Here is a comprehensive list of all the current Tier 1 decks. I will keep it updated as much as I can, possibly with commentary. If I missed a deck, PM me and I will fix that.
Also, this isn't for decks that you think are good. It's for the decks that all the pros play and that you see at every tournament. If it hasn't top 8ed at least once, it will not find a home here.
{B}{W}{U}Esper Control {B}{W}{U}
4 {Temple of Silence}
4 {Temple of Deceit}
4 {Temple of Enlightenment}
4 {Plains}
4 {Hallowed Fountain}
1 {Godless Shrine}
2 {Mutavault}
4 {Island}
27 Lands[/size]
1 {AEtherling}
1 Creatures
4 {Supreme Verdict}
4 {Sphinx's Revelation}
4 {Dissolve}
2 {Doom Blade}
2 {Azorious Charm}
2 {Syncopate}
2 {Thoughtseize}
1 {Last Breath}
21 Instants/Sorceries
4 {Detention Sphere}
4 {Jace, Architect of Thought}
3 {Elspeth, Sun's Champion}
11 Other Spells
SIDEBOARD
2 {Gainsay}
2 {Dark Betrayal}
3 {Blood Baron of Vizkopa}
2 {Thoughtseize}
1 {Revoke Existence}
1 {Negate}
2 {Dispel}
2 {Ultimate Price}
15 Sideboard
{R}{G}{B}Jund Aggro{R}{G}{B}
5 {Forest}
4 {Blood Crypt}
4 {Temple of Abandon}
4 {Stomping Ground}
4 {Overgrown Tomb}
2 {Mountain}
23 Lands
4 {Sylvan caryatid}
4 {Polukranos, World Eater}
4 {Elvish Mystic}
4 {Courser of Kruphix}
4 {Stormbreath Dragon}
2 {Reaper of the Wilds}
1 {Ghor-Clan Rampager}
1 {Xenagos, God of Revels}
1 {Scavenging Ooze}
25 Creatures
2 {Mizzium Mortars}
2 {Dreadbore}
4 Instants/Sorceries
4 {Domri Rade}
3 {Xengos, the Reveler}
1 {Vraska the Unseen}
4 Other Spells
15 Sideboard
2 {Mizzium Mortars}
1 {Sire of Insanity}
1 {Ruric Thar, the Unbowed}
2 {Rakdos's Return}
3 {Mistcutter Hydra}
2 {Golgari Charm}
1 {Doom Blade}
1 {Bow of Nylea}
2 {Ultimate Price}
{R}{W}Boros Aggro{R}{W}
9 {Mountain}
4 {Temple of Triumph}
4 {Sacred Foundry}
4 {Mutavault}
2 {Boros Guildgate}
23 Lands
4 {Chandra's Phoenix}
4 {Ash Zealot}
8 Creatures
4 {Magma Jet}
4 {Lightning Strike}
4 {Warleader's Helix}
4 {Skullcrack}
4 {Searing Blood}
4 {Boros Charm}
3 {Shock}
27 Instants/Sorceries
2 {Chained to the Rocks}
2 Other Spells
SIDEBOARD
2 {Chained to the Rocks}
3 {Anger of the Gods}
4 {Firedrinker Satyr}
2 {Blind Obedience}
2 {Assemble the Legion}
2 {Spark Trooper}
15 Sideboard
{R}{W}{G}Naya Auras{R}{W}{G}
4 {Sacred Foundry}
4 {Stomping Ground}
4 {Temple Garden}
4 {Temple of Plenty}
3 {Temple of Abandon}
2 {Temple of Triumph}
1 {Forest}
22 Lands
4 {Gladecover Scout}
4 {Voice of Resurgence}
4 {Witchstalker}
2 {Fiendslayer Paladin}
14 Creatures
4 {Boros Charm}
2 {Selesnya Charm}
26 Instants/Sorceries
4 {Madcap Skills}
4 {Unflinching Courage}
4 {Chained to the Rocks}
4 {Ethereal Armor}
2 {Ajani, Caller of the Pride}
18 Other Spells
SIDEBOARD
1 {Fiendslayer Paladin}
2 {Selesnya Charm}
2 {Gift of Orzhova}
2 {Mending Touch}
3 {Mizzium Mortars}
1 {Revoke Existence}
4 {Skylasher}
15 Sideboard
{B}{G}Golgari Control{B}{G}
5 {Swamp}
4 {Forest}
4 {Overgrown Tomb}
3 {Golgari Guildgate}
2 {Mutavault}
4 {Temple of Silence}
2 {Temple of Plenty}
1 {Godless Shrine}
1 {Temple Garden}
26 Lands
1 {Pack Rat}
3 {Scavenging Ooze}
3 {Reaper of the Wilds}
4 {Courser of Kruphix}
3 {Blood Baron of Vizkopa}
14 Creatures
4 {Hero's Downfall}
4 {Thoughtseize}
4 {Abrupt Decay}
3 {Golgari Charm}
1 {Ultimate Price}
1 {Devour Flesh}
17 Instants/Sorceries
3 {Underworld Connections}
3 Other Spells
SIDEBOARD
1 {Underworld Connections}
3 {Duress}
4 {Lifebane Zombie}
1 {Golgari Charm}
1 {Ultimate Price}
