Fine, you win, Hangarback!

Standard Aggro BGW (Abzan, Junk) Competitive

Doom_of_Valyria

Creature (23)

• 4x Anafenza, the Foremost
• 2x Den Protector
• 3x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 4x Hangarback Walker
• 4x Siege Rhino
• 2x Warden of the First Tree
• 2x Wingmate Roc
• 2x Woodland Wanderer

Land (25)

• 2x Canopy Vista
• 3x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 2x Forest
• 3x Llanowar Wastes
• 2x Plains
• 4x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 4x Shambling Vent
• 4x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Hardened Scales

Instant (9)

• 4x Abzan Charm
• 2x Complete Disregard
• 3x Dromoka's Command

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 2x Arashin Cleric
• 1x Wingmate Roc

Instant (8)

• 2x Celestial Flare
• 2x Complete Disregard
• 2x Surge of Righteousness
• 2x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Ruinous Path
• 2x Self-Inflicted Wound

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Maybeboard

Creature (8)

• 4x Avatar of the Resolute
• 4x Rakshasa Deathdealer

Planeswalker (3)

• 3x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Land (2)

• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Llanowar Wastes

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So I brewed this deck in an attempt to be able to run a competitive standard deck at FNM. It's all about throwing threat after threat after your opponent and keeping theirs off the field.

I appreciate any feedback you can provide on this, I've been researching other Abzan Aggro builds and most are running Hangarback Walker as a 4-of and multiple copies of Gideon, Ally of Zendikar. I switched it up by adding in some atypical cards I like:

Woodland Wanderer - It comes in as either a 5/5 or a 6/6 if I have Cinder Glade in play. May not have the life swing of Siege Rhino , but is a nice fatty for the same CMC.

Drana's Emissary - A 2/2 flyer for 3, and she provides bits of life while sucking it from opponents. Like Siege Rhino and Drana's love child. Wait a minute...

So there you have it! Please let me know what you think of the build. Should I switch the focus to playsets of Siege Rhino , Anafenza, the Foremost, and Hangarback Walker like other decks, or does my varied creature approach work?

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 1 Mythic Rares 35 - 2 Rares 8 - 6 Uncommons 2 - 6 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.51
Tokens	Bird 3/4 W, Morph 2/2 C, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	Counters, Standard BFZ