Skymarcher Aspirant and Path of Mettle is an anti combo?

pascal85, I see what you're saying, but it shouldn't matter because there are so many other creatures that meet the Path of Mettle  ^Flip criteria. I want the 2/1 for because of the value, so it's okay for it not to have haste, vigilance, etc... If I have both in my hand at the start, then I just don't play the Skymarcher Aspirant before I play Path of Mettle  ^Flip. At least that's the plan-- I need to get in play testing to see if this becomes a problem.

Thanks for the comment! Hope you like the deck!

pascal85, yes, after some playtesting, Skymarcher Aspirant ends up not being the best card for this particular deck. Instead, I have replaced it with Fanatical Firebrand.

I played against a Path of Mettle  ^Flip deck at FNM (used my mono-black deck). The Path of Mettle  ^Flip deck was phenomenal. I think Path of Mettle  ^Flip is actually an upgrade from Ramunap Ruins. It's too bad the mana base for this deck is weak-- it needs another dual land that doesn't enter tapped, or if it enters tapped to at least have a good ability (like Needle Spires or similar).

I think 4 Path of Mettle  ^Flip is too much. Once you have one the other 3 are practically dead. I like Adorned Pouncer in here, use Invigorated Rampage on it and you have a 5/1 double strike trampler. But putting it in means taking something out. And as much as we hate taking out 1-drops, I think the first card to go is Rigging Runner.

-1 Path of Mettle  ^Flip -2 Rigging Runner +3 Adorned Pouncer.

reaperofcakes, thanks for the suggestions. I like having 4x Path of Mettle  ^Flip because I want to always ensure that I have one each game. Yes, it's that good of a card. Hazoret the Fervent is legendary and most people run 4x (I only own 3x...) for the same reason-- it's that good and the player always wants to ensure that they have a copy.

I have thought about Adorned Pouncer, and you are correct that Rigging Runner would be the best target to remove to make room. I'll play with that and see how it goes-- thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks for the upvote!

I think having 4 legendary creatures makes more sense than 4 legendary enchantments. Creatures leave the battlefield far more often, so they aren't as dead as an enchantment that does almost nothing when it enters.

You may want to consider adding some Sunscorched Deserts.