Saturday, November 27, 2021

Old School MTG: Colorless Candelabra Shops


This deck is based on a deck I saw in a Timmy the Sorcerer video on YouTube by Anne J called "Big Boys (Don't Cry)." You can see one of the game play videos by clicking here

Anne J's version is for SWE rules, so I was able to make a few changes. I also didn't like the way the Jalum Tomes worked in that list, so I switched them for Jayemdae Tomes. I'm guessing Anne J was using the Jalum Tomes to filter cards to get Tron online as soon as possible. I haven't needed to worry about that since I can run all four copies of Mishra's Workshop under the rules where I play.

The deck is silly. It's either explosive and does crazy things right away or it doesn't do much. It's also easy to disrupt by anyone packing Disenchant, Shatter, etc. So, basically every deck I run into. But when it works, it's spectacular!

The sideboard can be transformational, turning the deck into a parfait Vise deck. Winter Orb, Black Vise, Howling Mine, Icy Manipulator, and Relic Barrier can give a lot of decks headaches and attacks from a different angle.

Click here to test it out on TappedOut.com if you want to see how explosive it can be with the right openers.