VS Live! The Yuta Takahashi Tribute

Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam pay tribute to new Magic World Champion Yuta Takahashi with three classic matchups from his career.

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Round 1, Standard: Dimir Faeries (U/B Faeries) VS Golgari Elves (Elf Aggro), 2008

U/B Faeries Yuuta Takahashi

Standard
1st
Grand Prix
Shizouka, JP
Mar 8, 2008
BUY DECK
Creature (19)
4
Mistbind Clique
4
Pestermite
4
Scion of Oona
3
Sower of Temptation
4
Spellstutter Sprite
Enchantment (4)
4
Bitterblossom
Sorcery (4)
4
Ancestral Vision
Instant (8)
4
Cryptic Command
4
Nameless Inversion
Land (25)
3
Faerie Conclave
4
Mutavault
4
River of Tears
4
Secluded Glen
4
Snow-Covered Island
2
Snow-Covered Swamp
4
Underground River
Sideboard
4
Bottle Gnomes
4
Deathmark
2
Familiar's Ruse
2
Razormane Masticore
3
Thoughtseize
BUY DECK

Elf Aggro Ryousuke Masuno

Standard
4th
Grand Prix
Shizouka, JP
Mar 8, 2008
BUY DECK
Creature (26)
2
Boreal Druid
4
Bramblewood Paragon
4
Civic Wayfinder
4
Imperious Perfect
4
Llanowar Elves
2
Shriekmaw
2
Wren's Run Packmaster
4
Wren's Run Vanquisher
Planeswalker (3)
3
Garruk Wildspeaker
Sorcery (4)
4
Profane Command
Instant (4)
4
Nameless Inversion
Land (23)
4
Forest
4
Gilt-Leaf Palace
4
Llanowar Wastes
2
Mutavault
1
Pendelhaven
3
Swamp
4
Treetop Village
1
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Sideboard
2
Cloudthresher
2
Damnation
3
Hunted Wumpus
2
Liliana Vess
2
Primal Command
2
Shriekmaw
2
Squall Line
BUY DECK

Round 2, Modern: Dimir Faeries (U/B Faeries) VS Grixis Death’s Shadow, 2017

U/B Faeries Yuta Takahashi

Modern
24th
Jun 19, 2017
BUY DECK
Creature (9)
4
Snapcaster Mage
4
Spellstutter Sprite
1
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Planeswalker (4)
4
Liliana of the Veil
Enchantment (4)
4
Bitterblossom
Sorcery (7)
4
Ancestral Vision
3
Inquisition of Kozilek
Instant (12)
4
Cryptic Command
4
Fatal Push
4
Remand
Land (24)
4
Creeping Tar Pit
4
Darkslick Shores
1
Flooded Strand
3
Island
4
Mutavault
4
Polluted Delta
1
Scalding Tarn
1
Swamp
2
Watery Grave
Sideboard
3
Ceremonious Rejection
4
Collective Brutality
2
Hero's Downfall
3
Nihil Spellbomb
2
Tectonic Edge
1
Wurmcoil Engine
BUY DECK

Grixis Death's Shadow Brian Braun-Duin

Modern
Article Deck
Oct 12, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (16)
4
Death's Shadow
2
Gurmag Angler
4
Snapcaster Mage
4
Street Wraith
2
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Planeswalker (1)
1
Liliana, the Last Hope
Sorcery (10)
2
Inquisition of Kozilek
4
Serum Visions
4
Thoughtseize
Instant (14)
4
Fatal Push
2
Kolaghan's Command
2
Stubborn Denial
2
Terminate
4
Thought Scour
Land (19)
2
Blood Crypt
4
Bloodstained Mire
1
Island
4
Polluted Delta
4
Scalding Tarn
1
Steam Vents
1
Swamp
2
Watery Grave
Sideboard
1
Anger of the Gods
3
Ceremonious Rejection
2
Collective Brutality
1
Grafdigger's Cage
1
Liliana, the Last Hope
1
Nihil Spellbomb
2
Stubborn Denial
2
Surgical Extraction
1
Temur Battle Rage
1
Terminate
BUY DECK

Round 3, Standard: Izzet Dragons VS Temur Midrange, 2021

Izzet Dragons Yuta Takahashi

Standard
1st
Magic World Championship XXVII
Magic Arena
Oct 4, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (8)
4
Goldspan Dragon
4
Smoldering Egg // Ashmouth Dragon
Sorcery (13)
3
Alrund's Epiphany
4
Expressive Iteration
4
Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
2
Thundering Rebuke
Instant (19)
1
Dissipate
2
Divide by Zero
4
Dragon's Fire
1
Fading Hope
3
Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins
4
Memory Deluge
1
Negate
1
Prismari Command
1
Saw It Coming
1
Spikefield Hazard // Spikefield Cave
Land (20)
3
Frostboil Snarl
2
Hall of Storm Giants
7
Island
4
Mountain
4
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
Sideboard
3
Burning Hands
2
Cinderclasm
1
Environmental Sciences
1
Fading Hope
1
Heated Debate
4
Malevolent Hermit // Benevolent Geist
1
Mascot Exhibition
1
Prismari Command
1
Test of Talents
BUY DECK

Temur Midrange Jean-Emmanuel Depraz

Standard
2nd
Magic World Championship XXVII
Magic Arena
Oct 4, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (21)
4
Goldspan Dragon
4
Jaspera Sentinel
4
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
3
Moonveil Regent
4
Prosperous Innkeeper
2
Reckless Stormseeker // Storm-Charged Slasher
Artifact (4)
4
Esika's Chariot
Enchantment (4)
4
Ranger Class
Sorcery (4)
4
Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
Instant (5)
3
Dragon's Fire
2
Negate
Land (22)
4
Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway
4
Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway
2
Den of the Bugbear
5
Forest
2
Lair of the Hydra
1
Mountain
4
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
Sideboard
2
Briarbridge Tracker
4
Burning Hands
2
Disdainful Stroke
2
Kessig Naturalist // Lord of the Ulvenwald
2
Reckless Stormseeker // Storm-Charged Slasher
3
Tangletrap
BUY DECK