RNG Mage (Standard)

Posted by: StartidePublished: February 20, 2016Updated: October 16, 2026Dust: Dust3,120Rating: 1.0/5 (1 votes)

Class: MageFormat: StandardType: MidrangeStyle: LadderSeason: Season 23

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Mulligan Guide

General

Generally I'll look for these 4 cards in my opening hand. Mana Wyrm is always a strong turn one, and with Scarab and Spellslinger, you won't run out of cards too quickly anyhow.

Vs. Aggro

Against aggro, I want a quick start. Something to keep the little guys off the field while I build up my own board. If you can make it to a Blizzard, you're generally just going to win against aggro anyhow. Flamewaker is just nuts against most face decks.

Vs. Control

Against Control I still like the early start with Mana Wyrm. If I can catch them in a bad mulligan with him, he'll pave the way for the rest of the deck to come back and take control of the game. Aside from that, we're looking for ways to not run out of cards. Luckily most of the deck either gives you more cards, or lets you discover them while putting a small threat out.

Deck Description

Here's a Standard Mage list before the next expansion hits. The deck is kind of an all around Hybrid. At times your openers will be very Tempo-y and you will blow out your opponent before they can react. Other times the deck will act very Mid-Range or Controllish. Playing the deck is very intuitive, especially with all of your discover cards and the Spellslingers.

I switched to this deck from Freeze Mage at about Rank 14 after I started dropping a few stars. I think right now this deck is catching people off guard. They aren't sure how to react, and the RNG makes it a bit more fun, so I've managed to climb a few ranks with the deck, on top of having some insanely hilarious RNG plays.

The best part about the deck is that none of it will rotate when Standard hits, and it can be tweaked with newer cards from the next expansion!