Another epic battle is on the docket this week in Mana Wars, with Kevin and his Blue Tempo deck taking on Aryeh and his Izzet Drakes deck! As always, the expert staff of Pat’s Games has helped with the tactics and construction of these decks, and only time will tell what happens when these two expert players face off!
Kevin: Mono Blue Tempo – Curious Obsession, Tempest Djinn, Mist Cloaked Herald
Kevin’s deckis built with one key purpose in mind: flood the field with lands to give Tempest Djinn all the power he needs to end the game in one fell swoop. Of course, to get there, he’s going to need to draw as many lands as possible. To do that, Kevin will be doing his best to attach curious obsession to a Mist-Cloaked Herald, with the unblockable creature allowing Kevin to both deal 2 damage AND allow Kevin to draw a card. (And, of course, with multiple copies of each, it’s entirely possible Kevin will be drawing up to 4 cards per turn.) From there, he should have all the draw power he needs to keep the lands coming and turn Tempest Djinn into a game-ending powerhouse.
Kevin’s full deck list includes:
Kevin’s full deck list includes:
Instants (15)
- 4 Dive Down
- 1 Essence Scatter
- 4 Opt
- 2 Spell Pierce
- 4 Wizard’s Retort
Creatures (18)
- 4 Merfolk Trickster
- 4 Mist-Cloaked Herald
- 4 Siren Stormtamer
- 4 Tempest Djinn
- 2 Warkite Marauder
Sorceries (3)
- 2 Chart a Course
- 1 Sleep
Lands (20)
- 20 Island
Enchantments (4)
- 4 Curious Obsession
Sideboard (15)
- 1 Warkite Marauder
- 1 Essence Scatter
- 1 Sleep
- 1 Chemister’s Insight
- 1 Diamond Mare
- 2 Disdainful Stroke
- 1 Entrancing Melody
- 4 Exclusion Mage
- 1 Negate
- 1 Selective Snare
- 1 Sentinel Totem
Aryeh: Izzet Drakes – Crackling Drake, Arclight Phoenix
Aryeh’s deck is built around two powerful fliers capable of dealing a ton of damage on the opponent; crackling drake, which only gets stronger with each sorcery that is cast (made even easier with cards like Goblin Electromancer), and Arclight Phoenix, which can reliably cause 3 damage and easily find its way back onto the field if it’s destroyed. When combined with creature-destruction spells such as Lava Coil, Aryeh will be looking to establish board control quickly and give his flyers clear skies to wreak havoc in!
Aryeh’s full deck list includes:
Aryeh’s full deck list includes:
Sorceries (16)
- 1 Beacon Bolt
- 4 Chart a Course
- 3 Discovery
- 2 Lava Coil
- 2 Maximize Velocity
- 2 Tormenting Voice
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2 Warlord’s Fury
Lands (20)
- 6 Island
- 6 Mountain
- 4 Steam Vents
- 4 Sulfur Falls
Creatures (14)
- 4 Arclight Phoenix
- 4 Crackling Drake
- 2 Enigma Drake
- 4 Goblin Electromancer
Instants (10)
- 4 Opt
- 2 Radical Idea
- 4 Shock
Sideboard (18)
- 1 Beacon Bolt
- 4 Lava Coil
- 1 Chemister’s Insight
- 2 Disdainful Stroke
- 1 Dive Down
- 1 Entrancing Melody
- 2 Fiery Cannonade
- 1 Firemind’s Research
- 2 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
- 2 Sarkhan, Fireblood
- 1 Spell Pierce
To see what happens when these two decks go head-to-head, check out the full episode below!
