Ponza.dec (Deckbuilding Primer)
Modern
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Multiple updates —March 6, 2018
Changes to the "average" deck:
- Bloodbraid Elf, Kessig Wolf Run, Molten Rain, and Scavenging Ooze moved into the "average" deck
- Bonfire of the Damned, Chameleon Colossus, Huntmaster of the Fells Flip, Madcap Experiment,Obstinate Baloth, Pia and Kiran Nalaar, and Platinum Emperion moved out
Additions to the maybeboard (i.e., all other cards that have ever seen play in competitive Ponza decks):
- Blood Sun, Carnage Tyrant, Goblin Dark-Dwellers (first seen in this deck)
- Thorn of Amethyst (first seen in this deck)
- Nahiri, the Harbinger and Sacred Foundry (first seen in this deck)
- Deathgorge Scavenger, Fiery Justice, Fire-Lit Thicket, Noble Hierarch, Tarmogoyf, and Temple Garden (first seen in this deck)
- Rishkar, Peema Renegade (first seen in this deck)
Updates to the most recent competitive decks (in Step 2 Option 2):
- Classic Ponza (Threat-heavy, but without Bloodbraid Elf): Ryan Bourgoin's deck (3/4/2018)
- Classic Ponza (Threat-heavy, with Bloodbraid Elf): Pierre Carlsson's deck (3/3/2018)
- Classic Ponza (Land Destruction-heavy, AKA "8-Rain"): Krotozues' deck (3/3/2018)
- Noble Moon: Abombdiggity's deck (3/6/2018)
- Monster Ponza: Shawn Tappan's deck (2/24/2018)
Additions to the top finishers at large tournaments (in Step 2 Option 4):
- Ryan Bourgoin's deck: #11 at SCG Classic Worcester (398 players, 3/4/2018)
- Jeremie DeWitt's deck: #18 at SCG Classic Worcester (398 players, 3/4/2018)
- Kasper Zijl's deck: #1 at Dutch Open (143 players, 2/24/2018)
As always, thanks to everyone who's made comments and suggestions so far! They're all archived here or behind the View Archive button below.
BX223Hunter,
You bet! And please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions ... Moonbar, I, and the crowd at r/PonzaMTG are always happy to assist!
February 8, 2018 5:39 a.m.
With the recent unban of Bloodbraid Elf how would this effect your list? Would it be a card you're considering adding? If so, how many? I would love to hear your thoughts!
February 14, 2018 3:20 p.m.
21,
It's hard to say. Like we mention in the description, the maindeck represents the "average" competitive Ponza deck, according to MTGdecks, so it will change over time as the average changes. I suspect we'll see some competitive Ponza decks in the next few weeks running Bloodbraid Elf, but even if all of them ran full playsets, it'll take a while to bring the average up.
In the meantime though, there are a bunch of folks brewing with BBE and sharing playtest results over at r/PonzaMTG. Please drop by!
February 14, 2018 5:05 p.m.
Squirrel_of_War says... #5
I recently heard of a build using Goblin Dark-Dwellers and Bloodbraid Elf to great success.
BX223Hunter says... #1
Thank you for posting and maintaining!
February 7, 2018 9:52 p.m.