
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.
Lukas Jaklovsky shows off his combo deck anchored by Melira, Sylvok Outcast that allows a player to gain infinite life or deal infinite damage thanks to recurring Persist creatures.
Creature (29)
3 Viscera Seer 1 Sun Titan 1 Acidic Slime 1 Reveillark 1 Obstinate Baloth 1 Murderous Redcap 1 Fulminator Mage 1 Ranger of Eos 1 Eternal Witness 4 Kitchen Finks 1 Tidehollow Sculler 1 Gaddock Teeg 4 Wall of Roots 3 Melira, Sylvok Outcast 4 Birds of Paradise 1 Noble HierarchSorcery (2)
2 ThoughtseizeInstant (3)
3 Chord of CallingArtifact (4)
4 Birthing PodLand (22)
1 Razorverge Thicket 1 Twilight Mire 1 Sunpetal Grove 2 Godless Shrine 2 Overgrown Tomb 1 Temple Garden 4 Verdant Catacombs 4 Misty Rainforest 2 Snow-Covered Swamp 4 Snow-Covered Forest60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
2 Thoughtseize 1 Entomber Exarch 1 Tar Fiend 1 Orzhov Pontiff 4 Path to Exile 1 Shriekmaw 1 Harmonic Sliver 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence 1 Spellskite 1 Nekrataal 1 Ethersworn CanonistWhite (9)
1 Sun Titan 1 Reveillark 1 Ranger of Eos 4 Path to Exile 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence 1 Ethersworn CanonistGreen (22)
1 Acidic Slime 1 Obstinate Baloth 1 Eternal Witness 4 Wall of Roots 3 Melira, Sylvok Outcast 4 Birds of Paradise 1 Noble Hierarch 3 Chord of Calling 4 Birthing PodMulti colored (10)
1 Murderous Redcap 1 Fulminator Mage 4 Kitchen Finks 1 Tidehollow Sculler 1 Gaddock Teeg 1 Orzhov Pontiff 1 Harmonic SliverColorless (23)
1 Razorverge Thicket 1 Twilight Mire 1 Sunpetal Grove 2 Godless Shrine 2 Overgrown Tomb 1 Temple Garden 4 Verdant Catacombs 4 Misty Rainforest 2 Snow-Covered Swamp 4 Snow-Covered Forest 1 Spellskite75 Cards
2 (11)
1 Tidehollow Sculler 1 Gaddock Teeg 4 Wall of Roots 3 Melira, Sylvok Outcast 1 Spellskite 1 Ethersworn Canonist3 (11)
1 Fulminator Mage 1 Eternal Witness 4 Kitchen Finks 3 Chord of Calling 1 Orzhov Pontiff 1 Harmonic Sliver4 (10)
1 Obstinate Baloth 1 Murderous Redcap 1 Ranger of Eos 4 Birthing Pod 1 Entomber Exarch 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence 1 Nekrataal53 Cards
Common (14)
3 Viscera Seer 1 Tidehollow Sculler 4 Wall of Roots 2 Snow-Covered Swamp 4 Snow-Covered ForestUncommon (15)
1 Acidic Slime 1 Murderous Redcap 1 Eternal Witness 4 Kitchen Finks 1 Entomber Exarch 4 Path to Exile 1 Shriekmaw 1 Harmonic Sliver 1 NekrataalRare (43)
1 Twilight Mire 1 Sunpetal Grove 2 Godless Shrine 2 Overgrown Tomb 1 Temple Garden 4 Verdant Catacombs 4 Misty Rainforest 1 Reveillark 1 Obstinate Baloth 1 Fulminator Mage 1 Ranger of Eos 1 Gaddock Teeg 3 Melira, Sylvok Outcast 4 Birds of Paradise 1 Noble Hierarch 3 Chord of Calling 4 Birthing Pod 4 Thoughtseize 1 Tar Fiend 1 Orzhov Pontiff 1 Spellskite 1 Ethersworn Canonist75 Cards
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