VS Live! Strixhaven Standard Showdown

Ross Merriam and Corey Baumeister playtest six Standard decks packed full of the hottest Strixhaven previews

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Round 1: Prismari Dragons VS Grinning Ignus Combo

Prismari Dragons Corey Baumeister

Standard
Article Deck
Apr 1, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (14)
4
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
3
Galazeth Prismari
4
Goldspan Dragon
3
Torrent Sculptor // Flamethrower Sonata
Planeswalker (4)
4
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks // Will, Scholar of Frost
Sorcery (11)
3
Alrund's Epiphany
2
Multiple Choice
3
Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
3
Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
Instant (12)
4
Behold the Multiverse
2
Magma Opus
2
Negate
4
Saw It Coming
Land (19)
2
Hall of Oracles
6
Island
4
Mountain
4
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
3
Temple of Epiphany
Sideboard
2
Battle of Frost and Fire
3
Disdainful Stroke
3
Mystical Dispute
1
Negate
3
Redcap Melee
3
Scorching Dragonfire
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Grinning Ignus Combo leo_modern

Standard
Article Deck
Apr 1, 2021
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Creature (30)
4
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
4
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
4
Edgewall Innkeeper
4
Fiend Artisan
4
Grinning Ignus
4
Lovestruck Beast // Heart's Desire
2
Questing Beast
4
Terror of the Peaks
Artifact (3)
3
The Great Henge
Instant (4)
4
Fire Prophecy
Land (23)
4
Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway
4
Fabled Passage
5
Forest
6
Mountain
4
Temple of Abandon
Sideboard
2
Ox of Agonas
2
Phoenix of Ash
3
Roiling Vortex
2
Shadowspear
2
Soul Sear
3
The Akroan War
1
Wilt
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Round 2: Jeskai Lukka (Yorion) VS Naya Counters

Jeskai Lukka (Yorion) Corey Baumeister

Standard
Article Deck
Apr 1, 2021
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Companion (1)
1
Yorion, Sky Nomad
Creature (3)
3
Velomachus Lorehold
Planeswalker (4)
4
Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast
Artifact (3)
3
Glass Casket
Enchantment (18)
4
Elspeth Conquers Death
4
Omen of the Sea
2
Omen of the Sun
4
Shark Typhoon
4
The Birth of Meletis
Sorcery (4)
4
Rip Apart
Instant (14)
4
Behold the Multiverse
4
Lorehold Command
4
Prismari Command
2
Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
Land (34)
2
Castle Ardenvale
1
Castle Vantress
4
Fabled Passage
4
Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
2
Island
2
Mountain
4
Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
4
Plains
4
Raugrin Triome
4
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
1
Temple of Enlightenment
2
Temple of Epiphany
Sideboard
3
Doomskar
3
Dream Trawler
3
Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
3
Glass Casket
3
Mystical Dispute
2
Negate
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Naya Counters Ross Merriam

Standard
Article Deck
Apr 1, 2021
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Creature (31)
4
Clarion Spirit
4
Conclave Mentor
4
Jaspera Sentinel
4
Luminarch Aspirant
3
Shaile, Dean of Radiance // Embrose, Dean of Shadow
4
Star Pupil
4
Stonecoil Serpent
4
Swarm Shambler
Enchantment (4)
4
Showdown of the Skalds
Sorcery (2)
2
Basri's Solidarity
Instant (2)
2
Kabira Takedown // Kabira Plateau
Land (21)
4
Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway
4
Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway
4
Fabled Passage
2
Forest
1
Mountain
4
Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
2
Plains
Sideboard
2
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
3
Drannith Magistrate
3
Gemrazer
3
Reidane, God of the Worthy // Valkmira, Protector's Shield
3
Skyclave Apparition
1
The Ozolith
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Round 3: Lorehold Winota VS Temur Midrange

Lorehold Winota Corey Baumeister

Standard
Article Deck
Apr 1, 2021
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Creature (36)
4
Alseid of Life's Bounty
4
Blade Historian
4
Elite Spellbinder
2
Kenrith, the Returned King
4
Professor of Symbology
4
Selfless Savior
2
Shaile, Dean of Radiance // Embrose, Dean of Shadow
4
Skyclave Apparition
4
Venerable Warsinger
4
Winota, Joiner of Forces
Instant (2)
2
Lorehold Command
Land (24)
4
Furycalm Snarl
6
Mountain
4
Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
8
Plains
2
Savai Triome
Sideboard
2
Igneous Inspiration
3
Ox of Agonas
3
Rip Apart
2
Scorching Dragonfire
3
Semester's End
2
Spirit Summoning
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Temur Midrange Ross Merriam

Standard
Article Deck
Apr 1, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (16)
4
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
4
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
4
Dragonsguard Elite
4
Goldspan Dragon
Sorcery (3)
2
Alrund's Epiphany
1
Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
Instant (17)
4
Curate
1
Negate
4
Opt
1
Quandrix Command
4
Saw It Coming
3
Snakeskin Veil
Land (24)
4
Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway
4
Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway
4
Fabled Passage
1
Forest
2
Island
4
Ketria Triome
1
Mountain
4
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
Sideboard
2
Disdainful Stroke
2
Elder Gargaroth
2
Mystical Dispute
2
Negate
2
Ox of Agonas
3
Scorching Dragonfire
1
Storm's Wrath
1
Wilt
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