We held Georgia’s TCGPlayer Fall State Championships at Super Games yesterday; a veritable cornucopia of decks made it into the top 8. Only one mage could make it home with the title of state champion, though: John Farrow! John was piloting a mono-blue midrange aggro deck which took full advantage of a mechanic introduced in Theros: Devotion. Check it out!
1st: John Farrow
2nd: Michael Fricks
3rd: Christopher Booth
4th: Stephen Rosenthal
5th: Daryl Neiswenter
6th: Jeff Jones
7th: Greg Willett
8th: Herb Hatlee
John Farrow – Mono-Blue Devotion
Creatures (30)
4x Judge’s Familiar
4x Cloudfin Raptor
4x Tidebinder Mage
4x Frostburn Weird
2x Omenspeaker
4x Thassa, God of the Sea
4x Nightveil Specter
4x Master of Waves
Spells (5)
2x Cyclonic Rift
3x Bident of Thassa
Lands (25)
20x Island
3x Mutavault
2x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Sideboard (15)
2x Ratchet Bomb
2x Pithing Needle
2x Domestication
3x Rapid Hybridization
2x Negate
4x Gainsay
Michael Fricks – U/W/R Control
Creatures (3)
2x Archangel of Thune
1x Aetherling
Spells (31)
1x Mizzium Mortars
1x Celestial Flare
1x Chained to the Rocks
1x Elspeth, Sun’s Champion
1x Essence Scatter
2x Syncopate
2x Detention Sphere
2x Izzet Charm
2x Warleader’s Helix
2x Anger of the Gods
3x Jace, Architect of Thought
3x Azorius Charm
3x Dissolve
3x Supreme Verdict
1x Steam Augury
3x Sphinx’s Revelation
Lands (26)
3x Island
2x Plains
2x Mountain
4x Hallowed Fountain
4x Steam Vents
4x Sacred Foundry
4x Temple of Triumph
2x Azorius Guildgate
1x Izzet Guildgate
Sideboard (15)
1x Mizzium Mortars
1x Assemble the Legion
2x Counterflux
2x Rapid Hybridization
2x Jace, Memory Adept
1x Glare of Heresy
1x Archangel of Thune
3x Boros Reckoner
1x Blind Obedience
1x Detention Sphere
Christopher Booth – Red Deck Wins
Creatures (28)
4x Firefist Striker
4x Boros Reckoner
4x Rakdos Cackler
4x Burning-tree Emissary
4x Fanatic of Mogis
4x Chandra’s Phoenix
4x Ash Zealot
Spells (7)
3x Shock
4x Magma Jet
Lands (21)
21x Mountain
Sideboard (15)
2x Chandra, Pyromaster
2x Hammer of Purphoros
4x Mizzium Mortars
4x Frostburn Weird
3x Burning Earth
Stephen Rosenthal – Esper Walkers
Spells (34)
3x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
4x Jace, Architect of Thought
2x Elspeth, Sun’s Champion
4x Azorius Charm
4x Supreme Verdict
3x Sphinx’s Revelation
1x Far // Away
1x Ratchet Bomb
2x Doom Blade
2x Hero’s Downfall
3x Detention Sphere
3x Syncopate
2x Dissipate
Lands (26)
4x Island
2x Plains
1x Swamp
4x Hallowed Fountain
4x Godless Shrine
4x Watery Grave
3x Temple of Silence
3x Temple of Deceit
1x Azorius Guildgate
Sideboard (15)
3x Glare of Heresy
1x Detention Sphere
2x Last Breath
3x Yoked Ox
4x Thoughtseize
2x Essence Scatter
Daryl Neiswenter – Aggro Blue
Creatures (25)
4x Master of Waves
4x Cloudfin Raptor
4x Nightveil Specter
2x Tidebinder Mage
4x Judge’s Familiar
3x Thassa, God of the Sea
4x Frostburn Weird
Spells (10)
2x Bident of Thassa
2x Dissolve
2x Essence Scatter
2x Voyage’s End
2x Cyclonic Rift
Lands (25)
24x Island
1x Mutavault
Sideboard (15)
2x Tidebinder Mage
2x Pithing Needle
2x Negate
2x Cyclonic Rift
2x Mizzium Skein
2x Hands of Binding
2x Blustersquall
2x Aetherling
Jeff Jones – U/W Post*
Spells (33)
2x Ratchet Bomb
1x Divination
4x Azorius Charm
4x Sphinx’s Revelation
4x Supreme Verdict
4x Detention Sphere
4x Prophetic Prism
2x Dissolve
3x Trading Post
2x Jace, Architect of Thought
1x Elspeth, Sun’s Champion
1x Elixir of Immortality
1x Pithing Needle
Lands (27)
1x Azorius Guildgate
4x Hallowed Fountain
4x Azorius Guildgate
4x Mutavault
8x Island
6x Plains
Sideboard (15)
3x Last Breath
4x Negate
1x Essence Scatter
2x Blind Obedience
1x Jace, Memory Adept
1x Aetherling
2x Celetial Flare
1x Pithing Needle
Greg Willett – NAYA MONSTERS
Creatures (23)
4x Stormbreath Dragon
1x Polukranos, World Eater
4x Boros Reckoner
2x Scavenging Ooze
4x Voice of Resurgence
4x Fleecemane Lion
4x Sylvan Caryatid
Spells (13)
3x Chandra, Pyromaster
3x Advent of the Wurm
1x Mizzium Mortars
3x Magma Jet
1x Lightning Strike
2x Chained to the Rocks
Lands (24)
4x Temple of Abandon
4x Stomping Ground
4x Temple Garden
4x Temple of Triumph
4x Sacred Foundry
2x Mountain
1x Forest
1x Plains
Sideboard (15)
2x Ratchet Bomb
2x Lightning Strike
2x Destructive Revelry
2x Selesnya Charm
2x Mistcutter Hydra
2x Unflinching Courage
3x Loxodon Smiter
Herb Hatlee – G/W Aggro
Creatures (22)
3x Soldier of the Pantheon
4x Boon Satyr
1x Scavenging Ooze
4x Voice of Resurgence
4x Experiment One
4x Fleecemane Lion
2x Trostani, Selesnya’s Voice
Spells (14)
2x Rootborn Defenses
2x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
3x Call of the Conclave
4x Advent of the Wurm
3x Selesnya Charm
Sideboard (15)
2x Pithing Needle
2x Mistcutter Hydra
2x Glare of Heresy
3x Unflinching Courage
1x Polukranos, World Eater
3x Plummet
1x Trostani, Selesnya’s Voice
1x Sundering Growth
*it is the author’s opinion that “Trading Up” would have been a better deck name
