Bant Hardened Scales (Standard MTG Deck)

Bant Hardened Scales

Standard Aggro Counters GWU (Bant) Midrange

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Creature (18)

Planeswalker (3)

Land (24)

Enchantment (4)

4x Hardened Scales

Instant (11)

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Creature (5)

Enchantment (3)

Instant (7)

The idea for this deck is to get out of control with +1/+1 counters on creatures. Its threats can get very big very fast and can easily overwhelm opponents. It can win by turn 5, but if it doesn't, its creatures only get more threatening.

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Feb. 29, 2016

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After a lot more play testing, I have honed down this deck to be something I consider very powerful.

I have seen that pros have started to use a version of this deck without blue, but I still think the control aspect is a very powerful component. Protecting creatures as they get bigger and just trampling over everything is huge. Managorger Hydras, especially with Hardened Scales out, will severely punish anyone who tries to use removal before getting countered - and Stubborn Denial is always a hard counter for a single blue if you have a Hardened Scales out and a Managorger Hydra down. Turn 1 Hardened Scales into turn 2 Hangarback Walker into turn 3 Avatar of the Resolute and a pump on Hangarback into turn 4 Managorger Hydra with a blue mana up for a Stubborn Denial is EXTREMELY strong.

Daghatar the Adamant is also a new addition that I think will be very powerful, but need to test more. Moving +1/+1s at my leisure, and turning them into more if a Hardened Scales is down is nothing to scoff at.

I've done very well with this deck at FNM, and tied for first on game day (the other top deck was Mardu Green, which I tied against in my matches). A main thing that I have noticed is that this version of Hardened Scales likes to be more conservative. Playing Managorger Hydra on curve isn't always the best choice, and knowing what I'm up against helps a lot, but I have noticed that sometimes I don't want to be playing right on curve, because of the plethora of removal spells that a lot of decks are running. I generally want to leave mana up to disrupt my opponent's removal while I slowly fill the board with ever-growing threats that are well protected.

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Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 4 Mythic Rares 39 - 2 Rares 6 - 7 Uncommons 4 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.83
Tokens	Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Morph 2/2 C, Plant 0/1 G, Thopter 1/1 C
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