Pro Tour heartthrob Owen Turtenwald made Top 8 of the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Worcester with what Magic history buffs would probably refer to as "Sligh": Creatures (30) 2 Goblin Shortcutter 4 Chandra's Phoenix 4 Gore-House Chainwalker 4 Rakdos Cackler 4 Burning-Tree Emissary 4 Firefist Striker 4 Foundry Street Denizen 4 Firedrinker Satyr Lands (22) Spells (8) You can see the two copies of Hammer of Purphoros in Owens sideboard for control decks, eschewing Burning Earth altogether
The only real matchup in which Wrenn and Six truly shines is against Control decks which dont have enough board presence to pressure it
However, in this instance, were just going to focus on the +1/+1 counter side of things
Floodpits Drowner Floodpits Drowner is exactly the kind of tempo play merfolk decks are interested in
Even without the flashiest reprints or the best out of the box experience, its cool to see a deck and think about how youd adapt it, upgrade it, or tweak it
It consists of a handful of different Tera Pokmon, like Teal Mask Ogerpon ex, and Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex [Twilight Masquerade], powers up Pokmon with Crispin [Stellar Crown], and boasts powerful attacks that can swing a game in a pinch