Illusionary Might is one of two Magic: The Gathering 2012 Event decks that will be available on August 12, 2011 at a MSRP of $24.99. Illusionary Might is a mono blue phantasmal creation sporting a plethora of illusions and blue staples to control the board state. Like New Phyrexia’s War of Attrition and Rot from Within, this 60 card Event Deck is tailored to be played right out of the box and comes with a sideboard as well.
Monty Ashley showcased the contents of both Magic 2012 Event Decks in today’s Magic Arcana.
Let’s check out the Illusionary Might decklist and follow it up with a quick review of this blue bonanza.
19 Island
Sideboard
Illusionary Might has plenty of quality blue cards in its lineup, but it sort of takes a scattergun approach to the mono blue deck and in doing so misses the mark on two possible decks. On one hand, it’s trying to be the Grand Architect “ramp out a giant game ending artifact” ensemble, which normally relies on Wurmcoil Engines, Steel Hellkites, and Treasure Mages.
On the other hand, Illusionary Might attempts a new age phantasm deck, sporting aggressively priced illusions matched up with Lord of the Unreal.
There’s a bit of both worlds here, and the good news is that you can take the stock of this deck and turn it into one of the more focused archetypes.
The bad news is that it’s not really self-sustaining as is. You’re going to need more Lord of the Unreal, and Phantasmal Images to make an illusions deck truly work, and there’s not enough oomph behind the artifact plan either. Both of the previously mentioned mono blue archetypes rely on finding and hitting their cards, and here Illusionary Might is driving the blue boat on two very different oceans.
That said, the support goods get the job done, and it’s enough for a good start for Friday Night Magic play. Realistically speaking, changes to need to be made for Illusionary Might to be on par with offerings like War of Attrition, but it does present an excellent base to create a more focused deck.
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