Off to War!

Standard Aggro Tribal WB (Orzhov)

ComradeJim270

Instant (10)

• 3x Ajani's Presence
• 2x Center Soul
• 3x Hero's Downfall
• 2x Secure the Wastes

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Thoughtseize

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Creature (24)

• 4x Arashin Foremost
• 4x Blood-Chin Rager
• 4x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 3x Brutal Hordechief
• 4x Chief of the Edge
• 3x Mardu Woe-Reaper
• 2x Seeker of the Way

Land (22)

• 4x Caves of Koilos
• 2x Mana Confluence
• 7x Plains
• 6x Swamp
• 2x Temple of Silence
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

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Sideboard

Instant (9)

• 3x Erase
• 2x Gods Willing
• 2x Hallowed Moonlight
• 2x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Duress

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Virulent Plague

Creature (2)

• 2x Blood-Chin Fanatic

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As of 9/20/15 this deck is retired from Standard play. I will continue to list it as Standard for now but do not intend to update it further unless OGW offers suitable replacements for rotating cards. I may create a casual version without regard to format legality, suggestions for that should be directed to my userpage.

Attempt at a modified version of a deck by synonimous_. I'd been considering a warriors deck for a while; I mean, I started in Fate Reforged, it's been at least kind of a thing in Standard the whole time I've been playing this game. Plus, it's in what have thus far been my two favorite colors!

This is aggro with a twist; lifegain, solid removal and well-timed combat tricks allow it to hold up against more midrange decks that could normally handle aggro. It just charges in right under them, and control has a hard time keeping it down. Against other aggro decks it often manages to chew through their blockers until I can drop a finisher.

With the meta moving towards some faster decks in recent weeks I'm speeding this up. Works well so far.

The Team:

• Arashin Foremost: Deathtouch won't trade. Other little dudes won't trade. Sure, block it with that Caryatid and lose a mana source! Don't block at all? This will hurt...
• Blood-Chin Rager: "You don't have enough blockers, there..."
• Bloodsoaked Champion: "...it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead!"
• Brutal Hordechief: "Yeah, about those blockers...".
• Chief of the Edge: +1 to power really, really adds up.
• Mardu Woe-Reaper: "Nice Deathmist Raptor. It'd be a shame if something happened to it..."
• Seeker of the Way : Kill a dude, punch his boss in the face with a big lifelinker.
• Sorin, Solemn Visitor: Wait, he has an emblem? I didn't notice, I was too busy trying to keep track of how much life my opponent is losing and how much I'm gaining. No, I don't mind if he dies.

The Arsenal:

• Ajani's Presence : "You thought our creatures were going to trade? I've got some bad news..."
• Center Soul : "Your spell does not impress me. By the way, do you mind getting punched in the face next turn?"
• Hero's Downfall: For my next act, I will make your threat disappear!
• Secure the Wastes: These dudes heard all the cool warriors were hanging out around here and showed up uninvited.
• Thoughtseize: Boardwipes are a lot less menacing when they're sitting in the opponent's graveyard.

Real Estate

• Caves of Koilos: The backbone of my mana base. Essential for early fixing so I can hit on turn one and on turn two.
• Mana Confluence : Tap for "OW!" Yeah, my mana base is a bit passive-aggressive, but adding these helped a lot. Less problematic with Urborg out.
• Temple of Silence: Slower than I'd like, but once you've lost because your mana base hurts you or you can't draw that one card, they start to look good.
• Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth: Swamps for everyone! Abzan players enjoy this until they realize I can take advantage of it much sooner. Helps with Confluences.

Current Issues:

• The mirror match is pretty brutal. I need to tune the deck so I can properly side against this or even change the mainboard slightly.
• Anger of the Gods.
• Getting boardwiped sucks balls.
• RDW seems to mop the floor with this. It just goes " Wild Slash , Lightning Strike, swing with all these goblins, I win."
• There's a small chance I'll be able to play this post-rotation. Stasis Snare or maybe Swift Reckoning could replace Downfall, Shambling Vent could replace the temples, but I have seen nothing that makes up for losing Mana Confluence or Ajani's Presence and am not impressed with the Thoughtseize alternatives.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 17 - 4 Rares 16 - 4 Uncommons 5 - 7 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.08
Tokens	Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Vampire 2/2 B, Warrior 1/1 W
Folders	Competitive, Standard, Decks, Decks
Based on	Warrior Yeet synonimous_ MDN