Mardu Warriors

Standard* RBW (Mardu)

Bodin87

Creature (24)

• 3x Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
• 4x Battle Brawler
• 3x Blood-Chin Rager
• 2x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 4x Chief of the Edge
• 1x Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
• 3x Mardu Shadowspear
• 2x Merciless Executioner
• 2x Zurgo Helmsmasher

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Land (24)

• 2x Battlefield Forge
• 4x Bloodstained Mire
• 4x Caves of Koilos
• 2x Mountain
• 4x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Plains
• 3x Swamp
• 2x Temple of Malice
• 2x Temple of Triumph

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Mardu Ascendancy
• 2x Outpost Siege

Instant (7)

• 4x Crackling Doom
• 3x Mardu Charm

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Sideboard

Creature (5)

• 2x Dragon Hunter
• 2x Mardu Woe-Reaper
• 1x Wingmate Roc

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Virulent Plague

Instant (7)

• 2x Erase
• 2x Kolaghan's Command
• 2x Ultimate Price
• 1x Utter End

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This deck is a Mardu deck that synergizes with the warrior creature subtype along with some graveyard recursion. It started out as a pure aggro deck with very little wiggle room. It has morphed into a much more consistent, slightly more mid-range deck that keeps a steady threat count while pestering the opponent with edict effects and a few more direct removal spells. Outpost Siege gives some card advantage while cards like Alesha and Swift Warkite recur cards from the graveyard. The big finishers right now include a single Zurgo HS and the dragons. Out of the board can come the Butchers and wingmate roc to go over the top. The non-creature suite is pretty color intensive and I'm not sure if going back to more of a mono-black removal lineup would be a better option. Playtesting has been pretty good for having a multi-focal removal suite though and I'm not sure if I would change too much. Edict effects seem pretty good right now with Ojutai continuing to define the format.

The sideboard contains a suite of cards geared towards improving the matchup against Esper Dragons, Atarka Red, and the occasional Whip deck. The Mardu Woe-Reapers also seem good against Deathmist Raptor. There are a couple one-of's to handle enchantments and artifacts, along with some enchantments to handle token decks. Elspeth is good against this deck and therefore an additional utter end can come out of the board when she makes an appearance.

As always, any help with this deck would be greatly appreciated. I'm really pretty lost on putting together a manabase. The painlands would be a decent option if they weren't going to rotate soon.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 2 Mythic Rares 27 - 3 Rares 23 - 8 Uncommons 0 - 2 Commons
Cards	59
Avg. CMC	2.66
Tokens	Bird 3/4 W, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Goblin 1/1 R, Vampire 2/2 B, Warrior 1/1 W