Previous Level Blue, MTG Control Deck for the New Extended
September 16, 2008
Paul Cheon won Grand Prix Vancouver earlier this year with Previous Level Blue. In this video, pro player Luis Scott-Vargas (LSV) gives us some tips on building this mostly blue Magic the Gathering deck for the new Extended format.
Show Notes
Previous Level Blue only loses Counterspell and Sensei’s Divining Top after the Extended rotation.
LSW splashes red for Magus of the Moon. This seems like a great addition since the deck plays enough basic lands.
Previous Level Blue is your basic blue control deck with 15 counterspells. No other deck in the format has that many counterspells.
Your goal is to stick a threat like Tarmogoyf or Vedalken Shackles and protect it with counter magic. Ancestral Vision also counts as a threat. Three cards for one mana is oftentimes enough to overwhelm your opponent.
Vedalken Shackles is really good against the Doran Rock decks.
Old Previous Level Blue
This is the list that Paul Cheon used to win Grand Prix Vancouver back in February 2008.| Maindeck: | Sideboard: | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sensei's Divining Top | 10 Snow-covered Island | 4 Tormod's Crypt |
| 4 Vedalken Shackles | 2 Breeding Pool | 3 Sower Of Temptation |
| 4 Flooded Strand | 2 Yixlid Jailer | |
| 4 Tarmogoyf | 4 Polluted Delta | 3 Ancient Grudge |
| 1 Steam Vents | 3 Tsabo's Decree | |
| 3 Threads Of Disloyalty | 1 Watery Grave | |
| 1 Academy Ruins | ||
| 4 Counterspell | 1 Miren, The Moaning Well | |
| 4 Cryptic Command | ||
| 3 Force Spike | ||
| 2 Repeal | ||
| 4 Spell Snare | ||
| 4 Ancestral Vision | ||
| 1 Rude Awakening |
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