[Top 10] MTG Arena Most Annoying Decks

Updated:

15 Sep 2020

Many Magic the Gathering players ask the question, is it worth it to punch my screen when I lose to the same cards every match? Arena does not have as large of a card pool as the paper game. However, the hundreds of cards available allow for some absolute annoyances to be formed. In my other lists so far, I’ve talked about what decks and cards are the strongest. Today I’m giving you a list of the decks that just make my keyboard look really smashable.Playing against them is not fun but playing with that power can be worth a few laughs.Time to let salt flow for this rogues gallery of the most annoying decks out there in the arena.

10.Dimir Control

Don’t let the faerie fool you

Black and blue is how you’ll feel if you face a control deck. Now it is our turn to spread that misery. Use spells to just remove and consume what you need as the game goes on.

What is Great about Dimir Control?

Allows you to gain information and use it to make your opponents suffer
Will lockdown your opponent if you survive
Tons of card interaction

How to play Dimir Control

Use adventure to achieve maximum value off your creatures
The counter spells will stop your opponent from playing their value
Use Ashiok to mill your opponent
Stay alive by bouncing creatures off the board
Pay attention to your mana and always leave resources to remove threats

Decklist

Creatures (21):

3 Brazen Borrower

3 Blacklance Paragon

2 Lochmere Serpent

3 Sea-Dasher Octopus

3 Slitherwisp

2 Cunning Nightbonder

3 Pouncing Shoreshark

2 Liliana's Standard Bearer

Planeswalkers (2):

2 Ashiok, Nightmare Muse

Non-creature Spells (13):

3 Omen of the Sea

2 Agonizing Remorse

3 Neutralize

3 Heartless Act

2 Rewind

Lands (21):

8 Island

8 Swamp

1 Fabled Passage

4 Temple of Deceit

9. Mirror Mirror

Mirror, mirror, on the wall show me how to control them all!

The mirror will show you the way to play control. Harnessing the power of the dragon planeswalker Ugin, this deck will make your opponents hate life. Remove it all to be the fairest of them all.

What is great about Mirror Mirror?

Blue and white give you the best lockdown cards

Massive card draw

Can play most of your deck at instant speed

How to play Mirror Mirror

Utilize instants and sorceries to respond to your opponents plays
The enchantments provide the knowledge to find what you need
The artifacts are where the value is, exploit them
Fill your graveyard as you cast spells
Draw cards and use them to deal damage and secure the win

Decklist:

Creatures (4):

4 Brazen Borrower

Planeswalkers (4):

4 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Non-creature Spells (28):

4 Opt

2 Revitalize

2 The Magic Mirror

4 Midnight Clock

4 Shatter the Sky

4 Omen of the Sea

4 Neutralize

4 Ominous Seas

Lands (24):

4 Plains

8 Island

4 Tranquil Cove

2 Castle Ardenvale

2 Castle Vantress

4 Temple of Enlightenment

8.Boros Winota

Winota is never disarmed...

Red and white creatures unite. Winota is the beast riding maiden who uses the beasts to help her human friends wreck hard. Using the rage of red and wisdom of white, this deck can spam out creatures to annoy any deck that can’t keep up.

What is great about Boros Winota?

Run a union of beasts and humans
This deck goes wide and wrecks hard
Combat is straight up value

How to play Boros Winota?

Play as many creatures as you can
Use combat to trigger Winota’s ability and watch the army grow
Keep attacking and casting spells
Certain creatures protect your others, guard them well
Send in onslaught after onslaught until you win

Decklist:

Creatures (36):

4 Charming Prince

4 Gingerbrute

2 Kenrith, the Returned King

1 Haktos the Unscarred

3 Lavabrink Venturer

4 Winota, Joiner of Forces

4 Alpine Watchdog

3 Basri's Lieutenant

4 Selfless Savior

3 Bolt Hound

4 Alpine Houndmaster

Lands (24):

4 Temple of Triumph

4 Fabled Passage

6 Mountain

10 Plains

7.Esper Encantamientos

Goddess of making enchantments enter the board multiple times

Blue, white, and black, alone each provides value. Together, they can create the most annoying matches in all of magic. If you play this deck you’ll reach mythic but will lose some friends along the way. However, loyalty is no match for power, have fun!

What is great about Esper?

Three colors provide a lot of options
Mostly running removal and counters
Not creature heavy and doesn’t require combat

How to play Esper

Use every turn as your own, because you can
Play enchantments to develop your board state
The creatures you play will protect your enchantments, use as needed
Draw cards like crazy to play more cards and respond to threats
Survive and draw your big bombs then use them to kill your opponent

Decklist:

Creatures (2):

2 Realm-Cloaked Giant

Non-creature Spells (25):

4 Dance of the Manse

3 Doom Foretold

4 The Birth of Meletis

3 Elspeth Conquers Death

4 Shatter the Sky

4 Omen of the Sea

3 Treacherous Blessing

Lands (24):

10 Plains

4 Island

4 Swamp

2 Dismal Backwater

2 Scoured Barrens

2 Tranquil Cove

6.Temur Adventure

Who gave the storm teeth?

Green, red, and blue makes the sharks attack you. A deck that is biting through standard right now. Use adventure to cast insane spells that cannot be stopped.

What is great about Temur Adventure?

