The AFA (Azorius Faerial Aggro) [Budget]

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MKM's Case of the Gateway Express —Feb. 11, 2024

I finally got around to checking out the new Murders at Karlov Manor cards and I'm pretty blown away by how strong Case of the Gateway Express is in this deck. The damage and the small buff together is strong enough that I've already pivoted the deck around it.

I added:

• 4 x Spyglass Siren
• 3 x Case of the Gateway Express
• 2 x Expendable Lackey
• 1 x Fading Hope
• 1 x Island

I removed:

• 2 x Elspeth's Smite
• 2 x Containment Construct
• 2 x Hypnotic Grifter
• 2 x Plains
• 2 x Dusk Rose Reliquary
• 1 x Raffine's Informant

I tried out some other MKM cards as well, but I'm not very confident whether they have a spot in the deck. Mistway Spy seems like it offers pretty good late-game utility, but I'm worried about it being a do-nothing card when I'm not in the right position. A 1/1 flyer for one is rarely going to be good without any other abilities, and casting it face-down as 2/2 is far too slow. I'd basically be setting aside five mana and a slot or two in the deck to maybe create a bunch of clues. There's just too much that can go wrong and lead to a useless card. I also think Fuss / Bother has a lot of upside, but I'm running out of things to cut. It would probably be a one-of in the deck if anything.

If anyone has any ideas or recommendations, please let me know!