I have been wanting to play Orzhov (B/W) Constellations in Standard since the release of Journey into Nyx and last Saturday I found a list that fits my planned and preferred deck. The deck was posted on Craig Wescoe’s article at the Magic TCG Player website and did a decent 9-3 record at Grand Prix Miami.

Here is the decklist, created by Pro player Seth Manfield:

Maindeck
Creatures [19]
3 Ajani’s Pridemate
2 Athreos, God of Passage
3 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
3 Doomwake Giant
4 Seeker of the Way
4 Underworld Coinsmith

Spells [17]
2 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
2 Banishing Light
3 Citadel Siege
4 Hero’s Downfall
2 Lightform
3 Mastery of the Unseen
1 Thoughtseize

Lands [24]
4 Caves of Koilos
8 Plains
4 Scoured Barrens
3 Swamp
4 Temple of Silence
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Sideboard
4 Bloodsoaked Champion
2 End Hostilities
2 Erase
2 Glare of Heresy
1 Mastery of the Unseen
2 Read the Bones
2 Thoughtseize

I just did a few edits on the board like replacing the champions into Nyx-Fleece Ram for the expected aggro-heavy metagame at the local gamestore. I finished 1-2 due to several issues of mana flooding and screw despite the 24 lands which looks like the ideal count for this type of deck. Anyhow, I still enjoyed playing this list and hoping it can have upgraded components from Dragons of Tarkir. We shall see what we can come up with.

Until next post.