What kind of deck would you build against a deck that continuously gains life and hexproof monsters?
For my answer, I created a burn token deck with a blaze-of-glory function with board wipes. I created this deck specifically against my friend's Selesnya deck which is getting out of hand for the 2nd-tier players at our MTG club in the Dungeon, however
The main combo is an overwhelm of straight burn damage, which cards such as
Defend the Hearth
and Fog can't counter. This can be achieved through having [Hellrider]] or Raid Bombardment on the field paired with
Goblin Assault
and a Krenko, Mob Boss. The amount of goblins being generated becomes overwhelming for the opponent, not to mention the damage they would originally be dealing is being dealt, combat damage or not, and the Hammer only speeds this process up.
There's always the problem with token gen, with great numbers comes low toughness, so building and keeping your numbers is critical. Killing Wave is good in a pinch, but Mizzium Mortars is what really saves your neck in the end against those creatures that are normally out of reach.
The two unorthodox cards in the deck would be the Fire Marshal and the Spotlight. The Marshal is prime in a multiplayer match when everyone starts getting low on health and someone might kill you next turn, in which case the blaze of glory might take 4 or so people with you. The Spotlight is only useful against hexproof creatures, which rarely appear, so once you figure out the deck, you're better off with Whip of Erebos and Erebos, God of the Dead himself, which is better in the long and short run, because even if you can't pull the devotion off in this deck, he's indestructible and prevents everyone's life gain, putting always at least two points worth of life between you and the opponent.
