Phil takes Back to Basics and puts is in a Dimir shell. Zac plays Temur Shift in a Modern 2k. Nate goes full mentor in a Legacy 4k.

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Phil's Black to Basics

Creatures (10)
Baleful Strix
Snapcaster mage
Vendilion clique
Tasigur, The Golden Fang

Spells (31)
Jace, The Mind Scupltor
Force of will
Ponder
Brainstorm
preordain
Thoughtseize
Fatal push
Counterbalance
counterspell
Back to Basics
Diabolic Edict
Toxic Deluge
Lands (19)
Polluted Delta
Misty Rainforest
Scalding Tarn
Flooded Strand
Island
Swamp
Underground Sea

SideBoard: (15)
flusterstorm
surgical extraction
vampire hexmage
pithing needle
dread of night
dragonlord silumgar
hostage taker
notion thief

Zac's Temur Shift

LANDS (26)
Breeding Pool
Sheltered Thicket
Forest
Island
Misty Rainforest
Mountain
Wooded Foothills
Steam Vents
Stomping Ground
Cinder Glade
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

CREATURES (6)
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Snapcaster Mage
Primeval Titan

SPELLS (28)
Anger of the Gods
Cryptic Command
Explore
Farseek
Izzet Charm
Lightning Bolt
Prismatic Omen
Remand
Scapeshift
Search for Tomorrow
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Search for Azcanta

SIDEBOARD (15)
Anger of the Gods
Abrade
Relic of Progenitus
Negate
Engineered Explosives
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Obstinate Baloth
Vendilion Clique

Nate's Esper Mentor

Creatures (12)
Baleful Strix
Deathrite Shaman
Monastery Mentor
Snapcaster Mage

Planeswalkers (1)
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Lands (18) (18)
Island
Plains
Swamp
Flooded Strand
Marsh Flats
Polluted Delta
Scrubland
Tropical Island
Tundra
Underground Sea

Spells (29)
Brainstorm
Fatal Push
Force of Will
Spell Pierce
Swords to Plowshares
Cabal Therapy
Gitaxian Probe
Ponder
Unearth

Sideboard (15)
Nihil Spellbomb
Pithing Needle
Disenchant
Flusterstorm
Hydroblast
Surgical Extraction
Zealous Persecution
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Unearth
Umezawa’s Jitte

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