Every workday while the set is new, Insight is taking a quick look at another deck featuring cards from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. Is today's list a beatdown strategy? A combo deck? How about both? It definitely does some spectacular broken stuff, draws lots of cards, and deals tons of damage quickly!
Turn one: . Turn two: , hit for 2. Yes, we already had an article on a deck that might start like that. But here are the news: On turn three, you summon and proceed to cast all the Runes you got for free. Because of the Visitor, each or adds 2 attacking power to your board (the first of the latter even adds 4 when it enchants the Champion) and each adds 1. If you're super lucky and draw into five to seven of them, on top of the one the Champion supplied, you can deal lethal damage right there and then. On turn three.
Even if it doesn't go as far, you're left with three oversized attackers, some of which trample and some of which have lifelink. And the deck isn't just a one-trick pony reliant on an early combo turn. For example, at a more moderate pace, can stand in for Generous Visitor. If you have neither, not getting a +1/+1 counter per Rune isn't the end of the world. If you only have Naturalist or Champion but not both, paying one mana per Rune isn't half bad either.
While not part of the quick kill, is secretly your most powerful standalone card. This is especially true whenever your opponent runs relevant interference. Though it does not stand alone but rather interacts superbly with the combo elements, supplying a new grip of cards as well as a stream of +1/+1 counters, sometimes for a mere three mana. For additional consistency, you can also .
If nothing else helps, the sideboard leaves room for a change of plans. plus allow you to go wide rather than big, or at least wider, or better yet: go wide first, then big. The deck already took down an Alchemy Qualifier, adding just a few digital-exclusive lands, and then won a Standard Qualifier the next day. It seems to be the hottest innovation of the moment!
| Runes by Simon Nielsen, Standard |
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