Tempest/Theme decks
Tempest had four 60 card preconstructed theme decks built from cards in the set. Included with each deck were two booklets: one summarising the storyline and another containing deck lists and strategy guides for all four decks. An advanced version of each deck was also suggested as a way to upgrade it for a competitive Standard environment. (The cards for the advanced deck lists were not supplied.)
Deep Freeze
Deep Freeze is a white and blue theme deck from Tempest.[1] It is a creature based control deck which uses evasive creatures as its win condition. The deck was designed by Bill Rose.
| “ | The key to winning with “Deep Freeze” is establishing control. Counterspell, Dismiss, Power Sink, and Spell Blast prevent your opponent from playing spells that would cause you problems. In addition, the deck contains eleven cards to suppress large ground creatures. This lets you use creatures with flying or shadow to repeatedly hit your opponent. [2] | ” |
The 3 rares in this deck are Avenging Angel, Emmessi Tome, and Precognition.
| “ | Improved card cycling and card drawing is vital in a tournament environment. Four Impulses and a Portent help you cycle cards. Impulse allows you to pick the best of the top four cards of your library, and should be played at the end of your opponent’s turn. This allows you to keep your mana available for counterspelling during your opponent’s main phase. [3] | ” |
Flames of Rath
Flames of Rath is a red and white theme deck from Tempest.[4] It is a Sligh deck which splashes white for enchantment removal. The deck was designed by Mike Elliott.
| “ | “Flames of Rath” follows a tried-and-true theme: Burn, baby, burn. The deck contains a wide variety of direct damage such as Searing Touch, Kindle, Rolling Thunder, and Lightning Blast. It also employs several anti-creature cards such as Tahngarth’s Rage and Blood Frenzy, which can destroy a creature in the right circumstances while also providing an offensive threat. Tempest contains a number of enchantments and artifacts that could create a problem for this deck. A splash of white for Disenchant provides some defence against this possibility.[5] | ” |
The 3 rares in this deck are Furnace of Rath, Magmasaur, and Soltari Guerrillas.
| “ | The number of creatures drops greatly in a full tournament environment. Your goal now is to get out one attacker and keep the field clear of any blockers. Steel Golem from Weatherlight is a valuable addition to this deck style. It is a 3/4 creature that costs only three mana to play, and you aren’t really penalised by its preventing you from playing further creature spells. Ball Lightnings provide additional damage and breakthrough speed.[6] | ” |
The Slivers
The Slivers is a blue and black theme deck from Tempest.[7] It is a control deck which uses Slivers in a defensive manner. The deck was designed by William Jockusch.
| “ | “The Slivers” is a deck designed for the long game, building up a card advantage. Ultimately, you want access to many more cards than your opponent, which will allow you to win by overwhelming him or her.[8] | ” |
The 3 rares in this deck are Fevered Convulsions, Ertai's Meddling, and Extinction.
| “ | To compete effectively in a tournament environment, you have to quickly find the cards you need. Portent and Impulse help the advanced version of “The Slivers” to do this. In general, try to play Impulse at the end of your opponent’s turn, so that you can keep your mana sources untapped as much as possible. [9] | ” |
The Swarm
The Swarm is a green and white theme deck from Tempest.[10] It is an aggro deck which is notable for containing the combo of Aluren and Recycle. The deck was designed by Joel Mick.
| “ | “The Swarm” is a fast white-green creature deck that wins through sheer numbers. Start by playing creatures quickly and inflicting as much damage as possible with them before your opponent stabilises the game. After that point, build up and overwhelm your opponent with more creatures than he or she can handle. [11] | ” |
Creatures (26)
1 Krakilin
The 3 rares in this deck are Elven Warhounds, Recycle, and Aluren.
| “ | The advanced version of “The Swarm” adds three Nature’s Resurgences for faster card drawing, since you typically will have many creatures in your graveyard. This deck also substitutes four Brushlands for plains, giving you better access to green and white mana. [12] | ” |
Creatures (30)
2 Lhurgoyf
Sideboard (15)
See also
References
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Tempest Theme Deck: The Flames of Rath — Wizards of the Coast
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