Jeskai Tempo

by Arensen on 19 January 2015

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Creatures (1)


Sorceries (4)


Planeswalkers (1)

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Deck Description

NOTE

I am also running 2x Valorous Stance and 2x Soulfire Grand Master mainboard, but MtG vault can't deal with Fate Reforged at the moment.

The deck is basically a generic Jeskai tempo deck. Most people should know how that works. Play aggresively using removal and tempo plays to buy time for good value creatures to win the game. The sideboard can be used to transform it into a control deck with Elspeth, Sarkhan and Stormbreath Dragon as win conditions.

How to Play

Ideally we are on the play. We play a t1 scryland, then a t2 painland into either soulfire grand master or seeker of the way.
Then on t3 we have 3 choices.
a) We leave mana up for counterspells, and choose not to attack into what is usually a sylvan caryatid. This is a controlling route and my least favourite option.
b) If we played a seeker of the way, we can attack with it. If they block, we lightning strike their face, pumping seeker enough that the extra damage kills caryatid. This is very good if you can pull this off, as it sets up a nice tempo advantage. If they don't block, then we have mana up for a counterspell instead.
c) We play a second threat (prefereably a Goblin Rabblemaster or a Mantis Rider) and keep playing aggressively. This has some pros and cons. It keeps up a lot of pressure, but a caryatid down on their side means that only a Mantis Rider will get through, and sets up for a t3 siege rhino against abzan, which can be problematic.
Ideally by t4 for us we can straight out remove whatever is on their side of the field with either Valorous Stance with 2 mana up or a hardcasted Stoke the Flames. Then we'll be hitting for 6 this turn if we chose option c) on t3.

Alternatively, soulfire grand master is used as a t2 play if you feel that you can or should play a more controlling strategy, and the sideboard helps to support that for game 2. Note that I am still playtesting with soulfire grand master, and she may turn out to be absolute rubbish, I'm honestly not sure.

Keep in mind that while this deck is aggressive, it is a tempo deck and so it should be playing threats but also be playing reactively. So don't feel locked in to any way of playing the first few turns or sideboarding, because the deck should be adapted to best deal with whatever you are facing.

Thankyou for reading, and any feedback would be great.

Deck Tags

  • Tempo
  • Jeskai
  • Aggro
  • Standard

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Not Legal in Vintage
  • Not Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Jeskai Tempo

Any comments, suggestions, or improvements would be excellent.

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Posted 19 January 2015 at 07:08

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