Tezzeret

[Joe Indelicato]

Tezzeret

This thread is for the discussion of all Tezzeret decks.

What is Tezzeret and how is it played?

Tezzeret is a U/x control deck that seeks to win by gaining infinite turns with Time Vault and Tezzeret the Seeker/Voltaic Key. The deck's namesake plays a key role in being able to tutor out the vault and then combo with it the following turn. With such a compact and inexpensive combo the deck is free to run a robust and solid control suite with force of will, mana drain and a multitude of other disruption.

Sample Decklists:

Composite Tezzeret Control, Stephen Menendian
Artifacts
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key

Artifact Creatures
1 Darksteel Colossus

Instants
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fact Or Fiction
4 Force Of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
4 Mana Drain
1 Misdirection
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Thirst For Knowledge
1 Vampiric Tutor

Planeswalkers
2 Tezzeret The Seeker

Sorceries
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Duress
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Thoughtseize
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth's Will

Basic Lands
2 Island

Basic Snow Lands
1 Snow-covered Island

Lands
3 Flooded Strand
1 Library Of Alexandria
3 Polluted Delta
3 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island

Legendary Lands
1 Tolarian Academy

Sideboard:
1 Pithing Needle
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Ingot Chewer
2 Yixlid Jailer
2 Extirpate
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Pyroblast
1 Rack And Ruin
1 Red Elemental Blast
2 Duress
1 Pyroclasm
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Joe Indelicato's List:

// Lands
3 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
4 Island
3 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island

// Creatures
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Inkwell Leviathan

// Spells
1 Voltaic Key
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Brainstorm
1 Time Walk
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Time Vault
4 Force of Will
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
4 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Tinker
3 Duress
1 Misdirection
1 Echoing Truth
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
2 Repeal
1 Ponder

// Sideboard
SB: 2 Firespout
SB: 2 Yixlid Jailer
SB: 1 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 1 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 2 Propaganda
SB: 3 Annul
SB: 1 Glen Elendra Archmage
SB: 2 Red Elemental Blast
SB: 1 Hurkyl's Recall

[g0tenks00]

Web's article(s) last week I felt gave a lot of insight into the strengths of Mystic Remora, and it seems that things are shifting to being Remora as the 'drain deck of choice' at the moment. I've come across some interesting lists from Vintage tournaments in Europe that continue to run Tezzeret in these decks (often taking on some variation of the moniker "MysticTezz").

I've put together my own list that most closely resembles a list from top 8 of a tournament this past week in Barcelona. Notable features of this list is green as the splash color (as opposed to red), which allows for regrowth in the maindeck and some creature-based options in the sideboard.

Land
3 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
2 Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
3 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Library of Alexandria

Artifacts
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault

Instants
4 Meditate
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
3 Commandeer
1 Misdirection
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Echoing Truth
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor

Sorceries
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Regrowth
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth's Will

Enchantments
4 Mystic Remora

Creatures
1 Inkwell Leviathan

Planeswalkers
1 Tezzeret the Seeker

Sideboard
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Trygon Predator
2 Yixlid Jailer
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Duress
1 Pithing Needle
1 Rebuild
1 Relic of Progenitus

I'm really not sure if the Green splash is superior to the red splash, as I haven't gotten the chance to test this build as much as I'd like yet. I'm also not sure how this deck responds to creature-based strategies. In theory the goyfs and trygon predators in the sb seem like they should keep the board under control, but I haven't yet tested this so it's all theory at this point. I know many builds opt for a combination of smothers & sowers. If anyone has tested both or has any more insight into the green vs. red splash that would be much appreciated.

I will say that I do like regrowth in main as it's a great utility card and of course has synergy with Gifts Ungiven. But I'm also aware that this might just be me being "greedy" or trying to get too "cute" with cards in the deck. Again, any thoughts / insights are greatly appreciated.

[Joe Indelicato]

Green splash and regrowth is pretty common in tez lists. If you'd like i'll make a Shay Blue thread for you. I do agree that its a great deck but I don't see a hybrid build to be necessary. If you have tested any tezzeret decks you find that tezzeret isn't really the greatest card you can have in most situations. Give me a couple days to write a thread.

[Joarthus1]

uh....Thirst for Knowledge is restricted in vintage...so that first decklist doesn't work