Charming Mardu

Standard* Competitive Midrange RBW (Mardu)

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Instant (13)

• 4x Crackling Doom
• 4x Lightning Strike
• 2x Mardu Charm
• 3x Valorous Stance

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Thoughtseize

Planeswalker (6)

• 2x Chandra, Pyromaster
• 2x Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
• 2x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Creature (12)

• 4x Butcher of the Horde
• 4x Monastery Mentor
• 4x Seeker of the Way

Land (25)

• 3x Battlefield Forge
• 4x Bloodstained Mire
• 3x Caves of Koilos
• 4x Mountain
• 4x Nomad Outpost
• 2x Swamp
• 2x Temple of Silence
• 3x Temple of Triumph

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Sideboard

Instant (3)

• 2x Erase
• 1x Utter End

Sorcery (7)

• 3x Drown in Sorrow
• 1x End Hostilities
• 3x Glare of Heresy

Artifact (1)

• 1x Hammer of Purphoros

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Liliana Vess

Creature (2)

• 2x Hushwing Gryff

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This is my take on the Mardu Midrange strategy in Standard. As you might notice, there is no Goblin Rabblemaster and I do have a good reason to not include him. In the current metagame there is a lot of red and nearly every red deck runs Lightning Strike. The Rabblemaster does not match up too well against Strike and also there is a lot of Midrange decks floting around which both have bigger creatures to just block Rabblemaster and the right removal to kill him. While he is very good at feeding Butcher of the Horde there is one card which I have found to just be better than the Rabblemaster in the feeding role, Mardu Charm. The Charm can do basically everything from suprise block opposing Rabblemasters, kill opposing Butchers, Mantis Riders, Rabblemasters, Wingmate Rocs, Brimaz's, Seekers and most threats in the meta. Not only does charm effectively kill everything you need it to, it can feed the Butcher as well as push through a spell you need to resolve with the instant speed Duress effect. Also the Charm is just so much better then Rabblemaster in the late game. It also triggers prowess on the Seeker of the Way which just adds to its value. Overall I have found this list to be pretty awesome and I would love to hear everyones opinions on the deck so please comment and don't forget to +1. Thanks!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 2 Mythic Rares 23 - 5 Rares 9 - 3 Uncommons 8 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.80
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Enchantment Golem 3/3 C, Monk 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W, Vampire 2/2 B, Warrior 1/1 W