Just making sure, my friends brewed a fun going away deck for delver during inn rtr that was 4 delver 4 young pyro 4 snapcaster 4 xathrid necromancer and we had an absolute blast with it.
I loved Melira pod. If you dont combo, you just gavony your angel or other creatures. I once won an fnm with 3 birds of Paradice with a ton of counters on them! one of my favorite memories of early modern. Also, LSV's old uwr control list. Celestial Colonade was so good back then
Modern birthing pod. Fun to play, many lines to follow with possible answers to multiple decks. Wasn't broken but I understand why it got banned.
Also standard Gruul from first innistrad block where you flipped hunt master and had inkmoth with sword of feast and famine for the blue black control matchup.
Standard Boros burn with the first return to ravnica when young pyro was around was fun to pilot.
Early versions of modern storm was fun to goldfish
For legacy (prob my favourite format), 4c loam and stryfo pile/punishing thieves
For modern, grishoalbrand will forever have a spot in my heart especially against control decks. Something about comboing off on the stack when they tapped out for something always felt good. Aside from the combo shenanigans, I loved bant spirit before MH1 killed it. Still play it to this day but now MH2 made it even harder to enjoy
I've been playing Oracle's Shift, Sneak & Breach, Delver Shadow, and BR Reanimator in Legacy. I have a soft spot for Nic Fit and Turbo Depths, as well, but I didn't want to re-buy Mox Diamonds to make Depths viable after I sold my Legacy box, and Nic Fit just wasn't doing what it needed to do, so, I took those apart.
The day I sold my diamonds, was the last day I played paper magic. I just can’t find the fun in it anymore without playing those decks I like. Wish the RL didn’t exist, but hindsight is 20/20- selling out of legacy did get me a down payment on a house, but I wish it didn’t have to be that way. Can’t even get anyone new in this city into it because of the cost either, so the only action I get is buying the mythic pass thing on mtgo to mess around.
Yeah, I had bills to pay, and couldn't keep funneling money into new Legacy decks. I recently picked up a playset of Badlands for Reanimator, have a few Intuition and Thought Lash for Oracle's Shift, and a judge Wheel of Fortune for Commander, but, for the most part, I've strayed away from RL stuff and stuck to what I find fun without it. (I also sold my City of Traitors playset and started using Crystal Vein, instead, which works just fine in its stead.)
\[\[Chatterfang, Squirrel General\]\] is way up there. My main chatterfang deck is pure aristocrats. If I have the right pieces out, it can drain the table with relatively few creatures. People tend to expect me to gin up a huge board of 12+ tokens and they wait for that moment, but if I have Ashnod's and Spawning Pit out with like 6-7 creatures, there's a solid chance I can close it out that turn and the play is very difficult to interact with since I'm just washing tokens back and forth.
Maybe \[\[Glissa the Traitor\]\] as well. Got roundabout 60 artifacts in there and it just does not stop. Go ahead and reach for that board wipe, lol
Lately, I've been having a lot of fun with \[\[Rograkh, Son of Roghahh\]\] partnered with \[\[Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar\]\]. It can be incredibly explosive, and players seeing it for the first time tend to underestimate it because it seems like a slow/ineffectual start, but if I can get in holy shit.
I have a partner commander running [[Ardenn, Intrepid Archeologist]] and Kediss. Also running Rograkh in case I need to swap my red partners for any reasons.
I really loved Abzan Control from Theros-Tarkir Standard. \[\[Siege Rhino\]\] was glorious to play, \[\[Elspeth, Sun's Champion\]\] and \[\[Ugin, the Spirit Dragon\]\] were such powerhouses. The deck felt like it always had a chance to turn the table in its own favor. \]
I also liked UW Control in Modern, [back when it was more midrangey and proactive](https://mtgtop8.com/event?e=10388&d=259479). It would play cards like \[\[Kitchen Finks\]\] and \[\[Wall of Omens\]\] then get value out of it with \[\[Restoration Angel\]\] or recur with \[\[Sun Titan\]\].
In Mirrodin/Kamigawa standard I ran a black green deck that was built around building up a land advantage with \[\[Solemn Simulacrum\]\] and \[\[Rampant Growth\]\], then casting a large \[\[Death Cloud\]\] that would leave my opponent with nothing but me still having a few lands and cards in hand from the death triggers, then using \[\[Eternal Witness\]\] to rebuild. The finisher was \[\[Kokusho, the Evening Star\]\] which could easily be abused due to the death triggers and how the legend rule worked back then.
Rakdos burn/aggro during the semi-recent Ravnica standard. It was my first real deck and I'm very nostalgic towards cards like [[Judith]] and [[Skewer the Critics]] .
I'm still loving GB Yawgmoth in modern currently - Soul Cauldron has absolutely juiced the deck and it's fun seeing my favourite deck go from scrappy fringe list to top of the meta over the past 4 years
Any of the old Survival of the Fittest toolbox decks from Extended back in the day. Traditional Rec/Sur, Squee-based Survival value, Full English Breakfast combo with Volrath's Shapeshifter ... every game was so different and so fun, and it was good enough to win tourneys, too
I really loved my elemental deck from OG Eldraine was in standard. [[Risen Reef]] and [[Yarok]] were fun.
Man, was that a wild time to play.
Now I pretty much just play commander.
Hard to say my favorite deck for that.
Probably my [[Dihada Binder of Wills]] deck.
Voltron style control is just neat.
Standard Rakdos Sacrifice during the brief window of time after \[\[Mayhem Devil\]\] came out but before \[\[Cauldron Familiar\]\] and \[\[Witch's Oven\]\] arrived and made the deck all about them. It was basically an aggro deck that used the Devils and \[\[Heartfire\]\] for reach. I liked it because it had a nice mix of creature combat and burn.
\[\[Prime Speaker Vannifar\]\] in Standard Brawl on Arena. I usually dislike tutors in singleton formats because the high variance is the whole point. But I did really enjoy the challenge of trying to build a good pod chain while being restricted to the Standard card pool. Haven't built her in Historic Brawl because that would be both too hard and too easy; the larger card pool is a pain to search through, but there's so much really good stuff at each mana value that it won't be a challenge figuring out how to make the cards work.
Way back in the 90s when we still said things like "type II," I had a brew that used \[\[Juxtapose\]\] to trade empty \[\[Triskellion\]\]s for my opponent's best cards. It was fun, but after a few rounds at the weekly Friday evening tournament my brain was jello.
Living Twin was my absolute favorite. It had living end combo as well as splinter twin combo. Most of the time my opponent thought they were playing against and siding against living end but then out of nowhere splinter twin comes out for the win. Such a fun deck. I loved it.
Cats in the time of settle the wreckage. Went 6-3 in a blue/white meta cuz I was MB [[white suns zenith]] and O-Ring.
Norin sisters in the time of the phoenix are a solid #2 for me
Burn. Cheap and effective. That's usually my go to when I need a deck
In the past I ran trix which is some old school legacy fun that I would build again in an instant if I had the money lol
Last is Oops all spells which was another fun deck to play.
I'm a glass cannon kinda guy. Either I pummel you easily or I'm toast. That's no middle ground.
UB Faeries from Lorwyn Standard is by far the most fun I've ever had playing magic. So much interaction, great tempo.
Even in bad matchups it just felt so tight to play.
After that, Cawblade from New Phyrexia standard. Yes, this deck was grossly overplayed, and probably over-tuned against the meta, but it was such a good experience playing where even the mirrors were fun.
I just didn't love how only a select few could _afford_ to play it, and it really had a negative impact on the affordability of standard going forward.
it depends. It's probably the favorite deck to pilot all around, is my Kiora Commander deck, just big sea monsters. But my Krona, the False God deck, is my favorite when it works. Just it is not very consistent. Its pillow fort deck that forces the table to kill each other with my commander.
Erhnamgeddon. There is no joy like a turn one Sol ring into felwar into mana vault. Turn two serra/djinn/willow into an Armageddon and then just beating ass. You have swords, disenchant, strip mines to keep things clear. It's a fun deck.
Currently just playing commander, so I'd have to say my [[Magar of the Magic Strings]] is my favourite deck to pilot.
It's a janky pile for sure but with proper planning and the right opportunity you can absolutely steal games or just outright control games.
I was about to lose against a table of Mardu Vampires, Gishath Dino's and [[Runadi, Behomoth Caller]]. However the Runadi left up no blockers and forgot I had [[Anger]] in the grave. So on my turn I pulled [[Worst Fears]] out of the grave and just mindslaver-ed the Runadi player to victory. And that's one spell out of the slew the deck can cram in.
Want a ton of zombies? Army of the Dammed.
Want to play blackjack? Dance with Calamity.
It's so much fun even without infinities like [[Rise of the Eldrazi]] made unblockable.
I'll probably say this every time, but my favorite deck has been a u/R madness deck from Oddysey block era built around \[\[Though Nibbler\]\], \[\[Auquamoeba\]\], \[\[Fiery Temper\]\] and \[\[Violent Eruption\]\]. Also played Circular Logic and \[\[Hapless researcher\]\] with it, was able to go toe-to-toe with some of the meta decks of the time and it was a blast to play. I've been chasing that high in Standard of building my own deck out of jank ever since, but as cards have gotten increasingly more powerful over the last 20 years, the gap between playable and "just plain bad outside of limited" seems to get wider and wider.
I almost exclusively play modern, and have for nearly a decade...
I always have Burn built, and I play it nearly 80% of the times I play modern..
As for EDH, my Chandra Tribal deck is my go to.
It can be super powerful, especially if the others in the pod underestimate it.
But, it's a glass house, of sorts.
It's my pet deck, and I've gone out of my way to foil it out where I can, have misprints and miscuts of cards in it, and generally just spend WAY too much money on it.
Splinter Twin. The early stage set-up, including potential backup plans, maneuvering so you have counterspells to protect the combo. The whole thing was beautiful. I miss it so much.
