Playing Devil’s Advocate: An Analysis of Red Deck Wins in Anaheim

Has there been a more apt moniker for a deck than Red Deck Wins? It’s like the flavor text for Goblin Offensive – a perfect fit. All it does is lay a few creatures, lock down your land for a turn or two and beat you about the head and shoulders until dead. In the Extended environment before Pro Tour: New Orleans, this is what passed for”blazing speed.” Then came New Orleans, and suddenly, a deck capable of a turn 4 kill was”too slow.” Thankfully, the format came to its senses as 21% of the Day 2 participants in Anaheim were running some form of the deck…