10 Non Oko Decks that can Save Standard

Arena Standard Decklists

Gapollard1 October 28, 2019 4 min

Believe it or Not, it is Possible to Play a Non Oko Deck

For those wondering if the Standard meta would be healthier after the Field of the Dead ban, based on the results from the Mythic Championship qualifier it appears the answer is no. Heading into day 2 of the tournament, 67% of the decks ran Oko, which trounces the 40% FotD meta. Additionally, there were more copies of Breeding Pools run than Mountains, Swamps and Plains combined. However, since this tournament was only two days after FotD actually became banned on Arena, I still have hope. Here is 10 non-Oko decks that could save standard

Archon Adventures

Main 60 cards (20 distinct)

Lands - 20

Main 60 cards (20 distinct)

Lands - 20

Main 60 cards (20 distinct)

Creature (25)
3 Faerie Guidemother			$0.190.03
2 Gilded Goose			$1.28€1.190.13
3 Giant Killer			$0.400.02
4 Edgewall Innkeeper			$0.25€0.110.05
4 Flaxen Intruder			$0.240.03
4 Lovestruck Beast			$0.250.02
4 Venerated Loxodon			$0.40€0.240.20
1 Harmonious Archon			$0.49€0.290.02
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (14)
4 Callous Dismissal			$0.19€0.100.03
4 Neoform			$0.94€0.480.03
4 Once Upon a Time			$0.90€1.130.27
2 Unbreakable Formation			$0.49€0.320.02
Planeswalker (1)
1 Ajani, the Greathearted			$0.94€0.440.02
Land (20)
2 Fabled Passage			$5.65€4.010.15
4 Breeding Pool			$16.91€15.270.17
4 Hallowed Fountain			$9.00€9.310.17
4 Temple Garden			$11.29€9.890.24
3 Forest			$0.15€0.050.04
1 Island			$0.15€0.020.03
2 Plains			$0.20€0.090.03

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This deck was heavily inspired by a video from YouTuber MonoBlackMagic, with the addition of Ajani and two Gilded Goose. While on the surface this deck may seem similar to Selesnya Adventure lists you may have seen before, it changes dramatically by adding in Neoform, Callous Dismissal and the top end of Harmonious Archon. Essentially, this deck goes wide with cheap creatures, buffs them with Venerated Loxodon, and then you can Neoform the Loxodon into Archon to give yourself a massive board state. Archon makes all your small creatures, like the callous dismissal token for example, into huge board threats, allowing you to very quickly overwhelm your opponent. Also, you can Neoform a token to get an Edgewall Innkeeper out if you need to fix your engine in a pinch.

Temur Reclamation

Main 60 cards (20 distinct)

Lands - 25

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

Main 60 cards (20 distinct)

Lands - 25

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

Main 60 cards (20 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (33)
4 Wilderness Reclamation			$1.00€0.760.03
4 Opt			$0.24€0.130.03
4 Growth Spiral			$0.30€0.240.03
4 Expansion // Explosion			$0.69€0.400.02
4 Chemister's Insight			$0.25€0.170.03
3 Mystical Dispute			$0.44€0.460.18
3 Flame Sweep			$0.25€0.160.03
2 Shock			$0.19€0.060.03
2 Quench			$0.15€0.040.03
2 Aether Gust			$0.34€0.300.04
1 Negate			$0.24€0.100.03
Creature (2)
2 Niv-Mizzet, Parun			$1.45€0.600.02
Land (25)
1 Island			$0.16€0.030.03
4 Temple of Mystery			$0.35€0.220.02
4 Temple of Epiphany			$0.45€0.280.02
4 Stomping Ground			$11.56€10.220.88
4 Steam Vents			$13.00€11.930.96
4 Breeding Pool			$16.91€15.270.17
2 Mountain			$0.17€0.050.04
2 Castle Vantress			$0.69€0.640.02

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

2 Veil of Summer			$7.42€6.865.34
2 Fry			$0.25€0.160.03
1 Mystical Dispute			$0.44€0.460.18
1 Flame Sweep			$0.25€0.160.03
4 Disdainful Stroke			$0.20€0.050.03
3 Lava Coil			$0.25€0.150.03
2 Narset, Parter of Veils			$0.99€0.640.04

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This deck made the top 16 list of the Mythic Championship Qualifier, and wins by ramping into a massive Expansion/Explosion. Since much less people are playing T3feri recently, it is much more likely that your instant spells will not be shut off, allowing Wilderness Reclamation to go unhindered.

