This is my favorite deck that I've built for standard thus far. It's not perfect, but it works within the budget I set for myself, and it does reasonably well.
The deck's money cards...
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit This chick comes out early and provides a long term benefit. She turns your one and two drops into more serious threats, and combined with
Abzan Falconer
, your little army of fliers can get out of hand fast.
Avatar of the ResoluteWhat else needs to be said? Worst-case scenario, he's a 3/2 for two. Best case, you drop him in among your other creatures with counters, and suddenly he's big and scary. Combo him with Surrak, the Hunt Caller, and you could be swinging lethal out of nowhere.
Speaking of which...
Surrak, the Hunt CallerThis guy. This. Guy. He gives you over half of the power you need for his trigger right off the bat. It only takes one Fleecemane Lion or a buffed little dude, and he takes off right out of the gate.
Dromoka's Command
Easily the most broken card from Dragons. It does it all. It gives you the counters you need to trigger a lot of the counter based cards, allows you to remove troublesome enchantments (Jeskai Ascendancy,
Mastery of the Unseen
, Whip of Erebos to name a few]], acts as pseudo removal, and can protect you against that last desperate burn spell flung your way.
Ajani, Mentor of HeroesOnly one present in the deck (due to budget limitations), but when he resolves, it's SICKENING. He puts counters on your dudes, he nets you cards you need for the situation you're in, and, if you ever manage to get to it, he gives you more life than most players are ever prepared for.
Hardened Scales
This simple little one drop enchantment doubles the effectiveness of every counter-placing effect in the deck. Nuff said.
Like I said, this deck isn't perfect, but one thing it is is FUN. I'm completely open to criticisms and suggestions! Thanks everyone!
