This deck has been transformed into a Grixis version of itself! As such, I will no longer be keeping this list up to date. Link will be posted sometime this weekend.
I love me some free spells, so the day Yahenni's Expertise was spoiled, I drafted this up to get some fun in. Goblin Dark-Dwellers and Yahenni's Expertise get you some good free spells.
This deck aims to spend the early game picking apart their creatures with cheap removal and disrupting their hand with Transgress the Mind, and then doing it all over again with Goblin Dark-Dwellers. Every card choice was done to maximize it's value in this deck. Turn 3 kill spell into turn 4 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet into turn 5 Goblin Dark-Dwellers to recast that kill spell can turn the tide of a game tremendously against aggro. Our game one against control isn't all that great, but game two we get to bring in Dynavolt Tower and an experimental
Dust Stalker
to try to get that win.
Planeswalkers:
Chandra, Flamecaller: Because sometimes you just need something that wins the game. Her +1 is great against control. Her 0 can help us cycle through a bad hand. Her -x is essentially
Radiant Flames
. All in all, good walker.
Ob Nixilis Reignited: Wizards has a bit of a formula going for a good utility walker. Their +n should get you a card, their -n should be removal, and their ult should win the game. Naughty Obby over here is a perfect example of that. Cards for life is a wonderful trade. He has unconditional removal upon being cast. And if you get his ult off (which is actually not too impossible in a deck with this much removal), you get beautiful inevitability. Not to mention, he is a wonderful on curve followup to a turn four Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet.
Instants:
Fatal Push: The black bolt! This card is INSANE. In standard alone, it kills almost the entire vehicles deck, the human's deck, Sylvan Advocate, and so many other cards! And if you get revolt off (Say, with an evolving wilds, or when you sac a token to Kalitas), fuggetaboutit!
Grasp of Darkness: Fatal push may be powerfull, but as long as Archangel Avacyn
is still in standard, this killspell is still going to be important. It's some of the best instant speed removal we have, and with good reason. This is also our only removal that gets around indestructible. Keep that in mind when playing against decks running Selfless Spirit and Archangel Avacyn
.
Harnessed Lightning: We may not be running a huge energy package, but I still love this card. Three damage all at once, or two now and four for the next one I cast? Yeah. Card seems good.
Unlicensed Disintegration: I know what you're thinking. Why run this when there aren't many artifacts in the main? Three reasons. 1: Instant speed universal kill spells are very worth running. 2: It's easier to cast than Murder as BR is easier to get than BB. 3: We run Dynavolt Tower in the side for the control matchup (our worst matchup) so any extra damage we get off that is much needed.
Creatures:
Combustible Gearhulk: A nice threat at the top of our curve. Kindof a flexible slot, but I like what it does. Very hard to deal with for our opponent if it sticks.
Goblin Dark-Dwellers: Also known as the best creature in the deck. This deck runs 22 possible targets for his ability, making it so you always have a target for him. Plus he has evasion and a sizable body. All in all, solid card.
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet: We kill things. It's kinda what this deck does. So, why shouldn't we get the most value for our kills? If you have a Kalitas on the field, all those kills go to exile instead of the graveyard (sorry reanimator and zombies), AND you get a 2/2 zombie of your own. Great card.
Noxious Gearhulk: Because sometimes you just need to kill a thing and gain a bit of life off of it. One of the better etb triggers in my opinion.
Sorcery:
Ruinous Path: Our only answer to planeswalkers. This killspell will almost always have a target in any matchup.
Transgress the Mind: Or Inquisition of Not-Kozilek as I like to call it, is the best way to screw over Copycat Combo and Aetherworks Marvel, both of which are really big right now. Plus, this exiles, which matters sometimes. All in all, one of the all star uncommons of standard right now.
Yahenni's Expertise: The whole reason I wanted to build this deck! It's like a Languish that doesn't kill our Kalitas! Plus, it lets us do some other stuff when we cast it! Such a fun card.
Lost Legacy: Because I hate combo decks.
Sideboard:
Destructive Tampering
: There isn't a lot of artifact removal in our colors and artifacts are super important right now, so I want to run some number of this.
Dust Stalker
: Our best shot against controll since he survives all sorcery speed removal. I'm actively looking for better cards for this slot. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
Dynavolt Tower: Do your creatures keep getting killed by removal, leaving you without a wincon? Hit them with the tower.
Galvanic Bombardment
: Because why not have more ways to kill aggro baddies.
I'm thinking about splashing Blue for Baral and some counter magic. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