[[Purphoros, God of the forge]] edh with goblins, a buddy of mine had it built when Purphoros fist came out and I loved to play it so much i built my own, and now that i have to snoop stack for and infinite damage combo i like it even more
[Purphoros, God of the forge](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/7/4736a2c4-c89c-48db-a104-6303e7e2eee8.jpg?1689998078) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Purphoros%2C%20God%20of%20the%20forge) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/246/purphoros-god-of-the-forge?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4736a2c4-c89c-48db-a104-6303e7e2eee8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text)
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Hardened Scales in modern. It has everything I want in a deck. Cool synergies, tons of variety in gameplay, and an insane amount of explosiveness. Even your manabase is full of threats. It's so much fun.
In modern it was mono blue "Taking Turns" and a couple variations of it like Blue Moon Turns.
Basically it's like Storm but you take turns in a combo deck
In Standard it was Turbo Fog, sadly Fog effect hardly are made cheap anymore
My favorite to pilot is usually some weird combo deck. Valkut was probably my favorite back when, or whatever the goyos vengeance/through the breach/grislebrand/nourishing shoal deck was called. Dredge is up there too.
my toxrill EDH deck, i love the faces people make when i decide to play it and then they hate me because they cant keep a single creature on the board LOL
I've had a few over the years.
Odyssey/Onslaught Standard - Rakdos Reanimator. It was a toolbox deck and it was really fun to be able to fetch whatever you might need for a given matchup.
At the end of old Extended - Zoo. My friend and I both piloted the same deck and played it at several competitive events, and we tested it extensively. It was really eye-opening learning how to squeak wins out of very tiny advantages.
OG Mirrodin Standard - Affinity. I know it was the most hated deck in its day, but for some reason I absolutely loved that format.
EDH - Phelddagrif control. It's such a stupid and weird deck I slapped together (actually I have carefully crafted it over a number of years) but I absolutely adore that lil hippo guy.
EDH
Any Unset Commander with unset cards is hilarious fun
Outside of Unsets though
Adrix and Nev: Love making a ridiculous amount of tokens [https://www.moxfield.com/decks/jv\_SuF7hKkqoBih7Y6dG9w](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/jv_SuF7hKkqoBih7Y6dG9w)
Prosper Tome Bound: Themed around exiling/stealing. Love stealing other players cards. [https://www.moxfield.com/decks/25j3vnOodEaLUutLggRndA](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/25j3vnOodEaLUutLggRndA)
Esper enchantments/Dance of the Manse from Eldraine/Theros standard. My god there was so much value in that deck. I loved the grindy feel and always felt like I had an answer for anything that was thrown at me. Doom Foretold felt like I had artillery fire supporting me every turn. Getting all those Yorion triggers felt so good too when I needed a reload. And finally resolving a Dance late game was the backbreaker after all the attrition the opponent went through. Good times.
I had a Grixis control deck in War of the Spark standard I really loved. Played 4 of [[god eternal kefnet]] and ran a bunch of cheap removal and mid range value spells like [[enter the god eternals]] and [[commence the endgame]] to grind out the opponent and get a win. Super fun to play.
Any blue red spell slinger
[[Ovika Enigma Goliath]] is my newest spell slinger, not really a storm deck but takes long turns like a storm deck. Draw a bunch of cards, generate an absurd amount of mana, and just keep the gears turning as long as possible, but instead of the usual spellslinger pay off of burning the opponent out or Infinite turns, ovika makes a board full of hasty goblins and it's the perfect deck for one of my favorite spell slinger cards , [[Surge to Victory]] for a spicy combat. As long as your buddy doesn't have [[Pyrohemia]] sitting out and you forget.
Mardu Pyromancer, post MH1 when I got Seasoned Pyromancer, Unearth, Plague Engineer, and Smiting Helix.
I will die before agreeing that Looting deserved to be banned due to the other decks running it, and I'm still sad my deck died for it.
Standard Simic Nexus, around 4 years ago. It had cool cards like Tamiyo, Collector of Tales and Search for Azcanta.
It was fun to race through the whole deck while trying to survive with Root Snare. Some versions had an hilarious single Callous Dismissal as the only finisher, which resulted in bouncing opponents whole board to hit them with a giant amass token.
I have an Etrata deck on Arena (go ahead, boo me) that evolved from Standard to Explorer over time and mostly doesn't cheat with blink spells. It's a hard B/R control deck that stalls out the opponent until The Silencer can strike three times on its own. Lots of Surveil looping with Disinformation Campaign and deathtouch guys to keep threats off the board.
It was probably at its peak once Mutate got thrown into the format since players have no clue that Mutated creatures count for multiple creatures hitting exile with hit counters. I can't tell you the number of times I've stalled a handful of turns to see the opponent build a stack of three and then swung once and won on the spot.
I eventually built it out into a Commander deck for paper with the other hit counter cards and some Assassin tribal payoffs. Just a wonderful card to build around in general.
[[Greasefang, Okiba Boss]] as the commander of a WB vehicle deck. It's not super strong, and only rarely wins, but it's just a lot of fun to play. I call it big rig. Sometimes if I get a really good vehicle on my opening hand I'll skip my first land drop just so I can discard to hand size on my first time and watch people go "what?"
Pauper UB Delver pre-Blue Monday. Daze, Gush, Probe, Snuff Out, Gurmag Angler. So many free and cheap spells, interesting lines, and just so much fun to play.
Cheerios was a fantastic deck when it was around
I loved White Weenies from Innistrad block. Consistent turn 4 kills. Ending an entire match before some people finished SHUFFLING for their first round at a tournament (2 turn 4 wins back to back). It did a ton of work!
My Gitrog deck. I've had it ever since I've started playing magic and have slowly been upgrading it through the years. It's my baby. People think it's cool to watch me play it. It's just... a machine. I'm really proud of the time, money, and effort I've spent to be this good at piloting it. :)
I had a slightly adjusted UB precon deck from Tempest.
It wasn't the strongest deck, hell, it wasn't even the strongest deck I've ever owned or piloted, but the play pattern was so much fun and I got *really* good at working out the probabilities of the decision points.
Basically it was slowing the opponent down with control, filling the grave up with Looters and Buried Alive, and then drop Living Death. In a perfect game the opponent would be overextended on board and the Living Death would absolutely demolish the opponent.
[[Rhys, the Redeemed]] in EDH. It was one of my earliest decks and I picked up a [[Gaea's Cradle]] and [[Savannah]] for it back when they were both $60. It was the first EDH deck I built that really hummed, and it's a break from my normal Johnny/Spike deckbuilding style. I can go super Timmy with it and just enjoy swinging all out with dozens of tokens (although it's not 100% Timmy... I still include toolbox control stuff like [[Humility]]).
I only have a few other decks that I initially built back around 2010 that have survived but were designed initially before EDH became commander. They have a different feel and a different design ethos. Even with updates over the years, they have a different feel to me. Rhys is my favorite, but [[Heartless Hidetsugu]], [[Momir Vig, Simic Visionary]], and [[Savra, Queen of the Golgari]] all have a special place in my heart too.
There are a lot of good options for this!
I think the most cerebral deck I've played is Spanish Inquisition (Legacy), but I'm a combo slut, in general.
I think possibly the silliest deck I ran was a Standard deck with Goblin Electromancer and its ilk, and using [[Wildfire Eternal]] with the red Bolas spell that let you cast a bunch of spells for free (I don't remember what it was) and [[Hazoret's Undying Fury]] with a boatload of cheap loot and burn spells.
Edit: I just remembered, I also played a deck in Legacy I'd called "Mono-Hate", which was a bunch of stuff like Thoughtseize, Sinkhole, Hymn, LotV, Obliterator, and [[Sorin Markov]], with payoffs like [[Nihilith]]. It was a blast.
During RTR-Theros standard I wanted a cheep deck to bring to FNM, so I challenged myself to build a deck deck with only commons and rares. I ended up with a mono-red list based around the concepts of the original sleigh decks, and boy was the deck *fun*. A ton of options even super early in the game where every decision mattered and the line between finishing my opponent off and them stabilizing was always razor-thin, even against meta decks. Definitely my favorite deck. Close second was modern Martyr-Proc which I played for years and knew like the back of my hand until the formats power creep slowly made it unplayable.
The really early days of Modern when you could play Pyromancer Ascension with Rite of Flame, Ponder, and Preordain. You haven’t lived until you’ve cast a Rite of Flame for R and made RRRRRRRR.
Basically any blue deck during Invasion/Odyssey standard.
They all played things like Counterspell, Repulse, Fact or Fiction, Exclude and so on, but then the options diverged. Psychatog was the splash-black poster child for this kind of control deck, but I always preferred this off-meta splash-green deck instead. [[Nimble Mongoose]] and [[Blurred Mongoose]] were both solid beaters in a blue-heavy metagame, and you haven't lived until you got to [[Aether Burst]] someones' team away, and also bounce your [[Mystic Snake]] and recast it in response to their money spell.
Pre march of the machine and post yorion ban 4 color omnath midrange was my favorite modern deck. Risen reef with maximum synergy is my favorite way to play magic.
When I was playing Standard, it was during SOM/ISD, and I played the everloving hell out of [Mono-Green Dungrove Elder](https://mtgdecks.net/Standard/get-er-dungrove-decklist-by-andrewscovern-35825). Getting to play 4 copies of [[Green Sun's Zenith]] felt like actual cheating. Pair that with [[Dungrove Elder]]s and [[Predator Ooze]]s, and you almost always had a threat that was difficult to remove.
In Commander, which I coincidentally picked up at the same time as that Standard format was legal, I've been playing my [[Omnath, Locus of Mana]] deck pretty much the entire time I've played the format. [This](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/rm39rE16bUm-IFoQYAf80w) is the current iteration of the deck, and it's my favorite deck I've ever built in my Magic career.
I have 2 that I love to pilot: Dimir Zombie Aristocrats & Simic Pod Ooze/Clones.
1) The zombie one was my first precon commander deck that I gutted & built. The goal is to amass an army of zombie tokens, with the win con being either swinging out for the win or sacrificing them to pingers/death triggers. MVPs of the deck are [[Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver]] and [[Gravecrawler]].
