Standard Tier 1 Decks

[Taysby]

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

[DirtyMustachio]

Thanks for this taysby

[SoshiGanrou]

I would toss in Esper Control and BW Midrange

[Quisequise]

I appreciate you taking time and doing this. Enjoy the day my friend!

[Almosteric]

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!

[Skyshadow731]

Any new decks

[Spencer Addington]

Any chance of seeing this in modern?

[LadyGrixis]

{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.

[Dhoulmagus]

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.

[LadyGrixis]

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.

[Ekann1]

Any decklist for UW control, or Orzhov control? I think UW will be a very good deck now with {Fated Retribution}

[Dhoulmagus]

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

[Skyshadow731]

Can one of the moderators please stocky thus. Its a really good idea do to the fact of knowing what the meta is.

[Gorzo]

BAM. Ask and yet shall recieve.

Good work on this, Taysby!

[Spencer Addington]

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