You can consider keeping a hand of 2-3 cards if you expect those cards to buy you multiple turns, such as Force of Will + Mindbreak Trap where the opponent might be on a combo deck. You should be willing to exile almost anything searching for Bazaar, including the single Flame-Kin Zealot or other seemingly-key cards. The Dredge player should sniff out possible paths to victory for the opponent and shut them down, all while executing a fast and consistent kill.ġ) Mulligan for Bazaar of Baghdad. In most matchups, the advantage requires the mindset of a police detective. Play follows the same basic structure with high consistency. Sideboard (15) 4 Dark Depths 1 Riftstone Portal 4 Thespian’s Stage 4 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 2 Vampire HexmageĪs is typical for Dredge, the Pitch build is highly favored in Game 1.

Here’s a sample decklist from a recent event: Pitch Dredge, Top 4 by KDBKGB, MTGO October 2016 Power 9 Challenge Maindeck (60) 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 1 Flame-Kin Zealot 4 Golgari Grave-Troll 4 Golgari Thug 4 Ichorid 4 Narcomoeba 4 Stinkweed Imp 3 Vengeful Pharaoh 4 Cabal Therapy 3 Dread Return 4 Force of Will 4 Mental Misstep 4 Mindbreak Trap 4 Serum Powder 4 Bridge from Below 4 Bazaar of Baghdad 4 Petrified Field I wish my congratulations to the various pilots – even with the best deck it takes skill and luck to perform well at a large event. While Bazaar of Moxen’s October 2016 published results did not include any Dredge decks, the Vintage Championship at Eternal Weekend as well as the past four Power 9 Challenges on Magic Online all featured a finish by Pitch Dredge ahead of any other Dredge variant finish.

This variant, which emphasizes counterspells, has out-placed the older variant featuring permanent destruction (or counter-hate_ in 5 out of the last 5 major events for which placement data is available. The Pitch Dredge deck that I have been writing about and advocating for the past couple of years is performing well, and may well be considered the premier Vintage Dredge deck.

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