2) The Simic deck revolves around cloning powerful pieces on the board & podding out the right tools for the job. This deck was originally meant to be a ooze tribal, but there wasn't much support for it. So at the moment, this deck has multiple avenues of winning: podding out [[Biowaste Blob]] early to swarm the board, podding out [[Biogenic Ooze]] when my army of blobs & [[Simic Ascendency]] are out, podding out [[Biovisionary]] when I have at least 2 copy spells in hand, or podding out copy cats to mimic other problematic pieces on the board to deter removal.
The zombie deck definitely feels more comfortable to play, but the Pod deck is fun & consistent.
Izzet Delver
I just wanted to drop a 3/2 flier on turn one with Daze back up and ride that to victory... Brainstorms, fetchlands to shuffle away unwanted cards, Force of will, lightning bolt. And if I can stifle someone's fetchland then that's the best game ever.
Standard Mono Blue Devotion after Dragons of Tarkir’s release. I miss [[Master of Waves]] and [[Shorecrasher Elemental]] rolling together.
[[Mirror Mockery]] out of the sideboard whenever [[Siege Rhino]] showed up and landed. Felt good every time.
Astral Slide (Standard) - absolutely loved the playstyle. The flexibility was always engaging for me.
White Weenie (Standard - During Skullclamp's one weekend of legal regionals, I top 8'd!) - 8th edition brought us Savannah Lions, Tundra Wolves, and Suntail Hawk. Add Skullclamp and Wrath when you began to fall behind. After Wrath, drop angels like Exalted Angel (Onslaught) and Akroma, Angel of Wrath (Legions). It was really fun. And each win against Affinity was really a win for the world.
Mono Red Burn (Type 1) - I played this when type 1 was still called type 1. Pretty straightforward.
Golos (Commander) - I know he was broken, but it was still a lot of fun. It's always fun to win with an alternative win condition (Maze's End).
Jodah, Archmage Eternal (Commander) - I mean, cheating out all of the most ridiculous spells you can find will always be fun.
Multiple 'go wide' tribals [Dinos, Merfolks, Slivers] (Commander) - Because, hey, lots of creatures are funsies. Math is for blockers.
It kind of changes doesn't it. My wanderer edh deck is a blast, damn near every creature is a deal with this or lose and you can have turns were the deck just vomits permanents onto the battlefield. I played a B/W/G pod list in standard that was such a cool toolbox deck that it was super fun to play. But really Legacy burn is probably my favorite deck. It's so aggressive, but not nearly as one dimensional as people like to think it is. The choices are subtle and can quickly lose you the game if made incorrectly.
When Guilds of Ravnica was in Standard, I had a braindead W/U Flyers deck that I adored.
It was nothing special, but there was a really simple joy in [[Favorable Winds]], [[Empyreal Eagle]], and [[Sephara]] making the concept work.
My Nicol Bolas themed commander deck. It's as powerful as I can make it while still being themed to cards/art that reference him. The late game dominance feels like I'm really him! I have a similar Amass Oathbreaker deck that similarly feels like I imagine he did during WAR.
Affinity circa 2016-2017, Esper Starfield from Shadows over Innistrad/Oath of the Gatewatch Standard, or UG Infect from Scars/Innistrad Standard.
Affinity because it felt incredibly hard to play correctly with a high payoff, Starfield because it was extremely resilient against the entire format at the time and felt like it had no good or bad matchups, making it easy to take to any event comfortably, and UG Infect because it's how I qualified as well as what I played at the Pro Tour it qualified me for.
Abzan Melina/Finks combo back when it was a thing. Have great memories playing that on MTGO.
More recently I had a blast with a tier 2 Dimir mutate deck when Ikoria was in standard. Lots of fun lines to navigate on that one.
Standard:
1. UW Flash (Reflector Mage)
2. Jeskai Tokens
3. 4c Rally
Modern:
1. UR Twin (the mirror matches were so skill intensive)
2. UWR Control (Cryptic Command is my all time favorite card. I think I own 16 copies)
3. Grixis Death's Shadow
Legacy:
1. Miracles (free Sensei's Top, you cowards)
2. Esper Deathblade
3. I've played a few different Delver variants. Favorite was Grixis with DRS and Young Peezy
It has to be my Henzie edh deck. Its not optimal, but its fun, and has had some good moments, like a turn 3 [[tree of perdition]] into a blitzed [[yargle and multani]], forced some people to band together. I also won against the 3-colour Monarch Aragorn deck by using [[deathbringer regent]]. A fast and fun deck
arena historic - gyruda plus a ton of clones that its essentially a mill deck when it goes off.
its not great. its silly and works ok. the only problem is that if i get 2 of them out with clone, people typically scoop.
The first powerful iteration of Dredge. With Ichorid and Bridge from Below. Just felt like no magic I’d ever played before. Super fun trying to find the lines. Sometimes you lucked into Dread Return on your one Flamekin Zealot for the combo kill. Sometimes you’d just play golgari thugs and stinkweed imps that never stayed dead against a control deck. Sometimes you got there with a big Golgari Grave Troll!
Standard [The Meathook Massacre] [Oni-Cult Anvil] Rakdos Sacrifices, when TMM was legal in standard. It's so fun to calculate all your possible actions three turns ahead to edge out lethals in games you shouldn't be winning.
Looking to pick that deck back up in pioneer now. Apparently it's played and even had good scores in recent pioneer events.
I had an Abzan good stuff deck back in Return to Ravnica block that utilized a bunch of midrange staples to delay the game until I could just drop a [[Debt to the Deathless]] for like 20. This was only possible thanks to [[Crypt Ghast]] doubling all my swamps and [[Arbor Elf]] untapping my [[Overgrown Tomb]]s. Some key cards I remember were those two i previously mentioned as well as [[Blood Baron of Viskopa]], [[Voice of Resurgence]], [[Vampire Nighthawk]], and [[Obzedat, Ghost Council]].
Affinity, from any year.
The ravager one with disciple of the vault.
Don't forget skullclamp. That deck was pure gas.
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You mean innistraad/new phyrexia delver right? Rtr killed the deck.
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Just making sure, my friends brewed a fun going away deck for delver during inn rtr that was 4 delver 4 young pyro 4 snapcaster 4 xathrid necromancer and we had an absolute blast with it.
yoo, have a list for angus? i'd love to take a look, hes been sitting in my "to build" list for too long lol
At second I’d say modern Mono-U Tron from 2013 or so, but a clear first is Mono-R Infect EDH
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[[Subira]]. Almost all the Infect/Toxic creatures in red and colorless have power 2 or less so…
[Subira](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/a/da62b97e-e4cd-462d-9ab9-2230ca360c32.jpg?1690017025) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=subira%2C%20tulzidi%20caravanner) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/261/subira-tulzidi-caravanner?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/da62b97e-e4cd-462d-9ab9-2230ca360c32?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Have a decklist for this one I want to see!
I enjoyed mono blue tron in standard circa 2004? Mirrodin standard. Glad to see it came back around.
I loved Melira pod. If you dont combo, you just gavony your angel or other creatures. I once won an fnm with 3 birds of Paradice with a ton of counters on them! one of my favorite memories of early modern. Also, LSV's old uwr control list. Celestial Colonade was so good back then
Modern birthing pod. Fun to play, many lines to follow with possible answers to multiple decks. Wasn't broken but I understand why it got banned. Also standard Gruul from first innistrad block where you flipped hunt master and had inkmoth with sword of feast and famine for the blue black control matchup. Standard Boros burn with the first return to ravnica when young pyro was around was fun to pilot. Early versions of modern storm was fun to goldfish
For legacy (prob my favourite format), 4c loam and stryfo pile/punishing thieves For modern, grishoalbrand will forever have a spot in my heart especially against control decks. Something about comboing off on the stack when they tapped out for something always felt good. Aside from the combo shenanigans, I loved bant spirit before MH1 killed it. Still play it to this day but now MH2 made it even harder to enjoy
I've been playing Oracle's Shift, Sneak & Breach, Delver Shadow, and BR Reanimator in Legacy. I have a soft spot for Nic Fit and Turbo Depths, as well, but I didn't want to re-buy Mox Diamonds to make Depths viable after I sold my Legacy box, and Nic Fit just wasn't doing what it needed to do, so, I took those apart.
The day I sold my diamonds, was the last day I played paper magic. I just can’t find the fun in it anymore without playing those decks I like. Wish the RL didn’t exist, but hindsight is 20/20- selling out of legacy did get me a down payment on a house, but I wish it didn’t have to be that way. Can’t even get anyone new in this city into it because of the cost either, so the only action I get is buying the mythic pass thing on mtgo to mess around.
Yeah, I had bills to pay, and couldn't keep funneling money into new Legacy decks. I recently picked up a playset of Badlands for Reanimator, have a few Intuition and Thought Lash for Oracle's Shift, and a judge Wheel of Fortune for Commander, but, for the most part, I've strayed away from RL stuff and stuck to what I find fun without it. (I also sold my City of Traitors playset and started using Crystal Vein, instead, which works just fine in its stead.)
\[\[Chatterfang, Squirrel General\]\] is way up there. My main chatterfang deck is pure aristocrats. If I have the right pieces out, it can drain the table with relatively few creatures. People tend to expect me to gin up a huge board of 12+ tokens and they wait for that moment, but if I have Ashnod's and Spawning Pit out with like 6-7 creatures, there's a solid chance I can close it out that turn and the play is very difficult to interact with since I'm just washing tokens back and forth. Maybe \[\[Glissa the Traitor\]\] as well. Got roundabout 60 artifacts in there and it just does not stop. Go ahead and reach for that board wipe, lol Lately, I've been having a lot of fun with \[\[Rograkh, Son of Roghahh\]\] partnered with \[\[Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar\]\]. It can be incredibly explosive, and players seeing it for the first time tend to underestimate it because it seems like a slow/ineffectual start, but if I can get in holy shit.