1 {Pack Rat}
3 {Bile Blight}
1 {Drown in Sorrow}
15 Sideboard
{B}{W}Black White Control{B}{W}
12 {Swamp}
4 {Godless Shrine}
4 {Temple of Silence}
3 {Plains}
2 {Mutavault}
25 Lands
4 {Pack Rat}
4 {Blood Baron of Vizkopa}
3 {Desecration Demon}
11 Creatures
4 {Thoughtseize}
4 {Hero's Downfall}
2 {Ultimate Price}
3 {Devour Flesh}
3 {Bile Blight}
2 {Read The Bones}
18 Instants/Sorceries
4 {Underworld Connections}
2 {Elspeth, Sun's Champion}
6 Other Spells
SIDEBOARD
1 {Devour Flesh}
2 {Obzedat, Ghost Council}
3 {Pharika's Cure}
3 {Sin Collector}
1 {Glare of Heresy}
2 {Dark Betrayal}
3 {Lifebane Zombie}
15 Sideboard
{U}{W}Blue White Control{U}{W}
8 {Island}
5 {Plains}
4 {Temple of Enlightenment}
4 {Hallowed Fountain}
3 {Azorius Guildgate}
2 {Mutavault}
26 Lands
4 {Dissolve}
4 {Supreme Verdict}
4 {Sphinx's Revelation}
4 {Azorius Charm}
4 {Divination}
2 {Quicken}
1 {Revoke Existence}
1 {Fated Retribution}
24 Instants/Sorceries
4 {Detention Sphere}
4 {Jace, Architect of Thought}
1 {Elixir of Immortality}
1 {Elspeth, Sun's Champion}
10 Other Spells
SIDEBOARD
1 {Revoke Existence}
1 {Pithing Needle}
1 {Blind Obedience}
1 {Celestial Flare}
3 {Fiendslayer Paladin}
3 {Gainsay}
1 {Jace, Memory Adept}
2 {Last Breath}
2 {Negate}
15 Sideboard
{U}Mono-Blue Devotion{U}
20 {Island}
4 {Mutavault}
1 {Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx}
25 Lands
4 {Tidebinder Mage}
4 {Thassa, God of the Sea}
4 {Nightveil Specter}
4 {Master of Waves}
4 {Judge's Familiar}
4 {Frostburn Weird}
4 {Cloudfin Raptor}
28 Creatures
2 {Rapid Hybridization}
2 Instants
2 {Domestication}
2 {Bident of Thassa}
1 {Jace, Architect of Thought}
5 Other Spells
SIDEBOARD
1 {Rapid Hybridization}
2 {Domestication}
1 {Bident of Thassa}
2 {Jace, Architect of Thought}
4 {Gainsay}
2 {Jace, Memory Adept}
1 {Negate}
1 {Pithing Needle}
1 {Ratchet Bomb}
15 Sideboard
{B}Mono-Black Devotion{B}
17 {Swamp}
4 {Mutavault}
4 {Temple of Silence}
25 Lands
4 {Pack Rat}
4 {Nightveil Specter}
4 {Gray Merchant of Asphodel}
4 {Desecration Demon}
16 Creatures
4 {Hero's Downfall}
4 {Thoughtseize}
2 {Devour Flesh}
3 {Bile Blight}
1 {Ultimate Price}
1 {Doom Blade}
15 Instants/Sorceries
4 {Underworld Connections}
5 Other Spells
SIDEBOARD
1 {Doom Blade}
1 {Pithing Needle}
1 {Notion Thief}
4 {Lifebane Zombie}
2 {Erebos, God of the Dead}
3 {Duress}
2 {Dark Betrayal}
1 {Drown in Sorow}
15 Sideboard
{B}Mono-Black Aggro{B}
19 {Swamp}
4 {Mutavault}
23 Lands
4 {Herald of Torment}
2 {Mogis's Maurader}
4 {Lifebane Zombie}
4 {Pain Seer}
4 {Rakdos Cackler}
4 {Tormented Hero}
3 {Desecration Demon}
25 Creatures
4 {Hero's Downfall}
4 {Thoughtseize}
2 {Devour Flesh}
2 {Bile Blight}
12 Instants/Sorceries
4 {Underworld Connections}
5 Other Spells
SIDEBOARD
2 {Devour Flesh}
4 {Duress}
4 {Doom Blade}
4 {Dark Betrayal}
1 {Erebos, God of the Dead}
15 Sideboard
{R}Red Deck Wins{R}
19 {Mountain}
3 {Mutavault}
22 Lands
4 {Firefist Striker}
4 {Rakdos Cackler}
4 {Firedrinker Satyr}
4 {Fanatic of Mogis}
4 {Chandra's Phoenix}
4 {Burning-Tree Emissary}
4 {Boros Reckoner}
4 {Ash Zealot}
32 Creatures
4 {Lightning Strike}
2 {Searing Blood}
6 Instants/Sorceries
SIDEBOARD
2 {Searing Blood}
1 {Seismic Stomp}
2 {Peak Eruption}
4 {Mizzium Mortars}
2 {Hammer of Purphoros}
4 {Skullcrack}
15 Sideboard
Thanks for this taysby
I would toss in Esper Control and BW Midrange
I appreciate you taking time and doing this. Enjoy the day my friend!
