The Deck To Play At States

If we go with the advice of the experts and look at the results of high level tournaments. We can conclude that if we play a deck that isn't "the deck to beat," then we have a higher rate of success. For example, the last Worlds tournament, Jund was "the deck to beat" yet a Naya deck came out on top in the Standard portion of Worlds. States is just a week away and Jund is arguably still "the deck to beat" even though Boros and Mono-Red have definitely shown to be contending decks. Here is what I think the options are to make the top 8 in States:

5C Cascade - This deck literally does nothing for four turns, but it is incredibly powerful. It made top 8 at the recent Nashville $5K...twice

Junk Mana Ramp - This deck ramps quickly and drops one bomb after another. The quality of cards in this deck is hard to beat.

Sphinx Control - Austria's very own Philipp Summereder made a very powerful control deck that did respectable at Worlds. What is great about this deck is the sideboard and few people will have effective sideboards against it.

Naya - This is arguably the best deck in Standard today because of its speed and the quality of its cards. The ability to third turn Bloodbraid elf or even second turn Wolly Thoctar is incredible.