Both of these men had Mono-Blue devotion decks, and quite inevitably, one of them was going to be the Pro Tour Theros winner. Meaning a Mono-Blue deck had beaten all those other decks out there. I can be honest when I say that Mono-Blue was the last thing that I would expect to become the Pro Tour Theros winning deck. What does it do? Well, as much as I don't understand how it would get so far, this is how it works.
"Master of Waves is the list's marque card, with Nightveil Specter and Frostburn Weird allowing Master of Waves to put a whopping 14 power onto the battlefield on turn four (16 if you hit played one of the deck's one drops, Cloudfin Raptor or Judge's Familiar). Master of Waves also pumps Mutavault, a 2/2 man land that counts as every creature type. Thassa, God of the Sea is another powerful card, turning dead lands that may be on the top of your library into business spells thanks to scry 1 and also transforming into an indestructible 5/5 creature that can become unblockable. Even without devotion Thassa's activated ability can be pivotal, allowing you to take out opposing planeswalkers. Speaking of planeswalkers, Jace, Architect of Thought lets this deck slow down aggro strategies and gain card advantage. Cyclonic Rift can lead to some late game blow outs" - From David Leavitt's article, "Jeremy Dezani wins Pro Tour 'Theros' with mono blue devotion"
I guess we can say that I gave away the fact that Dezani wound up winning. Master of waves is a very very powerful card... in mono blue. It throws out 0/1 guys equal to your devotion and gives those guys +1/+1.
4 of these in a deck means more dudes and bigger versions of those dudes.
The question I would like to ask is: Why couldn't some Skylashers and Mistcutter Hydra's take care of this Mono-Blue Deck? Mono-Green all the way!
Top 4 White Cards in Theros!
4. Fabled Hero
- Fabled Hero is a great asset to any aggro or enchantment decks. One target on him, against no blocks, he does 6 damage by himself. The only issue with this card is it's weakness to burn spells. It's 2 toughness is certainly it's weakness, otherwise it's a powerful creature that does two damage before anything else. A great unit to add to my Boros deck or even Mono-White Aggro deck.
Rating: 7/10
3. Spear of Heliod
It makes your creatures a little bigger, and in white, a little bigger is enough. It works great in Boros Aggro and basically replaces the enchantment "Legions Initiative". I would run both of them, personally, just to make my dudes bigger. With both this and Legions Initiative on the field, Assemble the Legion would be spewing out 3/3 soldiers with haste every turn! Along with the great first ability, it can take annoying creatures. (Sadly not Stormbreath Dragon).
Rating: 7.5/10
2. Soldier of the Pantheon
Can you say turn two swing? This guy is my ideal "Turn-One-Play". It has protection from multicolored, and you gain life from multicolored spells you opponents cast. Considering Theros focuses more on mono colored spells, this creature works very well with the Return to Ravnica block. Plus, you get to basically hit for 2 on turn two. Great creature and ten times better than Firedrinker Satyr... Seriously.
Rating: 8/10
1. Elspeth, Sun's Champion
Her +1 ability is just outrageous. Her -3 is outrageous. Her -7 is "okay" but that's not why I like her. She may come into play with only four loyalty counters, when comparing it to her mana cost, but she is incredibly powerful. She won me games by herself at the pre-release. Her and Purphoros promises you 6 damage whenever you use her +1 ability. Very powerful card.
Rating: 9/10
White has an impressive part in this set, I must say.
Next week, I review the top 4 cards in Green for Theros along with another random topic!
Thanks for reading, tune in next week!
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