A Twist in the Maze
Posted in Daily Deck
on January 20, 2014
Lots of people asked, so I'm here to present it in all its glory—Jon Louck's Maze's End deck from the R&D Challenge. Jon decided to spice it up and play his deck singleton style with the exception of Maze's End and Guildgates.
There are some absurd situations that can come up when you're playing a singleton deck, as you never know what you're going to draw next. Will you be able to find that
Saruli Gatekeepers to gain the life you need? Is
Abrupt Decay going to show up to answer that
Underworld Connections? Will our opponent walk into our
Supreme Verdict? Will we win with
Maze's End, or will Elspeth show up and kill us before it comes to that?
You never know!
Jon's deck is perfect if you're looking for a good time, although I'd find room for a Sylvan Caryatid and maybe an Axebane Guardian. Even if you're only playing one of each spell, there can be some important stuff you might miss.
WotC_JonL (2-3)
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