The Best Competitive Magic: The Gathering Decks of 2020 – Den of Geek US

This blue, white, and red deck is near the top of the leaderboard in Standard at the moment, and for good reason. The tri-color control system is a formidable thing to get around, filled with ways to acquire your opponents creatures and counter their spells. A lack of creatures means its a good, if expensive, pivot if youre looking to broaden the ways youre most comfortable playing.

The thrust of it lies in having three of the rare Agent of Treachery, a 2/3, 5-and-two-blue rogue that allows you to take an opponents permanent when it enters the battlefield. The Agent was introduced in the 2020 Core Set, and as the only creature in Jeskai variants, is an integral part of the deck in any version you want to make up, and will cost you nearly $10 to pick up on its own.

From there, a few commonalities emerge, such as the uncommon counter-spell Dovins Veto, which counters a noncreature spell and cant be countered. A fairly cheap card, this is one to keep an eye on given its usefulness. Theres also the rare sorcery Shatter The Sky that destroys all monsters with power 4 or greater, or Shark Typhoon, an enchantment that turns noncreature spells into tokens.

The lands are where a lot of the accumulated value comes from. The rare Fabled Passage, allowing you to put a basic land into play untapped if youve already put several lands out, is priced at $12 currently, or Sacred Foundry, which generates red or white mana, not far behind at $11.52. Raugrin Triome, a rare land from new set Ikoria that provides red, white, or blue mana, is slightly cheaper at the moment at just over $8, so its worth tracking some of those down in the new boosters.

Average Overall Price: $511

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