THIS IS AN ORZHOV DECK ON STERIODS!!! And here's why...
This deck is much faster and consistent
This decks has a variety of win-cons from swinging with beefy creatures, to paying mana so my opponent loses life, to gaining life myself while everyone else loses the same amount
This deck not only can be very aggressive, but extremely defensive as well due to the pillow-fort mechanics, threat removal/crippling, and high-toughness creatures to block with
If either myself or my opponent lose momentum and stall out, or even if I encounter another pillow-fort deck, I can passively gain life, and make my opponent lose life at the same time, in multiple ways
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NOW LET'S GET DOWN TO THE CARDS!!!
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First off, the MANA BASE:
2x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx -For when I need a bump in mana
4x Godless Shrine & 4x Temple of Silence -These give me easy access to any color mana I need.
6x Plains & 8x Swamp -For all those basic-land-lovers out there. You know who you are.
CREATURES: (Lowest CMC to highest)
4x Nyx-Fleece Ram -PURE GOLD! He's a cheap blocker, gains me life, and counts as an enchantment.
3x Brain Maggot -Hand disruption+enchantment=one happy me!
4x Underworld Coinsmith -Gains me life, counts as an enchantment, and can let me knock my opponent down little by little if I have extra mana.
1x Athreos, God of Passage -Awesome dude that makes my opponents think twice about killing my guys, plus I'll probably be able to get him to a creature pretty quickly as well. He's also an enchantment...
1x Erebos, God of the Dead -My opponents aren't getting back life, I get another, (indestructible) enchantment, and I can draw cards with barely a scratch to my mound of health!!!
4x Herald of Torment -Ok, you might be asking why this particular creature happens to be in this deck. Well, this guy counts as an enchantment, and can add a bit of devotion in to generate black mana with Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx , but MOST IMPORTANTLY he adds an early source of damage to the deck, which I can later make huge and give lifelink to with enchantments. BYE BYE AGGRO DECKS!!!
1x Erebos, God of the Dead -My opponents aren't getting back life, I get another, (indestructible) enchantment, and I can draw cards with barely a scratch to my mound of health!!!
1x Heliod, God of the Sun -Now I know you're all like "Heliod? This guy's crap!" But I get another enchantment, I can produce more enchantments, and vigilance is helpful
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ENCHANTMENTS: (Lowest CMC to highest)
4x Ethereal Armor -FANTASTIC boost & first strike to any of my creatures, and only gets bigger the longer the game goes on.
4x Banishing Light -Great removal that happens to be an enchantment as well!
3x Gift of Orzhova -A back-up lifelink source that also gives evasion in the form of flying, plus it's another enchantment...
2x Underworld Connections -A nice way to refill my hand, it's an enchantment, and the life loss is nothing compared to the life I'll be gaining from my other cards!
2x Whip of Erebos -Another source of lifelink, an enchantment, and can also bounce back my creatures (especially Herald of Torment)!!!
3x Sphere of Safety -PILLOW FORT FOR THE WIN!!! No, but seriously, I can protect myself while I gain life, and make my opponent lose life while I'm protected.
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SIDEBOARD: (Description coming soon)
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THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS DECK!!! PLEASE LIKE THE DECK, COMMENT, AND AS ALWAYS... FEAR THE RAM!!!