MTG Arena Mythic Decks of May 2023 – Week 5

Hi! I am Vertyx and I would like to welcome you to my Mythic Decks of the Week article for the final week of May 2023! I will go over the most interesting decks that made it to Mythic on MTG Arena last week. Be prepared for some spicy brews and off-meta decks that not only look really cool, but also provided a very good result for the pilot!

This week we have less lists compared to the previous weeks, as the new June 2023 Ranked Season starts, but it still provides some interesting decks to try on MTG Arena for the new season and Standard meta!

Historic Jeskai Priest by jason0320

Historic Mythic 92% Lurrus Priest of Possibility

by jason0320

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Historic

Aggro

best of 1

4 mythic

20 rare

20 uncommon

16 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Companion

1

Lurrus of the Dream-Den

$1.79

Creatures (24)

4

Lizard Blades

$5.96

4

Invisible Stalker

$5.96

4

Swiftblade Vindicator

$2.36

4

Champion of the Flame

$1.40

4

Priest of Possibility

$0.00

4

Saiba Cryptomancer

$1.40

Artifacts (16)

4

Eater of Virtue

$1.96

Enchantments (12)

4

Ethereal Armor

$1.96

4

All That Glitters

$2.76

4

Michiko’s Reign of Truth

$1.40

Lands (8)

4

Darksteel Citadel

$3.16

4

Rustvale Bridge

$1.40

4

Razortide Bridge

$1.56

4

Mana Confluence

$151.96

4

Spire of Industry

$2.76

60 Cards
$186

Sideboard

1

Lurrus of the Dream-Den

$1.79

1 Cards
$1.79

First one on the lists is a Historic Jeskai Priest of Possibility deck! Its main way of winning is making huge creatures with enchantments that also benefits from them by its abilities. Good examples of this gameplan is the namesake card Priest of Possibility that can acquire abilities of other creatures in your deck and also Champion of the Flame which gets bigger with every other enchantment on it

Historic Boros Thopter Blade by kamahl211

Boros Thopter Blade by kamahl211

by Vertyx

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Historic

best of 3

8 mythic

40 rare

6 uncommon

6 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Creatures (20)

4

Ornithopter

$1.40

4

Fervent Champion

$1.96

4

Arms Scavenger

$0.00

4

Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival

$5.96

4

Ranger-Captain of Eos

$139.96

Instants (3)

3

Patriar’s Humiliation

$0.00

Artifacts (10)

4

Retrofitter Foundry

$55.96

2

Portable Hole

$3.98

4

Sword of Forge and Frontier

$43.96

Enchantments (4)

4

Showdown of the Skalds

$11.96

Lands (23)

3

Plains

$1.05

4

Battlefield Forge

$5.16

4

Inspiring Vantage

$39.96

4

Needleverge Pathway

$15.96

4

Sacred Foundry

$87.96

2

The Mycosynth Gardens

$6.98

1

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

$5.99

1

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

$3.49

60 Cards
$431.69

Sideboard

3

Hushbringer

$2.07

3

Surge of Salvation

$5.37

2

By Force

$0.98

3

Tormod’s Crypt

$1.17

1

Pithing Needle

$1.29

3

Invasion of Gobakhan

$23.97

15 Cards
$34.85

Second deck is also from Historic. This one is a Boros Thopters deck! This deck is an interesting one and is able to attack the battlefield from different angels. The first one is using Thopters like Ornithopter or tokens generated by Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival with Retrofitter Foundry to create a 4/4 token every turn!

The other way to overcome the opponent is with Fervent Champion or Arms Scavenger which reduces the costs of equipping and lets you get in with Sword of Forge And Frontier earlier to generate additional value.

