Sarcastic Midrange

Standard Competitive Four Color GWUB Midrange Rock Toolbox

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Creature (36)

• 1x Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 4x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fleecemane Lion
• 1x Hornet Nest
• 4x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Nemesis of Mortals
• 1x Phytotitan
• 1x Prognostic Sphinx
• 1x Prophet of Kruphix
• 1x Rakshasa Deathdealer
• 1x Reaper of the Wilds
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sandsteppe Mastodon
• 4x Siege Rhino
• 1x Soul of Theros
• 3x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Tasigur, the Golden Fang
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Wingmate Roc
• 4x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Land (20)

• 2x Caves of Koilos
• 2x Forest
• 1x Island
• 2x Llanowar Wastes
• 4x Opulent Palace
• 1x Plains
• 4x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 2x Yavimaya Coast

Instant (4)

• 4x Chord of Calling

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Sideboard

Creature (11)

• 1x Arbor Colossus
• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Herald of Anafenza
• 1x Hundred-Handed One
• 1x Hydra Broodmaster
• 1x Nyx-Fleece Ram
• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Shipbreaker Kraken
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Silumgar, the Drifting Death
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea

Artifact (2)

• 2x Whip of Erebos

Instant (2)

• 2x Utter End

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Can't beat Rock.

An old phrase, but it still fits - like a glove. It's why the Abzan Midrange decks are so popular, why both the Abzan and Sultai Whip decks are so popular. It's why Jund saw all the play til they banned Deathrite Shaman in Modern, and Birthing Pod followed its example. Back to Standard now - still with me? Good. Because this is basically Pod - capable of aggressive starts, ramping into big creatures, holding the line into the late-game, and generating obscene card advantage. How? Well, let's see!

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard is the primary card-advantage cogpiece in the deck. While he is not necessary, everything revolves around him. He also holds great synergy with Kiora's Follower. Fun fact: Kiora's Follower + Prophet of Kruphix + Yisan, the Wanderer Bard is the nut! Anyway, Yisan makes this deck a toolbox, and with Chord of Calling, you can pretty regularly have access to anything you could ever need. Now, since we've covered the aforementioned obscene card-advantage aspect of the deck, lets go a bit further, shall we?

Every Rock deck needs a good ramp/colour-fixing package. Enter Elvish Mystic, Follower, and Sylvan Caryatid. Every Rock also needs some solid threats. Enter Siege Rhino, Reaper of the Wilds, and every card with cmc of 5 or higher. The synergies become more apparent the more you play with it - and it is a blast to play!

Comments and criticisms are more than welcome, as always, and +1 if you like it!

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Key combos	Kiora's Follower + Prophet of Kruphix + Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 1 Mythic Rares 33 - 13 Rares 16 - 1 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.38
Tokens	Bird 3/4 W, Hydra X/X G, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Warrior 1/1 W