BW Death and Taxes in Standard

Standard*

KilswitchRiley

Land (24)

• 2x Blighted Fen
• 4x Concealed Courtyard
• 7x Plains
• 4x Shambling Vent
• 7x Swamp

Creature (6)

• 2x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 4x Thalia, Heretic Cathar

Enchantment (13)

• 4x Authority of the Consuls
• 3x Cruel Reality
• 2x Oath of Liliana
• 4x Trespasser's Curse

Instant (4)

• 4x Fatal Push

Artifact (3)

• 3x Edifice of Authority

Sorcery (5)

• 2x Declaration in Stone
• 3x Fumigate

Planeswalker (5)

• 4x Gideon of the Trials
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

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Sideboard

Sorcery (8)

• 2x Declaration in Stone
• 2x Dispossess
• 2x Lost Legacy
• 2x Never / Return

Instant (3)

• 3x Anguished Unmaking

Creature (2)

• 2x Kambal, Consul of Allocation

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Stasis Snare

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Harsh Scrutiny

Creature (1)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor

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A standard death and taxes deck, i havent seen anything quite like this yet a homebrew ive worked on the last almost 2 weeks since spoilers +1 upvote if you enjoy.Ok so the idea behind this deck was could i tax aggro decks in the new format that seems to want to run heavy aggro, and the answer was yes. The thing about this deck is at heart its a b/w kill deck that taxes your opponent when they play creatures. You get a lot of life and deal damage to your opponent without actually having to swing a creature. The real win condition for this deck is Cruel Reality which seems lackluster at first glance but we fully utilize its potential with this shell. Being able to control/kill their board through early game gaining life off of taxing our opponents creatures allows us to play Cruel Reality on turn 7 then afterwards fumigate or just constant control of board. The new gideon allows us to overcome things like early aggro and Approach the Second Sun combos. If the Meta swings to heavy quick aggro decks this will be a great equalizer.

Top Ranked	Achieved #27 position overall 6 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 3 Mythic Rares 23 - 10 Rares 9 - 2 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.03
Tokens	Clue, Emblem Gideon of the Trials, Vampire Knight 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Death and taxes, Cool Decks, Decks, Standard