Also, i can't believe I've been paired up against three goddamn control decks in a row in the fakeumite

ok, that's it, i'm printing the decklist. i can no longer resist the pizza.

This deck is so going to be garbage against control in a best of three since they'll mostly just counter the 'explodes' tricks/cards. But most players aren't that great so maybe not.

Also, i can't believe I've been paired up against three goddamn control decks in a row in the fakeumite

Like many others before me, I tried messing around with Valor in Akros. Tried it in , , and with mixed results. All that building and testing gave me the Valor blues... and then I realized I liked it best that way.

Valor Blues

15 Creatures
1 x Kytheon, Hero of Akros
1 x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
2 x Hanweir Militia Captain
2 x Rattlechains
4 x Eldrazi Skyspawner
3 x Whirler Rogue
2 x Drowner of Hope

2 Planeswalkers
1 x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1 x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets

3 Enchantments
3 x Valor in Akros

10 Instants
3 x Essence Flux
2 x Reprisal
2 x Gideon's Reproach
3 x Telling Time

6 Sorceries
2 x Declaration in Stone
2 x Allied Reinforcements
2 x Rise from the Tides

24 Land
6 x Plains
6 x Island
2 x Prairie Stream
2 x Glacial Fortress
2 x Westvale Abbey
3 x Foundry of the Consuls
3 x Evolving Wilds



What I like best about this color combination is the abundance of cards that put 3+ bodies on the board in one shot. It repopulates very quickly after a board wipe, and makes for insane Valor pumps.

Most importantly, I think, it gives us a way to get a massive pump the same turn Valor hits the board, through Essence Flux. This helps mitigate what most seem to agree is the biggest weakness of Valor - that it doesn't do anything the turn you cast it. Here you can go off as a surprise attack as early as turn 5 - it's great to go T3 Skyspawner, T4 Whirler Rogue, T5 Valor + Flux on the Rogue, and stomp them out of nowhere (even better with Kytheon and Rattlechains T1 and T2). I've done similar combos in (which are better with Thopter Engineer to give the Flux'd tokens haste), but a simpler mana base helps me do it more consistently in , and cutting helps me play Foundry and Abbey, which stalls opp attacks with threat of instant speed pumps and provides a life gaining win con.

I wanted to use Archangel Avacyn, because she's typically an auto include for me in , but she didn't make my cut here. I like the instant speed pump + indestructible + flux target, but with so many fragile tokens (and scions to sac), her flip effect kept her on the sidelines.

I don't usually care much for Allied Reinforcements, but I like it here in small doses. It drops 2 bodies for Valor, and gives Rise from the Tides another zombie.

Rattlechains may seem a little out of place, but it's another instant speed pump for Valor and it's an evasive attacking T2 play. If opp's lacking aerial defenses, Rattlechains and Skyspawner can put the pressure on early.

Telling Time gives RftT another zombie and helps me dig for Valor - and allows me to do something with the mana I hold up for removal if no targets present themselves that turn. Baby Jace helps dig for Valor and recur my removal & flux. Big Jace gives card draw and utility with bounce, to stall a threat or put Rogue back to hand for another jumbo pump.

Rather than be honest about it and say it's a really fun deck that can absolutely Go The **** Off out of nowhere, but isn't going to beat 4c Planeswalkers or Esper Control without luck in the draw - I'm officially announcing it as a Tier 0 x Infinity Power deck; the best list you'll ever see! ...I think that's how you get feedback here

I didn't test at all with St. Traft in the deck. Getting a flying 4/4 + pump during attacks sounds good, but my concerns are 2 fold. my creatures are fragile, and it either takes away food from RftT or cuts into my creature base.

In the case of , only Drowner and Kytheon w/ 3 mana open don't die to every single removal spell - my angle is to repopulate quickly rather than protect individual creatures - so I'd have to consider St. Traft a 1 turn trick.

In the case of , I would probably consider Allied Reinforcements or Rattlechains as the cards to cut for St. Traft, but I think both are more helpful in more situations. Reinforcements provides a x2 trigger for Valor / food for RftT / flashback target for flipped Jace / 2 bodies for blocking and/or getting in on the next pump attack. Rattlechains offers a T2 creature play / instant speed pump / flying body / another card to cast EoOT if I'm holding Reprisal/Reproach and no targets present themselves.

If I were to include it, I'd prob need to do a more drastic rebuild of the deck.

Spy network makes ZERO sense here. We can do better

My go at sky control. I apologize but i do not remember how to create the links.

3 x topplegeist
4 x faerie miscreant
2 x rattlechains
2 x bygone bishop
2 x skyhunter skirmisher
2 x always watching
2 x invocation of saint traft
3 x make a stand
2 x scatter to the winds
4 x spell shrivel
1 x archangel of tithes
3 x thunderclap wyvern
1 x valor in akros
2 x planar outburst
1 x jace, unraveler of secrets
1 x linvala, the preserver


10 x plains
8 x islands
2 x prairie stream
2 x glacial fortress
3 x evolving wilds

I like make a stand for the instand speed in any form, i try and pair it with planar outburst has come in handy a few times.
Any suggestions? Something isnt right i can feel that much

You guys are prob right. Have subbed out RftT for Oath of Gideon (flyers and allows me option to ultimate Gideon PW imediately when cast). Also swapped out Allied Reinforcements for Invocation of Saint Traft. Testing both changes now for extra gold weekend.