Zendikar Rising Sealed

 

With Zendikar Rising's release, Arena is running a Sealed event. Fun! As my favorite limited format, I participated three times.

Sealed 1
Record: 6-3
This red-green aggressive deck worked quite well. I really liked Relic Robber- getting him to swing once or twice was a great way to create tokens that damaged the opponent every turn thereafter. And Spitfire Lagac was a good way to ping away at the life total, too.

1 Spikefield Hazard (ZNR) 166
8 Mountain (ANB) 114
1 Fissure Wizard (ZNR) 140
1 Inordinate Rage (ZNR) 144
1 Teeterpeak Ambusher (ZNR) 169
1 Thundering Rebuke (ZNR) 170
1 Tormenting Voice (ZNR) 172
1 Relic Robber (ZNR) 153
1 Skyclave Geopede (ZNR) 163
1 Scorch Rider (ZNR) 158
1 Spitfire Lagac (ZNR) 167
1 Shatterskull Minotaur (ZNR) 160
1 Tajuru Blightblade (ZNR) 208
8 Forest (ANB) 112
1 Dauntless Survivor (ZNR) 184
1 Inscription of Abundance (ZNR) 186
1 Rabid Bite (ZNR) 199
1 Murasa Brute (ZNR) 195
2 Scale the Heights (ZNR) 202
1 Taunting Arbormage (ZNR) 212
1 Territorial Scythecat (ZNR) 213
1 Joraga Visionary (ZNR) 188
1 Ashaya, Soul of the Wild (ZNR) 179
1 Iridescent Hornbeetle (ZNR) 187
1 Spare Supplies (ZNR) 254

Sealed 2
Record: 5-3

A white-black deck that also worked pretty well. This one focused on this set's 'party' creature types (Rogue, Cleric, Warrior, Wizard), with a mild life-gain theme (Marauding Blight-Priest was potent) and a nice finisher in Emeria's Call.

1 Orah, Skyclave Hierophant (ZNR) 233

7 Plains (ANB) 115

7 Swamp (ANB) 116

1 Stonework Packbeast (ZNR) 255

1 Sea Gate Colossus (ZNR) 251

2 Marauding Blight-Priest (ZNR) 112

1 Deadly Alliance (ZNR) 96

1 Sejiri Shelter (ZNR) 37

1 Mind Drain (ZNR) 114

1 Acquisitions Expert (ZNR) 89

1 Base Camp (ZNR) 257

1 Feed the Swarm (ZNR) 102

1 Expedition Skulker (ZNR) 101

1 Emeria's Call (ZNR) 12

1 Shepherd of Heroes (ZNR) 38

1 Smite the Monstrous (ZNR) 42

1 Journey to Oblivion (ZNR) 17

1 Angelheart Protector (ZNR) 3

1 Kor Celebrant (ZNR) 22

1 Farsight Adept (ZNR) 14

3 Expedition Healer (ZNR) 13

1 Nahiri's Binding (ZNR) 29

2 Practiced Tactics (ZNR) 32

1 Malakir Rebirth (ZNR) 111

Sealed 3
Record: 1-3
I crashed hard here. Another red-green deck, the Phylath-Iridescent Hornbeetle combo had potential- and the game I won, it blew up. But establishing it was difficult, and I was often dead before that could happen.

1 Skyclave Relic (ZNR) 252

1 Relic Golem (ZNR) 249

7 Mountain (ANB) 114

1 Canopy Baloth (ZNR) 182

2 Joraga Visionary (ZNR) 188

1 Iridescent Hornbeetle (ZNR) 187

1 Kazandu Stomper (ZNR) 191

1 Phylath, World Sculptor (ZNR) 234

8 Forest (ANB) 112

1 Spikefield Hazard (ZNR) 166

1 Inordinate Rage (ZNR) 144

1 Magmatic Channeler (ZNR) 148

1 Roiling Vortex (ZNR) 156

1 Sizzling Barrage (ZNR) 162

1 Teeterpeak Ambusher (ZNR) 169

1 Tormenting Voice (ZNR) 172

1 Leyline Tyrant (ZNR) 147

2 Spitfire Lagac (ZNR) 167

1 Pyroclastic Hellion (ZNR) 152

1 Song-Mad Treachery (ZNR) 165

1 Reclaim the Wastes (ZNR) 200

1 Gnarlid Colony (ZNR) 185

1 Broken Wings (ZNR) 181

1 Roiling Regrowth (ZNR) 201

2 Scale the Heights (ZNR) 202

Sealed is a great way to explore a new set; I look forward to future events.