Hundreds of players have appeared in Dublin for Pro Tour Theros! What kind of awesome things have the world's best players found to do in Standard? It's a world defined by devotion and I can't wait to explore it. Let's take a look at these video deck techs from Pro Tour coverage:

Mono-Red Devotion - Standard | John Larkin, Pro Tour Theros

• Lands (22)
• 18 Mountain
• 4 Mutavault

• Creatures (30)
• 4 Rakdos Cackler
• 4 Firedrinker Satyr
• 4 Ash Zealot
• 4 Burning-Tree Emissary
• 4 Firefist Striker
• 4 Chandra's Phoenix
• 3 Boros Reckoner
• 3 Fanatic of Mogis

• Spells (8)
• 4 Shock
• 4 Lightning Strike

• Sideboard (15)
• 4 Mizzium Mortars
• 2 Hammer of Purphoros
• 3 Act of Treason
• 3 Skullcrack
• 3 Frostburn Weird

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[Cardlist Title= Esper Control - Standard | Christian Calcano, Pro Tour Theros]

• Lands (27)
• 4 Watery Grave
• 4 Hallowed Fountain
• 4 Godless Shrine
• 3 Temple of Deceit
• 3 Temple of Silence
• 5 Island
• 4 Plains

• Planeswalkers (9)
• 4 Jace, Architect of Thought
• 3 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
• 2 Elspeth, Sun's Champion

• Spells (24)
• 2 Dissolve
• 1 Syncopate
• 4 Detention Sphere
• 3 Sphinx's Revelation
• 4 Supreme Verdict
• 3 Azorius Charm
• 3 Far/Away
• 2 Doom Blade
• 2 Hero's Downfall

• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Thoughtseize
• 2 Duress
• 2 Negate
• 1 Aetherling
• 2 Glare of Heresy
• 2 Ratchet Bomb
• 2 Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 1 Far/Away

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Red-Green Midrange - Standard | Oscar Jones, Pro Tour Theros

• Lands (24)
• 4 Stomping Ground
• 4 Temple of Abandon
• 10 Forest
• 6 Mountain

• Creatures (28)
• 4 Elvish Mystic
• 4 Experiment One
• 4 Kalonian Tusker
• 3 Scavenging Ooze
• 3 Boon Satyr
• 3 Polukranos, World Eater
• 3 Stormbreath Dragon
• 4 Ghor-Clan Rampager

• Spells (2)
• 2 Mizzium Mortars

• Planeswalkers (6)
• 4 Domri Rade
• 1 Xenagos, the Reveler
• 1 Chandra, Pyromaster

• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Flames of the Firebrand
• 1 Shock
• 1 Mizzium Mortars
• 2 Ratchet Bomb
• 3 Peak Eruption
• 1 Pithing Needle
• 2 Hammer of Purphoros
• 2 Destructive Revelry

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[Cardlist Title= Green-White Midrange - Standard | Rob Dougherty, Pro Tour Dragon's Maze]

• Lands (24)
• 4 Temple Garden
• 3 Selesnya Guildgate
• 9 Forest
• 8 Plains

• Creatures (22)
• 4 Experiment One
• 3 Soldier of the Pantheon
• 4 Voice of Resurgence
• 4 Fleecemane Lion
• 2 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
• 4 Boon Satyr
• 1 Scavenging Ooze

• Spells (12)
• 3 Call of the Conclave
• 4 Advent of the Wurm
• 2 Rootborn Defenses
• 3 Selesnya Charm

• Planeswalkers (2)
• 2 Ajani, Caller of the Pride

• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Unflinching Courage
• 1 Archangel of Thune
• 1 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
• 3 Glare of Heresy
• 1 Hunt the Hunter
• 2 Pithing Needle
• 1 Sundering Growth
• 2 Celestial Flare
• 1 Gods Willing

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We continue our tour of what Theros has to offer for Commander enthusiasts with a look at Daxos of Meletis. This newest take on Thieving Magpie is very interesting; built in evasion is awesome, and the ability to steal effects that are otherwise outside of Blue-White's piece of the color pie opens up all manner of opportunities. Let's take a look at DancinSasquatch's early take on this sweet new Legend.

Daxos Aggro - Commander | DancinSasquatch

• Commander (1)
• 1 Daxos of Meletis

• Lands (37)
• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Calciform Pools
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 9 Island
• 1 Kor Haven
• 1 Mystic Gate
• 1 Mystifying Maze
• 1 Nimbus Maze
• 8 Plains
• 1 Prahv, Spires of Order
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Seachrome Coast
• 1 Skycloud Expanse
• 1 Temple of the False God
• 1 Terramorphic Expanse
• 1 Thawing Glaciers
• 1 Tolaria West

• Creatures (20)
• 1 Augury Adept
• 1 Drogskol Reaver
• 1 Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
• 1 Frost Titan
• 1 Glory
• 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1 Guiding Spirit
• 1 Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
• 1 Knacksaw Clique
• 1 Lavinia of the Tenth
• 1 Mistmeadow Witch
• 1 Mulldrifter
• 1 Phyrexian Ingester
• 1 Silverblade Paladin
• 1 Solemn Simulacrum
• 1 Sphinx of Uthuun
• 1 Stonecloaker
• 1 Sun Titan
• 1 Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1 Weathered Wayfarer

• Instants and Sorceries (22)
• 1 AEthertow
• 1 Condemn
• 1 Crib Swap
• 1 Cyclonic Rift
• 1 Disempower
• 1 Fact or Fiction
• 1 Hinder
• 1 Lapse of Certainty
• 1 Memory Lapse
• 1 Metamorphose
• 1 Pongify
• 1 Rapid Hybridization
• 1 Return to Dust
• 1 Spin into Myth
• 1 Vanishment
• 1 Acquire
• 1 Austere Command
• 1 Fabricate
• 1 Final Judgment
• 1 Rite of Replication
• 1 Solar Tide
• 1 Stolen Identity

• Artifacts and Enchantments (18)
• 1 Azorius Signet
• 1 Darksteel Ingot
• 1 Dreamstone Hedron
• 1 Everflowing Chalice
• 1 Gilded Lotus
• 1 Lantern of Insight
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Neurok Stealthsuit
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Talisman of Progress
• 1 Well of Lost Dreams
• 1 Whispersilk Cloak
• 1 Bident of Thassa
• 1 Cradle of Vitality
• 1 Oblivion Ring
• 1 Steel of the Godhead
• 1 True Conviction

• Planeswalkers (2)
• 1 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1 Venser, the Sojourner

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There are a couple of really cool things going on in this deck, and it's the little interactions that really make it seem like there's a ton of potential in this archetype. The lifegain theme is particularly exciting, because there are lots of interesting pieces. Cradle of Vitality along with things like Well of Lost Dreams and True Conviction really let you start to generate the cards and power necessary to finish a long game.

One of the most interesting things about this deck is Lantern of Insight. Manipulating the top of your opponent's deck has never been an especially powerful effect, but when you get to pick and choose which opponent you want to steal a card from, these effects get much better. Card selection is always very powerful, particularly when it's repeatable.

The other unique thing about Daxos is his built in evasion. This makes it easy to build around effects like Stolen Identity, or even Curiosity and Swords of Protection and Value. All told, Daxos provides a very interesting and powerful combination of effects that may not be enough for Standard, but certainly provide some flexibility and options in Commander. I'm excited to find out just what this Legend is capable of!