UW Control

Main 60 cards (18 distinct)

Lands - 27

Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

Main 60 cards (18 distinct)

Lands - 27

Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

Main 60 cards (18 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (22)
3 Prison Realm			$0.20€0.130.03
4 Chemister's Insight			$0.25€0.170.03
4 Absorb			$0.49€0.370.02
3 Dovin's Veto			$3.24€1.840.04
2 Mystical Dispute			$0.44€0.460.18
4 Time Wipe			$0.32€0.200.02
2 Mass Manipulation			$0.60€0.480.02
Creature (7)
4 Brazen Borrower			$4.278.86
2 Agent of Treachery			$6.31€6.180.03
1 Gadwick, the Wizened			$1.00€0.370.02
Planeswalker (4)
4 Teferi, Time Raveler			$4.50€6.455.39
Land (27)
3 Castle Vantress			$0.69€0.640.02
6 Island			$0.16€0.030.03
4 Tranquil Cove			$0.20€0.050.03
4 Plains			$0.15€0.020.03
4 Hallowed Fountain			$9.00€9.310.17
4 Fabled Passage			$5.65€4.010.15
2 Castle Ardenvale			$0.48€0.520.02

Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

1 Realm-Cloaked Giant			$0.490.02
2 Sorcerous Spyglass			$0.30€0.120.02
1 Finale of Glory			$1.00€0.620.02
1 Devout Decree			$0.20€0.070.03
1 Mystical Dispute			$0.44€0.460.18
3 Glass Casket			$0.20€0.140.03
4 Aether Gust			$0.34€0.300.04
2 Narset, Parter of Veils			$0.99€0.640.04

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This deck comes to you from EDMVyrus, the same guy who was the only player piloting Rakdos Sacrifice in the last Mythic Championship. A traditional control deck that counters your spells in the early game, and then cleans up what your opponent managed to get out on the battlefield in the end game with Mass Manipulation, Time Wipe and Agent of Treachery. This deck seems well placed against many of the creature focused simic builds, and stealing a large Hydroid Krasis can feel pretty good!

Abzan Control

Abzan Control+ (new high tier archetype)

Main 60 cards (18 distinct)

Lands - 22

Side 15 cards (10 distinct)

Main 60 cards (18 distinct)

Lands - 22

Side 15 cards (10 distinct)

Main 60 cards (18 distinct)

Creature (27)
4 Shepherd of the Flock			$0.250.03
4 Beanstalk Giant			$0.250.03
4 Foulmire Knight			$0.230.03
3 Order of Midnight			$0.200.03
4 Smitten Swordmaster			$0.180.03
4 Murderous Rider			$0.790.02
4 Edgewall Innkeeper			$0.25€0.110.05
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (8)
1 Once Upon a Time			$0.90€1.130.27
4 Doom Foretold			$0.30€0.200.02
3 Lucky Clover			$0.25€0.120.03
Planeswalker (3)
3 Karn, the Great Creator			$5.45€5.252.22
Land (22)
4 Swamp			$0.20€0.050.03
1 Castle Locthwain			$3.63€3.762.03
3 Forest			$0.15€0.020.05
2 Plains			$0.14€0.030.05
4 Overgrown Tomb			$12.08€10.340.15
4 Temple Garden			$11.29€9.890.24
4 Fabled Passage			$5.65€4.010.15

Side 15 cards (10 distinct)

1 Pattern Matcher			$0.20€0.050.05
3 Assassin's Trophy			$2.98€2.020.13
1 Lucky Clover			$0.25€0.120.03
1 Grafdigger's Cage			$2.97€1.890.20
1 Bag of Holding			$0.26€0.110.02
2 Sorcerous Spyglass			$0.30€0.120.02
1 Bolas's Citadel			$10.12€3.890.02
2 Wishclaw Talisman			$4.66€3.100.02
1 The Great Henge			$54.02€40.881.51
2 Ashiok, Dream Render			$1.60€1.310.03

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A really cool deck that was originally designed to take advantage of Field of the Dead, but still has a lot of potential. The deck wins by controlling your opponent untill you can build a large enough mana base, and then you can go off for some crazy one turn wins with Bolas's Citadel and Edgewall Innkeeper to get a massive Smitten Swordmaster Combo off.

