Some decks I’ve found some success, some I haven’t, but that doesn’t deter me. I’ve even tried making a competitive Modern “Lands-esque” Loam deck. (Incidentally Bant Knightfall has just recently had a major success in taking 3 rd at GP Guangzhou 2016). In Modern I have tried messing with Tezzerator after the Thopter-Sword unbanning, and Bant Knightfall after Retreat to Coralhelm was revealed. I myself enjoy tinkering with rogue decks and helping in their development. Every deck has a story on how it got to where it is today, and for many decks, there are many unsung heroes working to make many of these ideas competitive reality. Modern Lantern Control took down GP Oklahoma City 2015, but the original concept had been floating around with MTG Salvation user Zerodown since as early as 2012. In Modern, Grishoalbrand exploded in popularity in mid-2015, however Kurata Shintarou had been playing it in Japan back as early as October 2014.
After all, even “tier” decks have to start from somewhere. Pushing deckbuilding to its limits and experimenting with new ideas is vital to the health of all formats.
I love the concept of brewing, building, and tinkering with new decks. I will regularly play “tier” decks in all formats I play in, currently running Infect in Modern and Lands in Legacy (I tend to avoid Standard, although I have been known to occasionally play some weird things from time to time for the odd FNM). Due to my job time constraints I tend to keep a low profile, but if time permitted it, I would be at tournaments far more regularly than I am now. Don’t get me wrong, I am a competitive player, and I love winning. I wholeheartedly disagree with this particular sentiment that brews are not important at tournaments. Reading from the comments, I was dismayed at the views from a few that brewing is somehow a casual thing, belonging only on the kitchen tables or in EDH, and that events are for top tier decks. This is a guest article by Dan Inocencio.Ī few weeks ago, there was a post on the AZMagicPlayers Facebook group questioning the reasoning behind the prevalence of playing top tier decks in nearly all events, and the lack of brews in the even more casual events here in Arizona.
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