Tad: Jund



Tad’s deck takes a preemptive removal approach for this battle, forcing the opponents to get rid of their best cards, often before they’re even played. Inquisition of Kozilek is a low-cost sorcery that allows for removal of a card with a converted mana cost of 3 or less from the opponent’s hand. This is ideal for the early phases of this game, where these card can easily rid the opponent of one of their best early-game cards (while also allowing you to see their hand.) This removal is then aided by the formidable Planeswalker Liliana, which includes options for generic card removal, creature removal, and outright destruction of half of the opponent’s permanents. With Bloodbraid Elf around to reliably cause damage and mop up any final resistance (while also providing a chance to bring Liliana and similar cards back onto the field for free if needed), Tad’s opponent will certainly have a hard time handling this deck.
Tad’s full deck list includes:
Lands (24)
- 3 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 4 Bloodstained Mire
- 2 Blooming Marsh
- 1 Forest
- 1 Mountain
- 2 Overgrown Tomb
- 3 Raging Ravine
- 1 Stomping Ground
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2 Swamp
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4 Verdant Catacombs
Creatures (14)
- 4 Bloodbraid Elf
- 3 Dark Confidant
- 3 Scavenging Ooze
- 4 Tarmogoyf
Instants (9)
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 2 Fatal Push
- 2 Kolaghan’s Command
- 4 Lightning Bolt
Sorceries (7)
- 4 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1 Maelstrom Pulse
- 2 Thoughtseize
Planeswalkers (6)
- 4 Liliana of the Veil
- 2 Liliana, the Last Hope
Sideboard (15)
- 2 Ancient Grudge
- 2 Collective Brutality
- 1 Choke
- 3 Fulminator Mage
- 1 Grafdigger’s Cage
- 1 Kolaghan’s Command
- 3 Leyline of the Void
- 2 Anger of the Gods
Joel: Humans


Creatures (37)
- 4 Champion of the Parish
- 4 Kitesail Freebooter
- 4 Mantis Rider
- 4 Meddling Mage
- 2 Militia Bugler
- 4 Noble Hierarch
- 3 Phantasmal Image
- 4 Reflector Mage
- 1 Tajic, Legion’s Edge
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4 Thalia’s Lieutenant
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3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Lands (19)
- 4 Ancient Ziggurat
- 4 Cavern of Souls
- 4 Horizon Canopy
- 1 Island
- 1 Plains
- 1 Seachrome Coast
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4 Unclaimed Territory
Artifacts (4)
- 4 Æther Vial
Sideboard (15)
- 2 Auriok Champion
- 2 Damping Sphere
- 2 Dismember
- 1 Gaddock Teeg
- 2 Izzet Staticaster
- 2 Knight of Autumn
- 2 Militia Bugler
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2 Sin Collector