Post-Theros Game Day Coverage

So, Saturday was Theros Game Day along with the "Face the Hydra" event.

The Hydra deck was a very interesting take on Magic, and I was lucky enough to be able to purchase one to use to play with during the event and any time after.

But this post isn't about that part of the event. This is about Game Day.


Every Game Day, I take an event deck, modify it, and then play it, and I always seem to wind up doing well with it. This time, I came in 2nd (the third game of the Top 2 match came very close with 8 life and 5 life.)

Anyway, let's look at the actual deck of the Theros Event Deck, and then my modifications.

Theros Event Deck (White/Blue)

Creatures x2 Ascended lawmage x2 Banisher Priest x3 Battlewise Hoplite x3 Dryad Militant x1 Fabled Hero x3 Hopeful Eidolon x2 Imposing Sovereign x1 Lavinia of the Tenth x3 Lyev Skyknight x1 New Prahv Guildmage x1 Precinct Captain x1 Skymark Roc x1 Soldier of the Pantheon Land x4 Azorius Guildgate x1 Hallowed Fountain x5 Island x14 Plains	Other Spells x2 Dauntless Onslaught x2 Detention Sphere x2 Gods Willing x1 Ordeal of Heliod x2 Ordeal of Thassa x2 Pacifism
Sideboard x2 Arrest x2 Gainsay x2 Gift of Orzhova x2 Glare of Heresy x2 Negate x3 Solemn Offering x2 Triton Tactics

[SOURCE] - Trick Jarrett, Magic Arcana, "Theros Event Deck Decklist

Modified Event Deck (White/Blue)

Creatures x3 Hopeful Eidolon x1 Dryad Militant x2 Soldier of the Pantheon x2 Imposing Sovereign x1 Precinct Captain x1 New Prahv Guildmage x2 Banisher Priest x1 Fabled Hero x1 Frontline Medic x1 Daxos of Meletis x3 Lyev Skyknight x1 Heliod, God of the Sun x2 Ascended Lawmage x1 Skymark Roc x1 Lavinia of the Tenth Land x1 Azorius Guildgate x4 Hallowed Fountain x14 Plains x5 Island	Other Spells x2 God's Willing x1 Ordeal of Heliod x2 Ordeal of Thassa x2 Pacifism x2 Dauntless Onslaught x2 Detention Sphere x1 Sphinx's Revelation Planeswalkers x2 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
Sideboard x2 Triton Tactics x2 Glare of Heresy x2 Gainsay x2 Negate x2 Arrest x3 Solemn Offering x2 Gift of Orzhova

So the first round I played, I went against a Black/Red/Green deck (which I'm still not quite sure the purpose) and I swept against that. Opponent was a kid I've helped with decks and talked through Magic history with (explaining storylines and such)

Second round, I went against Mono Black Devotion (with some splashed white in the sideboard). I got destroyed by that deck. More on that later. Opponent was a friend of mine with awesome deck builds, and one of the better players at the local store.

Third round, I went against Bant Hexproof Enchantments (One game I almost lost if not for a Detention Sphere targeting Ethereal Armor). I swept that match. Opponent was another of the better players at the store.

So, I get seeded 7 in the top 8 as a result (15 players). Seed 2 is none other than Mono Black Devotion. Rematch time! I won that 2-1 because he got some bad draws in game two and three. On to Top 4.

My Top 4 match was against a Boros aggro deck. I swept that match too. Opponent was a kid who, while had a good deck, made some bad plays. Boros Charm could have eliminated some of my board, but was instead used to take down 4 life after I was using lifegain.

Top 2 Match was against Mono Blue Aggro, and yes, this is a thing. Think Master of Waves, Nightveil Specter, Thassa, and assorted other cards, this was pretty difficult. Opponent is one of the better players in the store as well, but he hadn't been around lately. I lost 1-2, but still walked away with store credit.

Honestly, there were some things I could have done (like used Judge's Familiar from RTR and duplicats of other cards, buti think I did pretty well considering I just changed only 6 cards in the entire deck. But Daxos of Meletis is very powerful, and both Detention Sphere and Lavinia of the Tenth have saved me many times on Game Day. Definitely a good deck, worth buying and modifying with other White/Blue cards that could benefit you.