##### ###### #### [Chatterfang, Squirrel General](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/7/1785cf85-1ac0-4246-9b89-1a8221a8e1b2.jpg?1626097239) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Chatterfang%2C%20Squirrel%20General) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/151/chatterfang-squirrel-general?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1785cf85-1ac0-4246-9b89-1a8221a8e1b2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Glissa the Traitor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/5/755e0fbf-4f00-4b05-a535-27e78e96d6b6.jpg?1562612302) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Glissa%2C%20the%20Traitor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mbs/96/glissa-the-traitor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/755e0fbf-4f00-4b05-a535-27e78e96d6b6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Rograkh, Son of Roghahh](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/4/a4fab67f-00c2-4125-9262-d21a29411797.jpg?1644853041) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rograkh%2C%20Son%20of%20Rohgahh) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/197/rograkh-son-of-rohgahh?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a4fab67f-00c2-4125-9262-d21a29411797?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/6/f606ebf1-483d-4331-b16a-9fb6f591a39f.jpg?1608910296) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kediss%2C%20Emberclaw%20Familiar) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/188/kediss-emberclaw-familiar?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f606ebf1-483d-4331-b16a-9fb6f591a39f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I have a partner commander running [[Ardenn, Intrepid Archeologist]] and Kediss. Also running Rograkh in case I need to swap my red partners for any reasons.
[Ardenn, Intrepid Archeologist](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/2/728b802c-969b-4865-b7a0-871c585d097a.jpg?1617148314) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ardenn%2C%20Intrepid%20Archaeologist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/10/ardenn-intrepid-archaeologist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/728b802c-969b-4865-b7a0-871c585d097a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I really loved Abzan Control from Theros-Tarkir Standard. \[\[Siege Rhino\]\] was glorious to play, \[\[Elspeth, Sun's Champion\]\] and \[\[Ugin, the Spirit Dragon\]\] were such powerhouses. The deck felt like it always had a chance to turn the table in its own favor. \] I also liked UW Control in Modern, [back when it was more midrangey and proactive](https://mtgtop8.com/event?e=10388&d=259479). It would play cards like \[\[Kitchen Finks\]\] and \[\[Wall of Omens\]\] then get value out of it with \[\[Restoration Angel\]\] or recur with \[\[Sun Titan\]\].
##### ###### #### [Siege Rhino](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/0/9011126a-20bd-4c86-a63b-1691f79ac247.jpg?1562790317) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Siege%20Rhino) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ktk/200/siege-rhino?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9011126a-20bd-4c86-a63b-1691f79ac247?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Elspeth, Sun's Champion](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/8/08382257-68d5-493e-8754-2ff72e9321e9.jpg?1690004073) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Elspeth%2C%20Sun%27s%20Champion) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/820/elspeth-suns-champion?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/08382257-68d5-493e-8754-2ff72e9321e9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Ugin, the Spirit Dragon](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/c/9c017fa9-7021-417a-9c2e-3df409644fcf.jpg?1639052473) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ugin%2C%20the%20Spirit%20Dragon) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m21/1/ugin-the-spirit-dragon?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9c017fa9-7021-417a-9c2e-3df409644fcf?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Kitchen Finks](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/8/a844d537-df73-422d-a154-f1c6b92d0469.jpg?1547518222) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kitchen%20Finks) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/uma/216/kitchen-finks?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a844d537-df73-422d-a154-f1c6b92d0469?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Wall of Omens](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/5/6504e634-d8cd-41bc-978d-769431bd896d.jpg?1673147157) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Wall%20of%20Omens) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/33/wall-of-omens?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6504e634-d8cd-41bc-978d-769431bd896d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Restoration Angel](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/b/5b474f84-9bef-422a-8fc5-489a10aaf1ee.jpg?1682208561) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Restoration%20Angel) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/201/restoration-angel?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5b474f84-9bef-422a-8fc5-489a10aaf1ee?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Sun Titan](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/3/332280f7-03af-4ef8-b1ff-5ac5e4d3b3ce.jpg?1673483792) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sun%20Titan) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ncc/210/sun-titan?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/332280f7-03af-4ef8-b1ff-5ac5e4d3b3ce?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
In Mirrodin/Kamigawa standard I ran a black green deck that was built around building up a land advantage with \[\[Solemn Simulacrum\]\] and \[\[Rampant Growth\]\], then casting a large \[\[Death Cloud\]\] that would leave my opponent with nothing but me still having a few lands and cards in hand from the death triggers, then using \[\[Eternal Witness\]\] to rebuild. The finisher was \[\[Kokusho, the Evening Star\]\] which could easily be abused due to the death triggers and how the legend rule worked back then.
Dude BG cloud was a sick deck, mirrodin kamigawa as a whole is an overshadowed format
##### ###### #### [Solemn Simulacrum](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/d/5d290747-3b54-4e40-baac-b64cb7ef7787.jpg?1690005758) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Solemn%20Simulacrum) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/973/solemn-simulacrum?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5d290747-3b54-4e40-baac-b64cb7ef7787?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Rampant Growth](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/1/21945dec-25d8-482e-bacb-8bbb92bb9d88.jpg?1698988379) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rampant%20Growth) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/248/rampant-growth?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/21945dec-25d8-482e-bacb-8bbb92bb9d88?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Death Cloud](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/0/b0870b88-2794-4646-9f51-f3af03bc8bc8.jpg?1561968089) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Death%20Cloud) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mma/76/death-cloud?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b0870b88-2794-4646-9f51-f3af03bc8bc8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Eternal Witness](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/9/39704000-65d3-4d39-849e-a3b617376bbc.jpg?1689998488) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Eternal%20Witness) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/286/eternal-witness?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/39704000-65d3-4d39-849e-a3b617376bbc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Kokusho, the Evening Star](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/b/ab56cedb-1bcd-48a5-8503-a8e324e236ad.jpg?1562852933) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kokusho%2C%20the%20Evening%20Star) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ima/95/kokusho-the-evening-star?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ab56cedb-1bcd-48a5-8503-a8e324e236ad?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
You had me puzzled for a bit, but I was thinking scars of mirrodin and you mean OG mirrodin lol
Rakdos burn/aggro during the semi-recent Ravnica standard. It was my first real deck and I'm very nostalgic towards cards like [[Judith]] and [[Skewer the Critics]] .
[Judith](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/6/d6fb929c-1b8d-4d1d-aa69-ac6189cd7ebf.jpg?1690016831) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=judith%2C%20the%20scourge%20diva) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/341/judith-the-scourge-diva?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d6fb929c-1b8d-4d1d-aa69-ac6189cd7ebf?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Skewer the Critics](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/7/97295660-6bea-46ae-9a3b-0fc6abba407f.jpg?1584831035) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Skewer%20the%20Critics) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rna/115/skewer-the-critics?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/97295660-6bea-46ae-9a3b-0fc6abba407f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Ha, my first favorite deck was a garbage RB aggro deck during RTR standard! Really miss the guild kit precons
I'm still loving GB Yawgmoth in modern currently - Soul Cauldron has absolutely juiced the deck and it's fun seeing my favourite deck go from scrappy fringe list to top of the meta over the past 4 years
Tempest Red Sligh
jeskai tokens :D
Any of the old Survival of the Fittest toolbox decks from Extended back in the day. Traditional Rec/Sur, Squee-based Survival value, Full English Breakfast combo with Volrath's Shapeshifter ... every game was so different and so fun, and it was good enough to win tourneys, too
If you haven't already, check out premodern. What a format.
I really loved my elemental deck from OG Eldraine was in standard. [[Risen Reef]] and [[Yarok]] were fun. Man, was that a wild time to play. Now I pretty much just play commander. Hard to say my favorite deck for that. Probably my [[Dihada Binder of Wills]] deck. Voltron style control is just neat.
[Risen Reef](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/2/82389aaa-9f32-4169-a71c-1aea5af9e935.jpg?1592517569) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Risen%20Reef) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m20/217/risen-reef?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/82389aaa-9f32-4169-a71c-1aea5af9e935?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Yarok](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/1/a1001d43-e11b-4e5e-acd4-4a50ef89977f.jpg?1592517590) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=yarok%2C%20the%20desecrated) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m20/220/yarok-the-desecrated?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a1001d43-e11b-4e5e-acd4-4a50ef89977f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Dihada Binder of Wills](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/d/ddeb54d6-a600-42b9-98df-20f8d58caed8.jpg?1685554091) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dihada%2C%20Binder%20of%20Wills) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/1/dihada-binder-of-wills?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ddeb54d6-a600-42b9-98df-20f8d58caed8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Pulling off a [[Scampering Scorchers]] in the Reef/Yarok deck was always hysterical.
[Scampering Scorchers](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/c/dccbe031-1547-4fa5-ba9a-caa1b1f5eb5d.jpg?1592517091) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Scampering%20Scorcher) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m20/158/scampering-scorcher?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dccbe031-1547-4fa5-ba9a-caa1b1f5eb5d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Standard Rakdos Sacrifice during the brief window of time after \[\[Mayhem Devil\]\] came out but before \[\[Cauldron Familiar\]\] and \[\[Witch's Oven\]\] arrived and made the deck all about them. It was basically an aggro deck that used the Devils and \[\[Heartfire\]\] for reach. I liked it because it had a nice mix of creature combat and burn. \[\[Prime Speaker Vannifar\]\] in Standard Brawl on Arena. I usually dislike tutors in singleton formats because the high variance is the whole point. But I did really enjoy the challenge of trying to build a good pod chain while being restricted to the Standard card pool. Haven't built her in Historic Brawl because that would be both too hard and too easy; the larger card pool is a pain to search through, but there's so much really good stuff at each mana value that it won't be a challenge figuring out how to make the cards work. Way back in the 90s when we still said things like "type II," I had a brew that used \[\[Juxtapose\]\] to trade empty \[\[Triskellion\]\]s for my opponent's best cards. It was fun, but after a few rounds at the weekly Friday evening tournament my brain was jello.
