Grand Prix Toronto

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Happy Saturday MTG peeps,

We just wanted to give you a heads up as to the Toronto Grand Prix Trial at OMG! Games here in Barrie, Ontario.  Winning this Sunday at the GP Trial at OMG! Games gives you not only 2 Byes at GP Toronto but also nets you a highly sought-after From the Vault: 20 box.  Here's the 4.1.1. you need to know . . .

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GPT Toronto

Date:  Sunday 10th November, 2013

Time:   Registration opens at 11:00am, play starts at 12:00pm

Location:  OMG! Games, 130 Bellfarm Rd., Barrie, Ontario L4M 6J4

Cost: $30.00 Entry

Format:  Theros Sealed
Modified Swiss pairings with 50 minute timed rounds.
Cut to untimed top 8 draft.
Competitive Rel. event

Prizes:
1st - A From the Vault 20, VIP entry and 2 Byes at GP Toronto
2nd - From the Vault 20
3rd-8th- store credit based on attendance
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Grand Prix Toronto

Date: November 29 - December 1, 2013
Format: Theros Sealed Deck/Booster Draft
Tournament Location
The International Centre -- Hall 1
6900 Airport Rd, Mississauga ON
Click here for map
Registration: $45 CDN
On-site Registration:
Friday, November 29: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 30: 8 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Sleep-in Special and VIP packages will be available.

In addition to a challenging Sealed Deck/Booster Draft main event, the weekend offers something to appeal to Magic players of every taste and ability. It doesn't matter if you're coming for just a couple of hours or committed to the entire weekend, Grand Prix Toronto has something for you. The schedule features such events as constructed tournaments offering major prizes and casual Two-Headed Giant and Commander formats, culminating with the increasingly popular Sunday Super Series, That tournament offers a trip to Seattle to hobnob with the folks from Wizards of the Coast next February! Visit www.westcanevents.com for a full side-event schedule, as well as a list of vendors, artists, and additional info. 
Special artist guests for this event will be Chris Rahn, Zack Stella and Noah Bradley.


The first 750 registered players in Grand Prix Toronto will receive this Colossus of Akros playmat (while supplies last). 
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Vintage MTG

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

Here at MTG Realm we play a lot of different Magic: the Gathering formats - namely Standard (our fav) where there is plentiful access to stock at MTG Mint Card, Commander, Modern, and of course casual kitchen table formats where almost anything can go.  We did not however touch Vintage or Legacy - perhaps because we did not get into the game until Lorwyn block, perhaps it was a budget thingy - we don't know.  Anywhoos - it certainly doe not detract from our appreciation for these formats one bit.  For a run-down of all sanctioned format, check out this mothersite page.  Today's post is all about Vintage / Legacy news - let's go -

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If you play Magic: the Gathering Online, you'll want to check the mothersite announcement from last week -

Set Name: Vintage Masters
Magic Online Prerelease Events: June 13-16, 2014
Magic Online Release Date: June 16, 2014

Vintage Masters is a set that will be similar in size to Modern Masters, available only in Magic Online. Vintage Masters will introduce fresh new artwork for several other classic cards you'll find in the set as well.  Vintage Masters will be a non-redeemable set available only in Magic Online in 15-card booster packs. Vintage Masters booster packs will retail for the MSRP of $6.99, and each pack will contain the following:
• 10 commons
• 3 uncommons
• 1 rare or mythic rare
• 1 premium foil card (any rarity, including the extremely rare premium foil Power Nine card), OR 1 Power Nine card

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Next up -  

If you find yourself in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this weekend, and happen to play Legacy (aka Type 1.5) or Vintage (aka Type 1), you'll definitely be wanting to check out the Eternal Weekend hosted by Card Titan at the convention centre.  There will be two main events and a number of side events starting on Friday and running all weekend with a number of amazing Magic: the Gathering artists on site including Mark Poole, Dan Frazier, Matt Stewart, David Palumbo, Jeff Menges, Chuck Lukacs, and Bryon Wackwitz.