Phoenix Mill

Phoenix mill

Main 60 cards (13 distinct)

Lands - 20

Side 15 cards (5 distinct)

Main 60 cards (13 distinct)

Lands - 20

Side 15 cards (5 distinct)

Main 60 cards (13 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (28)
4 Drowned Secrets			$0.70€0.480.02
3 Mission Briefing			$0.39€0.260.02
4 Radical Idea			$0.15€0.150.03
4 Creeping Chill			$0.29€0.330.03
4 Opt			$0.25€0.100.03
1 Maximize Altitude			$0.15€0.020.03
4 Discovery // Dispersal			$0.25€0.210.03
4 Unsummon			$0.19€0.090.03
Creature (12)
4 Narcomoeba			$0.48€0.380.02
4 Arclight Phoenix			$1.97€1.886.78
4 Merfolk Secretkeeper			$0.200.03
Land (20)
4 Watery Grave			$14.39€13.130.29
16 Island			$0.15€0.020.03

Side 15 cards (5 distinct)

4 Aether Gust			$0.34€0.300.04
2 Negate			$0.24€0.100.03
3 Mystical Dispute			$0.44€0.460.18
3 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries			$5.34€2.780.17
3 Saheeli, Sublime Artificer			$0.33€0.210.03

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A deck I have seen more and more on the ladder recently, where you mill yourself to get your Arclight Phoenix and Creeping Chill into your graveyard. This deck is a little draw dependent since it heavily relies on drawing Drowned Secrets, and can be a little weak to aggro matchups, but can win in a flash by getting three or four Pheonix's out on the battlefield at one time.

Rakdos Aggro

RB Aggro

Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (13)
4 Witch's Oven			$2.00€1.170.03
4 Claim the Firstborn			$0.25€0.140.03
3 Angrath's Rampage			$0.25€0.270.03
2 Noxious Grasp			$0.25€0.090.03
Creature (21)
4 Priest of Forgotten Gods			$1.96€1.780.03
4 Midnight Reaper			$0.50€0.330.02
4 Mayhem Devil			$0.90€0.690.03
4 Cauldron Familiar			$3.39€1.420.03
3 Gutterbones			$0.59€0.570.02
2 Cavalier of Night			$4.30€3.720.02
Planeswalker (2)
2 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame			$0.79€0.550.02
Land (24)
7 Mountain			$0.17€0.050.04
6 Swamp			$0.19€0.090.04
4 Fabled Passage			$5.65€4.010.15
4 Blood Crypt			$16.00€14.930.92
3 Castle Locthwain			$3.63€3.762.03

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

2 Embereth Shieldbreaker			$0.250.03
4 Dreadhorde Butcher			$0.48€0.340.02
2 Mask of Immolation			$0.20€0.040.03
2 Noxious Grasp			$0.25€0.090.03
4 Duress			$0.19€0.060.04
1 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame			$0.79€0.550.02

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This list that finished third in the MCQW appears to be the upgrade of the previous Rakdos Sacrifice deck that was in the last Mythic Championship. It still has all the normal goodies like Claim the Firstborn and the Oven/Cat combo, but also plays two maindeck Noxious Grasp and Cavalier of Night. Although I really like this deck, I think it could be improved even more by adding Karn for some real shenanigns to exploit the Oven/Cat combo. I will make a deck tech on that later on this week

Esper Stax

Stax foretold

Main 60 cards (19 distinct)

Lands - 26

Side 15 cards (15 distinct)

Main 60 cards (19 distinct)

Lands - 26

Side 15 cards (15 distinct)

Main 60 cards (19 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (23)
4 Dance of the Manse			$0.65€0.390.02
4 Oath of Kaya			$0.39€0.240.02
4 Doom Foretold			$0.30€0.200.02
1 Planar Cleansing			$0.35€0.170.02
4 Guild Globe			$0.15€0.070.03
4 Golden Egg			$0.20€0.080.03
2 Scheming Symmetry			$6.19€4.520.80
Creature (8)
4 Deputy of Detention			$0.39€0.460.02
2 Fae of Wishes			$0.280.02
2 Realm-Cloaked Giant			$0.490.02
Planeswalker (3)
3 Teferi, Time Raveler			$4.50€6.455.39
Land (26)
1 Plains			$0.20€0.090.03
1 Island			$0.20€0.020.04
4 Hallowed Fountain			$9.00€9.310.17
4 Godless Shrine			$10.58€9.840.07
4 Watery Grave			$14.39€13.130.29
4 Interplanar Beacon			$0.25€0.080.03
4 Tranquil Cove			$0.20€0.050.03
4 Dismal Backwater			$0.24€0.080.03

