
By Rich Hagon
Rich Hagon combines a deep knowledge of the players of the Pro Tour with a passionate love of the game. He's a regular commentator for Pro Tour and Grand Prix live video coverage, and is the official Pro Tour Statistician. He has been covering Magic events since 2006.
2010 Magic World Champion Guillaume Matignon discusses his red-blue-black control deck featuring Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas. This is the deck Matignon will use to battle Brad Nelson in the 2010 Player of the Year Showdown on Saturday.
Artifact (17)
4 Everflowing Chalice 1 Mindslaver 2 Mox Opal 4 Prophetic Prism 3 Sphere of the Suns 3 Tumble MagnetLand (22)
1 Blackcleave Cliffs 4 Creeping Tar Pit 3 Darkslick Shores 2 Inkmoth Nexus 3 Island 2 Mountain 4 Scalding Tarn 3 Tectonic Edge60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
2 Pyroclasm 2 Stoic Rebuttal 1 Argent Sphinx 2 Duress 1 Flashfreeze 1 Gravitational Shift 1 Kuldotha Rebirth 1 Ratchet Bomb 4 Spreading SeasBlue (19)
1 Treasure Mage 3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 4 Preordain 4 Stoic Rebuttal 1 Argent Sphinx 1 Flashfreeze 1 Gravitational Shift 4 Spreading SeasBlack (2)
2 DuressMulti colored (4)
4 Tezzeret, Agent of BolasColorless (41)
1 Blackcleave Cliffs 4 Creeping Tar Pit 3 Darkslick Shores 2 Inkmoth Nexus 3 Island 2 Mountain 4 Scalding Tarn 3 Tectonic Edge 1 Wurmcoil Engine 4 Everflowing Chalice 1 Mindslaver 2 Mox Opal 4 Prophetic Prism 3 Sphere of the Suns 3 Tumble Magnet 1 Ratchet Bomb75 Cards
2 (17)
4 Prophetic Prism 4 Pyroclasm 3 Sphere of the Suns 1 Flashfreeze 1 Ratchet Bomb 4 Spreading Seas5 (1)
1 Gravitational Shift47 Cards
Common (29)
3 Island 2 Mountain 2 Galvanic Blast 4 Preordain 4 Prophetic Prism 3 Sphere of the Suns 4 Stoic Rebuttal 2 Duress 1 Kuldotha Rebirth 4 Spreading SeasRare (15)
4 Creeping Tar Pit 2 Inkmoth Nexus 4 Scalding Tarn 2 Slagstorm 1 Argent Sphinx 1 Gravitational Shift 1 Ratchet BombMythic (18)
1 Blackcleave Cliffs 3 Darkslick Shores 3 Tectonic Edge 1 Wurmcoil Engine 3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 1 Mindslaver 2 Mox Opal 4 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas75 Cards
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