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Todd vs. BBD: G/W Aggro vs. Solar Flare

Todd Anderson & Brian Braun-Duin
9/07
#Standard  #Video  #Versus 
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Todd Deck Tech

BBD Deck Tech

Playtesting

G/W Aggro
Todd Anderson
0th Place at Test deck on 9/2/2012
Standard
 

Creatures (24)

  • 3 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 4 Birds of Paradise
  • 4 Blade Splicer
  • 2 Hero of Bladehold
  • 4 Restoration Angel
  • 4 Strangleroot Geist
  • 2 Thragtusk
  • 1 Wolfir Silverheart

Lands (23)

  • 9 Forest
  • 4 Plains
  • 2 Gavony Township
  • 4 Razorverge Thicket
  • 4 Sunpetal Grove

Spells (13)

  • 2 Sword of War and Peace
  • 2 Oblivion Ring
  • 4 Rancor
  • 3 Dismember
  • 2 Green Sun's Zenith

    Sideboard

  • 2 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 2 Acidic Slime
  • 1 Thragtusk
  • 2 Oblivion Ring
  • 2 Crushing Vines
  • 1 Dismember
  • 2 Melira, Sylvok Outcast
  • 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
 


Solar Flare
Brian Braun-Duin
0th Place at Test deck on 9/2/2012
Standard
 

Creatures (9)

  • 3 Augur of Bolas
  • 2 Phantasmal Image
  • 3 Sun Titan
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Planeswalkers (1)

  • 1 Liliana of the Veil

Lands (26)

  • 3 Island
  • 3 Plains
  • 2 Swamp
  • 4 Darkslick Shores
  • 2 Evolving Wilds
  • 2 Ghost Quarter
  • 4 Glacial Fortress
  • 4 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel

Spells (24)

  • 3 Oblivion Ring
  • 4 Forbidden Alchemy
  • 2 Go for the Throat
  • 3 Mana Leak
  • 3 Day of Judgment
  • 4 Lingering Souls
  • 4 Ponder
  • 1 Unburial Rites

    Sideboard

  • 1 Phantasmal Image
  • 2 Dead Weight
  • 2 Nevermore
  • 1 Stony Silence
  • 3 Celestial Purge
  • 2 Dissipate
  • 1 Doom Blade
  • 1 Revoke Existence
  • 1 Sever the Bloodline
  • 1 Timely Reinforcements
 


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About Todd Anderson

Todd Anderson's accomplishments are many. He is the current record holder for SCG Open Top 8s and won a SCG Invitational in 2012. He also made the finals of GP Nashville (Limited) and placed 3rd at GP Houston (Extended).

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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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