Stax w/ actual Stax best Stax

by MrUnbelievable on 26 April 2023

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)


Instants (4)


Land (1)

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Deck Description

This version of Workshops fully goes the old school route of prison stax instead of the more popular aggro-ish version.

It uses all the restricted Workshops prison pieces, the common {Sphere of Resistance} aswell as the even more old school {Tangle Wire} and {Smokestack}, the latter of which giving its name to the entire range of this archetype. Additionally, {Blinkmoth Well} and {Rishadan Port} complete the prison package replacing man lands like even {Urza's Saga}.

The pay-off cards include {Crucible of Worlds} as another classic lock piece with {Wasteland} and {Strip Mine}, {Hangarback Walker} as a clear sac target, {Arcbound Ravager} as both a sac outlet and target, often sacrificing {Tangle Wire} and even sometimes {Smokestack} itself on the opponent's end step, and {Scrap Trawler} as a good 3- aka 1-drop in Workshops, which synergizes with {Smokestack}, {Tangle Wire} and {Arcbound Ravager}.

Of course all the other broken colorless stuff is in there, aswell a lone {Karn, Silver Golem} to shoot down all the 0 mana stuff out there, achieving flawless victory a little quicker sometimes ;) NEVER animate for the win. Your opponent either concedes or loses with 0 permanents on board.

How to Play

Classic Misery Combos (CMCs)...
- {Tangle Wire} is NOT symmetric. You get to fade and then tap, including the Wire itself; they tap 4, you tap 2
- {Smokestack} is NOT symmetric. You get to sac 0 then add a counter (-1 card), your opponent sacs 1 (+/- 0 cards). You sac 1 then add a counter, your opponent sacs 2 (+1 cards) etc. and you get to decide how many permanents to sac and when to stop
- {Smokestack} + {Tangle Wire} and a taxing piece kills everything. {Smokestack} sacrifice trigger resolves first, then tap permanents ({Tangle Wire}, {Rishadan Port}, {Blinkmoth Well})
- {Rishadan Port} and/or {Blinkmoth Well} something first, then the {Tangle Wire} trigger resolves
- Sacrifice your {Smokestack} to {Arcbound Ravager}
- Sacrifice your 0 fade counter {Tangle Wire} to {Arcbound Ravager}
- Modular {Arcbound Ravager} +1/+1 counters onto {Hangarback Walker} or another {Arcbound Ravager} by sacrificing it
- {Tangle Wire} triggers {Scrap Trawler} on its own. Make sure to make use of your {Arcbound Ravager} and/or {Hangarback Walker} before that happens, if there's nothing in the grave

Deck Tags

  • Vintage
  • tier 1
  • Prison

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Deck Format


Vintage

NOTE: Set by owner when deck was made.

Card Legality

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

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