
3
Narset, Parter of Veils
4
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
Enchantment (4)
1
Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
3
Shark Typhoon
Sorcery (8)
2
Day of Judgment
4
Expressive Iteration
2
Wrath of God
Instant (15)
4
Brainstorm
4
Lightning Helix
4
Memory Lapse
1
Prismari Command
2
Saw It Coming
Land (26)
1
Castle Ardenvale
3
Fabled Passage
3
Glacial Fortress
4
Hallowed Fountain
2
Island
1
Mountain
1
Plains
4
Raugrin Triome
4
Steam Vents
3
Sulfur Falls
Sideboard
2
Aether Gust
1
Authority of the Consuls
1
Baneslayer Angel
1
Deafening Clarion
3
Dovin's Veto
1
Grafdigger's Cage
2
Mystical Dispute
2
Rest in Peace
1
Shark Typhoon
1
Timely Reinforcements
BUY DECK