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- 2x Aurelia, the Warleader
- 4x Avacyn's Pilgrim
- 4x Boros Reckoner
- 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- 4x Huntmaster of the Fells Flip
- 4x Restoration Angel
- 4x Thragtusk
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I really wanted to see a deck that could put Aurelia, the Warleader and Gisela, Blade of Goldnight together. I like those cards and those colors, but they are too costly to put into the aggro decks I normally play. Naya Midrange stood out as the mostly likely place that would get the mana to reliably to cast them and where they would provide the greatest benefit.
Updates: Made some changes based on FNM, playtesting and some pulls. The deck just really needed more in the 3 drop slot, having those early plays is key in some match-ups.
LANDS - Still working on what's the best ratio of shock lands to check lands. The deck wants to hit a T1 Avacyn's Pilgrim or T2 Farseek pretty consistently, but a fast aggro deck can run the deck over before it can stabilize and those shocks add up. Kessig Wolf Run will make anything into a threat late game.
1 CMC - Avacyn's Pilgrim lets us ramp into a T2 Boros Reckoner, Centaur Healer or Loxodon Smiter. Which are all big enough to keep some damage off while it ramps or they can also beat down fairly well. Bonfire of the Damned well it will never be cast for a single mana, but it gets tossed in here. Bonfire of the Damned is a sweeper with some player damage, as an added bonus it can hit creature that couldn't otherwise be targeted.
2 CMC - Aurelia's Fury while it's not particularly efficient at any one option, the versatility offered here deserves a spot. Boros Charm likewise offers a nice mix of effects that the deck is happy to have on hand. Farseek lets the deck ramp and color fix with the shock lands. While Mizzium Mortars can't hit players, it does hit for 4 which is important for a number of key creatures in the meta and it doubles as a sweeper.
3 CMC - Boros Reckoner has quickly started to take over the meta. It warps the board state and combat in some interesting ways. In ground combat it's at worst a practically guaranteed 2 for 1.
4 CMC - In many ways the strength of the Naya Midrange deck is its versatility, it doesn't just play big dumb creatures, and Huntmaster of the Fells and Restoration Angel all but personify that.
5 CMC - In addition to shoring up the mainboard against control. Garruk, Primal Hunter also serves as a method for drawing more gas or as a win condition all alone. And then there was Thragtusk, honestly this card could have used another few green in the casting cost. At the end of the day, there's always going to be "that card" in the format. Here Thragtusk helps to stabilize and fights through death.
6 CMC - Aurelia, the Warleader is one of the reasons I wanted to put this deck together in the first place. The double combat gets really interesting when you factor in effects like Kessig Wolf Run or double strike from Boros Charm.
7 CMC - Gisela, Blade of Goldnight is just another creature that warps combat. Curving from Aurelia, the Warleader into Gisela, Blade of Goldnight represents lethal damage from just Aurelia, the Warleader attacks that turn and before.
Acidic Slime could also be a Ray of Revelation , but given the Restoration Angel I thought I'd push for a little more interaction and yes more versatility. Assemble the Legion still testing the waters with this, in theory against certain control match-ups it can take over the game on it's own. Kessig Wolf Run also means that those 1/1's are still relevant. Aggressive decks will can be this deck's weakness, so Blind Obedience slows down some of the faster ones in two ways. Boros Charm will primarily come in to fight against Supreme Verdict decks. Centaur Healer more sideboard to fight against aggo. The 3 life helps to null some early attacks and the 3/3 body blocks and trades well as needed. Gideon, Champion of Justice another test. I haven't been super impressed based on face value and limited play, but once again the potentially off Kessig Wolf Run can't be overlooked. If I'm running white I will always have a pair of Oblivion Ring in the main or side, it's a great catch all and right now a needed response to Boros Reckoner. Rest in Peace hates on any graveyard plans. And finally Sigarda, Host of Herons comes in usually against decks running mostly black as they have trouble interacting with her.
While Boros Reckoner might be the future going forward,Loxodon Smiter is still worthy of consideration.
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Revision 18 See all
(11 years ago)
| -1 | Aurelia's Fury | side |
| -1 | Mizzium Mortars | side |
| -2 | Oblivion Ring | main |
| +1 | Clifftop Retreat | main |
| +4 | Loxodon Smiter | side |
| -1 | Zealous Conscripts | side |
| Date added | 11 years |
| Last updated | 10 years |
| Legality | This deck is not Standard legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 13 - 3 Mythic Rares 39 - 7 Rares 0 - 5 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons |
| Cards | 60 |
| Avg. CMC | 3.34 |
| Tokens | Beast 3/3 G, Emblem Domri Rade, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Soldier 1/1 RW, Wolf 2/2 G, Wurm 6/6 G |
| Folders | WIP, Standard, Planeswalker, Awesome |
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