Hello, and thank you for checking out this standard list I have been working on. I'd like to make this list aggressive, but with a sideboard that can change the list to a more midrangey one.I don't know whether that is too ambitious or not, but I'd rather not play courser of Kruphix, but I might need to. Any suggestions are welcome, especially about the mana base.Anyway, on to the cards!
Creatures:Elvish Mystic : This standard all star is a 4 of because he is great ramp in aggressive green decks.Rattleclaw Mystic: I am running 3 of these and 2 Sylvan Caryatid for the fact that they can attack, while Sylvan can just sit there and block, and this deck game 1 wants to be aggressive. Sylvan Caryatid : I might go down on these for more Rattleclaw's, but Sylvan is a great blocker, so I am going to leave the numbers where they are for nowHeir of the Wilds : This card is amazing at not only offense but at defense as well. A bear with deathtouch is already great, and with a Courser/Caryatid future ahead, a crature that can pucnh through the two is going to be great. Especially is you throw down a turn three Polukranos or Savage, he can kill a Courser without trading, which is fantastic.Goblin Rabblemaster: The aggressive red version of Courser that everyone is throwing in everything for good reason. If not dealt with, he wins games on his own.Savage Knuckleblade : The min Aetherling, he's a good aggressive and hard to answer threat, that can come down early or late and still be fine. Plus, he triggers ferocious, which is good for Heir.Polukranos, World Eater : A big fat idiot in a world of big fat idiots, Poly is just great for his cost, and can act as pseudo removal.Purphoros, God of the Forge : Purph is a flex slot that I want to have a god take up, as they are very hard to remove. Purph can pump my team and deals damage whenver creatures enter, which works wonders with Xenagos and Rabblemaster. Stormbreath Dragon: Because a 4/4 flying haste is still good, and he blanks white removal, which is going to be important in Ktk standard with Abzan charm, Banishing Light, and Suspension Field.Surrak Dragonclaw: A one-of, but he seems quite worth it, great agaisnt most decks. Can't say much else.
Non Creatures: Xenagos, the Reveler: Pumps out satyrs to attack or chump every turn and ramps like no other. A flex slot that I am open to suggestions to change.Stoke the Flames: A great Removal that kills many problems, including Courser, Stormbreath, etc. Rabblemaster can help cast this for free.Temur Charm: Removal, Mana Leak, and a mini Seismic Stomp. Can't complain about that.Crater's Claws: Another flex slot that I am not sure what I want to fill with it, I want a finisher that can just go for the dome, and with all the dorks and Xenagos, this feels like a good way to do just that with any excess mana.
Sideboard:I'll upload a more detailed sideboard plan later, but the sideboard currently is designed to shift gears to more controlly midrange deck if necessary, with siding out agressive low impact cards for ones that slow me down but are much better for the matchup. Sorry for the wall of text, and I would appreciate any suggestions that you guys have. Thanks again, and remember to upvote if you like what you see.
