Playing at instant speed is one of the most powerful things you can do in Magic, and one of the major factors that differentiates Magic from so many other card games.

Being able to pass the turn with a bunch of mana up and put your opponent in the squeeze where they have to figure out what you have is an awesome place to be, but it's even better when you've got a variety of proactive plays to make when they try to play around your interaction.

Time Stamps:

02:07 - Match 1

23:39 - Match 2

44:08 - Match 3

Angel Flash | Standard | Ken Yukuhiro | 8-1 Aichi 2023 Standard Open

Angel Flash | Standard | Ken Yukuhiro, 8-1 Aichi 2023 Standard Open

• Creatures (21)
• 4 Spyglass Siren
• 3 Faerie Mastermind
• 4 Errant and Giada
• 1 Cathar Commando
• 3 Werefox Bodyguard
• 2 Miner's Guidewing
• 4 Tishana's Tidebinder

• Spells (14)
• 4 Subterranean Schooner
• 4 The Wandering Emperor
• 4 Make Disappear
• 2 Virtue of Loyalty

• Lands (25)
• 5 Plains
• 6 Island
• 4 Adarkar Wastes
• 4 Seachrome Coast
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 4 Restless Anchorage

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Destroy Evil
• 3 Elspeth's Smite
• 2 Invasion of Gobakhan
• 2 Negate
• 1 Cathar Commando
• 3 Dennick, Pious Apprentice
• 1 Loran of the Third Path
• 1 Werefox Bodyguard

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This awesome deck that Ken Yukuhiro played to an 8-1 finish at the Aichi 2023 Standard Open does exactly that, built around a powerful but forgotten rare from March of the Machine, Errant and Giada.

Errant and Giada is an awesome card, but requires a critical mass of cards with flash or flying to be utilized to its full potential. Well, with The Lost Caverns of Ixalan's Tishana's Tidebinder joining up with Werefox Bodyguard from Wilds of Eldraine and many of the other best flash and flying cards available in Standard, there are a whopping 25 cards in the deck with flash or flying, meaning if Errant and Giada is in play for any amount of time you will gain a huge advantage.

The explore subtheme from the Smuggler's Copter-esque Subterranean Schooner and map tokens from Spyglass Siren are obviously powerful in their own right, but also help to clear the top of your library so you've got even more chances for Errant and Giada hits.

This is a classic Blue/White flash deck, similar to ones that dominated Standard a few years back. It's a pain to play against and tough to play, but offers a ton of flexibility and room to outplay your opponents!