Abzan Negative Counters

Standard* BGW (Abzan, Junk) Jank

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Land (25)

• 4x Aether Hub
• 4x Blooming Marsh
• 3x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Desert of the Glorified
• 1x Desert of the Indomitable
• 2x Field of Ruin
• 2x Forest
• 2x Ifnir Deadlands
• 1x Plains
• 2x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Shefet Dunes
• 2x Swamp

Creature (17)

• 3x Ammit Eternal
• 3x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 3x Channeler Initiate
• 4x Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
• 4x Obelisk Spider

Enchantment (3)

• 2x Cast Out
• 1x Ixalan's Binding

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Grind / Dust

Instant (8)

• 2x Blossoming Defense
• 2x Fatal Push
• 1x Hapatra's Mark
• 2x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Splendid Agony

Artifact (4)

• 4x Key to the City

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 1x Blossoming Defense
• 2x Fatal Push
• 1x Hapatra's Mark
• 2x Heroic Intervention

Sorcery (5)

• 2x Duress
• 3x Lost Legacy

Artifact (2)

• 2x Crook of Condemnation

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Vraska, Relic Seeker

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The Cards

Creatures

• Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons - The snake queen. One of the few creatures that justifies protection spells.
• Obelisk Spider - The real MVP. The life gain/drain is seriously under-rated.
• Ammit Eternal - Great way to trigger the other creatures' abilities.
• Archfiend of Ifnir - There are a number of cards that cycle/discard so triggering Archfiend is not out of ordinary.
• Channeler Initiate - Mana dork that triggers the other creatures' abilities.

Instants

• Blossoming Defense - Basic protection spell.
• Hapatra's Mark
• Heroic Intervention
• Fatal Push
• Splendid Agony

Artifacts

• Key to the City - Might as well be called key to the game.. Key to the City is our key to swinging in with Hapatra and/or Ammit Eternal. Key synergy is with Archfiend however as it allows us to be a -1/-1 counter on **every** creature our opponent(s) controls. Key to the City is also our only card draw. Key.

Sorceries

• Grind
• Dust

Enchantments

• Cast Out
• Ixalan's Binding

The Land Base

• Blooming Marsh
• Concealed Courtyard
• Aether Hub
• Ifnir Deadlands
• Field of Ruin
• Scavenger Grounds
• Shefet Dunes
• Desert of the Glorified
• Desert of the Indomitable
• Swamp
• Forest
• Plains

Sideboard

• Lost Legacy - Our best bet against Approach of the Second Sun decks. Also works well to grab The Scarab God or other difficult to remove creatures.
• Vraska, Relic Seeker - Who doesn't love planeswalkers? Vraska is best in the deck for spot removal, and the occasional ultimate. Zombies aren't a big help for the deck.
• Crook of Condemnation - My graveyard hate of choice for this deck. I chose this over silent gravestone for something or other.
• Duress - Early game disruption. It'd be nice to steal some removal.

The Gameplan

Snakes. Lots of snakes. Or not, sometimes Hapatra doesn't find its way to your hand and there isn't a way to tutor it up. With enough Obelisk Spiders that is far from a problem.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	0 - 2 Mythic Rares 31 - 5 Rares 21 - 6 Uncommons 3 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.86
Tokens	Energy Reserve, Pirate 2/2 B, Snake 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 G w/ Deathtouch, Treasure