In todays article, james wise talks about one win condition from amonkhet standard that could be in the running, approach of the second sun. Approach of the second sun if this spell was cast from your hand and youve cast another spell named approach of the second sun this game, you win the game. It takes a long time to work, but if youre in a board stall and thus have a lot of time to set up when you land it it will give you incredible inevitability. Approach of the second sun in rivals of ixalan standard. If the second one you cast is countered, you wont win the game. Im trying to avoid the cards that are about to cycle out of standard. Mtgo wikiprice is the leading magic the gathering online card pricing system with thousands of mtgo bots that buy and sell the cards youre looking for. He played a new take on rw approach of the second sun with sunbirds invocation, but more mana and fewer expensive spells. Oct 20, 2017 adam bialkowski busted open standard with a 10thplace finish at us nationals last weekend. The sanctuary was the setting for the second at home with art. Otherwise, put approach of the second sun sun into its owners library as the seventh card from the top and you gain 7 life.
As your second approach of the second sun resolves, it checks only whether the first one. At that time, i bought challenger deck with the second sun approach. Jun 07, 2017 approach of the second sun was actually a viable finisher, if a very slow one. A different approach to standard hipsters of the coast. The second approach also has to be cast from your hand no cascading into it, no flashing it back with snapcaster mage or anything like that though the first one can be cast from wherever. It seems like an antimeta deck but could put up the results. You untap and play approach of the second sun on seven. May 14, 2017 here is the first approach of the second sun if approach of the second sun was cast from your hand and youve cast another spell named approach of the second sun this game, you win the game. Patrick is coming to us straight from pro tour ixalan this week. Approach of the second sun already has a means of casting the second approach, so i think the best method is to ramp it out and draw cards to dig deeper until you find the same copy. Finally, if you have 5 or fewer cards in your library as your approach resolves, you cant put it seventh from the top, so youll just put it on the bottom of your depleted library. Unlike the other challenger decks, the second sun control archetype has branched out into a couple different flavors.
Approach of the second sun wombo combo standard mtg deck. How to approach sunbirds invocation top level podcast. The approach player doesnt want anything to do with lichs mastery. Roman fusco piloted dan wards azorius approach of the second sun deck to the top eight of the standard classic at scg syracuse. Modern decks standard decks submit a deck search decks. Mar 15, 2018 weve seen approach of the second sun decks since the card came out, but mostly paired with blue. He used a rw board controlslashcombo deck utilizing this big red six and a certain favorite white seven heres the simple explanation of this combination. But we also saw esper and jeskai versions to make the deck more versatile and have the best answers. Standard amonkhet exert deck plus approach of the second sun. Today well be going over the newest altwincon, approach of the second sun. The approach of the second sun decks revolve around resolving their namesake card twice to win the game that way. Approach of the second sun amonkhet foil modern card. These four individual 75card decks are geared toward standard play for the friday night magic. May 02, 2018 the second sun control deck is designed to stall the game long enough for you to cast two copies of approach of the second sun.
Products and availability vary by state and are solely the responsibility of the applicable insurance company. Feb 23, 2018 there are a handful of free win conditions in standard right now. Buy your copies of approach of the second sun amonkhet on lilianamarket, the new marketplace for the magic. Approach of the second sun at pro tour ixalan top level podcast. Approach of the second sun is a great card to build around for a control strategy as the life buffer goes a long way to making sure that you stay alive to cast a 7mana spell twice. Approach of the second sun has no effect until its resolving.
Weve seen approach of the second sun decks since the card came out, but mostly paired with blue. It cant be interacted with easily and doesnt require you to waste any additional slots in your deck. A copy of a spell isnt cast, so it wont count as the first nor as the second approach of the second sun. Meybohms sullivan turner team hosted the event at the 12. A card that changes zones is considered a new object, so casting the same approach of the second sun card on a later turn is another spell named approach of the second sun. This is a combo control deck that looks to keep the board in check with cards like supreme verdict and then eventually winning the game with our namesake approach of the second sun. Oct 08, 2017 2 approach of the second sun 2 pull from tomorrow put in. Approach of the second sun sorcery amonkhet mtg assist. Monowhite approach in standard by raphael levy magic the. If your first approach of the second sun was countered, youll still win the game as your second one resolves. I am playing around with the idea of bringing it to gp dc, running it both online and in paper. The caesium standard is a primary frequency standard in which the photon absorption by transitions between the two hyperfine ground states of caesium3 atoms are used to control the output frequency. The idea is to try and keep the board as clear as possible using board wipes like fumigate to remove their creatures and counter spells in order to buy time to build up enough mana to cast approach of the second sun, followed by card draw to find the second approach.
The rest of the deck is designed to basically stay. These decks will be available worldwide in english, with japanese available in japan. Approach of the second sun 3 different printings deckbox. Wu approach of the second sun by andrea sonzogni tcgplayer. Nov 03, 2017 besides energy decks and hazoret decks, the remaining third of the metagame mostly consists of control decks, most notably whiteblue approach, abzan tokens and blueblack decks. Approach of the second sun itself couldnt ask for a better buddy. Otherwise, put approach of the second sun into its owners library seventh from the top and you gain 7 life. While many may wish to upgrade towards the blueoriented versions, the goal here is to. While bolas deceived the gods into believing he created amonkhet, the second sun is in fact natural to the world. Sep 19, 2017 approach of the second sun deck list with prices for magic. My top 8 for lichs mastery article by michael flores.
