Gideon's Blind Rush Aggro
This is the first deck I am posting here on Tapped Out so... hello!All feedback is welcome and encouraged here! This is, for the most part, my "return" to Magic! That given, I am obviously rusty, out of practice, and don't know some of the vast knowledge many of you probably do! Please keep that in mind as we move forward! And again, don't be shy to make a recommendation on what I could do to improve the deck and the play-style that goes with it!
The deck itself is pretty straight forward. I started with the . From there I slowly began to tweak the deck. The tweaks I made had a couple of specific combos I wanted to make use of as well as utilizing the extremely fun and annoying Exert mechanic.
Combos & Fun Mechanics
Devoted Crop-Mate + Honored Crop-Captain
is an example of a combo I really enjoyed. The Honored Crop-Captain is sometimes tough to keep on the field as it is usually the target of spells. This combo gives you another chance to annoy others with it's text.Pair that combo with Hazoret's Favor and making choice decisions on when to use Cartouche of Zeal allows for a level of aggression that can be hard to deal with. That's the main idea though!
Ahn-Crop Crasher is just amazing. His ability to instantly join the fight early and with power makes him a staple in this deck. He is the main reason I have kept in two Sparring Mummy but they can find use with any tapped card.
Resolute Survivors + Throne of the God-Pharaoh
makes good use of being Aggro along with Exert. I unfortunately only have one Resolute Survivors in the deck currently. I feel like it could benefit from having a second but I am not sure if there is room or need. Let me know what you think!
Adorned Pouncer + Devoted Crop-Mate
is another card to make use of the 'ol Crop-Mate Exert text. Just make sure you are careful doing this because you REALLY want to get the Adorned Pouncer back on the field with it's Eternalize.
Adorned Pouncer + Saving Grace
Be careful when playing Saving Grace in general. Make sure you're aware of things in the Stack already, if the enemy has Mana, and if they have creatures with Trample. If you want to stop some damage coming your way this combo is great and also ends up letting you use the Adorned Pouncer Eternalize text on your turn and possibly double down on that Pouncer Token with Hazoret's Favor and possibly as well as Cartouche of Zeal giving it more Power as well as Haste.
Act of Heroism is extremely useful in this deck! You need to be picky about when to use it but it can swing a game extremely hard. If you manage to have it early on as well as managing to get an Ahn-Crop Crasher onto the field, based on your opponent's field, you are free to Exert your Crasher and attempt to bait in an attack from your opponent. If they fall for it, you suddenly have the potential for board clear, untapping a creature and possibly blocking twice.
Keep in mind that you can also use this card on offense to be extremely Aggro and surprise your opponent with a card they thought was Exerted! Opening the door for more swings to their face!
Mighty Leap can be used on either offense or defense. There is only _one _in the deck as I tend to use it to deal with either an annoying opponents flying creature(s) or to take advantage of an opponent's ground based creatures. If timed right, it could win you the game but most of the time, its just used defensively.
Please ,feel free to help me refine and improve this deck! Remember, I am practically new as I haven't played in over a decade. Thanks so much and I hope someone enjoys the deck!
