Ensoul Ascendancy (Standard MTG Deck)

This deck is built around abusing the powerful artifact spells in M15. 0 drop artifacts enable turn 2 5/5s with Ensoul Artifact and can double strike with Shu Yun or Temur Battle Rage and they can become powerful burn spells with Shrapnel Blast.

All these threats put pressure on the opponent while trying to assemble a combo with Jeskai Ascendancy. I try to pressure the life total, and most of my wins are coming that way, but if I have the Ascendancy with a creature on the field they live in constant danger of being comboed out. Retraction Helix targets the creature, and can bounce a 0 drop artifact indefinitely. This can pump said creature arbitrairily large.

This has felt pretty strong to me as combo decks generally fall apart when the combo doesn't come together. But with the main win coming from cheating out huge creatures and sneaking in 10 points of damage at a time with double strike.

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Upping the Offense — Feb. 25, 2015

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Took out the Illusory Angels to add in [Temur Battle Rage] and a few combo pieces for Shu Yun. The double strike has been awesome with my 5/5s. I get to infinite combo less often, but my aggro game is a lot stronger. I also took out the treasure cruises and went up a couple lands. I wasn't getting the colors I needed quite fast enough in my last configuration.

Feb. 4, 2015

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Fates Reforged — Feb. 2, 2015

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Nov. 14, 2014

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Mana Base — Nov. 12, 2014

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Sideboarding — Nov. 10, 2014

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Adding combos — Nov. 7, 2014

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Small Adjustment — Nov. 4, 2014

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Date added	10 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 3 Rares 31 - 6 Uncommons 10 - 6 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.79
Tokens	Goblin 1/1 R, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	arti's wonderland
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