What is the best Standard Toxic deck in Magic: The Gathering?
One of the best parts of Magic: The Gathering is finding a deck that feels completely broken when you play it. A deck that, no matter your opponent, you dominate them, and it feels incredibly easy. A few decks felt like this to me in the Early Access phase of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.
Today, I’m focusing on the “Toxic” deck archetype. There are many ways to play Toxic decks in Magic: The Gathering, but this will be the most monstrous and frustrating one to play against. Can it be countered? Absolutely, but most times, it’s going to be too late.
What makes this deck so ferocious? First, in terms of tabletop Magic: The Gathering, it’s not incredibly expensive to build right now. As of this writing, the deck I’m going with prices just under $100, but does not account for the cards you might already have in your collection.
This particular deckbuild is courtesy of MTG Malone and is similar to the build I cooked up during the Phyrexia: All Will Be One Early Access period.
Ideally, you’ll want Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief in your starting hand, alongside Venerated Rotpriest. Hopefully, you'll get a few lands and maybe one of the indestructibility cards (Tamiyo’s Safekeeping/Tyvar’s Stand). As I’ve said, Venerated Rotpriest is an enormously powerful Magic: The Gathering card.
Your opponent gains a poison counter whenever one of your creatures is targeted by a spell. Now, how can we facilitate that as fast as possible? By 1-cost spells that only target one creature. But that’s not quite fast enough. It’s good, but what if we want to start winning on turn 3 or 4?
That’s where Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief, comes in handy in Magic: The Gathering. A 2-cost legendary, she’s a 2/1 flyer and a bit on the flimsy side. However, whenever a player casts
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