I love exploring different play styles and I try to create different decks and this deck is my personal favorite, it uses some unique elements and its quite unusual. Other then it's obvious toughness theme, this deck has two sub-themes: life gain and, oddly, infect.
This deck focuses on Doran, the Siege Tower's abilty, and it's super aggro as long as Doran or Assault Formation is in play. There so many cards that correspond with this low power/high toughness theme and I tried making the deck as efficient as possible playing with this kind of cards.
I've added some removals (my favorites are Fell the Mighty and Wave of Reckoning) and some defense, mostly for Doran.
This deck wasn't built as a budget deck and I built it just for playing online at first, but as it got better, I'm starting to like the option to order a budget version of it and play it. You may adapt it for your own purposes, but if you do, please give me some credit if you're uploading it to Tapped Out or any other website.
As written above, except the main toughness theme, infect and life gain are also sub themes of this deck, and here are some great cards that fit to each of the themes.
However, cards as Sorin, Solemn Visitor won't match even though it has some cool life gaining effects, because the card has nothing to do with the very dominant toughness theme. There are a few cards that are too good to be excluded from this deck, and each card is a special case by itself (Burgeoning, Serra Ascendant, Phyrexian Swarmlord and Exploration are pretty much the only "special cases").
With that in mind, don't bother to suggest creatures with defender. I won't add them unless they are incredible because this is an aggro deck after all, and I use cards like Tasseled Dromedary for attack and not for defense. Unlike a lot of Doran decks, this one has only one defender (Tree of Perdition) and one defender-animator (Assault Formation), and it's mainly here for backup in case Doran is desroyed.
Indomitable Ancients is stupidly great. Practically a 10/10 for 4 mana, it is a must-have in every Doran deck (obviously except than Tiny Leaders...), and if I can deal 20 damage by turn 5 using only it and Doran, you bet it's one of the best cards in this deck.
You know your opening hand is good when Tower Defense in it. You can cast it turn 4 and in most times you will deal at least 10 commander damage and probably more. If you cast it later in the game, a lot of creatures will be affected and you can swing with them for a ton of damage and it will basically win the game for you, for 2 mana.
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper is pretty surprising. Right, a 7/7 with menace for 5 mana is great, but her super-lifelink makes her incredible. You wouldn't expect such massive life gaining from B/G Naga, but she does the job very well.
Rhox Faithmender is one tough rhino. If you want to get to a 3-digit life total, he's the dude.
For 4 mana, you basically get a 5/5 with lifelink, and double life gaining! This card is just insane with Doran.
-The first normal, kinda aggroish scenario:
Turn 1- any black or white mana producing land. (it can enter tapped.)
Turn 2- a land that's producing the other color, then Tasseled Dromedary and Disowned Ancestor.
Turn 3- a green mana producing land, Doran, and attack with Tasseled Dromedary and Disowned Ancestor.
-The second normal, kinda aggroish scenario:
Turn 1- a forest or a dual land, and Birds of Paradise.
Turn 2- a tapland and Skinshifter.
Turn 3- a basic land, then play Doran and pay to make Skinshifter's a 0/8 plant, then attack.
-The not so likely yet awesome scenario:
Turn 1- drop a Murmuring Bosk and reveal a treefolk or Command Tower, then Sol Ring and a Selesnya, Golgari or Orzhov signet.
Turn 2- any land, Nyx-Fleece Ram, Tasseled Dromedary or Disowned Ancestor, then cast Doran.
Turn 3- some toughness buff (such as Bar the Door), maybe a removal, then attack with a tree and a sheep, some sand or a camel for 18 damage on turn 3.
Removed
Grizzled Leotau,
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite,
Verdeloth the Ancient,
Ensouled Scimitar,
Gift of the Deity,
Leaf-Crowned Elder,
Diabolic Tutor, [[]], [[]] and
Sylvan Offering.
Added Sacred Rites, Angelic Chorus, Proper Burial, Lagonna-Band Trailblazer, Tangle Angler, Yoked Ox and Tasseled Dromedary.
Removed
Accorder's Shield,
Sudden Spoiling,
Warmonger's Chariot,
Descendants' Path,
Sacred Rites,
Abzan Charm,
Sapling of Colfenor,
Oathsworn Giant,
Bosk Banneret,
Timber Protector and
Wakestone Gargoyle.
Added Serra Ascendant, Felidar Sovereign, Phyresis, Phyrexian Vatmother, Phyrexian Swarmlord, Priests of Norn, Reaper of Sheoldred, Triumph of the Hordes, Burgeoning, Exploration and Blightwidow.
Feel free to make any suggestions!
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Thanks for total_euphoria, Bobonob, Hipparchos, Chaseace3 and everyone who upvoted this deck!