Saturday Main Event - 2013 Legacy Champs
The Legacy Champion receives a special alt-art trophy of Wasteland by Steven Belledin (original art by Una Fricker) with potential pay-outs in the form of store credit to 64th place.

Sunday Main Event - 2013 Vintage Champs
The Vintage Champion receives a special alt-art trophy of Ancestral Recall by Ryan Pancoast (original art by Mark Poole)with potential pay-outs in the form of store credit to 64th place.

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Theros PreRelease Event

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Happy Saturday MTG peeps,

Magic: the Gathering players around the world are crammed into local game stores cracking packs of Theros, the latest set from Wizards of the Coast.  Here at MTG Realm we attended the midnight pre-release event at OMG! Games here in Barrie, Ontario, Canada-Land where a good crowd of about 45 gamers played from midnight to almost 5:00 am this morning.  We were half expecting some of the players to come dressed in togas to get the full experience going with this ancient Greek mythology-themed set. 

Anywhoos - let's have a look at this short video from the PreRelease - -

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We went with the white 'Path of Honor' prerelease pack and were quite happy to predominantly white in our booster packs 

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Our MVP for the evening was Evangel of Heliod which drops 1/1 white soldier creature tokens commensurate with our devotion to white - and - more than once we also had the Spear of Heliod out to anthem 'em up.

We performed not too badly going 2 wins 2 losses.  The first loss we'll blame on silly game mistakes and the second loss down to draws and mana.  All in all, a great time had.
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Theros PreRelease Event

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

This weekend, Magic: the Gathering players will converge upon local gaming stores around the world to participate in the Theros PreRelease event.  Similar to the Return to Ravnica block sets, gamers will have the opportunity to choose one of five Theros PreRelease packs which will contain just about everything you need for an amazing afternoon (or morning) of great gaming.  A few players we know will be attending more than one event to collect additional PreRelease Promos, cards, and a chance to win prizes.

Here at MTG Realm, we'll be going to our favourite Card Shop, OMG! Games here is Barrie, Ontario and will provide coverage of the Theros prerelease event so look for those posts after the weekend.  Anywhoos - here's the info you need to know if you find yourself in Central Ontario (just north of Toronto) this weekend -

OMG! Games
130 Bell Farm Rd., Barrie, Ontario
Close to highway 400 and Georgian College.
(705) 721-4263  www.omggames.ca
 

Date & Times
Saturday Sept 21st : 12:00am (Friday Midnight) / 10:00 am / 3:00 pm / 7:30 pm
Sunday Sept 22nd : 11:00am / 4:00pm (Two-Headed Giant)

Format - Sealed Deck — Each player receives a Prerelease Pack containing• 5 Theros booster packs• 1 seeded booster pack• 1 promo card• 1 Choose Your Path activity card• 1 Spindown™ life counter• 1 Hero’s Path Welcome Letter• 1 Hero Card

For these events, players may use the promo card included with the Prerelease Pack in their tournament deck.
Two-Headed Giant — Each team Two Pre-release packs for constructing two decks with.

Cost & Prizes
$35 For all regular sealed events
4-0 record receive 16 packs Theros
3-0-1 record receive 12 packs Theros
3-1 record receive 8 packs Theros

$60 Two Headed Giant ($30/player)

Prizes given out based on attendance.  Win against the Owners in swiss rounds and receive 2 additional prize packs.

5 Pre-Release Special – $150 enters you in any five events. 

 

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Pauper EDH

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

Latter on this month, our local gaming store (OMG! Games in Barrie, Ontario) will be holding a Pauper Commander event, and we are very excited to build a deck to game with.  What the heck is that you say?  No worries - today's post will cover that off, so grab a seat and read on.

