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Monday, July 20, 2009

M10 In Constructed

Three national tournaments are now in the books since the release of M10 . The decklists can give us a little insight into the future of Standard.

Here are some quick observations.

1) Great Sable Stag - Was the most used M10 Card between sideboards and Maindecks. Followed by Elvish Archdruid and then Sunpetal Grove. This should give you a good idea of what will be climbing in price.

2) Hallowed Burial has currently filled the Wrath of God spot in 5cc.

3) Ethersworn Canonist is the SB of choice against Elves.

4) Stillmoon Cavalier is seeing play both maindeck and sideboard. I assume this is for the Kithkin Matchup.

Latest Nationals Results
http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/47b

Total M10 Maindeck Cards
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20 Elvish Archdruid
19 Sunpetal Grove
19 Lightning Bolt
16 Drowned Catacomb
8 Honor of the Pure
8 Dragonskull Summit
7 Great Sable Stag
6 Baneslayer Angel
4 Merfolk Sovereign
4 Harm's Way
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Doom Blade
4 Ball Lightning
3 Bogardan Hellkite
2 Planar Cleansing
2 Gargoyle Castle
1 Essence Scatter

Total M10 Sideboard Cards
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22 Great Sable Stag
4 Doom Blade
3 Baneslayer Angel
2 Duress
2 Sleep
1 Essence Scatter

---Japanese Nationals---

Top 8 Decks
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Elves Combo -3
Faeries - 2
Red (Black Splash) -1
5CC- 2

Total M10 Cards in the Maindeck
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1 Baneslayer Angel
1 Doom Blade
4 Dragonskull Summit
8 Drowned Catacomb
12 Elvish Archdruid
1 Essence Scatter
1 Gargoyle Castle
4 Lightning Bolt
11 Sunpetal Grove

Maindeck Trends (Non-M10)
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6 Hallowed Burial

Total M10 Cards in the Sideboard
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1 Essence Scatter
12 Great Sable Stag

Sideboard Trends (Non-M10)
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1 Hallowed Burial
2 Mark of Asylum
3 Last Breath
11 Stillmoon Cavalier

---Spain Nationals---

Top 8 Decks
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Kithkin -1
Jund Blood -1
5CC -2
Faeries -1
Faeries (Red Splash)-1
RDW -1
GB Elves -1

Total M10 Cards in the Maindeck
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4 Ball Lightning
3 Baneslayer Angel
3 Bogardan Hellkite
3 Doom Blade
4 Dragonskull Summit
4 Drowned Catacomb
1 Gargoyle Castle
7 Great Sable Stag
4 Honor of the Pure
11 Lightning Bolt

Maindeck Trends (Non-M10)
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2 Wall of Denial
4 Hallowed Burial

Total M10 Cards in the Sideboard
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1 Baneslayer Angel
4 Doom Blade

Sideboard Trends (Non-M10)
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7 Ethersworn Canonist
2 Hallowed Burial
6 Double Negative

---Australia Nationals---

Top 8 Decks
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Evles Combo -2
5C Blood -2
5CC -1
Fae -1
Merfolk -1
Kithkins -1

Total M10 Cards in the Maindeck
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2 Baneslayer Angel
4 Drowned Catacomb
8 Elvish Archdruid
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Harm's Way
4 Honor of the Pure
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Merfolk Sovereign
2 Planar Cleansing
8 Sunpetal Grove

Maindeck Trends (Non-M10)
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3 Stillmoon Cavalier

Total M10 Cards in the Sideboard
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2 Duress
2 Baneslayer Angel
10 Great Sable Stag
2 Sleep

Sideboard Trends (Non-M10)
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4 Ethersworn Canonist
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