Magic Best Standard Deck Ever: Sphinx's Revelation Control vs. Temur Reclamation
The Best Standard Deck Ever Tournament round of 32 match pits the 2013 Sphinx's Revelation Control deck against the 2020 Temur Reclamation deck, with a top 16 spot at stake.
In Magic: The Gathering's Best Standard Deck Ever tournament, Sphinx's Revelation Control (2013) is now facing Temur Reclamation (2020) in a round of 32 matchup. The winner advances to the top 16.
Sphinx's Revelation Control: 2013 Standard Results
The deck relied on card drawing and lifegain from the instant Sphinx's Revelation. For close to two years, it held a spot at the very top of Standard.
Its tournament record includes:
- Several players made the top eight of Pro Tour Gatecrash in February of 2013.
- Top eight finishes at both Worlds 2013 and Pro Tour Theros in October (2013).
- A win at Pro Tour Magic 2015 in August of 2014 by Ivan Floch.
Sphinx's Revelation rotated out of Standard in September.
Temur Reclamation: 2020 Standard Results
During the first half of 2020, Temur Reclamation was the deck to beat, with its strategy centered on the mana-doubling power of Wilderness Reclamation.
The deck ramped into Wilderness Reclamation, which essentially doubles mana at the end step. It then won with a large Expansion // Explosion or a Shark Typhoon token.
Its results:
- At Worlds XXVI in February of 2020, two players finished in the top eight.
- A few months later in 2020, it claimed four top eight slots at the Players Tour Finals.
Temur Reclamation Bans: August 2020
Growth Spiral, Teferi, Time Raveler and Wilderness Reclamation were all banned from Standard in August of 2020.
What it means for players
- The next bracket match is Tooth and Nail (2005) vs. Dimir Midrange (2024). Tooth and Nail won a round 1 upset, and the Dimir deck features Kaito, Bane of Nightmares.
What is still unknown
- Which deck won the match and advances to the top 16.
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