Arena Standard - Treasure Event Citadel Combo

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  • Deck contains 5 invalid cards for this format: Drowned Catacomb (XLN), Orazca Relic (RIX), Moment of Craving (RIX), Mox Amber (DOM), Sai, Master Thopterist (M19)
Main 60 cards (18 distinct)
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (32)
$0.18€0.120.03
$0.20€0.050.03
$6.02€4.231.09
$0.20€0.070.03
$0.20€0.100.03
$0.19€0.040.03
$32.31€23.623.10
$10.53€3.550.02
$0.25€0.170.03
Planeswalker (6)
$21.07€11.080.06
$0.42€0.220.03
Creature (3)
$1.11€0.780.02
Land (19)
$3.01€2.460.02
$13.00€11.660.18
$0.15€0.020.03
$8.97€9.460.40
$0.15€0.120.04
$0.20€0.040.03

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Description

This is a slightly tweaked version of my pet "fun" deck, Citadel Artifact combo. 

You want to mull to either Citadel or Scheming Symmetry. Often using treasures you can cast Citadel t3, or Saheeli/Sai + a 0 or 1 cost artifact turn 2 into a turn 4 citadel with board set up. Either way, you should kill on t4. 

The usual kill is to have Citadel + Saheeli or Bad Saheeli (Sai) and just start rolling cards off the top. You'll end up with ten-ish tokens in play and assorted utility artifacts. Eventually you either hit Tezzeret naturally, or use Symmetry to put him on top and cast him. His uptick followed by a Citadel activation is a nearly-guaranteed OTK.

TIPS:

- Because you almost always use Tezz to kill, try to remain above 7 life (for Symmetry + Tezz). This most often comes up with deciding when to crack Orazca Relics - if you wait til you actually see Tezz/Symmetry on top to crack, you'll draw the card (often leaving it uncastable). So be aware of life and use those Relics proactively.

- While we're on Relic, remember one of the most powerful tools at your disposal while going off is using Saheeli downtick to turn a "useless" servo/thopter into a Treasure, Relic, Amulet, Mox or Wand. To do this, you will need to actually have the original artifact in play, so remember to try and use Saheeli each turn before you start cracking the real thing. Don't get her killed if you can't finish going off right away, but remember she's a 4-of and hitting duplicates while comboing is real. Use each one before you play the next.

- Gideon's Sacrifice is a weird Fog, and helps to counteract the crazy aggro clocks people are putting on in this mode. It only works while you have artifacts in play, but take note that it only chooses what's tanking your damage on RESOLUTION - you can have just a Saheeli in play, cast this during combat and make a Servo, then choose that Servo. If there's no instant speed removal - you just fogged them!

- It's also possible that since this is a treasure event, and mana doesn't matter, you should just play Root Snare instead (Sacrifice is a holdover from my usual build). Follow your heart, and swap the 1 plains for 1 forest if you do that.

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Last Updated: 04 Aug 2019
Created: 04 Aug 2019
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