Quote from: Taysby on February 07, 2014, 07:37:33 PM
Wow, I've gotten a lot of good karma from this... Time to plot to dethrone gorzo from karma champ!!! MWAH ha ha!
Haha. Good luck with that!
Any new decks
Any chance of seeing this in modern?
{Voyaging Satyr} isn't really a staple in R/G Monsters anymore. And {Ruric Thar, the Unbowed} has been replaced mostly by things like {Fanatic of Xenagos} and {Courser of Kruphix} since they come out faster and have more early game options. Additionally, 4x {Stormbreath Dragon} is a must in this deck. Otherwise, I really like this list.
I'm waiting to see some innovative decks using Born of the Gods cards. I've seen a deck from Brian Braun Duin called Bant Walkers that looked pretty interesting. Also Brad Nelson used a red deck I had never seen in the Nashville tournament.
Quote from: Dhoulmagus on February 11, 2014, 11:57:54 AM
I'm waiting to see some innovative decks using Born of the Gods cards. I've seen a deck from Brian Braun Duin called Bant Walkers that looked pretty interesting. Also Brad Nelson used a red deck I had never seen in the Nashville tournament.
It is amazing. Bant Superfriends is going to be SO epic! {Elspeth, Sun's Champion}, {Jace, Architect of Thought}, and {Kiora, the Crashing Wave} are SICK together. My friend Ryan built this immediately after we returned from the tournament this past weekend.
Any decklist for UW control, or Orzhov control? I think UW will be a very good deck now with {Fated Retribution}
Quote from: LadyGrixis on February 11, 2014, 12:07:34 PM
Quote from: Dhoulmagus on February 11, 2014, 11:57:54 AM
I'm waiting to see some innovative decks using Born of the Gods cards. I've seen a deck from Brian Braun Duin called Bant Walkers that looked pretty interesting. Also Brad Nelson used a red deck I had never seen in the Nashville tournament.
It is amazing. Bant Superfriends is going to be SO epic! {Elspeth, Sun's Champion}, {Jace, Architect of Thought}, and {Kiora, the Crashing Wave} are SICK together. My friend Ryan built this immediately after we returned from the tournament this past weekend.
. Indeed, I can't wait for the new builds. I'm working on a Grixis Aggro deck which will use {Pain Seer} and {Springleaf Drum} should be exciting
Can one of the moderators please stocky thus. Its a really good idea do to the fact of knowing what the meta is.
BAM. Ask and yet shall recieve.
Good work on this, Taysby!
Quote from: Taysby on February 14, 2014, 12:51:10 PM
is gruul aggro different from gruul monsters?
I'm assuming aggro is just pumping out lots of damage as early as possible with pump spells and monsters is ramping into beaters
You have Gruul monsters and Gruul devotion. Currently, the more popular deck is Gruul monsters, which can be either aggro or midrange. Gruul devotion uses cards like BTE, voyaging satyr, nyxthos and nylea to generate huge amounts of mana to pump creatures to huge levels or wipe the board with polukranos.
The naya control deck doesn't seem to be the more popular one. The more popular naya control runs 2 polukranos 4 smiter and 4 storm breath as creatures, runs 1 assemble the legion, no ruric thars sideboard because of all of the removal. It also runs 4 anger of the gods and a fourth selesnya charm over Advents and magma jets
I play a deck similar to the red green monsters but no voyaging satyrs and i sideboard the ruric thar and play mistcutters and kalonian hydras and reverent hunters because the mistcutters and hunters come out faster and work well with kalonians static ability
I noticed a lack of white weenies....
{G}{U} Flash has been posting good results lately. I think it won a GP or something. Every card in there is instant speed...
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on February 21, 2014, 11:30:32 PM
{G}{U} Flash has been posting good results lately. I think it won a GP or something. Every card in there is instant speed...
