To get ready for Mr. Classic, Jayden is visiting a favorite theme: Judges and Babylonians. With the new Roots cards, Babylonians got some new tools to work with! Let’s see how they feel in T1 Rotation.
This week for Lackey Grand Prix #14 we’re getting ready for Mr. Classic by trying out a Rotation version of some of my favorite Classic themes. Not only are these themes two of my favorites, but they’re actually the same themes I used in the “Scrolls Only” deck that won me the Mr. Classic title belt last year at the first ever tournament of its kind–Judges and Babylonians. These themes haven’t gotten a whole lot of love in Rotation and only recently did they both get the cards to bring them into the realm of Rotation viability. I think Babylonians have been there to some degree, but I think Redemption Roots gave them the extra little oomph they needed. Judges, on the other hand, also got some stuff from Roots but still leave a lot to be desired… But I wasn’t going to let that stop me from giving it a whirl to see what they’re made of. My opponent this week is Jonathan “TXJonathan672” Steckmann, who brought a “GoldenEye”-esque offense with a splashy pale green Artifact-manipulation defense.
Deck: 52
1 Lost Soul "Color Guard" [Jeremiah 13:10 - RR] (Roots)
1 Lost Soul "Darkness" (Job 30:26) (Promo)
1 Lost Soul "Dull" (Hebrews 5:11) (CoW AB)
1 Lost Soul "Humble" [James 4:6 / Proverbs 3:34] (2022 - 3rd Place)
1 Lost Soul (Lawless) (Promo)
1 Lost Soul "Lost Souls" [Proverbs 2:16-17] (Roots)
1 Lost Soul "Salty" (Matthew 5:13) (GoC)
1 Crowd's Choice [Fundraiser]
1 Three Woes (RoJ AB)
1 Angel of the Lord (2016 Promo)
1 Buckler (Roots)
1 Son of God [2023 - 1st Place]
1 The Second Coming (CoW AB)
1 Falling Away (Promo 2018)
1 Judge's Seat (I/J+)
1 Storehouse [IR]
1 Sheol
1 The Cross (GoC UR+)
1 Twenty Shekels
1 I Am Sustainer (Roots)
1 Jephthah's Daughter
1 Deborah, the Brave (Roots)
1 Gideon (CoW AB)
1 Gideon's 300
1 Jael, the Shrewd (Roots)
1 Samson, the Nazirite (CoW AB)
1 Shamgar (FoM)
1 Barak (CoW AB)
1 The Angel of the Winds (Promo)
1 The Angel Under the Oak (Roots)
1 Faith of Gideon (CoW AB)
1 Amazing Faith (GoC)
1 Deborah's Directive (Roots)
1 Ehud's Dagger (Roots)
1 Samson's Strength (J)
1 Teaching in Parables (GoC)
1 Trumpets and Torches
1 Conjurers
1 Mounted Forces
1 Nimrod, the Mighty (CoW AB)
1 Babylonian Siege Army
1 Nebuchadnezzar (PoC)
1 Nebushazban, Rab-saris (Roots)
1 Nergal-sar-ezer, Rab-Mag (Roots)
1 The Babylonian Merchants
1 The Deceiver (RoJ AB)
1 Betrayal (PoC)
1 Mask of Vanity (Roots)
1 Nebuchadnezzar's Pride (Roots)
1 Seized by Babylon
1 Swift Horses (Roots)
1 Yoke of Iron (Roots)
Reserve:
1 Fire Foxes (CoW AB)
1 Jephthah (J)
1 Othniel, Son of Kenaz
1 Capturing Canaan (FoM)
1 Jael's Nail (Roots)
1 The Lord Fights for You (Roots)
1 The Imperial Guard (Roots)
1 Scattered (Promo)
1 Cup of Wrath (Roots)
1 Confusion (Roots)
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