Jawbone Duelist

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Legality

Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Alchemy Legal
Archenemy Legal
Arena Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Gladiator Legal
Highlander Legal
Historic Legal
Historic Brawl Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Pioneer Legal
Planar Constructed Legal
Planechase Legal
Pre-release Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Standard Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Jawbone Duelist

Creature — Phyrexian Soldier

Double strike

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)

Elsterooo on The most toxic pioneer ever was!

1 year ago

I actually went Selesnya first as well, here: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/working-the-most-toxic-pioneer-ever-was/

The strategy is more fun, so you're not alone in prefering it. I've got one more toxic deck and one more Rotpriest deck brewing currently, but looking at your list, it has the same issue I've had when testing. Mainly the same old "Why even go for poison counters"?

Mathematically speaking, they're nothing more than an alternative life count. 10 instead of 20. So 1 poison counter = 2 damage, in theory. Just looking at Jawbone Duelist, if you buff him with Blossoming Defense for example, you're still dealing 2 poison counters (4 damage), while you're also dealing 6 regular damage.

I didn't have as much fun brewing this deck as I'd hoped, mainly because toxic's big strength is cheap things go attack fast, kind of streamlined and boring.

That's all regarding competetive magic. In regards to following a theme and pushing it as far as possible, your deck looks great.