by Johnny Cycles, October 25th, 2024

I’ve unlocked another achievement as a parent…my kids got sent home from school yesterday with lice.

And while treating them was far simpler than I remember from when I was a kid (no mayonnaise, for one), all three had to stay home from school yesterday. Which means I did not spend my 5 hours of child-free time playing various builds of Abhorrent Oculus in Pioneer like I had planned. Which means my article this week is getting pushed to next.

In lieu of a full article and game play, I’m including some of what I have already: decklists and deck techs of the various builds I’ve been testing out. Let me know in the comments what you think! Which deck seems like the most fun? The most powerful?

Thanks for your understanding and for watching/reading!

Decklist – Janky Grixis Eye

by Johnny Cycles
Format: Pioneer

Creatures (26)

4 Bloodsoaked Champion
4 Stitcher’s Supplier
4 Undead Sprinter
4 Abhorrent Oculus
3 Flamewake Phoenix
4 Overlord of the Floodpits
3 Overlord of the Balemurk

Spells (8)

4 Fatal Push
4 Torch the Tower

Enchantments (3)

3 Bitter Reunion

Lands (22)

2 Blood Crypt
1 Castle Locthwain
1 Dragonskull Summit
1 Drowned Catacomb
2 Island
1 Mountain
1 Otawara, Soaring City
2 Raucous Theater
3 Steam Vents
2 Swamp
1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
2 Thundering Falls
1 Undercity Sewers
2 Watery Grave
1 Xander’s Lounge

Sideboard (15)

4 Duress
3 Go for the Throat
3 Brotherhood’s End
1 Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
4 Glorybringer

Deck Tech

 

Decklist – Grixis Eye Control

by Johnny Cycles
Format: Pioneer

Creatures (10)

2 Kroxa, Titan of Death’s Hunger
4 Abhorrent Oculus
4 Overlord of the Floodpits

Spells (20)

4 Consider
3 Three Steps Ahead
4 Fatal Push
4 Torch the Tower
3 Censor
2 Go for the Throat

Enchantments (6)

2 Search for Azcanta
4 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

Lands (24)

2 Blood Crypt
3 Fabled Passage
4 Island
1 Mountain
1 Otawara, Soaring City
2 Raucous Theater
2 Steam Vents
1 Swamp
1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
2 Thundering Falls
2 Undercity Sewers
2 Watery Grave
1 Xander’s Lounge

Sideboard (15)

4 Thoughtseize
1 Go for the Throat
2 Negate
2 Sheoldred’s Edict
2 Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
4 Glorybringer

Deck Tech

 

Decklist – Midrange Grixis Eye

by Johnny Cycles
Format: Pioneer

Creatures (23)

4 Stitcher’s Supplier
3 Kroxa, Titan of Death’s Hunger
4 Abhorrent Oculus
2 Mindwrack Demon
2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
4 Overlord of the Floodpits
4 Overlord of the Balemurk

Spells (10)

4 Consider
2 Fatal Push
2 Torch the Tower
2 Go for the Throat

Enchantments (4)

4 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

Lands (23)

2 Blood Crypt
1 Dragonskull Summit
1 Drowned Catacomb
2 Fabled Passage
3 Island
1 Mountain
1 Otawara, Soaring City
1 Raucous Theater
1 Steam Vents
2 Swamp
1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
1 Thundering Falls
2 Undercity Sewers
3 Watery Grave
1 Xander’s Lounge

Sideboard (15)

2 Thoughtseize
2 Sheoldred’s Edict
3 Brotherhood’s End
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Glorybringer

Deck Tech