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Ali vs. Nick: Burn At The Stake vs. Esper Control

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Ali Deck Tech

Nick Deck Tech

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Burn at the Stake
Ali Aintrazi
0th Place at Test deck on 1/6/2013
Standard
 

Creatures (8)

  • 4 Augur of Bolas
  • 4 Goblin Electromancer

Lands (21)

  • 4 Blood Crypt
  • 4 Clifftop Retreat
  • 2 Dragonskull Summit
  • 3 Hallowed Fountain
  • 4 Steam Vents
  • 4 Sulfur Falls

Spells (31)

  • 4 Battle Hymn
  • 4 Desperate Ravings
  • 2 Burn at the Stake
  • 4 Faithless Looting
  • 4 Krenko's Command
  • 4 Lingering Souls
  • 4 Past in Flames
  • 4 Reforge the Soul
  • 1 Shattered Perception

    Sideboard

  • 3 Curse of Echoes
  • 4 Cyclonic Rift
  • 2 Increasing Vengeance
  • 3 Talrand, Sky Summoner
  • 2 Bonfire of the Damned
  • 1 Devil's Play
 


Esper Control
Nick Spagnolo
0th Place at Test deck on 1/13/2013
Standard
 

Planeswalkers (5)

  • 2 Jace, Architect of Thought
  • 1 Jace, Memory Adept
  • 1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
  • 1 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Lands (27)

  • 3 Island
  • 1 Plains
  • 2 Swamp
  • 4 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 4 Glacial Fortress
  • 4 Hallowed Fountain
  • 4 Isolated Chapel
  • 4 Nephalia Drownyard

Spells (28)

  • 1 Curse of Death's Hold
  • 2 Detention Sphere
  • 4 Azorius Charm
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 2 Dissipate
  • 1 Forbidden Alchemy
  • 1 Negate
  • 4 Sphinx's Revelation
  • 3 Think Twice
  • 2 Ultimate Price
  • 2 Lingering Souls
  • 2 Supreme Verdict
  • 3 Terminus

    Sideboard

  • 1 Curse of Death's Hold
  • 1 Detention Sphere
  • 2 Rest in Peace
  • 1 Dispel
  • 2 Feeling of Dread
  • 3 Negate
  • 1 Ultimate Price
  • 1 Jace, Memory Adept
  • 1 Sever the Bloodline
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Terminus
 


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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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About Nick Spagnolo

Nick Spagnolo is a dedicated StarCityGames.com grinder who reached level 8 and was the first person to win a Standard, Legacy, and Draft Open. After playing on a handful of Pro Tours, he moved to Roanoke, Virginia to work in the SCG Acquisitions Department. Most recently, he made the finals of the first 2012 SCG Invitational.

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