VS Live! Standard After The Bans

Magic: The Gathering banned four more cards in Standard on August 3. Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam pilot the decks that will shape the new format.

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Round 1: Azorius Blink VS Mono-Red Aggro

Azorius Blink (Yorion) Corey Baumeister

Standard
Article Deck
Aug 4, 2020
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Companion (3)
3
Yorion, Sky Nomad
Creature (27)
4
Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
4
Charming Prince
2
Dream Trawler
3
Elite Guardmage
4
Fblthp, the Lost
2
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
4
Solemn Simulacrum
4
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
Artifact (4)
4
Glass Casket
Enchantment (10)
4
Elspeth Conquers Death
3
Omen of the Sea
3
Omen of the Sun
Land (36)
2
Blast Zone
2
Castle Ardenvale
2
Castle Vantress
2
Fabled Passage
4
Hallowed Fountain
10
Island
8
Plains
2
Raugrin Triome
4
Temple of Enlightenment
Sideboard
2
Archon of Sun's Grace
2
Devout Decree
3
Dovin's Veto
3
Mystical Dispute
1
Omen of the Sun
3
Shatter the Sky
1
Yorion, Sky Nomad
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Mono-Red Aggro Ross Merriam

Standard
Article Deck
Aug 4, 2020
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Creature (29)
4
Anax, Hardened in the Forge
4
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
4
Fervent Champion
4
Robber of the Rich
4
Runaway Steam-Kin
4
Scorch Spitter
2
Tin Street Dodger
3
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
Artifact (3)
3
Embercleave
Sorcery (4)
4
Light Up the Stage
Instant (2)
2
Shock
Land (22)
4
Castle Embereth
18
Mountain
Sideboard
1
Act of Treason
2
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
3
Lava Coil
3
Redcap Melee
2
Soul Sear
2
Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner
2
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator
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Round 2: Mardu Winota (Jegantha) VS Gruul Aggro

Mardu Winota (Jegantha) Michael Jacob

Standard
3rd
Players Tour Finals
Arena
Jul 31, 2020
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Companion (1)
1
Jegantha, the Wellspring
Creature (31)
4
Basri's Lieutenant
1
General's Enforcer
3
Judith, the Scourge Diva
3
Kitesail Freebooter
1
Knight of the Ebon Legion
3
Lazotep Reaver
4
Selfless Savior
1
Tajic, Legion's Edge
4
Venerated Loxodon
4
Winota, Joiner of Forces
3
Woe Strider
Instant (4)
4
Raise the Alarm
Land (25)
4
Blood Crypt
1
Castle Embereth
2
Fabled Passage
4
Godless Shrine
1
Mountain
2
Plains
4
Sacred Foundry
4
Savai Triome
1
Swamp
1
Temple of Silence
1
Temple of Triumph
Sideboard
2
Blightbeetle
1
Despark
2
Devout Decree
1
Eliminate
1
General Kudro of Drannith
1
General's Enforcer
1
Giant Killer // Chop Down
1
Kenrith, the Returned King
1
Kitesail Freebooter
2
Legion Warboss
1
Noxious Grasp
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Gruul Aggro Ross Merriam

Standard
Article Deck
Aug 4, 2020
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Creature (29)
4
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
4
Paradise Druid
4
Pelt Collector
4
Questing Beast
3
Radha, Heart of Keld
4
Scavenging Ooze
3
Terror of the Peaks
3
Zhur-Taa Goblin
Planeswalker (1)
1
Domri, Anarch of Bolas
Artifact (2)
2
Embercleave
Sorcery (3)
3
Domri's Ambush
Land (24)
1
Castle Embereth
8
Forest
7
Mountain
4
Stomping Ground
4
Temple of Abandon
Sideboard
2
Gemrazer
1
Heroic Intervention
3
Legion Warboss
3
Primal Might
3
Shifting Ceratops
1
Terror of the Peaks
2
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
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Round 3: Orzhov Control (Yorion) VS Temur Adventures

Orzhov Control (Yorion) Corey Baumeister

Standard
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Aug 4, 2020
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Companion (3)
3
Yorion, Sky Nomad
Creature (12)
4
Burglar Rat
4
Charming Prince
4
Yarok's Fenlurker
Planeswalker (4)
1
Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
3
Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
Enchantment (16)
4
Doom Foretold
4
Elspeth Conquers Death
4
Oath of Kaya
4
Treacherous Blessing
Sorcery (7)
4
Agonizing Remorse
3
Kaya's Wrath
Instant (3)
3
Mortify
Land (35)
1
Castle Ardenvale
3
Castle Locthwain
4
Fabled Passage
4
Godless Shrine
7
Plains
3
Savai Triome
9
Swamp
4
Temple of Silence
Sideboard
3
Despark
3
Duress
3
Glass Casket
4
Heartless Act
1
Kaya's Wrath
1
Yorion, Sky Nomad
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Temur Adventures Ross Merriam

Standard
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Aug 4, 2020
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Creature (24)
4
Beanstalk Giant // Fertile Footsteps
4
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
4
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
4
Edgewall Innkeeper
4
Fae of Wishes // Granted
4
Lovestruck Beast // Heart's Desire
Planeswalker (1)
1
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
Artifact (4)
4
Lucky Clover
Sorcery (2)
2
Escape to the Wilds
Instant (2)
2
Aether Gust
Land (27)
4
Breeding Pool
6
Forest
4
Island
3
Ketria Triome
2
Mountain
3
Steam Vents
4
Stomping Ground
1
Temple of Mystery
Sideboard
1
Aether Gust
1
Disdainful Stroke
1
Domri's Ambush
1
Escape to the Wilds
1
Flame Sweep
1
Fling
1
Grafdigger's Cage
1
Mass Manipulation
1
Negate
1
Once and Future
1
Redcap Melee
1
Return to Nature
1
Shadowspear
1
Storm's Wrath
1
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
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