janine's secret art pokemon card Technique Trainer SV6a 084/064 SR Part of the community Pokemon Card Janine's Secret Art

One of the great strengths of the deck had always been the ability of the deck to win suddenly and catch the opponent unprepared which is a rarity in a control deck

Mono red decks will have a hard time setting up for this combo, as they dont have reliable ways to find the pieces, but if you add blue or black, tutors like Trinket Mage and Vampiric Tutor can help you assemble the pieces without slowing you down, ensuring you are able to keep up with early mana rocks and ramp spells with ease

Id play this if I knew Id regularly play against Firesong and Sunspeaker and similar decks

I have to imagine that there will be a self mill engine printed in Zendikar Rising, so maybe Drowned Secrets will not be missed so much, but I have had a lot of fun playing with it and employing both strategies even if neither one was particularly competitive

Lore-wise it looks like a ritual gone right