Extended: U/B Trinket-Tron

4 Watery Grave
1 Academy Ruins
2 Tolaria West
1 Vault of Whispers
2 Island
1 Swamp
4 Urza's Tower
4 Urza's Mine
4 Urza's Power Plant
(23 Land)

1 Triskelion
1 Sundering Titan
3 Trinket Mage
(5 Creatures)

1 Chalice of the Void
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Executioner's Capsule
4 Dimir Signet
3 Chrome Mox
4 Thirst for Knowledge
3 Gifts Ungiven
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Makeshift Mannequin
1 Mindslaver
3 Condescend
3 Spell Burst
3 Spell Snare
3 Damnation
(32 Other Spells)

1 Orochi Hatchery
1 Grim Poppet
...
(15 Sideboard Cards)

Pauper: The Combo Deck

I was inspired to design this Legacy Pauper deck after I rediscovered the fact that Lotus Petal was a common.

2 Ancient Spring
2 Geothermal Crevice
4 Sulfur Vent
4 Tinder Farm
4 Ravaged Highlands
2 Seafloor Debris
(18 Lands)

4 Simian Spirit Guide
(4 Creatures)

4 Lotus Petal
4 Seething Song
4 Rite of Flame
4 Dark Ritual
4 Desperate Ritual
2 Empty the Warrens
1 Kaervek's Torch
1 Fireball
4 Brainstorm
2 Ponder
4 Chromatic Star
4 Terrarion
(38 Other Spells)

Fires

Zvi Mowshowitz's My Fires deck, besides having some of the most intensive design commentary ever...



By now, of course, you know the new Fires:

New Zoo

Thinking about post-rotation extended.

Naya Zoo

4 Wooded Foothills
4 windswept Heath
4 Stomping Grounds
4 Temple Garden
2 Sacred Foundry
1 Mountain

19 Land

4 Wild Nacatl
4 Kird Ape
3 Savannah Lions
4 Watchwolf
4 Keldon Marauders
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Woolly Trocar

27 Creatures

4 Might of the Nephilim
4 Lightning Helix
4 Lava Spike
2 Tarfire

14 Other Spells

EDH: Intet, the Dreamer

EDH: Numot, the Devastator

Land Destruction.

No, not quite.

LAND DESTRUCTION!!!

Better.

(Sometimes you have to really hammer the concept home).

The List:

Numot, the Devastator, General

1 Arena
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Sream Vents
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Boros Garrison
1 Izzet Boilerworks
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Battlefield Forge
1 Shivan Reef
1 Adakar Wastes
1 Vivid Meadow
1 Vivid Creek
1 Vivid Crag
1 Nimbus Maze
1 Ancient Amphitheater
1 Reflecting Pool
1 Shimmering Grotto
1 City of Brass
1 Undiscovered Paradise
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Ancient Den
1 Great Furnace
1 Tolaria West
1 Stalking Stones
1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
1 Prahv, Spires of Order
1 Wasteland
1 Zoetic Cavern
4 Plains
3 Island
4 Mountain

40 Land

1 Nucklavee


Creatures

1 Azorius Signet


Other Spells

Fling, Pt. II

From this week's Swimming With Sharks:

Jason Lambeth
3rd Place - Georgia - Augusta - 8/23

Main Deck

60 cards
4 Fire-Lit Thicket
6 Forest
5 Mountain
2 Twilight Mire
3 Vivid Crag
4 Vivid Grove

24 lands

4 Chameleon Colossus
3 Cloudthresher
4 Devoted Druid
4 Kitchen Finks
4 Quillspike

19 creatures

4 Firespout
2 Incendiary Command
4 Lash Out
3 Makeshift Mannequin
2 Primal Command
2 Rite of Consumption

17 other spells


Sideboard

1 Cloudthresher
3 Faerie Macabre
3 Guttural Response
1 Primal Command
4 Snakeform
3 Vexing Shusher

15 sideboard cards

This is a Lorwyn/Shadowmoor Block version of the Quillspike combo deck. This will be the backbone of the Standard variant that I'm working on.

I also like the idea of a quick Legacy variant. Not at all competitive, but kinda scary to play against.

Booster Draft Simulator

Here are my picks from the new booster draft simulator on magicthegathering.com. I'm not sure it turned out well. Decklist and/or alternate picks to follow.

