
By Zac Hill
Zac is a former game designer/developer for Wizards of the Coast and was the lead developer for Dragon's Maze. His articles have appeared in The Huffington Post, The Believer, and on StarCityGames.com. Currently he serves as the chief operating officer of The Future Project, a nonprofit education initiative, and holds a position as a research affiliate in the MIT Game Lab.
Belgium National Team member Peter Vieren discusses his innovative Standard deck featuring Trading Post with Zac Hill.
Creature (9)
3 Thragtusk 3 Wurmcoil Engine 1 Phyrexian Metamorph 1 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Kuldotha PhoenixArtifact (15)
4 Ichor Wellspring 4 Trading Post 3 Pristine Talisman 3 Tumble Magnet 1 Mycosynth WellspringLand (23)
4 Rootbound Crag 3 Phyrexia's Core 1 Cavern of Souls 1 Inkmoth Nexus 1 Buried Ruin 1 Kessig Wolf Run 1 Forest 11 Mountain60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
1 Cavern of Souls 1 Thragtusk 2 Phyrexian Metamorph 1 Tumble Magnet 2 Blasphemous Act 1 Ancient Grudge 3 Pillar of Flame 2 Zealous Conscripts 1 Karn Liberated 1 SlagstormBlue (3)
3 Phyrexian MetamorphRed (23)
1 Kuldotha Phoenix 4 Galvanic Blast 4 Whipflare 2 Faithless Looting 4 Blasphemous Act 2 Ancient Grudge 3 Pillar of Flame 2 Zealous Conscripts 1 SlagstormGreen (4)
4 ThragtuskColorless (45)
4 Rootbound Crag 3 Phyrexia's Core 2 Cavern of Souls 1 Inkmoth Nexus 1 Buried Ruin 1 Kessig Wolf Run 1 Forest 11 Mountain 3 Wurmcoil Engine 1 Solemn Simulacrum 4 Ichor Wellspring 4 Trading Post 3 Pristine Talisman 4 Tumble Magnet 1 Mycosynth Wellspring 1 Karn Liberated75 Cards
Common (33)
1 Forest 11 Mountain 4 Galvanic Blast 4 Ichor Wellspring 3 Pristine Talisman 2 Faithless Looting 1 Mycosynth Wellspring 2 Ancient Grudge 3 Pillar of Flame 2 Zealous ConscriptsRare (24)
4 Rootbound Crag 1 Inkmoth Nexus 1 Kessig Wolf Run 4 Thragtusk 3 Phyrexian Metamorph 1 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Kuldotha Phoenix 4 Trading Post 4 Blasphemous Act 1 Slagstorm75 Cards
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