Pauper format, just like the name suggests, indicates something not at all expensive to acquire in which this constructed variant format prohibits rare and mythic rare cards.  In Pauper Commander / Elder Dragon Highlander, all rare and mythic rare cards are prohibited, which means your General (which is usally a 'legendary' creature) and the other 99 singleton cards in your stack are all non-rares.  This really allows a lot of players get into the format who may otherwise be concerned about the cost of their build.  In the tournament at OMG! Games latter this month, your General is to be an Uncommon creature with the remaining cards in your build to be pegged at common rarity.  Here's a linky off to the rules if you have further interest.
Anywhoos - to be honest, we have pretty much every uncommon and common card from every set since Shards of Alara, (thanks to great deals had at MTG Mint Card) and we're having a ton of fun just deciding on our General.  Do we go with a mono-colored creature or a multicolored one?  How difficult will it be to fix mana with a multi-colored build?  What sort of aggressive profile should we look for in our General?  All very cool problems to solve.

We are already thinking about a General which may deliver cheap tokens like Imperious Perfect or Wolf-Skull Shaman.  Then again, perhaps something we can build upon like Invisible Stalker which is hexproof and cannot be blocked - then again, there's not a lot of really good common blue auras so we would have to rely on colorless artifacts to help pump the stalker.  For reference, here's a very handy link to some popular existing Pauper General database on MTGSally.

Righto - your turn.  What Uncommon creature do you think might be the perfect General in your pauper EDH build?  Drop a comment below!
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Here's the 4.1.1. on that tournament in Barrie (an hour's drive north of Toronto) -

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2013
Where: OMG! Games, 130 Bell Farm Rd, Barrie, Ontario 705.721.4263
Start Time: 12:30
Cost: $5
Prizes: Boosters to top players as well as random prizes and promo cards to all players.

Format: One on One Commander Pauper
Commander Pauper is a commander format where your commander is any uncommon creature and your deck consists of nothing but commons.  Players start with 30 life, and 18 commander damage is required instead of 21.
A 10 card sideboard with which players can side cards after commanders have been revealed.
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MTG Worlds Day One

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Happy Thursday MTG peeps,

We are continuing, whenever we can to catch up with all the Magic: the Gathering pro-play goodness taking place at the 2013 Magic World Championship.  Here's a quick summary of what's went down yesterday and expected today -

Day 1 (Wednesday, July 31)
• Modern Masters Booster Draft – 3 Swiss rounds.
• Standard constructed – 3 Swiss rounds.

Day 2 (Thursday, August 1)
• Magic 2014 Booster Draft – 3 Swiss rounds.
• Modern constructed – 3 Swiss rounds.

As we here at MTG Realm play mostly standard in a Friday Night Magic environment, we're certainly interested at what some of the top players took along to play at the World Championship to game with.  Here's builds from players sitting in the top three spots at the end of day one (all images from Wizards of the Coast event coverage) - - -

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Reid Duke (Jund)

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Brian Kibler (Gruul Aggro)

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Sharhar Shenhar (UWR Flash)

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These decks look solid but we would not likely want to build and take along to our local store (OMG! Games in Barrie).  Instead, what caught our attention is Craig Wescoe's Boros Aggro build (we've always liked Craig's deck strategies / style) -

Yep - that's the ticket.  We need just a few singles from MTG Mint Card and we have the rest to complete this or something very close to this.
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Here's the standings at the end of day one - to get the latest action, pop onto the Wizards streaming coverage over here.

