Warring Abzan

Standard* BGW (Abzan, Junk) Competitive Tribal

pisci95

Creature (25)

• 3x Arashin Foremost
• 4x Blood-Chin Rager
• 4x Duskwatch Recruiter  ^Flip
• 4x Grim Flayer
• 4x Hamlet Captain
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Surrak, the Hunt Caller
• 2x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 2x Thalia's Lieutenant

Land (25)

• 3x Canopy Vista
• 5x Forest
• 2x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 3x Fortified Village
• 2x Hissing Quagmire
• 4x Plains
• 2x Shambling Vent
• 4x Swamp

Instant (10)

• 2x Anguished Unmaking
• 4x Collected Company
• 2x Dromoka's Command
• 2x Secure the Wastes

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Archangel Avacyn  ^Flip
• 2x Hidden Dragonslayer

Planeswalker (4)

• 2x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 2x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Instant (2)

• 2x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (6)

• 2x Declaration in Stone
• 2x Infinite Obliteration
• 2x Transgress the Mind

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 2x Fleshbag Marauder

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Liliana, the Last Hope

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Always Watching

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Collective Brutality
• 2x Collective Effort

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with Grim Flayer and Hamlet Captain , human warriors may have a shot.

The idea is that Arashin Foremost is very powerful for 3 mana, but it really needs other warriors to give it a boast.

I think grim Flayer and Hamlet captain can give the list the boast they need since losing Brutal Hordechief and Chief of the Edge.

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The two non-humans Thalia, Heretical Cather and her aid, Thalia's Lieutenant , are both very powerful cards.

• TL because she buffs the human warriors.
• THC because hate isn't bad.

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Thoughts that I would love comments on:

1. Do I extend delirium with Grim Flayer? ala Mindwrack Demon
2. Where do I fit Always Watching ?
3. Is it missing planeswalkers in mainboard?
4. Is the power level too low?

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DELERIUM ISSUE!

Upon further review, This deck only has 3 types--Creature, Instant, Land--and cannot activate Grim Flayer's Delirium. Obviously, main boarding sorceries would make delirium possibly, but it would still be far from consistent. Adding non-creatures make the best card in standard, Collected Company worse.

Here are the types and the cards that may make sense:

• Sorcery - obvious choice is Declaration in Stone followed by card advantage like Read the Bones or Painful Truths . Maybe ,Eldritch Evolution to get Arashin Foremost, Surrak, the Hunt Caller or Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet.
• Enchantment - Oaths don't sound ideal due to lack of Planeswalkers. Probably add Always Watching . Maybe use Stasis Snare as removal?
• Artifacts - Hangarback Walker or bust?
• Tribal - There aren't any
• Conspiracy - OK, I'll stop
• Planeswalker - There are some options here, none are perfect. Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Nissa, Voice of Zendikar and Liliana, the Last Hope of Zendikar (I mean Innistrad). They are all cheap and effect the board in ways that are good for aggro decks. Lily would also help accelerate delirium, while letting me get a creature back, which may be work it. So I don't know.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 5 Mythic Rares 28 - 6 Rares 14 - 4 Uncommons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.49
Tokens	Clue, Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Morph 2/2 C, Vampire Knight 1/1 B, Warrior 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	e