🥶😈😄 FINALLY MADE MY IDEAL DECK | Standard | Outlaws of Thunder Junction | MTG Arena

[@Sonio-]

In my understanding, the ideal deck is one in which there are no sweepers. This means that all our cards are playable and they won't be dead in any matchups, like sweepers. But the negative side, such decks are very difficult to play. But they definitely improve your level of play. If Cavern of Souls didn't exist, I would have made a lot of decks like this. P.s. I played Malcolm, then removed it and Whale.

[@LaurentCassaro]

Is Sphinx really better than Ojutai?

[@PaulTobelmann]

@@LaurentCassaro Was about to say the same. Ojutai has been very kind to me. Of course the card selection makes a huge difference, but the fact that Sphinx is only hexproof some of the time, combined with only 3 toughness, make it surprisingly fragile if you need to block (which will more often be the case in a deck without sweepers, of course). For a pure closer in a sweeper-heavy control deck, Ojutai seems better to me. Of course, that likely just comes down to the skill gap between me and Sonio! I'd panic if I had to pilot this deck!

[@canis39]

I built a deck without sweepers. First game, matched against boros convoke, with turn 1 creature, turn 2 creature plus gleeful demolition, turn 3 recruiter. I put in a couple sweepers after that. It's worth a couple of 'dead cards' if you can avoid your worst matchup, and thanks to the matchmaker, that is often the case.

[@bobmurx5775]

14:46 If @sonio didn’t cast deduce the turn before, he would have had mana to sac High Noon & Lightning Helix for the win.🤠⚡️

[@llathem101]

Game 2 16:20, missed lethal? Attack with everything, lightning helix the creature Atraxa blocks, opponent Get Lost something, you activate High Noon to face, No More Lies the High Noon, then Lightning Helix opponent's face. Opp should be at -1

[@muriloribeirocampos6394]

Was ready to comment that. No more Lies the Get Lost actually, but you nailed it.

[@llathem101]

@@muriloribeirocampos6394 oops yeah I meant no more lies the get lost. Also assuming opponent's last two cards weren't removals

[@gillgillgillgillgill]

lots of questionable plays in game 2... their deckbuilding is quite amazing but their piloting or at least threat assessment is often questionable

[@z1X2c3V47]

Love the deck, guy! Your patience and depth of play still give me fits thou, but it seems to play out most the time 😂. I feel i learn a lot from your material.

[@danielquest8644]

@Sonio this is a great deck! I wonder why cavern of souls was ever made, so frustrating! Not having sweepers means you must make every land drop and that’s usually when I loose with this deck.

[@xxcoldsteelexx]

At 14:45, the enemy is at 8 life. When they play Atraxa as their one card per turn, you have the chance to use lightning helix and then blow up high noon to go for lethal damage before the cornucopia heals them

[@yetanotherplayer72]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think he dooes not have enough mana to do that.

[@xxcoldsteelexx]

Yup, you're right, he is 1 mana short...idk why i thought high noon takes 4 mana to deal the 5 damage, but it takes 5. My bad, and good catch 😅​@yetanotherplayer5780

[@paulec22]

Opponent has 4 mana left at this point after casting atraxa. Why not cast “no more lies” let him pay the three and then cast the second one. Next turn attack + high noon Missed lethal there. Or am I missing something? @Sonio

[@kallofkthuluz5922]

This deck works right out the gate. Tested 10 games.its only downside is no black lol

[@PaulTobelmann]

No sweepers? In this economy?!

[@alexandreferraz5993]

Very nice deck, thanks man

[@olavoborges57]

You shouldn’t let that Atraxa resolve, my friend. Worth 2 for 1.

[@chrisbistline1777]

I do love a good Jeskai control deck

[@canaldovinnyhc]

Make a Bo3 version plz 😊. Great content!!

[@andrewschmidt7885]

Is lightning helix that good to go into red just for it?

[@TheKillaShow]

It is devastating against mono red.

[@TheGeorgeNobre]

Red also allows you to activate High Noon's ability

[@z1X2c3V47]

These are both true! Today's options for mana bases are so deep, 3 color is the new two color, know what I mean?

[@alaingamache3908]

Game 4 high noon right at two mana, when they play their emperor, you flash in the sohinx. You have enough counter play to defend it, close out the game very fast.

[@alaingamache3908]

I am wondering if Ill explosion can help vs aggro on top of helping hand selection

[@georgeblair3894]

Can't be "ideal". There's no Celestus!

[@mysticta0]

5:49 the sphinx should have had hexproof, you had not cast a spell that turn.. bug?

[@gdj388]

Sphinx is a spell.

[@handfulloftrash]

Fairie Mastermind???

[@bigedyr]

Sup bro!