Crazy cat lady bake off (Standard MTG Deck)

Ayara, First of Locthwain is for sure the crazy cat lady that lives in your LGS. Growing up in my small town there was this one house that was always surrounded by cats. There was a rumor that this lady would cook and eat the cats but the cat population never went down. I think i've figured it out! The lady, we will call her Ayara, didn't grill them as we thought. She baked them into pies, but not for herself! They were for the cats....

This is a life drain deck using Cauldron Familiar + Witch's Oven. It tries to captialize on the drain by using Ayara, First of Locthwain to double the drain and eventually curve out into Syr Konrad, the Grim which makes each combo deal an additional two damage. Dreadhorde Invasion, Midnight Reaper are there for card draw to quickly out value your opponent. Gingerbrute is handy for early aggression and triggers your draw engine and can get Cauldron Familiar out of the graveyard because "kitty want a cookie?" Witch's Cottage was flavorful for the deck and also helps recur your combo pieces. Forever Young is a kill spell in late game and card draw early game. Blacklance Paragon is there as removal and a cheap way to trigger Ayara. Murder is a kill spell until i can obtain muderous rider. They are a little pricey for me right now. I could use some help on the sideboard please.

11/11/19 edits: Removed Murder Blacklance Paragon Dreadhorde Invasion added Plaguecrafter Foulmire Knight Priest of Forgotten Gods I felt like i needed more sacrifice outlets. Plaguecrafter will act like a murder/murderous rider but will give me the ability to sacrifice Cauldron Familiar when i do not have Witch's Oven which seemed to be an issue in most games. It'll also trigger my card draw more easily and feel better than paying three to destroy a creature. i can also recur it with Witch's Cottage. Foulmire Knight will act as card draw when i need it instead of dumping Forever Young and its a cheap creature that discourages attacks from opponent. Priest of Forgotten Gods is the crazy cat lady's sister. She helps to get the party started with early draw, some damage, creature removal, and mana ramp. Who doesn't like mana ramp? I think this version will play much more smoothly. thoughts?

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12/2/19 update — Dec. 2, 2019

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I've played this deck at two more FNMs. I've gone 3-1 at both and played a pretty wide range of decks. simic flash, esper enchantment, some adventure decks, mill, and others. I haven't really used a side board yet. As long as you are drawing extra cards often you can pretty much take down most decks. Games that i lost were from getting stuck on two or three mana. these games i kept an opening hand of two or three mana so im not sure what was going on with my shuffling.

I've also played this deck on MTGA. It pretty much dominates anyone who doesn't make the correct decisions. The only deck i have real problems with is aggro but only when im behind. I really have to get a Priest of Forgotten Gods out to start forcing sacs in order to stop those decks. the mana ramp also helps to drop an early Syr Konrad, the Grim which makes killing my creatures a problem for aggro. Anyway, the deck needs a bit more balance like Murderous Rider and maybe a rankle or two.

FNM 1-2 — Nov. 11, 2019

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Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 4 Rares 13 - 4 Uncommons 16 - 7 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.08
Tokens	Food, On an Adventure
Folders	Black
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