It don't matter if youre black or white

So you know what card used to rape my U/G Tron build last season? Mesmeric Orb. Well only if it was combined with Extirpate…well maybe it was just extirpate which ownd me. Whatever, while we’re on the subject lets talk about Tron.

Last season, Tron was a big contender which came in two main varieties; U/g and U/w. The green versions used Moments Peace to stall the board long enough to power out an early Titan or Angel, or fetch the lock for the win. The white versions actually had board control, and didn’t utilize the Mindslaver lock instead opting for things like Decree of Justice for a supplementary kill-mech alongside Titans.

So now that we actually have some deck lists for the post rotation Extended metagame, lets take a look at how Tron is doing this season…

1 Top 4 appearance… and its U/b…

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!?!!?

Sigh… well for starters Tron is a control killer. This format is dominated by aggro. U/g lost their Moment’s Peace, so until there is a good replacement for that (Wall of Roots is a terrible replacement btw) the deck is done for. But why U/b over U/w? Here’s the list:

creatures [5]
1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
1 Platinum Angel
3 Sundering Titan

instants [15]
4 Condescend
4 Gifts Ungiven
1 Remand
2 Spell Snare
4 Thirst for Knowledge

sorceries [5]
1 Beacon of Unrest
3 Damnation
1 Zombify

artifacts [11]
2 Chrome Mox
1 Crucible of Worlds
4 Dimir Signet
3 Engineered Explosives
1 Mindslaver

lands [24]
1 Academy Ruins
1 Island
3 Polluted Delta
1 Swamp
3 Tolaria West
4 Urza's Mine
4 Urza's Power Plant
4 Urza's Tower
3 Watery Grave

Sideboard [15]:
3 Extirpate
3 Remand
1 Slaughter Pact
1 Smother
1 Damnation
1 Mind Shatter
4 Thoughtseize
1 Engineered Explosives

Okay so what makes Black superior to White? White gives us Oblivion Ring, Wrath of God, Decree of Justice, Circle of Protection: Red, Kataki, War’s Wage, and Exalted Angel. Black gives us Damnation, Beacon of Unrest (for the lock), Thoughtseize, Extirpate, Oona, and some good tutorable spot removal. Hmmm…

Let’s sum all of this up: White is pretty good against creatures, has an uncounterable finisher against control and has some amazing sideboard options for Affinity and Red Decks. Black is about equal in the creature removal department, but Extirpate and Thoughtseize give it some extra power against the slew of combo decks running around these days. Because of the rise of aggro and combo I believe that Black a better suited support color for Tron than white. However, if control becomes a major force again, then maybe Tron will have to switch back to White.