Abzan Catoven [Pioneer]

Pioneer Aristocrats BGW (Abzan, Junk) Competitive Lifegain Midrange Sacrifice Tokens

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Land (20)

• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 4x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 3x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 4x Godless Shrine
• 4x Overgrown Tomb
• 4x Roadside Reliquary

Artifact (3)

• 3x Witch's Oven

Creature (16)

• 4x Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 4x Cauldron Familiar
• 4x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 4x Gilded Goose

Planeswalker (4)

• 4x Lolth, Spider Queen

Instant (4)

• 4x Deadly Dispute

Enchantment (10)

• 2x Bastion of Remembrance
• 4x Hidden Stockpile
• 2x The Meathook Massacre
• 2x Unbridled Growth

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Rite of Oblivion

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Sideboard

Planeswalker (4)

• 2x The Wandering Emperor
• 2x Vraska, Golgari Queen

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I never got around to building this type of deck (the last variant I will upload, I swear) with catoven since, while popular at the time, I felt like the deck is lacking as soon as the meta shifts. Still in search of the format I want to ulimately build for, I also tried for Pioneer, and behold, the best option for, I think this archetype is still Aristocrats but with drain, is catoven. Smothering Abomination does hyper card draw, but it needs to come down at the right time. I don't know why Hidden Stockpile is not played in more formats. I'm splitting the white for it, there are no issues in these types of decks for it to spawn tokens over and over, a Bitterblossom that doesn't cost life and can scry if needed.

Probably enough of an introduction, thank you for checking this deck out, and I hope you enjoy.

Update 14.09.2022: Get some Braids. Four of, goes together with Hidden Stockpile like eggs and ham. Serra Paragon brings back lands. Vraska, Golgari Queen is sitting in the sideboard against low CMC opponents. You can make this deck orzhov fairly easily if you can find a replacement for Gilded Goose, which I haven't. The ramp is just so good. Braid on t2 is amazing, you can't do that with Shambling Ghast if you need to sacrifice it first.

Update 1.10.2022: Final Update probably. I am switching to a jund none-catoven version. This deck is too inconsistent against heavy control. My goal is to push one deck as far as possible against the meta. I think this deck has reached its endpoint and something is missing. Lolth, Spider Queen and The Wandering Emperor for more control and value. Serra and Rankle are out.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Pioneer legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 4 Mythic Rares 24 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.12
Tokens	Emblem Lolth, Spider Queen, Emblem Vraska, Golgari Queen, Food, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Samurai 2/2 W, Servo 1/1 C, Spider 2/1 B, Treasure
Folders	Main Deck Variations