Playing the long game with Mardu Tokens

Standard* Budget RBW (Mardu) Tokens

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Creature (16)

• 2x Butcher of the Horde
• 4x Eldrazi Displacer
• 4x Pia and Kiran Nalaar
• 2x Ponyback Brigade
• 4x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (24)

• 2x Battlefield Forge
• 4x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 2x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Mountain
• 5x Nomad Outpost
• 3x Plains
• 2x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Swamp
• 3x Wastes

Enchantment (10)

• 3x Mastery of the Unseen
• 3x Retreat to Emeria
• 4x Silkwrap

Instant (8)

• 4x Crackling Doom
• 2x Mardu Charm
• 2x Utter End

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Hordeling Outburst

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 2x Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
• 2x Felidar Cub

Enchantment (5)

• 3x Lightform
• 2x Retreat to Hagra

Instant (4)

• 2x Fiery Impulse
• 2x Mardu Charm

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Dutiful Return

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My original idea for this deck was to splash green for a handful of abzan cards, but it seemed overly complicated for too little return, and it put a real strain on the mana base. So, I'm going with a simpler token deck that takes a few deviations from the norm in order to better play the long game. Mastery of the Unseen is a weird card to see in Mardu Tokens, but it works well for a longer game (given competent control) and manifests work wonderfully with Eldrazi Displacer. I've built the deck to run a minimal number of non-permanents so that manifesting and blinking will usually work. Thinking about replacing those Fiery Impulses in the sideboard with Oath of Chandra . It's a weird little deck, but what do I care? I'm not invested in my standard performance, really, I just always thought Mardu looked like fun and had some neat options.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	28 - 2 Rares 21 - 7 Uncommons 4 - 6 Commons
Cards	61
Avg. CMC	3.16
Tokens	Goblin 1/1 R, Kor Ally 1/1 W, Manifest 2/2 C, Morph 2/2 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Warrior 1/1 W