If you have fewer than six cards in your library, youll put approach of the second sun on the bottom of your library. If approach of the second sun was cast from your hand and youve cast another spell named approach of the second sun this game, you win the game. The standard is a marketing name for standard insurance company portland, oregon, licensed in all states except new york, and the standard life insurance company of new york white plains, new york, licensed only in new york. The first time you cast it, youll gain 7 life and put it back into your. Approach of the second sun amonkhet flipside gaming. Otherwise, youll lift up the top six cards without looking at them and place approach of the second sun just under them. I play it in my deck and my playgroup finds the card meh too. Otherwise, put approach of the second sun into its owners library seventh. Approach of the second sun is a card that a lot of people have labeled the best alternate win condition in years, so today, lets try and break it with a slick uw control shell. The second approach of the second sun that you cast must be cast from your hand, but first may have been cast from anywhere.
Standard amonkhet exert deck plus approach of the second sun i suspected exert would be a lot like cohort, and perhaps phasing. It is currently being played in, mainly in the following archetypes. Compelling deterrence is there if my opponent put a gideon of the trials emblem. Cards like supreme will, censor and search for azcanta help find answers to your opponents threats, while giving a chance to dig for your approach and cast it again faster. Access to more copies protects you from discard and countermagic, but more importantly it allows you to cast approaches on consecutive turns to win the game quickly. Approach of the second sun has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. View legality, oracle text, pricing, ratings, and more. Thanks to cardsphere, i had playsets on the way shortly after prerelease weekend.
I never felt the need for the regal caracals, so i want to remove them, replacing them with another copy of settle the wreckage and three copies of authority of the consuls, which is important against aggro decks. The rest of the deck is designed to basically stay alive long enough to accomplish this plan. Approach of the second sun amonkhet pucatrade trade. Hd 162826, a star born in the same star cluster as our sun, is located in the constellation hercules, about 110 lightyears away from earth. Whiteblue approach is completely immune to creature removal in game 1, but threatens to take over sideboarded games with regal caracal.
How to beat standards top three strategies by craig wescoe. It does this by controlling the board with spot removal like cast out and board sweeping effects like settle the wreckage. By free i mean they have the text you win the game once you meet a condition. These four individual 75card decks are geared toward standard play for the friday night magic player, and forged out of some of the most powerful strategies in standard. This gives the deck another way to dig for approach of the second sun.
Apr 12, 2018 unlike the other challenger decks, the second sun control archetype has branched out into a couple different flavors. Were still just going over a few specific cards from amonkhet, but well be returning to standard tips on monday, so look forward to more interactions. Approach of the second sun amonkhet modern card kingdom. Approach of the second sun standard deck list with prices for magic. Each challenger deck comes with a complete 60card main deck and a 15card sideboard, and is intended to be playable and competitive at a local level right out of the box.
Approach of the second sun deck list with prices for magic. Standard decks wishlist, cool decks, neat, control, kek, possible standard ideas, to build, new decks to test, approach of the second sun, possible decks, decks, uncategorized close views. Spell 34 4 approach of the second sun 4 blessed alliance 4 cast out 4 censor 4 fumigate 4. Approach of the second sun sorcery cards mtg salvation. There are a handful of free win conditions in standard right now. Approach of the second sun x4 amonkhet akh magic mtg mint.
With lots of cycling and drawing you can reach your second sun fairly quickly. Approach of the second sun is a great win condition. While both mechanized production and revel in riches are legal in the format, approach of the second sun. Approach of the second sun mtg amonkhet buy magic cards. Monowhite approach in standard by raphael levy magic. Now that this deck isnt standard legal anymore, i wanted to tune this deck for pioneer. Sep 27, 2017 approach of the second sun is a great card to build around for a control strategy as the life buffer goes a long way to making sure that you stay alive to cast a 7mana spell twice. Approach of the second sun in rivals of ixalan standard as soon as i saw settle the wreckage and search for azcanta, i knew i wanted to build decks around them.
The first caesium clock was built by louis essen in 1955 at the national physical laboratory in the uk. My first deck im interested in for this format is a rendition of my favorite standard deck over the past decade, uw approach of the second sun. You may use any printing of a card that has an appearance in a standard legal set. Reapproaching the second sun challenger deck hipsters of. Unless youre playing against falco you can land this wombo combo. Approach of the second sun was actually a viable finisher, if a very slow one. Full force draft approach of the second sun numotgaming. If this spell was cast from your hand and youve cast another spell named approach of the second sun this game, you win the game. Lair of behemoths theros beyond death throne of eldraine war of the spark. Approach of the second sun means that this deck does not have to achieve full board control, but can focus solely on resolving the powerful sorcery twice to win the game on the spot. Mtg approach of the second sun card prices and decks april. Sep 04, 2017 wu approach of the second sun by andrea sonzogni. Approach of the second sun archives channelfireball magic.
See cards from the most recent sets and discover what players just like you are saying about them. This format consists of the most recent core set and the two most recent block releases. How to beat standards top three strategies by craig. Todays wincon is an odd little sorcery from amonkhet called approach of the second sun. May 02, 2017 approach of the second sun is a card that a lot of people have labeled the best alternate win condition in years, so today, lets try and break it with a slick uw control shell. Approach gets a second life in standard with a few key additions from ixalan. Of all of the challenger decks, the second sun control deck is the closest to the. The second sun s light is apparently the source of oketras arrows, while hazoret is said to have been born from the same magic that created it, the godpharaohs breath. Uw approach of the second sun w dominaria day 1 searzist.
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