Today Feb. 16, 2013 during day two of "Magic: The Gathering" Pro Tour "Gatecrash" Gerry Thompson made his first top eight Pro Tour finish with "Reckoner Control." Brian David-Marshall spoke with Thompson about his deck during the live coverage of the event.
Gerry Thompson's "Reckoner Control" deck list
Creatures (14)
3 Snapcaster Mage
4 Boros Reckoner
4 Augur of Bolas
3 Restoration Angel
Other Spells (21)
1 Think Twice
3 Sphinx's Revelation
4 Azorius Charm
4 Thought Scour
1 Harvest Pyre
2 Mizzium Mortars
3 Searing Spear
1 Rewind
1 Counterflux
1 Supreme Verdict
Land (25)
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 Steam Vents
2 Sacred Foundry
3 Clifftop Retreat
3 Sulfur Falls
3 Glacial Fortress
1 Island
1 Plains
2 Mountain
Sideboard (15)
3 Jace, Memory Adept
2 Negate
2 ?
2 Essence Scatter
2 Oblivion Ring
1 Planar Cleansing
2 Grafdigger's Cage
1 Rhox Faithmender
Unlike the "Lucky Charms" deck piloted by David Sharfman, Thompson's list doesn't try to gain infinite life with Boros Reckoner. Instead, the deck mills itself with Thought Scour and can win over the long term with a massive Harvest Pyre.
The deck is packed with value creatures like Augur of Bolas and Snapcaster Mage which can be abused again with Restoration Angel. Mizzium Mortars can provide a mid-game blow out, and Sphinx's Revelation needs no introduction.
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Event decks: "Rally and Rout" and "Thrash and Thrive."
Intro Packs: "Orzhov Oppression," "Boros Battalion," "Gruul Goliaths," "Dimir Dementia," and "Simic Synthesis."
Card lists White, Blue, Black, Red, Green, Orzhov, Dimir, Gruul, Boros, Simic, Hybrid, Artifact, and Land.
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