Brave the Sans (Standard MTG Deck)

We don't all have the money to buy a playset of Courser of Kruphix and another of Sylvan Caryatid on top of an army of zoo planeswalkers, and even if we did, throwing money at a deck to make it better isn't always all that fun. So, I built a cheaper version of the prevailing Abzan Midrange deck type based around using Brave the Sands for defense and cards I traded for/have lying around to make the bulk of the deck. I would be surprised if this deck performed as well as a true Abzan midrange deck, but it might just give it a run for its, well, money.

I'm still trying to curve this deck, but at the moment what seems to work best is lots of big stompy things starting turn four with the obvious choice, Siege Rhino, and the not-so-obvious-but-awfully-similar choice, Reaper of the Wilds . Then you can move on up through Heroes' Bane /Indulgent Tormentor and then Hydra Broodmaster before finishing up the curve with Garruk, Apex Predator. Then when you run out of cards to play, you can just pump the hydras if you have them. There's also plenty of kill, again, whatever I have/can borrow: heroes' downfall for all the planeswalkers, Utter End for, well, pretty much anything, and Oppressive Rays , Abzan Charm and the sideboarded Death Frenzy and Gild s for creatures. The Glare of Heresy s in the sideboard are great because they're only two mana but they work on any permanent that has any white at all: Jeskai Ascendancy , Mantis Rider , Wingmate Roc, even Sorin, Solemn Visitor and Elspeth, Sun's Champion.

In principle, the deck should have more 1 and 2 drops to protect itself in the early turns but I haven't managed to get the curve right... In any case, that's what all the defender cards (Nyx-Fleece Ram is an honorary defender card) are for.

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Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 1 Mythic Rares 14 - 3 Rares 22 - 11 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.03
Tokens	Beast 3/3 B, Beast 3/3 G, Cat Soldier 1/1 W, Emblem Garruk, Apex Predator, Gold, Hydra X/X G, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	standard
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