Many players love Atog, it was already successfully played in 1995 (with 4 Mana Crypt).
Current designs are mostly mono-red, U/R, G/R or R/U/G.
Drop cheap artifacts that are useful early on (Moxen, Black Vise, Ankh of Mishra) and can be chewed by Atog later on.
Played by David Chambers at Stockholm 09/2017 (winner)
4 Atog 4 Chain Lightning 4 Lightning Blot 4 Orcish Mechanics 1 Wheel of Fortune 4 Ankh of Mishra 1 Black Lotus 4 Black Vise 1 Chaos Orb 1 City in a Bottle 4 Copper Tablet 1 Mana Vault 5 Moxen 1 Sol Ring 4 Winter Orb 1 Hammerheim 4 Mishra's Factory 11 Mountain 1 Strip Mine Sideboard: 3 Blood Moon 3 City in a Bottle 3 Detonate 3 Iron Star 3 Red Elemental Blast
4 Atog 3 Chain Lightning 2 Disintegrate 1 Fork 4 Lightning Bolt 1 Shatter 1 Raging River 2 Uthden Troll 1 Wheel of Fortune 3 Ankh of Mishra 3 Black Vise 1 Chaos Orb 1 City in a Bottle 4 Mana Vault 1 Sol Ring 4 Su-Chi 4 Triskelion 1 Hammerheim 4 Mishra's Factory 1 Mishra's Workshop 13 Mountain 1 Strip Mine Sideboard: 2 Blood Moon 1 City in a Bottle 2 Earthquake 1 Flashfires 1 Manabarbs 1 Maze of Ith 1 Mountain Yeti 4 Red Elemental Blast 2 Shatter
4 Atog 2 Blood Moon 4 Chain Lighting 2 Earthquake 4 Lightning Bolt 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Ancestral Recall 4 Ankh of Mishra 1 Black Lotus 4 Black Vise 1 Chaos Orb 4 Copper Tablet 2 City in a Bottle 1 Howling Mine 5 Moxen 1 Sol Ring 1 Su-Chi 1 Hammerheim 1 Library of Alexandria 4 Mishra's Factory 4 Mountain 4 Strip Mine 4 Volcanic Island Sideboard: 2 Blood Moon 1 Blue Elemental Blast 2 Earthquake 2 Flashfires 1 Maze of Ith 4 Red Elemental Blast 3 Shatter
4 Atog 3 Blood Moon 2 Detonate 4 Lightning Blot 1 Shatter 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Mind Twist 1 Ancestral Recal 2 Psionic Blast 4 Serendib Efreet 1 Timetwister 1 Time Walk 1 Black Lotus 4 Black Vise 1 Chaos Orb 5 Moxen 1 Sol Ring 4 Su-Chi 1 Triskelion 3 Badlands 3 Island 1 Library of Alexandria 4 Mishra's Factory 1 Mishra's Workshop 1 Strip Mine 4 Volcanic Island Sideboard: 3 Blue Elemental Blast 1 City in a Bottle 2 Control Magic 1 Earthquake 2 Gloom 1 Hurkyl's Recall 1 Maze of Ith 3 Red Elemental Blast 1 Shatter
4 Atog 1 Blood Moon 4 Chain Lightning 2 Earthquake 4 Lightning Bolt 1 Shatter 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Timetwister 1 Time Walk 4 Ankh of Mishra 1 Black Lotus 4 Black Vise 1 Chaos Orb 2 City in a Bottle 3 Copper Tablet 5 Moxen 1 Sol Ring 4 Badlands 1 City of Brass 1 Library of Alexandria 4 Mishra's Factory 4 Strip Mine 4 Volcanic Island Sideboard: 2 Blood Moon 1 City in a Bottle 1 Earthquake 1 Flashfires 1 Immolation 1 Maze of Ith 4 Red Elemental Blast 3 Shatter 1 Terror
1 Regrowth 4 Atog 4 Chain Lightning 4 Lightning Bolt 1 Shatter 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Mind Twist 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Hurkyl's Recall 1 Psionic Blast 4 Serendib Efreet 1 Timetwister 1 Time Walk 2 Ankh of Mishra 1 Black Lotus 4 Black Vise 1 Chaos Orb 2 Copper Tablet 1 Fellwar Stone 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Sol Ring 2 Badlands 4 City of Brass 1 Island 1 Library of Alexandria 4 Mishra's Factory 1 Strip Mine 4 Volcanic Island Sideboard: 1 Balance 2 Blood Moon 2 Blue Elemental Blast 2 City in a Bottle 1 Gloom 1 Hukyl's Recall 1 Island 1 Maze of Ith 3 Red Elemental Blast 1 Shatter
report (18/08/2018, GG bar, Gothenburg, 10 players)
Played by Svante Landgraf (2nd), Brian Manolakos (3rd) and Will Magrann (14th).
1 Balance 4 Atog 4 Chain Lightning 3 Lightning Bolt 4 Shatter 1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Mind Twist 1 Ancestral Recall 3 Psionic Blast 1 Timetwister 1 Time Walk 4 Ankh of Mishra 1 Black Lotus 4 Black Vise 2 City in a Bottle 1 Chaos Orb 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Sol Ring 3 Badlands 3 City of Brass 4 Mishra's Factory 1 Plateau 1 Strip Mine 1 Underground Sea 4 Volcanic Island Sideboard: 2 Blood Moon 1 Blue Elemental Blast 3 Gloom 1 Library of Alexandria 1 Hukyl's Recall 3 Red Elemental Blast 4 Serendib Efreet