Honorable Mentions: Cloudpiercer, Dreamtail Heron, Pouncing Shoreshark, Sea-Dasher Octopus 10
According to Corey Bowen, a senior game designer at Wizards whos created over 30 precons and also served as lead designer on Spider-Man, the answer is complicated and changes frequently
For context on just how under the radar Brainstorm was, heres the eventual champion and shortlist Hall of Fame candidate, Justin Garys U/R list from that same event: Creatures (12) Lands (22) Spells (26) 2 Nevinyrral's Disk 4 Counterspell 4 Dissipate 4 Force of Will 3 Earthquake 3 Disintegrate 2 Incinerate 2 Serrated Arrows 2 Binding Grasp Sideboard Super rad deck, to be sure, but definitely could have benefited from a playset of Brainstorms
To go full red you might say is to go all in on an aggressive playstyle or to give yourself over to savage attacks during every combat
This deck will garner a lot of hate from the table since no one wants to deal with a doublestriking 9/9 commander with trample on turn 5 or 6
They allow Zombies to be cast repeatedly from the graveyard, ensuring steady board presence and which makes the deck highly resilient against removal and repeated board wipes
