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Standard Aggro Aristocrats Post Rotation RBW (Mardu)

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Land (21)

• 2x Evolving Wilds
• 3x Mountain
• 3x Plains
• 3x Rakdos Guildgate
• 3x Scoured Barrens
• 4x Swamp
• 3x Wind-Scarred Crag

Scavenger (9)

• 2x Corpse Knight
• 3x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Judith, the Scourge Diva
• 2x Mayhem Devil
• 1x Midnight Reaper

Prey (12)

• 2x Skynight Vanguard
• 4x Footlight Fiend
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Hero of Precinct One
• 1x Tithe Taker
• 1x Ministrant of Obligation
• 2x Tibalt, Rakish Instigator

Other (3)

• 1x Mortify
• 1x Theater of Horrors
• 1x Spawn of Mayhem

Predator (10)

• 2x Spark Harvest
• 2x Fireblade Artist
• 3x Heartfire
• 1x Pitiless Pontiff
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Plaguecrafter

Recursion (5)

• 2x Find / Finality
• 1x Revival / Revenge
• 2x Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

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Sideboard

Other (15)

• 2x Duress
• 1x Bankrupt in Blood
• 2x Disenchant
• 1x The Elderspell
• 2x Drill Bit
• 2x Skewer the Critics
• 2x Ill-Gotten Inheritance
• 1x Ritual of Soot
• 2x Massacre Girl

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Abstract

Mardu Aristocrats!

When the party starts, nobody expects cruel deaths are main entertainment here. Better sign a pact with devil or your corpse might be reused several times for the amusement of the masses!

Strategy

The main engine of the deck consist of Mayhem Devil , Cruel Celebrant and Corpse Knight . Casting creature spells, sacrificing them and resurrecting creates a vicious circle of damage to our opponent.

Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord is also a star here. Not only adds he a lifelink to Mayhem Devil ability, dying Footlight Fiend and Tibalt, Rakish Instigator 's 1/1 Devil, but also reverts cheap CMC creatures from graveyard straight to the battlefield.

Combos

• Footlight Fiend + Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord => when Footlight Fiend dies, it deals 1 damage to any target and we gain 1 life for Sorin's lifelink. Same turn, Sorin can revert Footlight Fiend from graveyard for just 1 loyality counter.

• Mayhem Devil + Priest of Forgotten Gods => Priest's ability sacrifices 3 creatures (including opponent's!), so Mayhem Devil can deal 3 damage each time it happens. The Priest's also gives us , card draw, and takes another 2 life from the opponent.

• Dreadhorde Invasion + Fireblade Artist => Each turn, we lose 1 life and create 0/0 Army creature token, which we can straight away sacrifice with Fireblade Artist dealing 2 damage to target player. If it happens that we have Corpse Knight or Mayhem Devil on the battlefied, we may deal 1 additional damage to the opponent as well :)

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Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Standard Aggro 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	G
Key combos	Dreadhorde Invasion + Fireblade Artist Footlight Fiend + Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord Mayhem Devil + Priest of Forgotten Gods
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 12 - 4 Rares 15 - 3 Uncommons 12 - 8 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.27
Tokens	Devil 1/1 R, Human 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Zombie Army 0/0 B
Folders	black