I was going to make this forever ago >:( i couldve been a pioneer but i just haaate Simic
Quote from: MisterJH on February 23, 2014, 03:31:27 PM
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on February 21, 2014, 11:30:32 PM
{G}{U} Flash has been posting good results lately. I think it won a GP or something. Every card in there is instant speed...
I was going to make this forever ago >:( i couldve been a pioneer but i just haaate Simic
Can Simone post a list plz I have a RUG flash I'd like to compare it to
How about Esper Control? You have Esper midrange, I'm thinking the control-y version with verdicts, downfalls, maybe Ashiok, etc.
Quote from: Taysby on February 25, 2014, 10:33:53 PM
I thought about it, but it isn't posting good results anymore.
Really? Awesomeness, one less thing to worry about when playing white weenie. Now the problem is stormbreaths and blood barons. Ugh.
Quote from: Taysby link=topic=34047.msg326203#msg326203 date
{R}Red Deck Wins{R}
21 {Mountain}
21 Lands
4 {Rakdos Cackler}
4 {Firedrinker Satyr}
4 {Fanatic of Mogis}
4 {Chandra's Phoenix}
4 {Burning-Tree Emissary}
4 {Ash Zealot}
4 {Firefist Striker}
3 {Boros Reckoner}
31 Creatures
4 {Lightning Strike}
4 {Shock}
8 Instants/Sorceries
SIDEBOARD
2 {Skullcrack}
2 {Act of Treason}
1 {Chandra, Pyromaster}
2 {Flames of the Firebrand}
1 {Hammer of Purphoros}
2 {Mizzium Mortars}
3 {Peak Eruption}
2 {Ratchet Bomb}
15 Sideboard
When and against what matchups would the sideboard be effective? I need some help guys.
Peak eruption only works vs other decks with red.. The rest is mostly control for creature heavy decks and token decks.. Is play skull crack over lightening strike and if you throw in satyr firedancer then you are hitting the player and a creature
Quote from: Taysby on February 26, 2014, 05:20:56 PM
You must have spent forever deleting...
Nope. I just selected the ones I didn't beed and pressed backspace.
Any decklist updates
Naya hexproof has been doing well lately. I know it top 8'd at GP Cinci
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on March 25, 2014, 11:07:22 PM
Naya hexproof has been doing well lately. I know it top 8'd at GP Cinci
I play Nayachants. What is this "Naya Hexproof"
Quote from: Sparkle Ninja on March 25, 2014, 11:22:46 PM
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on March 25, 2014, 11:07:22 PM
Naya hexproof has been doing well lately. I know it top 8'd at GP Cinci
I play Nayachants. What is this "Naya Hexproof"
Same thing.
No chance of Bant Hexproof popping up?
So what is tier 1???
Does anyone still care for Naya/Selesnya Hexproof? It is still a viable option for FNM. Has anyone a decklist, preferably for Selesnya Hexproof?
Quote from: Taysby on February 18, 2014, 10:45:32 PM
If you mean mono white devotion, it hasn't been proven yet. If you mean white weenies, wtf are you talking about? I thought about kaleo's 27 angry one drops, but it's not tier 1. People don't competitively play it at tournaments.
Lol I heard that! Tournaments are made to be played with more exceptional cards that do far more damage and have more abilities to counteract with other decks.
Quote from: Taysby on May 07, 2014, 09:24:47 AM
Is there a pro tour journey coming up soon? I need to know when I should be updating the list.
the pro tour is block constructed. I also think it's next weekend but I'm not positive.
Quote from: SoshiGanrou on February 06, 2014, 02:40:26 PM
I would toss in Esper Control and BW Midrange
Esper control is literally the fist deck list there
Quote from: Mike Deaton on May 24, 2014, 12:41:40 AM
Quote from: SoshiGanrou on February 06, 2014, 02:40:26 PM
I would toss in Esper Control and BW Midrange
Esper control is literally the fist deck list there
Do note that the deck lists were made back in February and have been updated since then.
Should put the new junk midrange that won starcity games event in the list. Also naya hexproof is really good tier 1 now
U/w/r control top 8 SCG open and also becoming vastly more popular
Quote from: Zellius on May 29, 2014, 09:09:54 AM
U/w/r control top 8 SCG open and also becoming vastly more popular
Yea and with Saito putting out that deck list too made it really popular. It's a great deck too
Boss sligh is pretty great!
I believe there is still a tier w grull monsters and a tier 1 mono green devotion
This is what you need to add to this list:
Rw devotion (you only have dw burn on the list)
Gruul monsters/midrange
Bant superfriends
Naya midrange (different than nays auras)
Naha aggro (also different from the other maya lists)
Selesnya aggro
Junk midrange
Boss sligh
Naha tokens (yes it is a deck)
Proof that these decks are teir 1, can be found at starcitygames.com and tcgplayer.com
This is just a brief list