[Deck] True Blue (True-Name + Back to Basics)

[Redkid43]

So while scouring through some Legacy decks from across the pond, I found this awesome brew from Alesso Torrini and a Legacy event in Europe.


12 Island
4 Flooded Strand
2 Misty Rainforest

4 True-Name Nemesis
4 Delver of Secrets

4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
4 Force of Will
4 Spell Pierce
3 Dismember
3 Spell Snare
2 Misdirection
1 Rushing River
1 Echoing Truth
1 Chain of Vapor

3 Back to Basics
2 Vedalken Shackles
2 Ratchet Bomb

SIDEBOARD
1 Back to Basics
3 Blue Elemental Blast
2 Llawan, Cephalid Empress
2 Propaganda
2 Sower of Temptation
3 Pithing Needle
2 Surgical Extraction

I'm assuming this deck plays very similar to the old Athens Blue decks from yesteryears. Basically, you slam a Back to Basics and a True-Name and ride them to victory. You also have Delver which can flip easily, a large amount of removal and permission, as well as creature control in the form of Shackles. The sideboard is were things get very interesting. We have Propaganda and Sower for, I'm assuming, the Show and Tell match up. You also have LLawan against Fish. As well as additional Back to Basics and staple catch-all things like Pithing Needle and Extraction.

This deck looks like a pile all wound up with True-Name and Back to Basics, but I think it shows promise.

[Qweerios]

The problem with this deck is that there is no reason not to play a second color. Decks with TNN and B2B can play up to 3 colors without suffering from B2B (UWb Stoneblade w/ Lingering Souls). You can also splash red for Blood Moon which is much better than B2B and significantly improve your deck without any significant drawbacks. Splashing red allows you to trim the fat and play great cards like Young Pyromancer and Lightning Bolt to go along with your Delvers, TNN, and blue counter suite.