A choice that really isn't (Creature Grief)

Standard* BR (Rakdos) Burn Competitive Cruel Control Midrange RBW (Mardu)

The_Adjourner

Land (24)

• 4x Blood Crypt
• 3x Clifftop Retreat
• 4x Dragonskull Summit
• 3x Godless Shrine
• 3x Isolated Chapel
• 2x Mountain
• 3x Sacred Foundry
• 2x Swamp

Sorcery (12)

• 2x Banefire
• 4x Carnival / Carnage
• 2x Revival / Revenge
• 4x Sword-Point Diplomacy

Instant (10)

• 4x Electrodominance
• 4x Risk Factor
• 2x Sheltering Light

Creature (14)

• 4x Barrier of Bones
• 4x Electrostatic Field
• 3x Guttersnipe
• 3x Pestilent Spirit

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Sideboard

Instant (8)

• 2x Collision / Colossus
• 2x Dual Shot
• 2x Radiating Lightning
• 2x Righteous Blow

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Jaya's Immolating Inferno
• 4x Skewer the Critics

Artifact (2)

• 2x Navigator's Compass

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The Idea

This is the current deck I'm running because I don't have all the cards that I want for this (which is listed as the deck) and i've gone 27/2/0 in MTG Arena so far - I'm thinking of switching this up to UBR but this idea can really just work for any colors you prefer, I just Like the combo with white because of return creatures I need and low cost damage spells for creature removal similar to red but triggers at different times.

Main Focus

The Idea came from me hating how creature heavy the current block is so we're using: Pestilent Spirit with any damage type spells for creature clear And at the same time adding some nice synergy in the mix by boosting our damage with Electrostatic Field or Guttersnipe

Reasons why I've chosen these cards

Sorcery - Banefire - Extremely versatile for this build because we can cast it for 1 Red Mana and still do damage as well as the added feature of not being countered Carnival / Carnage - Creature clear if you have Pestilent Spirit on the field. Revival / Revenge - In case if they nuke your Pestilent Spirit \ Electrostatic Field \ Guttersnipe or for the latter option if you have a good pool of mana (Great for longer games) Sword-Point Diplomacy - My choice to use with Electrodominance

Creature - Barrier of Bones - Turn 1 defense and for the sureveil Electrostatic Field - Boosting our damage, Synergy with any instants/Sorcery Guttersnipe - Boosting our damage, Synergy with any instants/Sorcery Pestilent Spirit - Adds much needed creature removal

Instant - Electrodominance - Extra damage boost potential Risk Factor - My choice to use with Electrodominance

Idea's for sideboard - 2x Collision / Colossus - For Flying Specific Creature removal, more effective with Pestilent Spirit 2x Dual Shot - +1 to Creature Removal with Pestilent Spirit 2x Demystify - Enchant Removal 1x Jaya's Immolating Inferno +3 Creature Removal with Pestilent Spirit 2x Radiating Lightning - Opponent based board Wipe with Pestilent Spirit 4x Skewer the Critics - For additional damage for Electrostatic Field \ Guttersnipe not very synergetic with Electrodominance 2x Navigator's Compass - Great if you're going to use more colors

About me and why I built this deck

It's been 5 years since I've last played and I'm really enjoying this block so far in standard - any help is much appreciated. As of release for Ravnica Allegiance Day (The day after I started back up) one this is what I currently have for it, I'm just so sick of everything being so creature aggro based I figured i'd put together something to mess with people's heads if they play that way.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	39 - 1 Rares 10 - 2 Uncommons 7 - 12 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.83