Deck primer for one of Vintage’s most popular decks and oldest decks!
Art: Lodestone Golem
by Chris Rahn
The Deck:
Prison Shops
| Creatures (7) 1 Lodestone Golem 2 Phyrexian Metamorph 4 Golos, Tireless Pilgrim Planeswalkers (1) 1 Karn, the Great Creator Artifacts (29) 1 Black Lotus 1 Chalice of the Void 1 Mana Crypt 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mana Vault 1 Pithing Needle 1 Shadowspear 1 Sol Ring 1 Soul-Guide Lantern 3 Null Rod 4 Sphere of Resistance 1 Thorn of Amethyst 2 Crucible of Worlds 4 Nettlecyst 1 Trinisphere 1 Mystic Forge | Lands (23) 4 Ancient Tomb 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Ghost Quarter 1 Inventors’ Fair 1 Karakas 4 Mishra’s Workshop 1 Strip Mine 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale 1 Tolarian Academy 4 Urza’s Saga 4 Wasteland Sideboard (15) 3 Grafdigger’s Cage 1 Null Rod 4 Mindbreak Trap 2 Phyrexian Metamorph 2 Archive Trap 2 Argentum Masticore 1 Wurmcoil Engine |
General Gameplay Strategy
The main goal of Prison Shops is to use cards like Trinisphere, Chalice of the Void, Sphere of resistance and Wasteland to lock your opponents resources. Prison Shops also utilizes cards like Golos,Tireless Pilgrim, Phyrexian Metamorph and Lodestone Golem to finish out games. We will do very well against other fair decks but can have some trouble if we are not on the play against a Doomsday or Paradoxical Outcome deck. We can do better in game 2 and 3 against fast combo deck by brining mindbreak trap, but unless we can play a turn one sphere of resistance often time it is too late.
Important Cards for Prison Shops
Good Matchups for Prison Shops:
Big Blue / Spell Strategys:
Mono White Initative / Any Creature Decks
BUG Midrange or any “fair” strategy deck
Bad Matchups for Prison Shops:
Hatebear / Death and Taxes Decks
Doomsday or Paradoxical Outcome Decks
Dredge
Sideboard Guide for Prison Shops:
Against Dredge
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Against Hatebears / Mono White Initiative
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Against Storm / Oops all Spells!
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