Pretty neat deck man. Seems pretty fast.

Love it for dah weenies and the awesome SAO reference.

Love it for dah weenies and the awesome SAO reference.

Love it for dah weenies and the awesome SAO reference.

Love it for dah weenies and the awesome SAO reference.

WHY DID THAT POST 4 TIMES

Because I needed a playset of that post, obv

Ohohoho das clever. Im thinking of making a deck like this but Im not if I should put in mentor of the meek. Also would it be cheaper/ just as effective to run Green like you run red?

It's more expensive to run green because of Temple Garden s and Sublime Archangel s. GW Aggro tends to go all in with the Silverblade/Rancor combo instead of swarming. Overall it's the better deck but it's an extra $100 for 4 Temple Garden and 3-4 Sublime Archangel. However, you can still go with a somewhat budget version, such as my other deck deck:guardians-of-thraben.

I was thinking of running 4 Sunpetal groves, Similar to the 4 Clifftop retreats and 2 Gavony Townships instead of stronghold. The cost would be about 12 dollars cheaper with that route, however I am unsure of how effective it would be.

You could run 4 Sunpetal Grove for just Rancor .

I was considering that, thanks :] And maybe Gavony Township instead of Stronghold, atleast until Gatecrash cheap guildgates come out.

Does Ajani, Caller of the Pride get any play?

It seems like a useful card for extending into mid-range, but you don't seem to have many games that last well into the mid-game

it seems like Ajani, Caller of the Pride would more be used for the immediate -2.

@Shabobi The tactical benefit of playing Ajani, Caller of the Pride in a deck with 50% first/double strike creatures is clear as the -3 ability is one the few sources of double strike available in standard. I think it has potential synergy in this deck.

I was curious how / if it has been used in tournament play because Jimhawk did not mention Ajanni in any of the play reports.

Ah. I gotcha.

Ajani, Caller of the Pride being a singleton means I won't draw him often. He's really just there to give me options if I should need them. As an example, I used him tonight to spectacularly kill an Angel of Serenity by giving my 3/3 Champion of the Parish flying and double strike when he was at 3 life, freeing my three dudes he exiled. I definitely love Ajani here as a miser's copy, but I'm still not sure what the impact of playing him over a third Rally the Peasants is. Even Fiend Hunter is a good maindeck three drop that he contends with. It's really just personal preference, as I've always liked using every incarnation of Ajani in the past.

I just want to take a moment to thank everyone for the positive feedback and discussion. I've gotten a lot of feedback from opponents and observers on the surprising potency of this deck, and it's good to see that sentiment reflected here as well.

As a general commentary for everyone on why I enjoy playing aggro strategies, it's because it is a punishing archetype for decks that depend on hitting all the right cards, such as reanimator and control. If you're a newer player, I recommend playing aggro at your FNMs because you sometimes just get some free wins (like I do with my constant turn 2 Thalias, lol) when your opponent misplays or keeps a bad hand. Also, I believe that that old adage of "it's better to be the one asking the questions than giving the answers" really resonates with me and my playstyle. :D

just reading your fnm summary and i have to agree, i have played against two midrange selesnya decks at fnm and they have both been girls, lmao +1

@Jimhawk - thanks for the info!

As a miser's copy Planeswalker, Ajani, Caller of the Pride fits well here. Now that I think about it, the only thing with Double-strike and Flying innately is Drogskol Reaver and he is more expensive and far less versatile. The +1/+1 @ +1 probably doesn't hurt either. I had someone use Ajanni's +1 to nullify undying, which shocks/rages people the first time it is done to them.

You swapped in Mikaeus, the Lunarch and then swapped him back out. Good Mike seems like a solid fit in the deck, maybe not at the expense of a Precinct Captain , but he might be a nice SB piece for Ajanni or Bonds of Faith .

The women at our store play werewolves and vampires. I bet they also like Twilight...

Trading well is not the idea; attacking for 2 with a one drop is where you want to be in a Standard aggro deck today. That's what makes BR Aggro so good, it has 3 cards that do that in Gravecrawler , Diregraf Ghoul , and Rakdos Cackler . White-based aggro gets War Falcon and Champion of the Parish for that role for the purposes of a human deck, although I just had a sudden moment of clarity that reminded me of Dryad Militant . I may try her out in a future update.

Scratch that, Dryad Militant is awful with Rally the Peasants . No wonder I never thought of her.