Disclaimer: I’m leaving for Athens tomorrow (on Tuesday), and even though I don’t intend to test a lot once I’m there, I’ll definitely play at least some games and discuss a bunch of things with my mates. Because of this, there’s some chance that my final list won’t be identical to the one presented in this article, or I might even end up playing a different deck (but that’s very, very unlikely). To make this as convenient for you as possible, I’ll include a link to my sideboard map instead of a cheat sheet, and will keep it updated so you can monitor any changes I make once I’m in Greece.

Hello, and welcome to my updated Phoenix guide prior to RC Athens. I’m not gonna go over every card in the deck again, so if you’re interested in my reasoning regarding any particular card, you can find it here. I will of course cover changes from my last Phoenix list that I played in Sofia last November.

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