Prime Speaker Bantifar

Standard* GWU (Bant) Midrange Toolbox

Amari_Amirite

Creature (37)

• 1x Biogenic Ooze
• 1x Conclave Cavalier
• 2x Deputy of Detention
• 3x Jadelight Ranger
• 4x Knight of Autumn
• 4x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 4x Merfolk Branchwalker
• 4x Militia Bugler
• 4x Prime Speaker Vannifar
• 1x Riverwise Augur
• 2x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Tendershoot Dryad
• 1x Trostani Discordant
• 3x Wildgrowth Walker
• 1x Zegana, Utopian Speaker

Land (23)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 2x Breeding Pool
• 2x Forest
• 3x Glacial Fortress
• 3x Hallowed Fountain
• 4x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Island
• 1x Plains
• 3x Sunpetal Grove
• 3x Temple Garden

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Sideboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Bishop of Rebirth
• 1x Deputy of Detention
• 1x Hostage Taker
• 2x Kraul Harpooner
• 1x Riverwise Augur
• 1x Tempest Caller

Instant (8)

• 2x Cancel
• 3x Dive Down
• 3x Negate

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Angel of Grace
• 1x Demanding Dragon
• 1x Rekindling Phoenix

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I really just stole this deck from MegaMogwai on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nREUCUOnH7M), but based off of what I had available and some minor changes, I wanted to put it up here for reference and feedback.

Mogwai's decklist (https://aetherhub.com/Deck/Public/58544)

The big things I have questions about are the 4 and 5 drops, whether there's room to reduce the explore package for an extra 4 or 5 drop, and whether it's safe to put an off-color card that I can't cast, but can pod for. My ideas for that are Hostage Taker or Rekindling Phoenix.

4 Drop Maybes

Hostage Taker would come out for free, steal a creature, which I'd have open mana to cast immediately.

Rekindling Phoenix could be sacrificed multiple times to pod for my 5 drops.

Other on-color options: Tempest Caller Sweet ETB effect, happy to turn around and sacrifice the body for 5 drops.

5 Drop Maybes

Bishop of Rebirth - Recycle Explore package

Demanding Dragon - Sacrifice creature or take 5 damage. Time it right to not allow for a bad creature sacrifice.

This deck has been a lot of fun on Arena, but performed well in my first FNM with it as well, going 2-1-1, with the loss due to a very greedy first hand keep that I should have mulliganed. Lessons learned.

Sideboard

Sideboard tech could stand to be improved however. At no point did I become remotely interested in sideboarding in counters, so I'm looking for opportunities to keep the sideboard nearly completely creature-based.

Deputy of Detention x2

Kraul Harpooner x3

Shalai, Voice of Plenty x2

Riverwise Augur x1

Tempest Caller x2

Hostage Taker x1

Bishop of Rebirth x1

Any ideas y'all have there would be greatly appreciated!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 3 Rares 13 - 4 Uncommons 4 - 8 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.05
Tokens	City's Blessing, Elf Knight 2/2 GW, Ooze 2/2 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink
Folders	arena