Fri, 26 May 2017
With the rise of U/R Control in Standard, Pull from Tomorrow reaches center stage... or does it? U/R Control (generally with Pull from Tomorrow) really took off last weekend!U/R Control made Top 8 of both Grand Prix Montreal and Grand Prix Santiago. This was a big pickup, post-Pro Tour, for an archetype that did not crack Top 8 at PT Amonkhet. In Montreal, Maxime Aubin played only a single Pull from Tomorrow. But in Santiago, Niels Noorlander made numerous departures in his Top 8 deck...
Hieroglyphic Illumination versus Pull from TomorrowPull from Tomorrow is the more powerful card, sure; comparable (and maybe even better than) Sphinx's Revelation. The problem? It's basically always expensive. So expensive, that in a pressure filled format this ace has been reduced to as few as one copy main deck. Can you realistically slot in Hieroglyphic Illumination? Hieroglyphic Illumination is almost always going to be worse that Glimmer of Genius... Provided you plan on casting it. (Scry being as valuable as it is) On the other hand, Hieroglyphic Illumination has another mode!
U/R Control in ContextTons of removal, one-for ones, and card advantage make for a great lineup against Zombies. Permission, consistent ability to hit land drops, and card drawing make U/R a contender against Aetherworks Marvel. Put it all together? You might have a real option against the most popular decks from Pro Tour Amonkhet. Check out "How Many Copies of Pull from Tomorrow?" for more discussion on these cards, plus G/R Energy, Bant Marvel, and more!
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