Mardu allies life drain

Standard Allies Lifegain RBW (Mardu)

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Creature (19)

• 3x Butcher of the Horde
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 4x Drana's Emissary
• 4x Kalastria Healer
• 3x Monastery Swiftspear
• 4x Zulaport Cutthroat

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Land (23)

• 2x Battlefield Forge
• 4x Bloodstained Mire
• 2x Caves of Koilos
• 3x Mountain
• 4x Plains
• 4x Smoldering Marsh
• 4x Swamp

Instant (11)

• 2x Crackling Doom
• 1x Dark Dabbling
• 3x Mardu Charm
• 3x Touch of Moonglove
• 2x Wild Slash

Sorcery (5)

• 3x Hordeling Outburst
• 2x March from the Tomb

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 2x Deflecting Palm
• 2x Ride Down
• 2x Valorous Stance

Sorcery (9)

• 3x Infinite Obliteration
• 2x Languish
• 2x Roast
• 2x Transgress the Mind

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Abbot of Keral Keep
• 1x Kor Bladewhirl
• 1x Resolute Blademaster

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Land (1)

• 1x Nomad Outpost

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Angelic Gift
• 1x Stasis Snare

Instant (5)

• 1x Fiery Impulse
• 1x Murderous Cut
• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Ultimate Price
• 1x Valorous Stance

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Crater's Claws
• 1x Despise
• 1x Roast
• 1x Tormenting Voice

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Looking for the right life drain deck. Black white allies seems good.

Turn 1 to 2

After hopefully pulling a Monastery Swiftspear or Dragonmaster Outcast, summon a 2 drop ally. Either Zulaport Cutthroat or Kalstra Healer

Turn 3

Hordling Outburst can work really well with Cutthroat here. Otherwise Drana's emissary starts to drain here. Mardu's charm also is playable from here.

Turn 4 and onwards

The big play is Butcher Of The Horde who can sacrifice a creature for haste or lifelink. Sorin also helps here with either a 2/2 flier or his +1/0 life gain. Use these with help from Mardu's charm. March From The Tomb can bring bring back lots of allies. Drains of 6+ are possible with 3 or more allies. Occasionally Dragonmaster Outcast will summon a dragon or two.

Siding

Smart opponents should attempt to counter the deck.They would probably add a Virulent Plague to destroy tokens or removal spells. Plus they would probably move to go into the air more often.

Suggested cards to move

Ride down can destroy and defending monster. Defending with a weak flier against Butcher wouldn't work and would deal 5 damage.

If moving to a burn deck completely would add Deflecting palm and ride down.

If going midrange, adding more destruction cards such as languish, roast or valorous stance would be good.

Concluding comments

Most of the value is tied into the bloodstained mire and smoldering marsh. The planeswaker could be swapped out for a Munda, Ambush leader or Chasm Guide. Dragonmaster Outcast could easily be swapped out for a one drop as well.

The only improvements that stand to be made is draw power and adding Gideon, Ally of Zendikar.

Any suggestions?

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Exclude colors	U
Splash colors	BR
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 19 - 7 Rares 19 - 8 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.54
Tokens	Dragon 5/5 R, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Goblin 1/1 R, Vampire 2/2 B, Warrior 1/1 W