Abzan Smash Team

Standard* Aggro BGW (Abzan, Junk) Midrange

Svenare

Instant (9)

• 4x Abzan Charm
• 3x Hero's Downfall
• 2x Utter End

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Thoughtseize

Planeswalker (6)

• 2x Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
• 2x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 2x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Creature (17)

• 2x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
• 4x Courser of Kruphix
• 3x Herald of Torment
• 4x Siege Rhino
• 4x Sylvan Caryatid

Land (24)

• 2x Caves of Koilos
• 3x Forest
• 2x Llanowar Wastes
• 2x Plains
• 2x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Swamp
• 3x Temple of Malady
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 2x Temple of Silence
• 2x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 4x Windswept Heath

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Sideboard

Instant (7)

• 3x Bile Blight
• 1x Deicide
• 2x Erase
• 1x Utter End

Sorcery (5)

• 2x Despise
• 3x Drown in Sorrow

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator

Creature (2)

• 1x Herald of Torment
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor

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The Goal: Get board presence, and maintain board presence, smash the opponent in the face!

How to achieve the goal:

• Courser of Kruphix mana fixing
• Abzan Charm give counters or draw cards
• Brimaz, King of Oreskos makes tokens
• Siege Rhino smashes opponent in the face
• Herald of Torment has/gives evasion
• +1 Ajani, Mentor of Heroes makes things bigger or searches for creatures
• +1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion makes tokens
• +1 Garruk, Apex Predator(sideboard) makes tokens

The removal:

• Bile Blight
• Abzan Charm
• Hero's Downfall
• Thoughtseize
• Utter End
• -3 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• -3 Garruk, Apex Predator(sideboard)
• Despise(sideboard)
• Drown in Sorrow(sideboard)

Win conditions

• Achieve The Goal then swing with lots of creatures
• Boost Siege Rhino with +1/+1 counters, swing with trample
• bestow Herald of Torment onto either Siege Rhino or Brimaz, King of Oreskos
• -7 Elspeth, Sun's Champion

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Cool play I want to do:

Turn 2: Sylvan Caryatid

Turn 3: Sorin, Solemn Visitor -2

Turn 4: Ajani, Mentor of Heroes +1 Sorin, Solemn Visitor +1, swing for 6/5 flying lifelink

Turn 6: win

Or even better:

Turn 2: Sylvan Caryatid

Turn 3: Siege Rhino deal 3 damage

Turn 4: Herald of Torment on Siege Rhino, Swing for 7

Turn 5: Ajani, Mentor of Heroes +1, Swing for 10, win.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 1 Mythic Rares 33 - 3 Rares 9 - 6 Uncommons 0 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.17
Tokens	Beast 3/3 B, Cat Soldier 1/1 W, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Garruk, Apex Predator, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Soldier 1/1 W, Vampire 2/2 B
Folders	Standard - KTK, Decks I Want To Use, standard