Rise of the Maestros Event Guide and Decklists
For the next three weeks, you’ll be able to win a bunch of new card styles in the Rise of the Five Families Festival events! Each event is Alchemy Singleton, but with a twist! You have a family-themed Maestros Emblem that will create interesting deck building dynamics where you want a good mix of spells and creatures that like being sacrificed. This guide will contain everything you need to know about this event, including rewards and our exclusive sample decklists.
Event Details
We all know the Maestros of today: elite vampire assassins with a passion for fine art. But how did they go from generous patrons to a murderous crime family?
In this 60-card Singleton event, harness the ruthless ambition of the Maestros as you sacrifice creatures to recast instants and sorceries from your graveyard. As you do, you’ll earn Golden Age Showcase card styles from Streets of New Capenna, each featuring spells from the Maestros family!
For more details on this format, including a full list of card styles, click here.
When this event ends, entrants will receive any unclaimed rewards automatically.
- Duration: May 12, 2022 at 8:00 AM PST – May 15, at 8:00 AM PST
- Format: Alchemy Singleton with Maestros Emblem
- Entry Fee: 2,500 Gold or 500 Gems
- Ends After: You can keep playing, but rewards do not go past five wins.
- Match Structure: Best-of-one matches (BO1)
Maestros Emblem
“Once during each of your turns, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your graveyard by sacrificing a creature in addition to paying its other costs. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.”
Event Rewards
| Wins | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 5 wins | Maestros Ascendancy Golden Age Showcase Card Style |
| 4 wins | Hostile Takeover Golden Age Showcase Card Style |
| 3 wins | Cormela, Glamour Thief Golden Age Showcase Card Style |
| 2 wins | Corpse Appraiser Golden Age Showcase Card Style |
| 1 win | Glamorous Outlaw Golden Age Showcase Card Style |
Rise of the Maestros Alchemy Singleton Decklists
For these events I’m going to keep the base lists for each article and a few on top that are specifically tailored for the event, so if you see a repeat in archetypes, this is why!
Feel free to replace any cards you don’t have with something that serves a similar function; the beauty of Singleton is that you don’t need all the powerful cards for the deck to play optimally!
You can also find these Alchemy Singleton decks and more at our deck database.
Creatures (19)
Instants (8)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (23)
60 Cards
$89.18
Sideboard
7 Cards
$2.39
With every creature that likes being sacrificed and a bunch of good interactive cards, Mono Black can easily accrue tons of value with this build!
Planeswalkers (1)
Creatures (17)
Instants (9)
Sorceries (9)
Lands (22)
60 Cards
$105.03
Sideboard
7 Cards
$2.39
With great speed and synergies, Mono Red Burn can apply early pressure then easily end the game by burning out the opponent when they’re low.
Planeswalkers (1)
Creatures (9)
Instants (21)
Sorceries (5)
Lands (22)
60 Cards
$121.61
Sideboard
7 Cards
$2.59
With the best interaction available and a litany of creatures to sacrifice, Dimir Tempo can grind out any deck with insurmountable card advantage.
Creatures (27)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (23)
60 Cards
$110.09
Sideboard
7 Cards
$2.49
Mono White is always a great option for nearly any event as it’s fast, punishing, and can get you your wins quickly.
Creatures (14)
Instants (17)
Lands (24)
60 Cards
$102.36
Sideboard
7 Cards
$2.49
With cheap threats and interaction, Mono Blue Tempo can keep the opponent off balance and grind out their wins efficiently.
Creatures (25)
Instants (6)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (23)
60 Cards
$82.06
Sideboard
7 Cards
$2.39
With a quick curve and plentiful creature removal, Mono Black Aggro can keep the opponent’s board clear while beating them to death.
Creatures (18)
Instants (9)
Sorceries (5)
Lands (24)
60 Cards
$139.49
Sideboard
7 Cards
$2.49
With great grindy tools and a whole heap of creature interaction, Mono Black Midrange will let the game drag on as it grinds the opponent out.
Planeswalkers (1)
Creatures (20)
Instants (7)
Sorceries (7)
Lands (23)
60 Cards
$109.32
Sideboard
7 Cards
$2.39
Like Mono White, Mono Red is one of the best aggro decks around with it’s insane speed and great burn options.
Creatures (25)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (24)
60 Cards
$118.23
Sideboard
7 Cards
$2.49
While Mono Green may not be as fast as Mono Red or Mono White, the card quality is higher so it can grind better against the slow decks and have better bodies against the fast decks!
Planeswalkers (3)
Creatures (9)
Instants (11)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (24)
60 Cards
$138.54
Sideboard
7 Cards
$2.49
Utilizing every controlling piece available, Azorius will keep threats off the board and methodically work it’s way towards a win.
Creatures (25)
Sorceries (7)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (23)
60 Cards
$131.58
Combining the best elements of Red and White, Boros trades some consistency for pure power as you have the strongest threats and interaction of both colors!
Planeswalkers (1)
Creatures (21)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (24)
60 Cards
$135.1
Sideboard
7 Cards
$2.49
Similar to Mono Blue, Dimir Ninjas looks to leverage cheap threats and interaction to kill the opponent before they can enact their game plan.
