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In this groundbreaking article we sit down with two of the game's biggest names for a unique playtesting session between U/W Illusions and Grixis Control. Ever wanted to be a fly-on-the-wall while the best playtest? Now you can!
Here are the two decklists:
| U/W Illusions Featured by Gerry Thompson on 2011-12-11 (Standard) | ||
Creatures 4 Delver of Secrets 4 Lord of the Unreal 4 Phantasmal Bear 4 Phantasmal Image 4 Snapcaster Mage Instants 4 Gut Shot 4 Mana Leak 4 Vapor Snag Legendary Creatures 2 Geist of Saint Traft |
Sorceries 3 Gitaxian Probe 4 Ponder Basic Lands 9 Island Lands 3 Glacial Fortress 3 Moorland Haunt 4 Seachrome Coast | 3 Oblivion Ring 3 Dissipate 3 Flashfreeze 3 Mental Misstep 2 Geist of Saint Traft 1 Timely Reinforcements |
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| Grixis Control Featured by Brian Kibler on 2011-12-11 (Standard) | ||
Creatures 4 Snapcaster Mage Instants 3 Dissipate 3 Doom Blade 4 Forbidden Alchemy 3 Galvanic Blast 1 Go for the Throat 4 Mana Leak 3 Think Twice Legendary Creatures 2 Olivia Voldaren |
Planeswalkers 2 Chandra, the Firebrand Sorceries 2 Black Sun's Zenith 1 Life's Finale 2 Sorin's Vengeance Basic Lands 6 Island 1 Mountain 5 Swamp Lands 4 Darkslick Shores 2 Dragonskull Summit 3 Drowned Catacomb 1 Stensia Bloodhall 4 Sulfur Falls | 1 Mimic Vat 3 Phantasmal Image 1 Doom Blade 1 Flashfreeze 1 Geth's Verdict 2 Negate 1 Sorin's Thirst 1 Steel Sabotage 3 Surgical Extraction 1 Stensia Bloodhall |
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Again, we're trying something new and breaking new ground here--what did you like? Not like? Would like to see more of?