Name        /      Total Points
Duke, Reid         15    
Kibler, Brian         12    
Shenhar, Shahar     12    
Stark, Ben         9    
Cifka, Stanislav     9    
Wescoe, Craig         9    
Watanabe, Yuuya     9    
Edel, Willy         6    
Froehlich, Eric     6    
Utter-Leyton, Josh     6    
Ochoa, David         6    
Nakamura, Shuhei     6    
Martell, Tom         6    
Shi Tian, Lee         6    
Butakov, Dmitriy     3    
Juza, Martin         0
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World Championship

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

A lot of Magic: the Gathering players we know are (or had been) tuned into Day One of the 2013 Magic World Championship being held in Amsterdam.  We know MTG Realm caters to the Kitchen Table and FNM crowd but it's very hard not to see what the rock stars of MTG are doing. Anywhoos - here's the blurb about MTG World Cup from the mothersite -

The 2013 Magic World Championship showcases the best players in the world battling against one another for the title of World Champion. Sixteen players will be invited to compete across three formats for the title and $40,000 first prize, with a total cash purse exceeding $100,000. In addition to the prize money, players earn one Pro Point for each match win during the first two days and two points per match win on the final day.

The 2013 Magic World Championship takes place on July 31, August 1, and August 4 in Amsterdam, with the 2013 World Magic Cup being run August 2-4. All five days will be live streamed.

 

The big names battling for the prized world cup are from almost every corner of the globe (that is if the globe were actually a cube) and include - Dmitriy Butakov, Stanislav Cifka, Reid Duke, Willy Edel, Eric Froehlich, Martin Jůza, Brian Kibler, Tom Martell, Shuhei Nakamura, David Ochoa, Shahar Shenhar, Lee Shi Tian, Ben Stark, Josh Utter-Leyton, Yuuya Watanabe, and Craig Wescoe.

Day One included a Modern Masters draft.  It's still not too late for you to pick up Modern Masters singles from MTG Mint Card.

Also - you can check out the re-cap of Day One on this video from Wizards - We're hoping Wizards does a Theros spoiler at some point during the coverage - and as soon as they do, expect us to get it up here lickity-split.

 
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GP Vegas

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

As it is Friday, look for us at OMG! Games here in Barrie this evening to take in a Friday Night Magic event.  This month's FNM promo is a very lovely looking foil Izzet Charm with art from Zoltan Boros.  Speaking of promos, OMG! Games will be giving away to one lucky FNM player a chance to win a booster box of the latest Magic: the Gathering expansion set, Dragon's Maze, so be sure to hang around until the start of the third match for this sweet random draw.
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Images from @Gaming_Pit, @HipstersoftheCoast, ‏@RevEnFuego and ‏@MagicJudges.

Anywhoos, the big MTG news this weekend is of course Grand Prix Las Vegas.  GP Vegas 
format is Modern Masters sealed deck / booster draft and is being organized by Cascade Games.  What caught some gamers off guard in the announcement yesterday about capping the registration at approximately 4,500 players.  

This means that unless you have already registered, you're chances of getting into the GP are slim to none, and Slim just left town.  Right now at the Cashman Center in Lost Wages, players are in line ups around the block to to get into the Friday Events.  For the Main event on Saturday / Sunday, be sure to catch the latest on Twitch TV as well as post to the mothersite.

We'll sign off right now with some pretty amazing GP Vegas facts 'n' details from Nocturnal Nightingale - 

If all 4500 players show up, GP: Vegas will become the largest Magic tournament of all time, beating GP: Charlotte’s record by nearly 2000 players.  If they had not capped the event, at the previous rate of sign-ups, around 7000 players would have preregistered by Saturday morning.

• Around 70,000 packs will be given out total as prize and product.
• That number, plus basic lands, means that roughly 1.4 million cards will be given out.
• If you laid those cards end to end they would be 78 miles long.
• If you laid those cards out they would cover 1 1/2 standard football fields.
• That number is over half the original print run of Alpha.
• Assuming perfect math and foil/mythic distribution, 16 foil Tarmogoyfs will be opened. Somewhere around 400 regular Goyfs will be opened.
• One third of all L3 judges in the world will be there.
• One third of all L4 judges in the world will be there.
• Half of the L5 judges in the world will be there.
• Every single L2 in the southwestern US is on staff, roughly 40% of all judges L2 and up in the US.
• The event was capped at 4500 players.

