Tough Guy Assault

Modern* Aggro

Postmortal_Pop

Instant (10)

• 4x Shape the Sands
• 2x Tower Defense
• 4x Victim of Night

Enchantment (8)

• 4x Assault Formation
• 4x Behind the Scenes

Creature (20)

• 4x Disowned Ancestor
• 4x Doran, the Siege Tower
• 4x Nyx-Fleece Ram
• 4x Skinshifter
• 4x Treefolk Harbinger

Land (22)

• 5x Forest
• 9x Plains
• 8x Swamp

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Maybeboard

Instant (4)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Collected Company
• 1x Path to Exile

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Maelstrom Pulse

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Brave the Sands

Artifact (1)

• 1x Ensnaring Bridge

Creature (3)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Skinshifter
• 1x Tree of Redemption

Land (6)

• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Verdant Catacombs

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So the strategy here is pretty simple it's aggro using Assault Formation and the new Behind the Scenes to do huge damage really fast and to cheat for unblockable creatures with skulk.

You want your opening hand with at least one copy of Assault Formation, a 1 drop creature, and the land to pay them respectively. Starting with more creatures or Behind the Scenes is just a cherry on top.

T1: play a land and either Disowned Ancestor or Treefolk Harbinger and Tutor for Doran, the Siege Tower.

T2: Assault Formation and swing with your essentially 4/4 or 3/3 respectively.

T3A: if your opponent has a major threat either Victim of the night or drop any spare creatures you have in hand.

T3B: if your opponent has no threat or plays a blocker, play Behind the Scenes and skulk with 0 power for damage. This should leave your opponent at 12 life.

T4: if T3A was chosen play Behind the Scenes and skulk. If T3B was played play creatures or buffs and continue to swing.

This is very much a prototype so advice is appreciated and of course this isn't a final draft.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	UR
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.89