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BBD vs. Ali: Esper Control vs. Five-Color Ramp

Brian Braun-Duin & Ali Aintrazi
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BBD Deck Tech

Ali Deck Tech

Games

Esper Control
Brian Braun-Duin
0th Place at Test deck on 1/27/2013
Standard
 

Creatures (4)

  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 3 Obzedat, Ghost Council

Planeswalkers (6)

  • 2 Jace, Architect of Thought
  • 1 Jace, Memory Adept
  • 2 Liliana of the Veil
  • 1 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Lands (26)

  • 4 Drowned Catacomb
  • 4 Glacial Fortress
  • 3 Godless Shrine
  • 4 Hallowed Fountain
  • 4 Isolated Chapel
  • 3 Nephalia Drownyard
  • 4 Watery Grave

Spells (24)

  • 2 Detention Sphere
  • 2 Dimir Charm
  • 2 Dissipate
  • 4 Sphinx's Revelation
  • 4 Think Twice
  • 2 Ultimate Price
  • 4 Lingering Souls
  • 4 Supreme Verdict

    Sideboard

  • 2 Evil Twin
  • 1 Detention Sphere
  • 2 Death Wind
  • 1 Dispel
  • 2 Dissipate
  • 2 Negate
  • 1 Sundering Growth
  • 1 Liliana of the Veil
  • 2 Terminus
  • 1 Nephalia Drownyard
 


Five-Color Ramp
Ali Aintrazi
0th Place at Test deck on 1/27/2013
Standard
 

Planeswalkers (6)

  • 1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
  • 1 Jace, Memory Adept
  • 1 Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
  • 1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
  • 1 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
  • 1 Vraska the Unseen

Lands (26)

  • 2 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 3 Breeding Pool
  • 3 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 4 Hinterland Harbor
  • 3 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 2 Sunpetal Grove
  • 4 Temple Garden
  • 1 Watery Grave

Spells (27)

  • 4 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Door To Nothingness
  • 1 Curse of Death's Hold
  • 1 Omniscience
  • 2 Aurelia's Fury
  • 1 Forbidden Alchemy
  • 2 Sphinx's Revelation
  • 1 Diabolic Revelation
  • 1 Divination
  • 4 Farseek
  • 1 Increasing Ambition
  • 2 Ranger's Path
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 3 Temporal Mastery
  • 2 Urban Evolution

    Sideboard

  • 1 Curse of Death's Hold
  • 3 Rest in Peace
  • 2 Rapid Hybridization
  • 3 Duress
  • 1 Rakdos's Return
  • 2 Supreme Verdict
  • 3 Terminus
 


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About Brian Braun-Duin

Brian Braun-Duin has been playing Magic on and off since Time Spiral block. His notable successes include two SCG Invitational Top 8s, some SCG Open Top 8s, and two PTQ wins. He strives to make Squire a respected card in Legacy and Modern.

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About Ali Aintrazi

Ali Aintrazi is the 2011 US National Champion and a Pro Tour competitor. He is best known for his original deck designs and unique card choices - most notably breaking out the Turboland archetype at the 2010 SCG Open: Philadelphia.

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