Mardu green aggro ft. Sorin
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Posted on Oct. 14, 2015, 1:11 a.m. by sam31095
Guys I've stumbled on a thing that I rlly think can beat abzan. If anyone wants to draw some yes hands or playtest with me or something I'd love the help and suggestions. Deck:mardu-green-in-your-faceHere's a different link because for some reason that one isn't working. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/mardu-green-in-your-face/
GeeksterPlays says... #3
So Abzan Charm takes away your Butcher of the Horde (why only 2?...) and you're left with... what, exactly, to win the game? Swinging a 2/2 Elf for 10 turns? Lucking into the 1 Zurgo, that gets chump blocked by a Hangarback then the Thopter tokens it makes for endless turns?
Sorry, but if this beats Abzan in your area, then I'd say you have some pretty poor Abzan players is all.
October 14, 2015 5:51 a.m.
Did you guys even draw any teat hands? Do you think I haven't tested this before I put it on here? This is mardu token aggro except with green for Atarka's Command. Dwynen's elite is just a better Dragon Fodder giving a 2/2 and a 1/1 instead of 2 1/1. Brave the Sands is the all star of the deck. Remember how good Intangible Virtue was? This card is almost as good. That means with Sorin, Solemn Visitor which idk of yall have read or not, will give me an army of +1 life link tokens to attack with AND play defense with since they keep thier buff. If I draw two, then I have a goblin that can block 3 diff things. I can hang block to kill big stuff and still stop the rest of the damage that would normally get through. And yes Butcher does get taken out with abzan charm, that's why there's only two. I don't need anymore. You guys can just bash on a deck because it looks wierd and has cards that aren't used a lot. This goes toe to toe with a hangerback abzan deck that's gone undefeated at my game store the last two weeks (I wasn't playing) proxy this deck and playtest it. You'll be surprised
October 14, 2015 1:54 p.m.
And how can you say playing brave the sands is like playing 63 cards because I can't play it? Pretty sure I can play the card? And it doesn't do anything? I mean it does do things it's written right on the card. It stops aggro 100% and it buys me time anywhere else, plus with sorin out it makes it so much better.
October 14, 2015 1:57 p.m.
I did however miss read Dwynen's elite though, when I proxied it, I thought it just made an elf I will replace that with dragon fodder. So now it is just mardu tokens woth Atarka's commands and rhinos
October 14, 2015 2 p.m.
Brave the Sands is by far the worst in the worst card in the whole Tarkir set. Keeper of the Lens at least attacks. This card does nothing. I have labeled it previously that any 60-card deck running 3 copies of it is actually a 63-card deck, because the card provides actual negative value to a deck. Here are some more reasons:
- A token-based deck can deal with creature-based aggro with or without that card.
- If you have an army of tokens with +1 and vigilance from Sorin, you do not need them to have vigilance too.
- A goblin that can block three Siege Rhinos is just as useless against them as a goblin that can block one.
- Dromoka's Command is ubiquitous in Standard and playing any enchantments means they have to be darn good, which Brave the Sands is the opposite of.
- Intangible Virtue was not good because of the vigilance - it was the +1/+1.
"And yes Butcher does get taken out with abzan charm, that's why there's only two. I don't need anymore." - That is the exact reason why you should include MORE of the only card you have that can actually do much in the matchup.
The deck has changed a bit since my last comment so here are actual suggestions:
Remove altar's reap (at best nets you 1/2 of a card; Painful Truths or Read the Bones will do a better job), act of treason (make room for some actual burn like Exquisite Firecraft or some creature like Abbot of Keral Keep or Seeker of the Way) and of course brave the sands (1 more rhino and 2 commands of your choice or 2 more Butcher of the Horde can go in its place)
Boza says... #2
Both are not working.
Mardu Green In-Your-Face Playtest
Standard sam31095
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As a general advice, I would refrain from comments like "I have solved the meta, guys!".
And likely, no, you have not found the answer to Abzan with cards like 3 Dwynen's Elite and no other elves and Brave the Sands in the main deck no less.
Brave the sands is inherent card disadvantage - when you draw it, you are a card behind, because that card does nothing at all. In fact, since you have 3 copies of it your deck, you are actually playing with 63 cards main deck, since BtS does not count as an actual playable card.
All in all, you have a slap-dash mashup of every available deck archetype in there, with mediocre cards to boot. As far as I know, aggro-midrange-control has never been successful.
October 14, 2015 4:43 a.m.