Pack 1:
*Mantis Engine
*Terramorphic Expanse
*Sift
*Phantom Warrior
*Condemn
*Aven Fisher
*Lumengrid Warden
*Loxodon Mystic
*Skyhunter Patrol
Aven Cloudchaser
Holy Day
Tundra Wolves
Crafty Pathmage
Demolish
Swamp


Pack 2:
*Sift
*Hail of Arrows
*Heart of Light
*Angelic Wall
*Boomerang
Reviving Dose
*Heart of Light
Shimmering Wings
Sylvan Basilisk
Pincher Beetles
*Honor Guard
*Robe of Mirrors
Goblin Lore
Furnace of Rath
Forest


Pack 3:
*Hail of Arrows
*Loxodon Mystic
Remove Soul
*Ballista Squad
Heart of Light
*Ghost Warden
*Deluge
*Benalish Knight
Beacon of Immortality
Holy Day
Tundra Wolves
Reviving Dose
*Holy Strength
Robe of Mirrors
Forest

*Denotes inclusion in deck.

EDH: Ghost Council of Orzhova

Here's my first attempt at an Elder Dragon Highlander deck. I was tickled by the idea of combining the new B/W hybrid cards from Eventide, with the Orzhov cards from Guildpact, with a dash of Apocalypse.

I was able to cram a great deal of synergy into the build. It is ultimately a highly aggressive deck with a smashy top-end and a fair amount of tutoring and card draw.

Ghost Council of Orzhova, Commander

1 Godless Shrine
1 Orzhov Basilica
1 Fetid Heath
1 Caves of Koilos
1 Reflecting Pool
1 Gemstone Mine
1 Shimmering Grotto
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Vivid Marsh
1 Vivid Meadow
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Orzhova, the Church of Deals
1 Zoetic Cavern
1 Mutavault
1 Eiganjo Castle
1 New Benalia
1 Forbidding Watchtower
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
1 Leechridden Swamp
8 Plains
8 Swamp

36 Lands

1 Desolation Angel
1 Teysa, Orzhov Scion
1 Skeletal Vampire
1 Tombstalker
1 Savannah Lions
1 Twilight Shepherd
1 Nightsky Mimic
1 Icatian Javelineers
1 Graveborn Muse
1 Cloudgoat Ranger
1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Martyr of Sands
1 Mangara of Corondor
1 Isamaru, Hound of Konda
1 Belfry Spirit
1 Puppeteer Clique
1 Suntail Hawk
1 Aven Riftwatcher
1 Orzhov Guildmage
1 Angel of Despair
1 Archon of Justice
1 Dark Confidant
1 Shrieking Grotesque
1 Orzhov Pontiff
1 Plagued Rusalka

25 Creatures

1 Debtors' Knell
1 Bitterblossom
1 Cauldron Haze
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Spectral Procession
1 Damnation
1 Liliana Vess
1 Mortify
1 Idyllic Tutor
1 Gerrard's Verdict
1 Beseech the Queen
1 Grave Pact
1 Profane Command
1 Unmake
1 Phyrexian Vault
1 Condemn
1 Moonlight Bargain
1 Hour of Reckoning
1 Flickerform
1 Hoofprints of the Stag
1 Pillory of the Sleepless
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Orzhov Signet
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Ajani Goldmane
1 Castigate
1 Beckon Apparition
1 Chrome Mox
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Enslave
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Faith's Fetters
1 Three Dreams
1 Death Grasp
1 Batwing Brume
1 Skullclamp*
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Wrath of God

38 Other Spells

*Yes, it's legal in this format.

Fling

This is a simple list for the Quillspike/Devoted Druid combo. While an actual competitive build is probably not possible with the current Standard card pool, it certainly seems like fun, and may stand a chance at a local FNM.

Besides, look at the art for Quillspike. How awesome is it to throw one of these at your opponent's head?

4 Gilt-Leaf Palace
4 Twilight Mire
2 Horizon Canopy
4 Mosswort Bridge
2 Forest
5 Swamp

21 Land

4 Devoted Druid
4 Quillspike
4 Augur of Skulls
4 Wall of Roots

16 Creatures

4 Thoughtseize
4 Distress
4 Nameless Inversion
4 Rite of Consumption
4 Beseech the Queen
3 Harmonize

23 Other Cards

This is a rough draft. It needs more interactivity; more disruption. Maybe I'll splash another color for an expanded bag of tricks.

(If I add red, it's worth noting that pandemonium doesn't check power until it's ability resolves).

Decklists

This is a compilation of Magic: The Gathering decklists. Limited, constructed, and casual; for nearly all formats. Some will be culled from tournament reports, others from articles by innovative designers. But many will be of my own design.