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What should I take out for another rhino.

I think what you need to decide here is if you want to go for a midrange strategy or more aggro. That will certainly affect card choices.

I would not run Planar Outburst mainboard since it's dead in a lot of situations. It's more of a control card, and there are better choices.

What would you recommend?

If you really want a boardwipe, Languish, Crux of Fate and End Hostilities are all probably better choices because they will kill awakened lands. I am not sure what the function of a boardwipe is here, though.

Incase of emergency

In all likelihood, it's going to create an emergency for you since your deck is creature based. You should run some forms of spot removal like Valorous Stance instead.

Creatures

Lantern Scout should probably have a home here, because ally lifelink

Drana, Liberator of Malakir fits in here rather well. as does Nirkana Assassin

non-allys

Anafenza, the Foremost/Abzan Charm may have a role to play here. especially the charms exile effect.

Retreat to Emeria makes ally tokens upon landfall or buffs

Gideon, Ally of Zendikar shot way up in price, but is a solid addtion if you can get your hands on it.

Ally Encampment supplies fixing/recovery

Painful Truths helps draw cards, and replaces Sign in Blood or Read the Bones

other

you mentioned you wanted a field wipe "in case of emergency". given that your deck SHOULD be fast and somewhat wide aggro/midrange mix so a fieldwipe that leaves a control decks "lands" or only hits your small allies may not be the best choice

Aligned Hedron Network exiles and may solve/stall your eldrazi/awaken problem, and may be a better choice for the matchups you'll have issues with

what is the main "emergency" you would drop the wipe if its in your hand? to deal with aggro? ramp/midrange? or huge late game threats like Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger/ remove advantage of awakened lands?

collected allies is my take on the abzan allies archtype

Zulaport Cutthroat would work great in here. Especially if you draw into your board wipe. I'd say 2 is pretty good. Also maybe run a March from the Tomb? Also maybe one Defiant Bloodlord as a late game way to really drain away the life. Idk, I like the idea, though so good luck.

CoCo doesn't seem that great in this deck. You only have 18 creatures, and you can only hit 15 of them. the chances of you hitting at least two are about 20-30 percent.

how about Expedition Envoy and not Kor Castigator so you can trigger rally easier. good luck!

Envoy gets chumped by scions and coco is still in testing. I don't know if I'm going to use coco or rhinos. I'll let you know how fnm goes next week when I swap the cards out. This week I'm DM'ing my dnd group.

Hey, what about Zulaport Cutthroat? Also, more Retreat to Hagra, it is really powerful. Retreat to Emeria too. It gets insane with fetches, way better than Inspired Charge. Get some off color fetches to help with your mana, and the retreats. Evolving Wilds too. I personally dislike defiant strike, because you are just spending 1 mana for 1 damage, and I think there are things you would rather be doing. Kor Castigator also seems not good. There has to be better cards for your deck.

I would swap CoCo for Siege Rhino. The CoCo wouldn't be consistent enough.

It will on average have around 1.8 creatures on top, so yes, this could use a few more creatures for coco to be in here.

Give me a week and I will try out your ideas. And Defiant Strike is a draw spell for 1 . Its a place holder for a slot I don't know what to fill with. besides its funny using it at your opponents EOT on their creature to draw a card. But yeah It is coming out of the deck a long with Feat of Resistance. They just don't add much to this deck.

I still think you need to run more allies, and less

no matter how big Tajuru Warcaller, it still gets chumped easily

collected allies runs 26 allies all hit by coco to make it worth while, in your current deck siege rhino is better (drain + power) over a coco you have

Lantern Scout, Beastcaller Savant, Kor Bladewhirl

Zulaport Cutthroat works well with Kalastria Healer so you can extort them coming and going.

if you want to go more heroic style you need to add red for Zada, Hedron Grinder to really abuse things like Defiant Strike and Tandem Tactics

It's not how big tajuru gets It's the fact that it pumps my board of 4-5 other creatures that can attack that turn.

Expedition Envoy and Retreat to Emeria are both good options for cheap rally triggers, if only for the sideboard. Awesome deck!

FEATURED! Please make title 1 long word thats all caps. Or not. just a request.

Dude killer deck. You make me wish I had money to spend on magic.

Thanks Minelia

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I've been playing the deck I think you're looking to build? We should talk =)