Amalia blows up the World! - Amalia Combo - Pioneer Deck Tech & Primer Unleashed

Pioneer players have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Combo decks - mostly, some love to hate on them! However, Combo has been a staple of the format since it's inception, and Lost Caverns of Ixalan gave us the latest Creature-based entry into it's long history of Combo decks with the Abzan Amalia Combo, also known as the Explore Combo! With the ability to explore itself into a board wipe with a living attacker for 20 as soon as Turn 3, this deck is a serious contender for the RCQ Season!

Learn how the deck is built, what sideboard cards it looks to leverage, and learn how to C-c-c-c-Combo with this video Primer on the archetype!

Deck overview done for the 2024-2025 RCQ Season Round 3, Qualifying for Regional Championships held in Q3 of 2024.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Intro, History of Combo in Pioneer
00:01:45 - What kind of Deck is Amalia?
00:02:39 - What are our Combo Pieces?
00:03:54 - How the Combo works & Combo Math
00:07:08 - Draw games, why & what happens
00:07:48 - Tools to win outside Amalia
00:09:12 - How do we start our Combo?
00:09:42 - Maindeck - Combo enabling Creatures
00:11:41 - Maindeck - Spells to find our Creatures
00:15:05 - Flex slot discussion & CoCo Math
00:15:41 - Maindeck - Flex slot Creatures
00:18:45 - Maindeck - Lands
00:19:57 - Sideboard Breakdown
00:24:52 - Amalia Play Patterns & Common Lines
00:27:13 - Matchup Overview
00:29:20 - Tips on Comboing Competitively
00:30:40 - Outro

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