Side 15 cards (15 distinct)

1 Deafening Silence			$1.60€1.230.03
1 Rule of Law			$0.49€0.240.03
1 Planar Cleansing			$0.35€0.170.02
1 Finale of Glory			$1.00€0.620.02
1 Unmoored Ego			$0.40€0.360.02
1 Mass Manipulation			$0.60€0.480.02
1 Command the Dreadhorde			$0.56€0.340.02
1 Mnemonic Betrayal			$6.89€5.200.02
1 Drown in the Loch			$1.14€0.890.03
1 Covetous Urge			$0.20€0.090.03
1 Enter the God-Eternals			$0.38€0.170.02
1 Wand of Vertebrae			$0.22€0.090.03
1 Ritual of Soot			$0.35€0.300.02
1 Finale of Revelation			$0.86€0.780.07
1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General			$15.01€9.390.07

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A deck that many people have seen since day one of Eldraine but has always fell a little short. Now that Field is banned however, it is probably possible to tune this to really punish the Oko builds. Doom Fortold is obviously the workhorse of this deck, and I would add Wishclaw Talisman and possibly Karn to this build. You can bounce the Wishclaw Talisman with T3feri after you activate it, which is a really slept on combo that will allow you to find your combo pieces.

Grixis Fires

Qualifier Grixis

Main 60 cards (23 distinct)

Lands - 26

Side 15 cards (10 distinct)

Main 60 cards (23 distinct)

Lands - 26

Side 15 cards (10 distinct)

Main 60 cards (23 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (17)
4 Fires of Invention			$0.34€0.170.02
3 Drawn from Dreams			$0.25€0.210.02
1 The Elderspell			$0.47€0.200.02
2 Enter the God-Eternals			$0.38€0.170.02
2 Ritual of Soot			$0.35€0.300.02
1 Noxious Grasp			$0.25€0.090.03
4 Thought Erasure			$0.25€0.220.03
Creature (6)
3 Fae of Wishes			$0.280.02
3 Murderous Rider			$0.790.02
Planeswalker (11)
2 Chandra, Awakened Inferno			$16.26€7.331.17
2 Liliana, Dreadhorde General			$15.01€9.390.07
3 Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God			$3.91€2.780.02
4 Narset, Parter of Veils			$0.99€0.640.04
Land (26)
4 Swamp			$0.20€0.050.03
2 Dismal Backwater			$0.24€0.080.03
4 Blood Crypt			$16.00€14.930.92
3 Steam Vents			$13.00€11.930.96
4 Watery Grave			$14.39€13.130.29
1 Temple of Epiphany			$0.45€0.280.02
3 Fabled Passage			$5.65€4.010.15
1 Mountain			$0.15€0.020.05
1 Island			$0.15€0.040.05
3 Castle Vantress			$0.69€0.640.02

Side 15 cards (10 distinct)

1 Time Wipe			$0.32€0.200.02
1 Unmoored Ego			$0.40€0.360.02
1 Planewide Celebration			$0.86€0.400.02
1 Legion's End			$0.65€0.480.15
2 Enter the God-Eternals			$0.38€0.170.02
1 The Elderspell			$0.47€0.200.02
1 Casualties of War			$0.55€0.350.02
3 Duress			$0.20€0.060.04
3 Noxious Grasp			$0.25€0.090.03
1 Tamiyo, Collector of Tales			$0.50€0.340.02

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Mogwai has been trying to getting this deck to work for at least the last 4 standards, and it always seems to fall just a little bit short. However, getting Fires of Invention out on the battlefield with this deck is pretty deadly based off the top end options. The Chandra and Bolos top end can end a game extremely quickly, and being able to get them down in the same turn ramps up the clock by a turn. While no versions of this deck made the top 16, a few made day 2 of the MCQW.

