![]() ![]() Of course, getting to five mana can be difficult with only 22 lands, but with four Legion's Landings, the fact it can turn into a land is a key part of reaching the necessary mana to close the game. "There are a lot of synergies and packages in the deck-you have the tribal side, and then you have the Monument packages as well."Īfter building a board, the deck transitions to its late game of anthem effects- Angel of Invention or Shefet Dunes, both of which can pump up an army of tokens to end the game in one big alpha strike. "We added Metallic Mimic, which helped a lot, because games where you go Landing into Mimic into Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle are really hard to stop," Hunter explained. Conquistador and Aviary Mechanic both play very well with Oketra's Monument, pumping out a horde of tokens and creatures at a steep discount.īut it was by embracing the Vampire side of the deck that took things to the next level. Landing is a great first-turn play and becomes a value engine late in the game. Legion's Landing and Legion Conquistador were the original centerpieces of the deck. "It was easy to build on Magic Online, so why not? And it turned out it was pretty good, so we kept working on it." ![]() "I figured I may as well try and see if an Oketra's Monument deck could work," Hunter explained with a small shrug. Of course, they had no idea where to start. Still, for the pair looking to take the next step in competitive Magic, the Pro Tour was incentive to dive head first into the format. But Standard was beyond their area of expertise. ![]() The pair is well-versed in older formats and even hosts a Legacy podcast, The Brainstorm Show, with friend Paul Michel. Relative Pro Tour newcomers Wilson and Braverman recognized going in that they couldn't bring the best version of the best energy deck to the tournament. That kind of preparation allows them to drill down to the best deck and iterate on it until they have the best version possible.īut not everyone can do that. ![]() There are dozens of teams at Pro Tour Ixalan, and many of them consist of veteran professionals who spent weeks and thousands of hours testing decks. ![]()
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