
By Brian David-Marshall
Brian David-Marshall is a New York–based game designer who has been involved with Magic since 1994, when he started organizing tournaments and ran a Manhattan game store. Since then, he has been a judge, a player, and one of the longest-tenured columnists on DailyMTG.com, as he enters his second decade writing for the site. He is also the Pro Tour Historian and one of the commentators for the Pro Tour.
Luis Scott-Vargas discusses his Standard deck choice with Zac Hill. LSV and U.S. teammate Alex Binek switched into the Wolf Run Ramp deck as an answer to Delver and Birthing Pod decks.
Creature (18)
4 Primeval Titan 4 Huntmaster of the Fells 4 Thragtusk 4 Solemn Simulacrum 2 Inferno TitanArtifact (4)
4 Sphere of the SunsLand (26)
4 Copperline Gorge 4 Rootbound Crag 4 Glimmerpost 4 Cavern of Souls 2 Inkmoth Nexus 2 Kessig Wolf Run 4 Forest 2 Mountain60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
1 Bonfire of the Damned 2 Pillar of Flame 2 Karn Liberated 1 Ancient Grudge 1 Crushing Vines 2 Beast Within 2 Zealous Conscripts 1 Garruk, Primal Hunter 3 CombustRed (18)
2 Inferno Titan 4 Whipflare 2 Slagstorm 2 Bonfire of the Damned 2 Pillar of Flame 1 Ancient Grudge 2 Zealous Conscripts 3 CombustGreen (17)
4 Primeval Titan 4 Thragtusk 4 Rampant Growth 1 Green Sun's Zenith 1 Crushing Vines 2 Beast Within 1 Garruk, Primal HunterMulti colored (4)
4 Huntmaster of the FellsColorless (36)
4 Copperline Gorge 4 Rootbound Crag 4 Glimmerpost 4 Cavern of Souls 2 Inkmoth Nexus 2 Kessig Wolf Run 4 Forest 2 Mountain 4 Solemn Simulacrum 4 Sphere of the Suns 2 Karn Liberated75 Cards
7 (2)
2 Karn Liberated49 Cards
Common (28)
4 Glimmerpost 4 Forest 2 Mountain 4 Primeval Titan 4 Sphere of the Suns 4 Rampant Growth 2 Pillar of Flame 1 Ancient Grudge 1 Crushing Vines 2 Zealous ConscriptsRare (19)
4 Rootbound Crag 2 Inkmoth Nexus 2 Kessig Wolf Run 4 Thragtusk 4 Solemn Simulacrum 2 Slagstorm 1 Green Sun's ZenithMythic (19)
4 Copperline Gorge 4 Cavern of Souls 4 Huntmaster of the Fells 2 Inferno Titan 2 Bonfire of the Damned 2 Karn Liberated 1 Garruk, Primal Hunter75 Cards
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