Operation: Rhino Drop (Flight of the Siege Rhinos)

Standard Aggro BGW (Abzan, Junk) Combo

muppetpastor

Creature (21)

• 3x Anafenza, the Foremost
• 4x Elvish Mystic
• 4x Fleecemane Lion
• 4x Rakshasa Deathdealer
• 4x Siege Rhino
• 2x Warden of the First Tree

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Land (23)

• 3x Caves of Koilos
• 3x Forest
• 3x Llanowar Wastes
• 3x Plains
• 4x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 2x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 4x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Banishing Light

Instant (10)

• 4x Abzan Charm
• 2x Hero's Downfall
• 2x Utter End
• 2x Valorous Stance

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Despise

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Sideboard

Creature (9)

• 4x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Anafenza, the Foremost
• 4x High Sentinels of Arashin

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Abzan Ascendancy

Instant (4)

• 4x Reap What Is Sown

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My take on Abzan Aggro.

The goal is to surprise them after sideboard with flying creatures while humming this

Reap What Is Sown /Abzan Ascendancy and optionally Abzan Charm all give my creatures +1/+1 counters and then Abzan Falconer acts less like a creature and more like an enchantment that gives all my creatures with +1/+1 counters flying.

High Sentinels of Arashin works in a similar way but instead of giving everyone else flying, it has it itself and gets buffed by all my other creatures with the tokens. He usually ends up being 6/7 when he attacks, but can get even bigger, making him better in this build than Wingmate Roc

Sorin, Solemn Visitor helps me stay in the game longer with lifelink and by being a lightning rod, with the bonus of an extra creature if necessary or a a win-con if they can't deal with him.

Warden of the First Tree is new so I'm giving him a shot

The sideboard has an extra Anafenza, the Foremost specifically to deal with reanimator decks.

EDIT: Updated description.

After some play testing, I have decided my deck will likely be more effective with Operation: Rhino Drop as the sideboard, and 'typical junk aggro' as the mainboard.

This is how I will be playing the deck tonight at FNM. I will, in most cases, sideboard in Operation: Rhino Drop game 2, but I might wait until game 3. I will try and get it in at least once in each match. However, running it as the sideboard gives me that option, whereas running it main board forces me to run the combo every single match game 1.

Will update with results.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 1 Mythic Rares 27 - 6 Rares 16 - 8 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.51
Tokens	Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Spirit 1/1 W, Vampire 2/2 B