The Beautiful Struggle: Uninvited

Two years ago, Jens Thoren won the Invitational with a tricky little creation designed to abuse Mirari’s Wake in concert with Mirari and Cunning Wish; seven months later, modified versions of the deck proved to be among the most powerful weapons in Regionals and Nationals tournaments around the world. On the other hand, Jon Finkel 3-0’ed the Standard portion of the same event with a Battle of Wits deck which proved mostly irrelevant in both States and Regionals. How do the Invitational decks stack up this time around and more importantly – how are each of the decks affected by Saviors of Kamigawa? Step inside my office friends, as we attempt to find out.

Unlike my birthday or Thanksgiving, the Magic Invitational has never happened on a fixed date, or at a fixed time – although the practice of having…

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