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State of Standard

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps,

We may have been complaining just a titch in our last post about just how tough our local metagame is so we want to follow up today with this - 

Having 'survived' the Magic: the Gathering monoculture that was a stale format dominated by Caw-Blade, we are definitely most encouraged by the recent results of StarCityGames Open: Columbus.  This tournament took as part of the Origins Game Fair, Greater Columbus Convention Center with two main events (standard and legacy) and a lot of side action.  Anywhoos - here's a quick run down of what we here at MTG Realm consider a good diverse game:  

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Jund - John Wallace, 1st Place

Lands (25) : 2 Forest, 4 Blood Crypt, 3 Dragonskull Summit, 2 Kessig Wolf Run, 4 Overgrown Tomb, 2 Rootbound Crag,  4 Stomping Ground, 4 Woodland Cemetery
Creatures (14) :     4 Huntmaster of the Fells, 1 Sire of Insanity, 4 Thragtusk, 2 Vampire Nighthawk, 3 Olivia Voldaren
Planeswalkers (5) : 3 Garruk, Primal Hunter, 2 Liliana of the Veil
Spells (16) : 2 Ground Seal, 2 Putrefy, 2 Bonfire of the Damned, 1 Dreadbore, 4 Farseek, 2 Mizzium Mortars, 2 Pillar of Flame, 1 Rakdos's Return
Sideboard : 1 Sire of Insanity, 1 Deadbridge Chant, 2 Abrupt Decay, 2 Devour Flesh, 1 Liliana of the Veil, 1 Dreadbore, 2 Duress, 1 Gaze of Granite, 2 Pillar of Flame, 2 Slaughter Games

R/G Aggro - Adam Johnson, 2nd Place

Lands (20) : 10 Mountain, 4 Rootbound Crag, 4 Stomping Ground, 2 Temple Garden
Creatures (28) : 4 Boros Reckoner, 4 Burning-Tree Emissary, 4 Flinthoof Boar, 4 Ghor-Clan Rampager, 4 Hellrider, 4 Rakdos Cackler, 4 Stromkirk Noble
Spells (12) : 4 Madcap Skills, 4 Searing Spear, 4 Pillar of Flame
Sideboard : 2 Gruul War Chant, 3 Volcanic Strength, 2 Electrickery, 4 Skullcrack, 3 Mizzium Mortars, 1 Forest

Bant Hexproof - Steven Durham, 3rd Place

Creatures (17) : 3 Avacyn's Pilgrim, 4 Invisible Stalker, 2 Strangleroot Geist, 4 Voice of Resurgence, 4 Geist of Saint Traft
Planeswalkers (2) : 2 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
Lands (21) : 1 Forest, 4 Breeding Pool, 4 Hallowed Fountain, 4 Hinterland Harbor, 4 Sunpetal Grove, 4 Temple Garden
Spells (20) : 4 Ethereal Armor, 4 Rancor, 4 Spectral Flight, 4 Unflinching Courage, 4 Selesnya Charm
Sideboard : 4 Centaur Healer, 4 Advent of the Wurm, 1 Azorius Charm, 3 Rootborn Defenses, 2 Sigarda, Host of Herons, 1 Forest~
We  suggest you take a look at the recent Gathering Magic article, Standard Analysis: Columbus, by Nick Vigabool which may provide some very decent insight.  We don't have too much more to add other than we're ordering up a few extra Ajani, Caller of the Pride from MTG Mint Card for that Bant Hexproof deck we just took apart - perhaps it may work better at our local FNM.
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Modern Masters Sealed

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

The latest special Magic: the Gathering set, Modern Masters will be hitting store shelves this weekend and we are definitely excited.  We here at MTG Realm don't really draft all that much as our fav format is constructed and dang!, do we ever want to get our paws on some of these crazy-awesome good cards and into a Modern build.