You get to create a sharknado
Adventure adds more value to your creatures
Ramp like crazy

How to play Temur Adventure

Your goal is to create a sharknado
Do this by casting the enchantment that allows you to make one
Draw cards and play spells that get you closer to playing this finned frenzy
Play a copy of it, if you hit another slam it onto the board
Watch the sharknado wreak havoc as you swing out with an army of flying sharks

Decklist:

Creatures (23):

4 Beanstalk Giant

4 Brazen Borrower

3 Fae of Wishes

4 Bonecrusher Giant

4 Edgewall Innkeeper

4 Lovestruck Beast

Non-creature Spells (10):

2 Escape to the Wilds

4 Lucky Clover

2 Of One Mind

2 Shark Typhoon

Lands (27):

6 Island

4 Mountain

7 Forest

1 Temple of Epiphany

1 Temple of Mystery

4 Fabled Passage

1 Temple of Abandon

3 Ketria Triome

5.Izzet Prowess

Bad enough when the storm had teeth, now it is alive!

Red and blue combine for the wrath of the elements. Use spells to make your creatures become monsters with prowess. Sling spells because your life depends on it.

What is great about Izzet?

Cast tons of spells
Your creatures profit off of spells being cast
Aggressive if it needs to be

How to play Izzet

Deploy lands to get the mana you need
Play spells when the moment is right
With prowess you can make your creatures grow to deal massive damage
Most of the spells can be cast at instant speed, this can turn the tide of combat
Attack and deal damage using prowess to win

Decklist:

Creatures (14):

4 Brazen Borrower

2 Robber of the Rich

4 Sprite Dragon

4 Stormwing Entity

Non-creature Spells (24):

4 Opt

4 Crash Through

4 Shock

4 Unsummon

2 Infuriate

2 Stern Dismissal

4 Riddleform

Lands (19):

7 Island

7 Mountain

1 Temple of Epiphany

4 Fabled Passage

4.Locust Flood

Teferi Master of extra turns

Another Temur deck this one uses the colors for a different strategy. This deck is historic so it draws on the power of some older cards. Draw cards and watch the plague of locust become your ticket to victory.

What is great about Locust Flood?

Allows you to make tons of tokens
Takes a mid- range approach
Tons of removal

How to play Locus Flood?

Establish a board state with lands to get your colors
Cast low cost spells to draw cards to find your value
Play your value to allow you to survive to start making tokens
The locus god makes tokens with haste swing as they spawn
Continue to deal damage and create a bug infestation until you win

Decklist

Creatures (13):

2 Niv-Mizzet, Parun

4 Sage of the Falls

4 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

3 The Locust God

Planeswalkers (4):

2 Tamiyo, Collector of Tales

2 Teferi, Master of Time

Non-creature Spells (16):

4 Growth Spiral

4 Flame Sweep

2 Sublime Epiphany

4 Explore

2 Anger of the Gods

Lands (27):

5 Island

5 Mountain

5 Forest

4 Steam Vents

4 Breeding Pool

4 Ketria Triome

3.Stomp Stomp

Unleash the beast!

Green stomps. Many stomps do green. Use green to wreck hard by making the team stomp.

What is great about Stomp Stomp?

Ramps quick to wreck hard
Relentless creature casting
Play big bombs often

How to play Stomp Stomp

Play mana ramp to cast large boys
Stomp em out with the large boys
Make even more large boys
Keep stomping
Stop only once they are stomped to death

Decklist

Creatures (31):

4 Gilded Goose

3 Questing Beast

3 Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig

4 Stonecoil Serpent

4 Ilysian Caryatid

4 Gemrazer

2 Elder Gargaroth

4 Garruk's Harbinger

3 Scavenging Ooze

Non-creature Spells (6):

2 The Great Henge

4 Ram Through

Lands (23):

18 Forest

4 Castle Garenbrig

1 Bonders' Enclave

2.Red Deck Wins

The rain is nothing to fear when you become the storm

Are you ready to watch it all burn? The deck does what it says. Make them suffer and fire at will.

What is great about RDW?

Plays incredibly fast
Deals massive damage
Extremely cheap spells

How to play RDW

Get mana and play a creature
Attack as much as possible
Play more creatures burn all in your path
Keep attacking
Use instants and sorceries to deal extra damage

Decklist

Creatures (23):

1 Runaway Steam-Kin

3 Burning Prophet

4 Chandra's Spitfire

4 Scorch Spitter

2 Rimrock Knight

1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

4 Blisterspit Gremlin

4 Chandra's Pyreling

Non-creature Spells (27):

1 Experimental Frenzy

4 Cavalcade of Calamity

4 Skewer the Critics

1 Heartfire

2 Act of Treason

1 Embercleave

2 Infuriate

2 Blazing Volley

2 Shredded Sails

4 Scorching Dragonfire

4 Shock

Lands (22):

22 Mountain

1.Nine Lives Lockdown

I just can't wait to be king!

The top deck of the most annoying decks. All the others can counter and deal damage but this one tops it all. Nine lives makes it so you physically cannot lose the game. Historic only with this bad boy, but still a blast to play.

What is great about Nine Lives Lockdown?

You cannot lose
Two card combo
White allows you to protect the combo

How to play NLL

This is a control deck so you must counter
Always leave a little mana open for a response
Use your cards to deal with threats and draw more cards
Instant speed is your friend, abuse it
Play the cards Nine Lives and Solemnity to make it so you can't lose the game

Decklist

Creatures (4):

4 Fae of Wishes

Planeswalkers (9):

2 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

4 Narset, Parter of Veils

1 Teferi, Master of Time

2 Jace, Unraveler of Secrets

Non-creature Spells (22):

2 Search for Azcanta

4 Nine Lives

1 Discontinuity

4 Frantic Inventory

2 Approach of the Second Sun

4 Solemnity

4 Wrath of God

1 Sphinx's Revelation

Lands (25):

2 Glacial Fortress

8 Plains

4 Hallowed Fountain

1 Castle Ardenvale

3 Castle Vantress

7 Island

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James McDonald

Avid gamer, casual planeswalker and occasional cunning linguist. James is an encyclopedia of comic book heroes,anime superpowers, video game trivia and grammar when it counts.

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2002

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