ABZAN SMASH!!!

by munsonthedestroyer on 27 September 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Creatures (3)


Sorceries (2)


Artifacts (1)


Enchantments (2)

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Deck Description

Drop a dude, swing at a face.

Would love to get some feedback!

How to Play

Generally you'll want to maximize your dudes on the ground and swing as much as possible. Things like Bloodsoaked Champion mitigate risk, and Soldier of the Pantheon will be able to sneak though lots of things in Khans standard.

General playing notes:
1. While this deck is all about dropping dudes and swinging away, definitely hold some creatures in your hand in case of emergency whenever possible. This deck doesn't have a lot of tricks, but adding new threatening creatures is one of them.
2. Pretty much always mulligan a hand where you're going to have to draw into 2 colors of mana. This deck is good at mulling to 6 and sometimes 5 since it's so creature heavy.
3. Certain creatures aren't that helpful against certain deck archetypes, such as Soldier of the Pantheon against monocolor decks. Keep in mind in subsequent games what stuff you'll be dealing with on the board as there is a LOT of variety among the creatures in this deck, and matchups are largely how you should be prioritizing which you play.

Thinking about subs:
1. Setessan Tactics is really efficient removal if you need it, which you will against things like Mono Green Ramp
2. Against things like Rabble Red, Brave the Sands will let youkeep swinging but mitigate the sheer volume of tiny jerkwad creatures swinging in
3. Against control, especially if largely blue-centered, Mistcutter Hydras are your best friend
4. Ajani's Presence will help you some against burn or removal-heavy decks with black in them
5. Whip of Erebos will help you better outlast other midrange, creature-based decks or undo burn effects. Helpful against control/removal as well, since it keeps them from keeping you slowed down and empty on the board.

Potential way to shift this deck's angle:
- Drop most of the creatures outside of the Bloodsoaked Champion and the Rakshasa Deathdealer, double down on removal and add stuff like Garruk, Apex Predator, Elspeth and Hornet Queen at the top of the curve to make this more of a control deck.
- Swap creatures with more outlast mechanics, add more Anafenza and Ivorytusk Fortress, as well as Ajani Mentor of Heroes to go hard on counter-based growth playing the midrange game.

Deck Tags

  • abzan
  • Midrange
  • Creatures
  • Standard

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

28021022

Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

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