Anywhoos - we can't offer many tips for draft other than this - if you pull a Tarmogoyf, don't pass it as it's worth about $100 or Dark Confidant (aka 'Bob') as it's worth about $60.  What we can suggest is to get to another Magic: the Gathering fan site with less derp than us and more strategy.

Our local store, OMG! Games here in Barrie, Ontario, Canada-Land will be running some events this weekend - here's the 4.1.1 -

Modern Masters Sealed
Saturday 8th June, 2013
Registration opens at 11:00am, play starts at 12:30pm
OMG! Games - 130 Bellfarm Rd., Barrie, ON. (705) 721-4263
Cost: $70.00
Prizes: 1st will receive a box of modern masters.  All players recieve $5 off their first Modern Masters Booster Draft.
Format: Six Boosters of Modern Masters Sealed. Modified Swiss pairings with 50 minute timed rounds.

Side Events: Booster Drafts - Draft Queues will be open Saturday June 8th 3pm until 7:30pm and Sunday June 9th 11an until 4pm
Cost: $35
Prizes: 1st - 3 boosters of Modern Masters, 2nd - 1 booster of Modern Masters
Format: Sanctioned 8 player Modern Masters booster draft

Remaining Product will be available for sale Sunday after the start of the final draft.  Last time we checked boxes (24 booster packs each) are going for a reasonable  $275 box + tax, or $15 for a booster.  You could also get 3 boosters for $40 (taxes in)
 

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Jacks on Queen

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Happy Saturday MTG peeps,

Here's yet another post in the 'Your Local Gaming Store' series.  We are freshly returned from 'Jack's on Queen' in Elmvale, Ontario - just a titch north from Barrie.  Jack's was running another great Magic: the Gathering event - a free-to-play standard constructed event where about forty players vied for a $100 cash prize payout (or a box of MTG booster packs).  DCI Level 2 Judge James McKay officiated the event by providing rules clarification and assisting newer players.  Also in attendance today was none other than Spencer outfitted in his Assassin's Creed costume and tried to pass himself off as MTG character Gideon Jura.

 

Jack's on Queens sells collectibles (all sorts!), comic books, manga, graphic novels, movie memorabilia, and of course a range of collectible card games.  Owner / entrepreneur  Tim Ashworth with the help of family members are able to quickly transform the store and set out gaming tables to accommodate events such as the one we attended today.

Although Tim opened up this family business only last summer, Magic: the Gathering gamers we know down in Toronto (almost an hour and a half south) know this shop.  If you are looking to hook up for a game or to peruse good geekery, check out Jack's on Queen.

18 Queen Street East, Elmvale
Phone    705-515-5225 (JACK)
Email    info@jacksonqueen.com
Website    http://www.jacksonqueen.com
Facebook page 
 

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GP Quebec City 2013

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

It was certainly a very busy weekend for Magic: the Gathering players.  Not only was is Gatecrash Game Day, but there was also TWO Grand Prix events taking place.  GP Charlotte (sealed format) broke records for being the largest-attended event to date with 2,692 players while here in Canada, GP Quebec (standard format) attracted 800 games who braved the cold weather to get down to gaming at the Centre des Congrès de Québec.  We had a blast at Game Day at OMG! Games and were happy with our new cards we picked up at MTG Mint Card to complete our decks.

Photoset 

February 23, 2013 

Magic: the Gathering - Grand Prix Tournament

2,693 gamers at GP Charlotte 2013 - images from Joey Pasco ‏@AffinityForBlue and Magic Pro Tour ‏@magicprotour

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We've been talking to other magic players for the last few weeks and we all agree that typically the standard format would have, within a few weeks after the newest set release, distilled to produce only a handful of decks which 'rules the roost' until the next release.  As home-brew fans, we love that the format is as diverse as it is.  Here is an excellent summary by WotC minion Josh Bennet posted to the mothersite describing the current metagame as it looked on day 2 in  Ville de Québec.  Grand Prix Québec attirant des centaines de joueurs de Magic qui se disputeront des prix et la gloire dans une ambiance de festival.
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Sunday, 11:22 a.m. – Day 2 Metagame Breakdown, by Josh Bennett