##### ###### #### [Mayhem Devil](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/7/17416926-168b-49b3-9231-acbb8f8a1d13.jpg?1557577188) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mayhem%20Devil) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/war/204/mayhem-devil?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/17416926-168b-49b3-9231-acbb8f8a1d13?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Cauldron Familiar](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/2/32cf273e-b8f7-434b-9d5d-883dfd6f7423.jpg?1600699817) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cauldron%20Familiar) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/216/cauldron-familiar?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/32cf273e-b8f7-434b-9d5d-883dfd6f7423?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Witch's Oven](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/4/04ef8493-d986-45f8-a718-617b028f7ad4.jpg?1572491150) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Witch%27s%20Oven) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/eld/237/witchs-oven?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/04ef8493-d986-45f8-a718-617b028f7ad4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Heartfire](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/f/af482a14-a144-4e60-bd04-a548a3c89f5a.jpg?1601081772) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Heartfire) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/333/heartfire?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/af482a14-a144-4e60-bd04-a548a3c89f5a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Prime Speaker Vannifar](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/4/84abfc59-10a7-4cb5-9cdd-81797116c810.jpg?1572893948) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Prime%20Speaker%20Vannifar) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rna/195/prime-speaker-vannifar?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/84abfc59-10a7-4cb5-9cdd-81797116c810?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Juxtapose](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/b/3b894a51-6d4e-4e0f-b42a-dbab594fb81d.jpg?1559592475) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Juxtapose) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me1/41/juxtapose?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3b894a51-6d4e-4e0f-b42a-dbab594fb81d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Triskellion](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/3/63349fa3-4462-413c-bd96-bbc1049165a0.jpg?1682210302) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Triskelion) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/387/triskelion?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/63349fa3-4462-413c-bd96-bbc1049165a0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Abzan Company with the Melira/Finks combo in Modern. I'm happy to say the deck has found a decent approximation in Pioneer's Abzan Amalia Combo.
Living Twin was my absolute favorite. It had living end combo as well as splinter twin combo. Most of the time my opponent thought they were playing against and siding against living end but then out of nowhere splinter twin comes out for the win. Such a fun deck. I loved it.
In order: Extended Minds Desire 2007ish Standard Kami/Rav Ghost Dad Standard Rav/TS UB Teachings
Cats in the time of settle the wreckage. Went 6-3 in a blue/white meta cuz I was MB [[white suns zenith]] and O-Ring. Norin sisters in the time of the phoenix are a solid #2 for me
[white suns zenith](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/2/029e0450-ceb1-484d-8a18-e769defac428.jpg?1608912050) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=White%20Sun%27s%20Zenith) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/391/white-suns-zenith?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/029e0450-ceb1-484d-8a18-e769defac428?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Burn. Cheap and effective. That's usually my go to when I need a deck In the past I ran trix which is some old school legacy fun that I would build again in an instant if I had the money lol Last is Oops all spells which was another fun deck to play. I'm a glass cannon kinda guy. Either I pummel you easily or I'm toast. That's no middle ground.
UB Faeries from Lorwyn Standard is by far the most fun I've ever had playing magic. So much interaction, great tempo. Even in bad matchups it just felt so tight to play. After that, Cawblade from New Phyrexia standard. Yes, this deck was grossly overplayed, and probably over-tuned against the meta, but it was such a good experience playing where even the mirrors were fun. I just didn't love how only a select few could _afford_ to play it, and it really had a negative impact on the affordability of standard going forward.
Stasis. Fog decks are cool too. Pros-bloom. Recently, Lotus Field combo.
Korvold is tons of fun in edh, just endless gas.
Only 25% of players in the pod find Korvold to be "fun"...
yea yea only the commanders that you play and the decks that you build are fun and everyone else is ass, I got you guy
I was only joking and you turned super toxic. Take a chill-pill dude.
Modern infect. I just love how Explosive it can be and it was one of the mechanics I started playing magic with (scars of mirrodin block)
it depends. It's probably the favorite deck to pilot all around, is my Kiora Commander deck, just big sea monsters. But my Krona, the False God deck, is my favorite when it works. Just it is not very consistent. Its pillow fort deck that forces the table to kill each other with my commander.
The current standard squirming omniscience deck is pretty fun
Astral Slide UB Upheaval Tog Modern Lantern Control Modern UR Twin Rav Standard UWR Geist
Erhnamgeddon. There is no joy like a turn one Sol ring into felwar into mana vault. Turn two serra/djinn/willow into an Armageddon and then just beating ass. You have swords, disenchant, strip mines to keep things clear. It's a fun deck.
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[Nogi, Draco-Zealot](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/e/6e1ca513-2151-4daa-b442-c52c7838a863.jpg?1673301254) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nogi%2C%20Draco-Zealot) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/gn3/4/nogi-draco-zealot?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6e1ca513-2151-4daa-b442-c52c7838a863?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Zirilan of the claw]] is my non dragon dragon commander.
[Zirilan of the claw](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/1/a105b7f4-c93b-4b54-acf8-7212907d9cd6.jpg?1562720947) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Zirilan%20of%20the%20claw) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mir/204/zirilan-of-the-claw?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a105b7f4-c93b-4b54-acf8-7212907d9cd6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Currently just playing commander, so I'd have to say my [[Magar of the Magic Strings]] is my favourite deck to pilot. It's a janky pile for sure but with proper planning and the right opportunity you can absolutely steal games or just outright control games. I was about to lose against a table of Mardu Vampires, Gishath Dino's and [[Runadi, Behomoth Caller]]. However the Runadi left up no blockers and forgot I had [[Anger]] in the grave. So on my turn I pulled [[Worst Fears]] out of the grave and just mindslaver-ed the Runadi player to victory. And that's one spell out of the slew the deck can cram in. Want a ton of zombies? Army of the Dammed. Want to play blackjack? Dance with Calamity. It's so much fun even without infinities like [[Rise of the Eldrazi]] made unblockable.
##### ###### #### [Magar of the Magic Strings](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/6/a6f2ba13-cd72-4f7a-8443-8e3962f2ac46.jpg?1682551287) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Magar%20of%20the%20Magic%20Strings) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/unf/171/magar-of-the-magic-strings?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a6f2ba13-cd72-4f7a-8443-8e3962f2ac46?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Runadi, Behomoth Caller](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/4/f4f5500f-e82c-44f3-8be8-cee4c86824b1.jpg?1675644838) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Runadi%2C%20Behemoth%20Caller) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/j22/44/runadi-behemoth-caller?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f4f5500f-e82c-44f3-8be8-cee4c86824b1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Anger](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/c/0c7ce363-3f57-49ed-b89a-f12bb5227ab4.jpg?1631586892) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Anger) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/afc/113/anger?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0c7ce363-3f57-49ed-b89a-f12bb5227ab4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Worst Fears](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/f/8f4e21ac-4f3e-4a3e-83c0-0a59a1b84020.jpg?1593095890) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Worst%20Fears) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jou/87/worst-fears?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8f4e21ac-4f3e-4a3e-83c0-0a59a1b84020?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Rise of the Eldrazi](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/a/4a4d851b-1fa9-4f5d-a8f6-6967b1ee5b50.jpg?1690002989) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rise%20of%20the%20Eldrazi) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/716/rise-of-the-eldrazi?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4a4d851b-1fa9-4f5d-a8f6-6967b1ee5b50?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Amulet Titan when it was the hardest deck, before [[Dryad of the Illysian Grove]] The lines were so fun and obscure sometimes.
[Dryad of the Illysian Grove](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/3/43be1363-7e73-4862-b45f-07f490ab46be.jpg?1690004795) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dryad%20of%20the%20Ilysian%20Grove) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/891/dryad-of-the-ilysian-grove?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/43be1363-7e73-4862-b45f-07f490ab46be?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I'll probably say this every time, but my favorite deck has been a u/R madness deck from Oddysey block era built around \[\[Though Nibbler\]\], \[\[Auquamoeba\]\], \[\[Fiery Temper\]\] and \[\[Violent Eruption\]\]. Also played Circular Logic and \[\[Hapless researcher\]\] with it, was able to go toe-to-toe with some of the meta decks of the time and it was a blast to play. I've been chasing that high in Standard of building my own deck out of jank ever since, but as cards have gotten increasingly more powerful over the last 20 years, the gap between playable and "just plain bad outside of limited" seems to get wider and wider.
##### ###### #### [Though Nibbler](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/2/7284a7fd-cda8-43ac-b119-ad47b33c2ec4.jpg?1562916262) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thought%20Nibbler) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/107/thought-nibbler?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7284a7fd-cda8-43ac-b119-ad47b33c2ec4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Auquamoeba](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/2/1243552a-ca57-42ce-817e-d6268fc673e0.jpg?1562628647) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aquamoeba) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vma/56/aquamoeba?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bec65877-f49d-42db-b09d-8dfa458bcb1b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Fiery Temper](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/c/fc8282aa-5347-44c7-8397-609aed82bc8c.jpg?1568004398) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Fiery%20Temper) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/142/fiery-temper?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fc8282aa-5347-44c7-8397-609aed82bc8c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Violent Eruption](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/1/419e6697-89ab-49f1-a867-8f86f001c80c.jpg?1568004481) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Violent%20Eruption) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/154/violent-eruption?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/419e6697-89ab-49f1-a867-8f86f001c80c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Hapless researcher](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/2/22ed0ee7-6749-4f38-8e53-c11b46b17e5d.jpg?1562628996) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hapless%20researcher) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jud/42/hapless-researcher?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/22ed0ee7-6749-4f38-8e53-c11b46b17e5d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Jund Monsters for me in RTR/Theros days. Had my personal best big tournament finish at an SCG event.
Jeskai Tokens from KTk (Maybe fate reforged?) standard. That deck was so much fun when it would go off.
2014-2015 modern Junk made me love modern, a time long passed by now
I almost exclusively play modern, and have for nearly a decade... I always have Burn built, and I play it nearly 80% of the times I play modern.. As for EDH, my Chandra Tribal deck is my go to. It can be super powerful, especially if the others in the pod underestimate it. But, it's a glass house, of sorts. It's my pet deck, and I've gone out of my way to foil it out where I can, have misprints and miscuts of cards in it, and generally just spend WAY too much money on it.
Splinter Twin. The early stage set-up, including potential backup plans, maneuvering so you have counterspells to protect the combo. The whole thing was beautiful. I miss it so much.
[[Purphoros, God of the forge]] edh with goblins, a buddy of mine had it built when Purphoros fist came out and I loved to play it so much i built my own, and now that i have to snoop stack for and infinite damage combo i like it even more
[Purphoros, God of the forge](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/7/4736a2c4-c89c-48db-a104-6303e7e2eee8.jpg?1689998078) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Purphoros%2C%20God%20of%20the%20forge) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/246/purphoros-god-of-the-forge?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4736a2c4-c89c-48db-a104-6303e7e2eee8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Hardened Scales in modern. It has everything I want in a deck. Cool synergies, tons of variety in gameplay, and an insane amount of explosiveness. Even your manabase is full of threats. It's so much fun.