Explorer Boros Convoke by ScottyFischer

Boros Convoke by ScottyFischer

by Vertyx

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Explorer

best of 3

0 mythic

23 rare

19 uncommon

18 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Companion

1

Jegantha, the Wellspring

$1.29

Creatures (31)

4

Ornithopter

$1.40

1

Giant Killer

$0.49

4

Thraben Inspector

$1.40

4

Voldaren Epicure

$1.56

4

Regal Leosaur

$1.40

4

Resolute Reinforcements

$1.96

2

Clarion Spirit

$0.70

4

Venerated Loxodon

$3.96

4

Knight-Errant of Eos

$7.16

Instants (2)

1

You See a Pair of Goblins

$0.49

1

Ambitious Assault

$0.35

Sorceries (7)

4

Gleeful Demolition

$1.40

3

Forbidden Friendship

$1.05

Lands (20)

5

Mountain

$1.75

1

Plains

$0.35

1

Battlefield Forge

$1.29

4

Inspiring Vantage

$39.96

3

Castle Embereth

$1.47

2

Needleverge Pathway

$7.98

4

Sacred Foundry

$87.96

60 Cards
$164.08

Sideboard

1

Giant Killer

$0.49

1

Jegantha, the Wellspring

$1.29

3

Rending Volley

$8.37

1

Light of Hope

$0.35

2

Fragmentize

$0.70

2

Tormod’s Crypt

$0.78

1

Pithing Needle

$1.29

3

Wedding Announcement

$50.97

1

Invasion of Gobakhan

$7.99

15 Cards
$72.23

Next one on the list is a Explorer Boros Convoke deck! The deck’s idea first originated in Pioneer but quickly made its way into the arena formats thanks to its impressive results there! The core gameplan of this deck is swarming the board with 1/1 tokens and cheap creatures to then use them for convoking into Venerated Loxodon or Knight-Errant of Eos. This deck can acquire a lot of power very early and should for sure be respected by other pilots.

Standard Izzet Turns by Cardakeys

Izzet Turns by Cardakeys

by Vertyx

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Standard

best of 3

3 mythic

32 rare

2 uncommon

23 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Planeswalkers (2)

2

Chandra, Hope’s Beacon

$13.98

Creatures (3)

1

Lier, Disciple of the Drowned

$9.99

2

Etali, Primal Conqueror

$11.98

Instants (15)

4

Voltage Surge

$1.40

2

Abrade

$0.70

2

Galvanic Iteration

$2.98

4

Make Disappear

$3.16

3

Big Score

$5.97

Sorceries (5)

1

Light Up the Night

$0.49

2

Alchemist’s Gambit

$0.98

2

Brotherhood’s End

$7.98

Artifacts (5)

4

Reckoner Bankbuster

$11.16

1

The Celestus

$1.49

Enchantments (4)

4

Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

$99.96

Lands (26)

5

Island

$1.75

7

Mountain

$2.45

4

Shivan Reef

$5.96

4

Stormcarved Coast

$63.96

4

Xander’s Lounge

$39.96

1

Otawara, Soaring City

$20.99

1

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

$3.49

60 Cards
$310.78

Sideboard

2

Malevolent Hermit

$1.98

2

Negate

$0.70

2

Disdainful Stroke

$0.70

2

Lithomantic Barrage

$0.78

1

Obliterating Bolt

$0.35

1

Brotherhood’s End

$3.99

3

Nahiri’s Warcrafting

$1.47

2

Unlicensed Hearse

$13.98

15 Cards
$23.95

Last on the list is a Standard deck containing Reckoner Bankbuster and Fable of the Mirror-Breaker which are the newly banned cards in the format but I chose to feature it anyway because the idea looked really cool and I wanted more people to see it!

The deck’s core plays like a normal Izzet Control deck with counterspells and damage based removal spells but its endgame is where it got the name. The endgame for this deck is taking multiple turns in a row to get in the needed damage to finish the opponent while they don’t even get to untap! The way to achieve this is by using Chandra, Hope's Beacon and Alchemist's Gambit to take multiple turns and then use them to acquire enough advantage which the opponent cannot handle.

Thanks for reading the article, I hope you enjoyed it! Stay tuned for next week which will hopefully bring us more decks to take a look at! If you have any feedback we are always happy to hear it so feel free to contact us!