Recently, on the beautiful island of Honolulu, Hawaii held the largest pro-tour in Magic: The Gathering history. It showcased the newest set: Kaladesh. Shota Yasooka, in his fourth career pro-tour, made it into the top 8. Another top 8 player, Carlos Romao, has made it to the finals with Shota. Both players’ decks are full of controls.
The card composition of a control mirror deck is pretty interesting; here’s Shota Yasooka’s deck:
Planeswalker (1)
1 Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
Creature (6)
2 Torrential Gearhulk
4 Thing in the Ice
Sorcery (6)
2 Radiant Flames
3 Painful Truths
1 Transgress the Mind
Instant (21)
2 Unlicensed Disintegration
3 Harnessed Lightning
3 Void Shatter
2 Glimmer of Genius
1 Ceremonious Rejection
2 Negate
4 Galvanic Bombardment
1 Essence Extraction
3 Anticipate
Land (26)
4 Spirebluff Canal
2 Wandering Fumarole
4 Evolving Wilds
4 Sunken Hollow
3 Smoldering Marsh
2 Mountain
2 Swamp
5 Island
Here’s Carlos Romao’s control deck:
Planeswalker (2)
2 Dovin Baan
Creature (5)
2 Archangel Avacyn
3 Torrential Gearhulk
Sorcery (5)
2 Fumigate
3 Radiant Flames
Instant (20)
2 Summary Dismissal
4 Harnessed Lightning
4 Glimmer of Genius
3 Immolating Glare
3 Void Shatter
1 Blessed Alliance
3 Anticipate
Enchantment (2)
1 Quarantine Field
1 Stasis Snare
Land (26)
4 Port Town
4 Aether Hub
3 Inspiring Vantage
1 Spirebluff Canal
4 Island
6 Plains
4 Wandering Fumarole
Notice how both players have Torrential Gearhulk in their control decks? The decks were basically built around that card. These decks even took out the two aggro vehicle decks that appeared in the top 8. Now that the pro-tour is over, these cards are sure to go up in price. Everyone is going to want these key cards for their own decks, if not all of the cards required to reconstruct the decks used by the final two players. Play on!
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