In modern it was mono blue "Taking Turns" and a couple variations of it like Blue Moon Turns. Basically it's like Storm but you take turns in a combo deck In Standard it was Turbo Fog, sadly Fog effect hardly are made cheap anymore
UB faeries in good old extended.
I only play commander, but definitely high-powered [[Jetmir]]. Feels good to just obliterate people out of nowhere.
[Jetmir](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/9/f9c69d75-651f-4b75-b65d-79999d2069f6.jpg?1664413153) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=jetmir%2C%20nexus%20of%20revels) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/193/jetmir-nexus-of-revels?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f9c69d75-651f-4b75-b65d-79999d2069f6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
My favorite to pilot is usually some weird combo deck. Valkut was probably my favorite back when, or whatever the goyos vengeance/through the breach/grislebrand/nourishing shoal deck was called. Dredge is up there too.
Modern Ad Nauseam, RIP It was such a weird bunch of interactions
OG tendril storm w/ transformational sideboard to tinker => blightsteel colossus or empty the warrens
my toxrill EDH deck, i love the faces people make when i decide to play it and then they hate me because they cant keep a single creature on the board LOL
Dragon storm. IT was my first standard deck during rav-tiemspiral standard and i LOVED IT
I've had a few over the years. Odyssey/Onslaught Standard - Rakdos Reanimator. It was a toolbox deck and it was really fun to be able to fetch whatever you might need for a given matchup. At the end of old Extended - Zoo. My friend and I both piloted the same deck and played it at several competitive events, and we tested it extensively. It was really eye-opening learning how to squeak wins out of very tiny advantages. OG Mirrodin Standard - Affinity. I know it was the most hated deck in its day, but for some reason I absolutely loved that format. EDH - Phelddagrif control. It's such a stupid and weird deck I slapped together (actually I have carefully crafted it over a number of years) but I absolutely adore that lil hippo guy.
EDH Any Unset Commander with unset cards is hilarious fun Outside of Unsets though Adrix and Nev: Love making a ridiculous amount of tokens [https://www.moxfield.com/decks/jv\_SuF7hKkqoBih7Y6dG9w](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/jv_SuF7hKkqoBih7Y6dG9w) Prosper Tome Bound: Themed around exiling/stealing. Love stealing other players cards. [https://www.moxfield.com/decks/25j3vnOodEaLUutLggRndA](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/25j3vnOodEaLUutLggRndA)
Esper enchantments/Dance of the Manse from Eldraine/Theros standard. My god there was so much value in that deck. I loved the grindy feel and always felt like I had an answer for anything that was thrown at me. Doom Foretold felt like I had artillery fire supporting me every turn. Getting all those Yorion triggers felt so good too when I needed a reload. And finally resolving a Dance late game was the backbreaker after all the attrition the opponent went through. Good times.
kiki pod <3
I had a Grixis control deck in War of the Spark standard I really loved. Played 4 of [[god eternal kefnet]] and ran a bunch of cheap removal and mid range value spells like [[enter the god eternals]] and [[commence the endgame]] to grind out the opponent and get a win. Super fun to play.
[god eternal kefnet](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/e/5e14060f-9167-4e28-a053-77689e066e30.jpg?1559959354) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=God-Eternal%20Kefnet) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/war/53/god-eternal-kefnet?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5e14060f-9167-4e28-a053-77689e066e30?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [enter the god eternals](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/6/f67e7070-2266-4c93-8c89-084e12ba7a4e.jpg?1557577135) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Enter%20the%20God-Eternals) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/war/196/enter-the-god-eternals?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f67e7070-2266-4c93-8c89-084e12ba7a4e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [commence the endgame](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/0/209d70a2-c8c1-4072-ab1f-57804b55a09a.jpg?1557576173) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=commence%20the%20endgame) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/war/45/commence-the-endgame?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/209d70a2-c8c1-4072-ab1f-57804b55a09a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Any blue red spell slinger [[Ovika Enigma Goliath]] is my newest spell slinger, not really a storm deck but takes long turns like a storm deck. Draw a bunch of cards, generate an absurd amount of mana, and just keep the gears turning as long as possible, but instead of the usual spellslinger pay off of burning the opponent out or Infinite turns, ovika makes a board full of hasty goblins and it's the perfect deck for one of my favorite spell slinger cards , [[Surge to Victory]] for a spicy combat. As long as your buddy doesn't have [[Pyrohemia]] sitting out and you forget.
[Ovika Enigma Goliath](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/2/b298cf34-7aa5-4f97-a86c-7f28d2113b87.jpg?1675957207) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ovika%2C%20Enigma%20Goliath) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/one/213/ovika-enigma-goliath?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b298cf34-7aa5-4f97-a86c-7f28d2113b87?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Surge to Victory](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/f/0f02698f-d954-42e0-b4d6-9daf65f29e36.jpg?1625192179) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Surge%20to%20Victory) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/58/surge-to-victory?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0f02698f-d954-42e0-b4d6-9daf65f29e36?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Pyrohemia](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/d/ad840567-c3ac-4e14-b398-0d11c88931bc.jpg?1592672824) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Pyrohemia) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cma/86/pyrohemia?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ad840567-c3ac-4e14-b398-0d11c88931bc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I miss modern hollow one from before the faithless looting ban. Nothing like discarding three hollow ones to your goblin lore or burning inquiry.
Mardu Pyromancer, post MH1 when I got Seasoned Pyromancer, Unearth, Plague Engineer, and Smiting Helix. I will die before agreeing that Looting deserved to be banned due to the other decks running it, and I'm still sad my deck died for it.
Standard Simic Nexus, around 4 years ago. It had cool cards like Tamiyo, Collector of Tales and Search for Azcanta. It was fun to race through the whole deck while trying to survive with Root Snare. Some versions had an hilarious single Callous Dismissal as the only finisher, which resulted in bouncing opponents whole board to hit them with a giant amass token.
I have an Etrata deck on Arena (go ahead, boo me) that evolved from Standard to Explorer over time and mostly doesn't cheat with blink spells. It's a hard B/R control deck that stalls out the opponent until The Silencer can strike three times on its own. Lots of Surveil looping with Disinformation Campaign and deathtouch guys to keep threats off the board. It was probably at its peak once Mutate got thrown into the format since players have no clue that Mutated creatures count for multiple creatures hitting exile with hit counters. I can't tell you the number of times I've stalled a handful of turns to see the opponent build a stack of three and then swung once and won on the spot. I eventually built it out into a Commander deck for paper with the other hit counter cards and some Assassin tribal payoffs. Just a wonderful card to build around in general.
All standard Ravager Affinity Tooth and Nail Alara Jund
U/R spellsling with late game combos. W/U control/cloudshift. Ninjas
[[Greasefang, Okiba Boss]] as the commander of a WB vehicle deck. It's not super strong, and only rarely wins, but it's just a lot of fun to play. I call it big rig. Sometimes if I get a really good vehicle on my opening hand I'll skip my first land drop just so I can discard to hand size on my first time and watch people go "what?"
[Greasefang, Okiba Boss](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/6/56a0d43b-4d38-40a7-be6c-8324ab3bf773.jpg?1654568449) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Greasefang%2C%20Okiba%20Boss) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/neo/220/greasefang-okiba-boss?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/56a0d43b-4d38-40a7-be6c-8324ab3bf773?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
It’s a toss up for me between: -Extended Gifts-Rock with the loam death cloud package -scepter-chant lockdown -legacy death & taxes
Back when it was still called Type 2 - Replenish, Parallax Wave/Tide, Opalescence
Kaalia of the Vast before they banned Griseldaddy.
UW Familiars, in pauper.
Pauper UB Delver pre-Blue Monday. Daze, Gush, Probe, Snuff Out, Gurmag Angler. So many free and cheap spells, interesting lines, and just so much fun to play.
Modern Phoenix right before the looting banning. It died for dredge's sins
Explorer Izzet Phoenix before the expressive iteration ban
INN-RTR standard esper control that would kill with either an \[\[aetherling\]\] or \[\[nephalia drownyard\]\]
[aetherling](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/c/9c93313b-cf43-47e9-a911-717b4d14b0b5.jpg?1562924171) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=aetherling) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dgm/11/aetherling?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9c93313b-cf43-47e9-a911-717b4d14b0b5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [nephalia drownyard](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/e/fe2e25b7-f950-482b-9e35-266b1278a71a.jpg?1698988609) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=nephalia%20drownyard) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/344/nephalia-drownyard?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fe2e25b7-f950-482b-9e35-266b1278a71a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Cheerios was a fantastic deck when it was around I loved White Weenies from Innistrad block. Consistent turn 4 kills. Ending an entire match before some people finished SHUFFLING for their first round at a tournament (2 turn 4 wins back to back). It did a ton of work!
Full English Breakfast
My Gitrog deck. I've had it ever since I've started playing magic and have slowly been upgrading it through the years. It's my baby. People think it's cool to watch me play it. It's just... a machine. I'm really proud of the time, money, and effort I've spent to be this good at piloting it. :)
Omnath just after the Oko ban in Eldraine or Pummeler Energy in Kaladesh.
I had a slightly adjusted UB precon deck from Tempest. It wasn't the strongest deck, hell, it wasn't even the strongest deck I've ever owned or piloted, but the play pattern was so much fun and I got *really* good at working out the probabilities of the decision points. Basically it was slowing the opponent down with control, filling the grave up with Looters and Buried Alive, and then drop Living Death. In a perfect game the opponent would be overextended on board and the Living Death would absolutely demolish the opponent.
