Chieves of Standard

Standard WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (32)

• 4x Arashin Foremost
• 2x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Battle Brawler
• 3x Blood-Chin Fanatic
• 2x Blood-Chin Rager
• 4x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 2x Brutal Hordechief
• 4x Chief of the Edge
• 4x Dragon Hunter
• 4x Mardu Shadowspear
• 2x Mogis's Marauder

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Land (22)

• 3x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 6x Plains
• 8x Swamp
• 3x Temple of Silence
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Instant (3)

• 3x Defiant Strike

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Return to the Ranks

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 2x Brain Maggot
• 2x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 2x Merciless Executioner

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ajani Steadfast

Instant (8)

• 2x Bile Blight
• 3x Erase
• 2x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Utter End

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Maybeboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Disowned Ancestor
• 1x Dragonscale General
• 1x Eidolon of Countless Battles
• 1x Mardu Strike Leader
• 2x Mardu Woe-Reaper
• 1x Spiteful Returned

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Brave the Sands

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THE CHIEVES OF STANDARD

"Strike terror into the hearts of the enemies!"

Why Chieves? Leaf, Knife, Reef, all those words that end in 'f', like Chief, the plurals all include a 'v', except for chief. So I felt it deserved to be the Chieves.

This deck has been slowly but surely developing. When Khans came out, Mardu was one of the most hyped tribes, but competitively off the bat did not do as well as expected. Mardu was almost solely known for the midrange power of Bloodsoaked Champion + Butcher of the Horde , with cheap and effective removal.

I wanted to be unique. I wanted to be a little different. I looked at BW warriors, and was wondering why no one was running it at all. I really liked the interaction with Athreos, God of Passage in the deck, as I could continue swinging away and that's what the deck wants to do 24/7. However, as a legendary, it was hard to throw 4 in, and it wasn't always a creature. When the next set came out, I really liked the addition of Alesha, Who Smiles at Death, as it acted as an extra two copies of Athreos. However, this would require the use of some red. While initially not opposed to it, as I could include things like Mardu Ascendancy , and especially the always fun Zurgo Helmsmasher and the underrated (in my opinion) Ankle Shanker.

However, with the spoilers of Dragons, I think I can finally take out the few remains of red and go for a true BW warriors.

Thank you for all suggestions ahead of time, everything is greatly appreciated :)

Still looking at making a better sideboard

Original inspiration: http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=12195

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Bloodsoaked Champion + Butcher of the Horde
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 3 Mythic Rares 19 - 3 Rares 17 - 6 Uncommons 3 - 3 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.11
Tokens	Emblem Ajani Steadfast, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Vampire 2/2 B, Warrior 1/1 W
Folders	standard