Format (and Deck) Reveal (Patreon)

Last post I mentioned that a friend is having a Magic tournament as part of his birthday celebration, but I didn't say what the format was. There were some good guesses yesterday, but no one got it. I think I've made everyone wait long enough, so it's now time for the reveal. The format is...

IPA block constructed! Yes, we're going to enjoy drinking IPAs while we play IPA.

Here's the deck I put together today:

What do you think? My thoughts are with only enemy colored pain lands, you really should play wedge colors in this format (the color combinations from Khans of Tarkir). The format itself is pretty interesting. There are basically no good one drops. There are very few good cheap red removal cards. And so many of the cards are two-for-ones. It makes for a very grindy, mid-rangey format.

I thought about building white-blue-red instead (Lightning Angel is a pretty sweet card), but I was especially excited about Blurred Mongoose to fight all the targeted removal. I also love how you can just hold up 4 mana to play Mystic Snake, and if your opponent doesn't cast anything you can just Fact or Fiction at the end step.

If there are any cards I'm missing or you think I should switch around, let me know. Should be a fun time!