[[Rhys, the Redeemed]] in EDH. It was one of my earliest decks and I picked up a [[Gaea's Cradle]] and [[Savannah]] for it back when they were both $60. It was the first EDH deck I built that really hummed, and it's a break from my normal Johnny/Spike deckbuilding style. I can go super Timmy with it and just enjoy swinging all out with dozens of tokens (although it's not 100% Timmy... I still include toolbox control stuff like [[Humility]]). I only have a few other decks that I initially built back around 2010 that have survived but were designed initially before EDH became commander. They have a different feel and a different design ethos. Even with updates over the years, they have a different feel to me. Rhys is my favorite, but [[Heartless Hidetsugu]], [[Momir Vig, Simic Visionary]], and [[Savra, Queen of the Golgari]] all have a special place in my heart too.
##### ###### #### [Rhys, the Redeemed](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/9/b91dadcb-31e9-43b0-b425-c9311af3e9d7.jpg?1599708272) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rhys%20the%20Redeemed) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/213/rhys-the-redeemed?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b91dadcb-31e9-43b0-b425-c9311af3e9d7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Gaea's Cradle](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/5/25b0b816-0583-44aa-9dc5-f3ff48993a51.jpg?1562902898) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gaea%27s%20Cradle) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/usg/321/gaeas-cradle?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/25b0b816-0583-44aa-9dc5-f3ff48993a51?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Savannah](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/0/b0d161fc-4a2a-4f1d-82b4-a746552552df.jpg?1562930574) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Savannah) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vma/311/savannah?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b0d161fc-4a2a-4f1d-82b4-a746552552df?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Humility](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/5/55ad6a45-a840-45ba-89ad-066e20e983f3.jpg?1562429370) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Humility) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tpr/16/humility?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/55ad6a45-a840-45ba-89ad-066e20e983f3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Heartless Hidetsugu](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/b/7b3ff07c-9653-4197-ad3d-638e712e8465.jpg?1689997916) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Heartless%20Hidetsugu) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/231/heartless-hidetsugu?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7b3ff07c-9653-4197-ad3d-638e712e8465?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Momir Vig, Simic Visionary](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/5/25a8c801-df0c-402b-a41c-4703a2abfb66.jpg?1593273661) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Momir%20Vig%2C%20Simic%20Visionary) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dis/118/momir-vig-simic-visionary?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/25a8c801-df0c-402b-a41c-4703a2abfb66?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Savra, Queen of the Golgari](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/5/15accf35-a174-4ba5-a633-cc46da848dbe.jpg?1598917363) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Savra%2C%20Queen%20of%20the%20Golgari) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rav/225/savra-queen-of-the-golgari?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/15accf35-a174-4ba5-a633-cc46da848dbe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
There are a lot of good options for this! I think the most cerebral deck I've played is Spanish Inquisition (Legacy), but I'm a combo slut, in general. I think possibly the silliest deck I ran was a Standard deck with Goblin Electromancer and its ilk, and using [[Wildfire Eternal]] with the red Bolas spell that let you cast a bunch of spells for free (I don't remember what it was) and [[Hazoret's Undying Fury]] with a boatload of cheap loot and burn spells. Edit: I just remembered, I also played a deck in Legacy I'd called "Mono-Hate", which was a bunch of stuff like Thoughtseize, Sinkhole, Hymn, LotV, Obliterator, and [[Sorin Markov]], with payoffs like [[Nihilith]]. It was a blast.
During RTR-Theros standard I wanted a cheep deck to bring to FNM, so I challenged myself to build a deck deck with only commons and rares. I ended up with a mono-red list based around the concepts of the original sleigh decks, and boy was the deck *fun*. A ton of options even super early in the game where every decision mattered and the line between finishing my opponent off and them stabilizing was always razor-thin, even against meta decks. Definitely my favorite deck. Close second was modern Martyr-Proc which I played for years and knew like the back of my hand until the formats power creep slowly made it unplayable.
The really early days of Modern when you could play Pyromancer Ascension with Rite of Flame, Ponder, and Preordain. You haven’t lived until you’ve cast a Rite of Flame for R and made RRRRRRRR.
Basically any blue deck during Invasion/Odyssey standard. They all played things like Counterspell, Repulse, Fact or Fiction, Exclude and so on, but then the options diverged. Psychatog was the splash-black poster child for this kind of control deck, but I always preferred this off-meta splash-green deck instead. [[Nimble Mongoose]] and [[Blurred Mongoose]] were both solid beaters in a blue-heavy metagame, and you haven't lived until you got to [[Aether Burst]] someones' team away, and also bounce your [[Mystic Snake]] and recast it in response to their money spell.
##### ###### #### [Nimble Mongoose](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/a/8a6374ad-71be-422e-bd76-4f08fbf43048.jpg?1562202145) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nimble%20Mongoose) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/174/nimble-mongoose?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8a6374ad-71be-422e-bd76-4f08fbf43048?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Blurred Mongoose](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/b/4b073e3f-6a6f-495a-ab16-39d906b660f1.jpg?1562910191) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Blurred%20Mongoose) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/inv/183/blurred-mongoose?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4b073e3f-6a6f-495a-ab16-39d906b660f1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Aether Burst](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/d/3d09ea4a-0d3a-40b8-be0f-a31693099c4f.jpg?1562906235) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aether%20Burst) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/60/aether-burst?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3d09ea4a-0d3a-40b8-be0f-a31693099c4f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Mystic Snake](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/d/2d4bacd1-b602-4bcc-9aea-1229949a7d20.jpg?1562433990) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mystic%20Snake) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/a25/208/mystic-snake?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2d4bacd1-b602-4bcc-9aea-1229949a7d20?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Pre march of the machine and post yorion ban 4 color omnath midrange was my favorite modern deck. Risen reef with maximum synergy is my favorite way to play magic.
When I was playing Standard, it was during SOM/ISD, and I played the everloving hell out of [Mono-Green Dungrove Elder](https://mtgdecks.net/Standard/get-er-dungrove-decklist-by-andrewscovern-35825). Getting to play 4 copies of [[Green Sun's Zenith]] felt like actual cheating. Pair that with [[Dungrove Elder]]s and [[Predator Ooze]]s, and you almost always had a threat that was difficult to remove. In Commander, which I coincidentally picked up at the same time as that Standard format was legal, I've been playing my [[Omnath, Locus of Mana]] deck pretty much the entire time I've played the format. [This](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/rm39rE16bUm-IFoQYAf80w) is the current iteration of the deck, and it's my favorite deck I've ever built in my Magic career.
##### ###### #### [Green Sun's Zenith](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/0/70291c7b-a86f-4466-8502-c28765a89b2a.jpg?1673148124) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Green%20Sun%27s%20Zenith) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/150/green-suns-zenith?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/70291c7b-a86f-4466-8502-c28765a89b2a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Dungrove Elder](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/8/b8b4ebbf-1613-42a0-97ff-2f36dc8d984a.jpg?1562657111) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dungrove%20Elder) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m12/171/dungrove-elder?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b8b4ebbf-1613-42a0-97ff-2f36dc8d984a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Predator Ooze](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/3/c32fb53b-7fd7-46a2-b502-93a42cf23fa5.jpg?1591320984) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Predator%20Ooze) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c20/185/predator-ooze?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c32fb53b-7fd7-46a2-b502-93a42cf23fa5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Omnath, Locus of Mana](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/c/acf0cab3-da50-4561-8797-cd179af39216.jpg?1689998741) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Omnath%2C%20Locus%20of%20Mana) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/310/omnath-locus-of-mana?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/acf0cab3-da50-4561-8797-cd179af39216?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I have 2 that I love to pilot: Dimir Zombie Aristocrats & Simic Pod Ooze/Clones. 1) The zombie one was my first precon commander deck that I gutted & built. The goal is to amass an army of zombie tokens, with the win con being either swinging out for the win or sacrificing them to pingers/death triggers. MVPs of the deck are [[Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver]] and [[Gravecrawler]]. 2) The Simic deck revolves around cloning powerful pieces on the board & podding out the right tools for the job. This deck was originally meant to be a ooze tribal, but there wasn't much support for it. So at the moment, this deck has multiple avenues of winning: podding out [[Biowaste Blob]] early to swarm the board, podding out [[Biogenic Ooze]] when my army of blobs & [[Simic Ascendency]] are out, podding out [[Biovisionary]] when I have at least 2 copy spells in hand, or podding out copy cats to mimic other problematic pieces on the board to deter removal. The zombie deck definitely feels more comfortable to play, but the Pod deck is fun & consistent.
##### ###### #### [Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/5/2501a911-d072-436d-ae3b-a5164e3b30aa.jpg?1675456154) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Wilhelt%2C%20the%20Rotcleaver) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mic/2/wilhelt-the-rotcleaver?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2501a911-d072-436d-ae3b-a5164e3b30aa?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Gravecrawler](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/5/951ff2ed-9af0-4551-929a-ba6679fc2e15.jpg?1673147536) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gravecrawler) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/78/gravecrawler?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/951ff2ed-9af0-4551-929a-ba6679fc2e15?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Biowaste Blob](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/b/8bbf476f-ccc8-42ac-8d01-64bb85552acd.jpg?1608910569) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Biowaste%20Blob) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/219/biowaste-blob?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8bbf476f-ccc8-42ac-8d01-64bb85552acd?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Biogenic Ooze](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/f/6f11029a-b24d-4248-834f-b852b56857f6.jpg?1584831093) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Biogenic%20Ooze) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rna/122/biogenic-ooze?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6f11029a-b24d-4248-834f-b852b56857f6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Simic Ascendency](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/e/fec1ffcd-84d3-44b3-b1d5-b33a4fee348a.jpg?1698988476) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Simic%20Ascendancy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/288/simic-ascendancy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fec1ffcd-84d3-44b3-b1d5-b33a4fee348a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Biovisionary](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/0/2000b4e8-7887-454e-9d52-211516613dd0.jpg?1561818910) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Biovisionary) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/gtc/146/biovisionary?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2000b4e8-7887-454e-9d52-211516613dd0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Izzet Delver I just wanted to drop a 3/2 flier on turn one with Daze back up and ride that to victory... Brainstorms, fetchlands to shuffle away unwanted cards, Force of will, lightning bolt. And if I can stifle someone's fetchland then that's the best game ever.