If the health of a format is measured by the number of viable decks, it appears that Standard is is a very good place right now. Following the diverse Top 8 at Pro Tour Gatecrash and the breakout success of The Aristocrats, it was an open question how the metagame would shape itself. The Pros who stayed in Canada to battle this weekend agreed that, while they expected a lot of Jund, it was important to have game against a variety of deck types. Looking at the 128 players who crossed into Day 2, that intuition proved correct. Here's how it shakes out.
 
Jund Midrange - 21This deck is stocked with haymakers: Rakdos's Return, Garruk, Primal Hunter, Huntmaster of the Fells, Thragtusk and Liliana of the Veil. Farseek and occasionally Arbor Elf help to speed the deck to its powerful plays, and Aburpt Decay and even Murder (remember Murder?) let it deal with the format's boogeyman, Boros Reckoner.

Blue-White-Red - 17
The aggressive Sphinx's Revelation deck turns on the powerful four-card package of Boros Reckoner, Augur of Bolas, Restoration Angel and Snapcaster Mage. Those cards let it take a defensive posture against aggro decks, while going on the beatdown against the more dedicated control decks. Of all the decks in the field, it may be the only truly "Midrange" deck.

Esper - 12
"The Other Sphinx's Revelation Deck" plays pure control, but still with very little countermagic. Instead it relies on sweepers and spot removal, with Think Twice acting as a bridge to the format's defining card draw spell. Nephalia Drownyard gives the deck an inescapable win condition.

 
Jund Aggro - 12
Playing a much different game than its stockier brother, this deck harnesses the power of Burning-Tree Emissary and Flinthoof Boar for explosive starts, and touches black for Dreg Mangler, Abrupt Decay and Falkenrath Aristocrat.

Human Reanimator - 11
Centered around stocking the graveyard with humans then casting Unburial Rites on Angel of Glory's Rise, the newest version of this deck adds Undercity Informer and Burning-Tree Emissary to the mix for an instant mill kill. Not all of the Reanimator decks this weekend are wise to the tech.

Wolf-Run Bant - 11
Straight from the Top 8 at Montreal, this deck is reminiscent of the first BantSphinx's Revelation decks, but now with better mana and access to the power of Kessig Wolf-Run.
 
Naya Midrange - 7
Thragtusk, Restoration Angel, Huntmaster of the Fells, acceleration, removal and often both Aurelia, the Warleader AND her Fury.
 
The Aristocrats - 7
The deck that Tom Martell played to his Pro Tour victory. Designed by Sam Black, it is a tight package of synergies.
 
Naya Humans - 6
The beatdown sensation from MTGO. Twelve one-drop humans, Lightning Mauler, Burning-Tree Emissary, Mayor of Avabruck, Frontline Medic. Surprise, you're dead.
 
Gruul - 4
Both the land-light version with a "curve" that seems to stop at two, as Ben Stark played at Montreal, and a bigger version that goes up to Wolfir Silverheart and Increasing Savagery.
 
Saito Zoo - 3
The best creatures from Naya backed by Mizzium Mortars and Domri Rade.
 
Jund Zombies - 2
An update of the formerly-popular Red-Black zombies to include Lotleth Troll.
 
Other - 15
A take on Conley Woods's "Black by Popular Demand", Boros Beatdown, Black-Red Aggro, Dark Naya, Green-White, Junk Goodstuff, two takes on Junk Rites with Craterhoof Behemoth, Mono-Red, two takes on Orzhov Zombies, a Red-White-Black Planeswalker Control, Junk with Homicidal Seclusion, Token Reanimator, and Blue-White Humans.
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