In the continuous brewing and updating of the decks in the Strixhaven Standard format. I decided to recall a previous Magic: the Gathering card mechanic that was potentially strong but gradually nerfed in the rulings: the Companion mechanic.

Today’s featured Companion card is Keruga, the Macrosage and it has been popular in Green-based ‘Go Big’ decks and has recently found a spot in Adventure kind of archetypes. With the entry of Strixhaven, the color pair shifted to Prismari (Blue-Red) with the Dragons as the main game-winner. Here is a decklist I have found in Reddit Spikes thread.

Companion
1 Keruga, the Macrosage (IKO)

Deck
3 Bonecrusher Giant (ELD)
1 Brazen Borrower (ELD)
1 Shimmer Dragon (ELD)
4 Goldspan Dragon (KHM)
3 Galazeth Prismari (STX)
3 Torrent Sculptor (STX)

3 Creative Outburst (STX)
4 Draconic Intervention (STX)
4 Saw It Coming (KHM)
4 Magma Opus (STX)
4 Prismari Command (STX)

7 Island (ANA)
7 Mountain (ANA)
2 Castle Vantress (ELD)
4 Riverglide Pathway (ZNR)
4 Frostboil Snarl (STX)
2 Fabled Passage (ELD)

Sideboard

1 Keruga, the Macrosage (IKO)

The decklist is half composed of non-creature spells that go in out-tempoing opponents’ threats and later on casting their Dragons to win the game. Keruga provides additional gas if you have established one or two threats on the battlefield.

This archetype has been getting enough success in tournaments online and has recently got a friend a 5-0 record in the MTGO League event. I think this will still be the deck to beat on this weekend’s online and local tournaments and we will see how it will perform again if the other deck archetypes will make changes to beat this deck.

That is a wrap for now. Until the next blog post.