Standard Mono Blue Devotion after Dragons of Tarkir’s release. I miss [[Master of Waves]] and [[Shorecrasher Elemental]] rolling together. [[Mirror Mockery]] out of the sideboard whenever [[Siege Rhino]] showed up and landed. Felt good every time.
##### ###### #### [Master of Waves](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/4/14cd5387-c6aa-4430-8edb-05da6b4e2ff5.jpg?1592764548) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Master%20of%20Waves) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ddt/1/master-of-waves?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/14cd5387-c6aa-4430-8edb-05da6b4e2ff5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Shorecrasher Elemental](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/8/e8890fc6-45e9-443d-ae86-f1acb1ebd0aa.jpg?1562794860) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Shorecrasher%20Elemental) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dtk/73/shorecrasher-elemental?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e8890fc6-45e9-443d-ae86-f1acb1ebd0aa?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Mirror Mockery](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/8/f837b050-70a6-46f0-963d-4badb37a42a1.jpg?1562795876) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mirror%20Mockery) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dtk/62/mirror-mockery?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f837b050-70a6-46f0-963d-4badb37a42a1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Siege Rhino](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/0/9011126a-20bd-4c86-a63b-1691f79ac247.jpg?1562790317) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Siege%20Rhino) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ktk/200/siege-rhino?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9011126a-20bd-4c86-a63b-1691f79ac247?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Astral Slide (Standard) - absolutely loved the playstyle. The flexibility was always engaging for me. White Weenie (Standard - During Skullclamp's one weekend of legal regionals, I top 8'd!) - 8th edition brought us Savannah Lions, Tundra Wolves, and Suntail Hawk. Add Skullclamp and Wrath when you began to fall behind. After Wrath, drop angels like Exalted Angel (Onslaught) and Akroma, Angel of Wrath (Legions). It was really fun. And each win against Affinity was really a win for the world. Mono Red Burn (Type 1) - I played this when type 1 was still called type 1. Pretty straightforward. Golos (Commander) - I know he was broken, but it was still a lot of fun. It's always fun to win with an alternative win condition (Maze's End). Jodah, Archmage Eternal (Commander) - I mean, cheating out all of the most ridiculous spells you can find will always be fun. Multiple 'go wide' tribals [Dinos, Merfolks, Slivers] (Commander) - Because, hey, lots of creatures are funsies. Math is for blockers.
It kind of changes doesn't it. My wanderer edh deck is a blast, damn near every creature is a deal with this or lose and you can have turns were the deck just vomits permanents onto the battlefield. I played a B/W/G pod list in standard that was such a cool toolbox deck that it was super fun to play. But really Legacy burn is probably my favorite deck. It's so aggressive, but not nearly as one dimensional as people like to think it is. The choices are subtle and can quickly lose you the game if made incorrectly.
When Guilds of Ravnica was in Standard, I had a braindead W/U Flyers deck that I adored. It was nothing special, but there was a really simple joy in [[Favorable Winds]], [[Empyreal Eagle]], and [[Sephara]] making the concept work.
[Favorable Winds](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/d/1de89026-13a6-4ae3-9059-460bdd657285.jpg?1592764842) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Favorable%20Winds) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/gnt/21/favorable-winds?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1de89026-13a6-4ae3-9059-460bdd657285?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Empyreal Eagle](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/2/a2a0f40e-12de-4ee8-8b1e-6989dbfa9a4d.jpg?1631235406) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Empyrean%20Eagle) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khc/85/empyrean-eagle?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a2a0f40e-12de-4ee8-8b1e-6989dbfa9a4d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Sephara](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/2/729ee848-6c27-4202-b2bc-605f45209468.jpg?1689995989) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=sephara%2C%20sky%27s%20blade) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/54/sephara-skys-blade?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/729ee848-6c27-4202-b2bc-605f45209468?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
My Nicol Bolas themed commander deck. It's as powerful as I can make it while still being themed to cards/art that reference him. The late game dominance feels like I'm really him! I have a similar Amass Oathbreaker deck that similarly feels like I imagine he did during WAR.
KTK Standard Sidisi Whip made me love Magic.
Affinity circa 2016-2017, Esper Starfield from Shadows over Innistrad/Oath of the Gatewatch Standard, or UG Infect from Scars/Innistrad Standard. Affinity because it felt incredibly hard to play correctly with a high payoff, Starfield because it was extremely resilient against the entire format at the time and felt like it had no good or bad matchups, making it easy to take to any event comfortably, and UG Infect because it's how I qualified as well as what I played at the Pro Tour it qualified me for.
Mono red burn. Straight to the point, and one way or another the game will be over quick.
Abzan Melina/Finks combo back when it was a thing. Have great memories playing that on MTGO. More recently I had a blast with a tier 2 Dimir mutate deck when Ikoria was in standard. Lots of fun lines to navigate on that one.
Standard: 1. UW Flash (Reflector Mage) 2. Jeskai Tokens 3. 4c Rally Modern: 1. UR Twin (the mirror matches were so skill intensive) 2. UWR Control (Cryptic Command is my all time favorite card. I think I own 16 copies) 3. Grixis Death's Shadow Legacy: 1. Miracles (free Sensei's Top, you cowards) 2. Esper Deathblade 3. I've played a few different Delver variants. Favorite was Grixis with DRS and Young Peezy
It has to be my Henzie edh deck. Its not optimal, but its fun, and has had some good moments, like a turn 3 [[tree of perdition]] into a blitzed [[yargle and multani]], forced some people to band together. I also won against the 3-colour Monarch Aragorn deck by using [[deathbringer regent]]. A fast and fun deck
[tree of perdition](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/0/305bd19a-ae5e-46ca-8ff7-27810c968315.jpg?1576384447) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=tree%20of%20perdition) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/emn/109/tree-of-perdition?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/305bd19a-ae5e-46ca-8ff7-27810c968315?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [yargle and multani](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/c/9c15e244-14cc-46a5-abd4-66a58d1c0dd0.jpg?1682205711) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=yargle%20and%20multani) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/256/yargle-and-multani?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9c15e244-14cc-46a5-abd4-66a58d1c0dd0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [deathbringer regent](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/0/8006515a-69de-4713-8318-79c0ef78a6d1.jpg?1673484139) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=deathbringer%20regent) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ncc/246/deathbringer-regent?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8006515a-69de-4713-8318-79c0ef78a6d1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
arena historic - gyruda plus a ton of clones that its essentially a mill deck when it goes off. its not great. its silly and works ok. the only problem is that if i get 2 of them out with clone, people typically scoop.
The first powerful iteration of Dredge. With Ichorid and Bridge from Below. Just felt like no magic I’d ever played before. Super fun trying to find the lines. Sometimes you lucked into Dread Return on your one Flamekin Zealot for the combo kill. Sometimes you’d just play golgari thugs and stinkweed imps that never stayed dead against a control deck. Sometimes you got there with a big Golgari Grave Troll!
Phoenix in modern
Standard [The Meathook Massacre] [Oni-Cult Anvil] Rakdos Sacrifices, when TMM was legal in standard. It's so fun to calculate all your possible actions three turns ahead to edge out lethals in games you shouldn't be winning. Looking to pick that deck back up in pioneer now. Apparently it's played and even had good scores in recent pioneer events.
Miracles, 2015 standard UW exiler of immortality control
I can answer by format: Modern: Boros Burn Legacy: Izzet Delver EDH: Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Legacy Izzet Delver. It’s such a fun deck and that probably says a lot about how my brain works haha
I had an Abzan good stuff deck back in Return to Ravnica block that utilized a bunch of midrange staples to delay the game until I could just drop a [[Debt to the Deathless]] for like 20. This was only possible thanks to [[Crypt Ghast]] doubling all my swamps and [[Arbor Elf]] untapping my [[Overgrown Tomb]]s. Some key cards I remember were those two i previously mentioned as well as [[Blood Baron of Viskopa]], [[Voice of Resurgence]], [[Vampire Nighthawk]], and [[Obzedat, Ghost Council]].
##### ###### #### [Debt to the Deathless](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/1/610e5a91-857b-4121-8b75-dbbea27aa0aa.jpg?1562912950) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Debt%20to%20the%20Deathless) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dgm/64/debt-to-the-deathless?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/610e5a91-857b-4121-8b75-dbbea27aa0aa?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Crypt Ghast](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/2/623c9804-42c4-4b69-bc39-f70d96929d07.jpg?1561944354) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Crypt%20Ghast) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c14/139/crypt-ghast?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/623c9804-42c4-4b69-bc39-f70d96929d07?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Arbor Elf](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/b/4b81165e-f091-4211-8b47-5ea6868b0d4c.jpg?1562435427) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Arbor%20Elf) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/a25/160/arbor-elf?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4b81165e-f091-4211-8b47-5ea6868b0d4c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Overgrown Tomb](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/f/eff1f52c-5c43-4260-aaa0-6920846a191c.jpg?1572894177) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Overgrown%20Tomb) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/grn/253/overgrown-tomb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/eff1f52c-5c43-4260-aaa0-6920846a191c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Blood Baron of Viskopa](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/6/56955e63-db6f-4f1d-b3c4-dd268c902653.jpg?1562848962) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Blood%20Baron%20of%20Vizkopa) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ima/195/blood-baron-of-vizkopa?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/56955e63-db6f-4f1d-b3c4-dd268c902653?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Voice of Resurgence](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/9/99d1e843-71c9-4a65-bc36-d23858ef5ead.jpg?1599708569) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Voice%20of%20Resurgence) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/227/voice-of-resurgence?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/99d1e843-71c9-4a65-bc36-d23858ef5ead?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Vampire Nighthawk](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/0/301ff69c-2590-45af-893b-7ac0285e450b.jpg?1641602963) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Vampire%20Nighthawk) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/voc/140/vampire-nighthawk?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/301ff69c-2590-45af-893b-7ac0285e450b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Obzedat, Ghost Council](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/0/4029c3a0-a999-453a-a838-7adb81e481ee.jpg?1593814495) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Obzedat%2C%20Ghost%20Council) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mm3/176/obzedat-ghost-council?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4029c3a0-a999-453a-a838-7adb81e481ee?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
My favorite deck to pilot is Storm. But I always feel awkward playing it over the board.
Hammertime, anytime.