Jeskai Fires

Jeskai Friendly Fires

Main 60 cards (21 distinct)

Lands - 25

Side 15 cards (14 distinct)

Main 60 cards (21 distinct)

Lands - 25

Side 15 cards (14 distinct)

Main 60 cards (21 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (17)
4 Fires of Invention			$0.34€0.170.02
2 Quench			$0.15€0.040.03
3 Deafening Clarion			$0.39€0.250.02
2 Shock			$0.20€0.050.03
2 Prison Realm			$0.20€0.130.03
2 Time Wipe			$0.32€0.200.02
2 Jaya's Greeting			$0.15€0.060.03
Creature (3)
3 Fae of Wishes			$0.280.02
Planeswalker (15)
2 Saheeli, Sublime Artificer			$0.33€0.210.03
3 Narset, Parter of Veils			$0.99€0.640.04
3 Sarkhan the Masterless			$0.50€0.190.02
2 Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor			$0.25€0.150.03
2 Chandra, Awakened Inferno			$16.26€7.331.17
3 Teferi, Time Raveler			$4.50€6.455.39
Land (25)
4 Sacred Foundry			$18.15€14.900.76
2 Island			$0.250.03
4 Temple of Epiphany			$0.45€0.280.02
4 Interplanar Beacon			$0.25€0.080.03
3 Temple of Triumph			$0.33€0.210.02
4 Hallowed Fountain			$9.00€9.310.17
4 Steam Vents			$13.00€11.930.96

Side 15 cards (14 distinct)

2 Time Wipe			$0.32€0.200.02
1 Sorcerous Spyglass			$0.27€0.120.02
1 Taste of Death			$0.470.03
1 Grafdigger's Cage			$2.97€1.890.20
1 Planar Cleansing			$0.35€0.170.02
1 Planewide Celebration			$0.86€0.400.02
1 Enter the God-Eternals			$0.38€0.170.02
1 Casualties of War			$0.55€0.350.02
1 The Elderspell			$0.47€0.200.02
1 Sarkhan the Masterless			$0.50€0.190.02
1 Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God			$3.91€2.780.02
1 Ashiok, Dream Render			$1.60€1.310.03
1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General			$15.01€9.390.07
1 Chandra, Awakened Inferno			$16.26€7.331.17

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Another Fires of Invention deck that has been kicking around and scene some limited play on the ladder. Deafening Clarion can clean up a lot of the early game ramp creatures from the Simic decks, and then the big planeswalkers can close off the game. Sarkhan is the big win con here, and swinging into your opponent with a barrage of 4/4 Flyers can be pretty nice.

Happily Ever Abzan

Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Lands - 25

Side 6 cards (3 distinct)

Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Lands - 25

Side 6 cards (3 distinct)

Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (21)
3 Happily Ever After			$0.30€0.140.02
3 Wishclaw Talisman			$4.66€3.100.02
4 Planewide Celebration			$0.86€0.400.02
4 Kaya's Wrath			$0.50€0.400.02
3 Glass Casket			$0.20€0.140.03
4 Once Upon a Time			$0.90€1.130.27
Planeswalker (12)
4 Karn, the Great Creator			$5.45€5.252.22
4 Nissa, Who Shakes the World			$3.33€2.440.02
4 Teferi, Time Raveler			$4.50€6.455.39
Creature (2)
2 Realm-Cloaked Giant			$0.490.02
Land (25)
4 Fabled Passage			$5.65€4.010.15
4 Temple Garden			$11.29€9.890.24
4 Overgrown Tomb			$12.08€10.340.15
4 Godless Shrine			$10.58€9.840.07
3 Plains			$0.20€0.090.03
4 Swamp			$0.20€0.020.05
2 Forest			$0.15€0.050.04

Side 6 cards (3 distinct)

2 Sphinx of the Guildpact			$0.19€0.060.03
1 Wishclaw Talisman			$4.66€3.100.02
3 Glass Casket			$0.20€0.140.03

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This is in all likelihood not the best Happily Ever After deck, but I think it is certainly possible to make this win con work consistently. Yes you do need a lot, but Nissa into Planewide Celebration can answer alot of the tricky requirement. It is possible to gain 16 life from one celebration, and if you dont need all the lifegain the tokens it creates are all colors. Additionally, you can search for Sphinx of the Guildpack from your sideboard, and with Nissa out it makes it much easier to cast. The mana base does not have too many Forests so that could be improved, but I think there is something here!

CanuckMonkey13 08 Nov 2019 13:16

I noticed a problem with the Happily Ever Abzan deck--no blue sources for T3feri. I assume the problem is him, as I can't imagine wanting to further complicate the mana base here.

Flashing_Lights 05 Nov 2019 23:51

Just built a slightly off version of Temur Reclamation --> Slow, control, slow, control, BANG!!!

DJkidinfinite13 28 Oct 2019 18:51

the best happily ever after deck will run dance