When it comes time to debate which Standard deck from the Modern era is best, two names you'll surely hear are UW Delver from back in Innistrad Standard and Faeries from Morningtide Standard. While these two decks are very different, they share a common foundation: both are tempo decks. Unlike true control decks, tempo decks look to use some control pieces (like counterspells), but rather than trying to make the game go extremely long they hope to stick a threat or two and use their Mana Leaks, Vapor Snags and Agony Warps to disrupt the opponent just enough to seal up the victory.
While best Standard deck is up for debate, there's little doubt that Faeries and Delver are the two best tempo decks of the Modern era. As such, the question we are looking to answer this week is which is the greatest tempo deck of all time? To figure this out Richard will be representing the Delver side of the battle with the UW Delver list Matt Costa used to top eight Pro Tour Dark Ascension while I'll be repping Faeries with the UB Faeries list Antti Malin used to win Worlds in 2008.
So which GOAT tempo decks is better? Can Faeries deal with powerful hexproof threats like Giest of Saint Traft? Can Delver answer flashy Mistbind Cliques tapping down their lands? These are just some of the questions we'll explore on this week's GOAT Magic!
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