![]() Jund Creativity (1 player): This deck also plans to cheat out Titan of Industry, yet it uses Indomitable Creativity rather than Transmogrify. So when Transmogrify or Lukka, Coopercoat Outcast targets a creature token, say a token created by Careful Cultivation or Shark Typhoon, then you're guaranteed to put Titan of Industry onto the battlefield. Temur Transmogrify (4 players): The only creature card in this deck is Titan of Industry. Several Mono-Blue Spirits decks feature a spicy enchantment in their sideboard. Mono-Blue Spirits (5 players): This tribal tempo deck puts down a fast clock with Mausoleum Wanderer and Supreme Phantom, draws extra cards with Curious Obsession, and stops opposing plays with Geistlight Snare. None of the lists at the World Championship use Oni-Cult Anvil they look similar to stock Pioneer versions. Rakdos Sacrifice (7 players): The trio of Mayhem Devil, Cauldron Familiar, and Witch's Oven creates a once-per-turn loop that drains your opponent for one, pings two damage, and lets you block for free. Self-mill effects like Witherbloom Command or Grisly Salvage set up your graveyard and increase consistency. But in more broad strokes, let me give a short summary of each archetype below.Ībzan Greasefang (8 players): The dream for this combo deck is to put Parhelion II into the graveyard on turn two and to crew it with Greasefang, Okiba Boss on turn three. All 32 Explorer decklists will be published on the Magic World Championship XXVIII event page on Friday October 28. These deck choices, made by the very best in the game, may have ripple effects not only on the Explorer metagame at large but also on the Pioneer metagame going forward. Even Temur Transmogrify, which hadn't been a popular choice recently, is a major surprise. World Championship competitors flocked to a variety of synergy-driven archetypes, and the resulting metagame is different than what many were expecting. The linear strategies in Explorer are as powerful as they are diverse, and it's easy to go over the top of Rakdos Midrange. Especially when top players are keenly aware of the available instants in Rakdos Midrange and are adept at sequencing their spells around them.Īlthough Rakdos Midrange can theoretically fix all problems after sideboard, there are only 15 slots. Indeed, Rakdos Midrange players may struggle against Parhelion II or Skysovereign, Consul Flagship, have trouble answering Witch's Oven loops, and may see their removal countered by Rattlechains or Spell Pierce. I can only imagine that their pilots tested the matchup against Rakdos Midrange in depth at the highest level of play, tuned their lists, and were satisfied with the results. ![]() Instead, the most-played archetypes are Abzan Greasefang, Rakdos Sacrifice, and Mono-Blue Spirits. Yet almost none of the competitors registered it! Hence, many players were expecting that Rakdos Midrange would form a substantial part of the Explorer metagame at the World Championship. It also gained Liliana of the Veil and Sheoldred, the Apocalypse from Dominaria United. Last week in my format primer, I wrote that the Explorer metagame "largely revolves around Rakdos Midrange." It's the most popular deck on the MTG Arena ladder, it's one of the pillars of Pioneer, and it's not missing any critical cards in the online format. The biggest surprise is that only one player registered Rakdos Midrange. The Explorer deck choices of the 32 World Championship competitors break down as follows. For example, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx is not available on MTG Arena yet. Over time, all the Pioneer cards that matter will be added to MTG Arena, but at the moment, the formats and their metagames differ. Explorer, introduced in April 2022, is a true-to-paper format that features all Pioneer-legal cards on MTG Arena. The World Championship features six rounds of Explorer on Saturday October 29. But the Constructed metagame breakdowns are available today, so let's waste no time and dive right in. Around the same time, decklists will be published on the Magic World Championship XXVIII event page. ![]() Live coverage begins Friday October 28 at 9 a.m. The World Championship is a three-day event featuring Domaria United Draft, Standard, and Explorer. The eventual winner will take home their share of $500,000 in prizes and the opportunity to have their likeness featured on a future Magic: The Gathering card. In total, 32 players are invited: reigning Magic World Champion Yuta Takahashi, top-finishing players from the Innistrad Championship, Neon Dynasty Championship, and New Capenna Championship, and top leaderboard competitors from the 2021–22 season.
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