Wizards Preconstructed Deck from Coldsnap
The Ice Age card
Aurochs
is a creature with trample that, when it attacks, gets a bonus for each other attacking Aurochs. At the time, there was only one question: What other Aurochs? The Aurochs Stampede deck finally answers that question, as three new Aurochs show up to really get the herd rumbling.
Over the first few turns of the game, play cheap creatures like
Tinder Wall
and
Orcish Lumberjack
. Besides helping you out in combat, they can accelerate your mana. They do so for a price, however, so be sure its worth sacrificing a permanent to get a temporary mana boost. Then, starting with the two-mana
Bull Aurochs
, youll start calling your cantankerous cattle.
Keep the first few Aurochs you assemble as safe as possible while building up your herd. In fact,
Aurochs Herd
is the card that can help you out the most, since it will find more Aurochs in your deck. If you use the Herds ability to fetch another Herd, or you start bringing them into the fold with Hibernation's End, you can keep playing Aurochs until the cows come home!
Once youve got enough Aurochs, the deck goes on the offensive in a hurry. Attacking with five Aurochs at once means each one gets +4/+0, and since they all have trample, that adds up to a lot of unstoppable damage. For those times when a lot isnt enough, Balduvian Rage,
Resize
, and
Bounty of the Hunt
can really put the stamp in stampede. To make sure even more damage gets through, send an Aurochs to the skies with
Whalebone Glider
while its still small, then start your attack.
The decks primary enemies are flying creatures, which
Frostweb Spider
and
Whalebone Glider
should help deal with, and creatures with first strike, since they can block and kill an Aurochs in combat before it can deal its trample damage. Save your
Incinerate
s for such targets.
After you have a few games under your belt, you might want to make some adjustments to the deck. You cant go wrong by adding more Aurochs or
Incinerate
s. You might find even more compelling cards in the Guildpact set. The red-green cards of the Gruul guild include cards with bloodthirst, like
Scab-Clan Mauler
, that will appreciate the Aurochs trample damage, and cards that just flat-out like to attack, like
Burning-Tree Shaman
.
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