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For instance, I wouldn’t consider playing Tron for an online Challenge because I know I’m not a strong enough MTGO player to consistently beat the clock. It’s also worth noting Tron’s 15% is also somewhat suppressed by the difficulty of the deck to play, especially against the chess clock on MTGO (as it requires a TON of clicks to execute the Ghostly Flicker loops). I’ve specified there is significant variation to the archetype, but the most popular and successful version is “Flicker” Tron. MTGTop8 has Tron locking up 15% of Top 8 spots, roughly one in every Top 8. Tron variants are the most-represented in the Winner’s Metagame. The benefits of Tron show up in the mid / late game as it provides mana to overpower and overcome other decks. In Pauper, turn three Tron is less important because the threats are much less impressive than Karn or Wurmcoil. If you’d like a simple explanation for why Tron is always the control deck, here it is: Assembling the third Tron piece is the equivalent of casting Rampant Growth four times for free. It’s easy to understand why if you think about it: the three Tron Lands combine to produce obscenely copious amounts of mana in the mid-to-late game, which is used to overpower an opponent’s strategy. Luckily for us, UrzaTron decks are easy to place because the archetype is the Control Deck, through and through. The article is getting up there in years (1999!), but like Halle Berry, Flores’ concept somehow hasn’t aged a day in terms of beauty and elegance. With a big topic like “Tron in Pauper,” it makes sense to start with the basics, and it doesn’t get more basic than asking the question of questions: “ Who’s the Beatdown?” I’ve spent the past week educating myself on the ins and outs of Tron and today I’ll be sharing the crucial information Pauper fans need in order to play and combat the format’s latest Bogeyman.
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#Ghostly flicker free#
While it’s true that Urza’s Legacy is cool an old-timey set, the true Legacy of the mage, the myth, and the legend, is Urza’s Tron cycle! With the free blue spells out of the way, Tron has emerged as top dog in Pauper (at least for the moment!).