Abzan Corps

Standard* vesalon

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Blackblade says... #1

Nice to see you're Abzan back up and in action. I'm assuming that you're going with a the new 'outlast' ability theme and possibly token army to match the name and theme of the deck. With that in mind here is my 2 cents..

I notice that you don't have anything that you can really do on turn 1 other than just drop a land. Not the end of the world, but I find that it is always better to get something onto the battlefield than to sit there defenseless. If you're building up you're most certainly playing towards the mid-range game, which is a style that you tend to prefer, so you may want to consider adding Disowned Ancestor . Dropping a 0/4 is a nice meat shield for your first turn in play. It'll protect you from most aggro decks and is outside the range of a lot of burn like Lightning Strike .

To keep it balanced also consider Lagonna-Band Trailblazer and Hardened Scales . The trailblazer fits the mid-range game, is good defense and will play nicely building up because of heroic. The Hardened Scales , which I notice you already have at 2x, I feel would better serve you at 3x. The reason is that this will always make what you are trying to do a little better, and if you draw multiple copies it isn't really a problem to put down and it has a great benefit. Picture this....

  • turn 1: forest, Hardened Scales
  • turn 2: plains, Lagonna-Band Trailblazer , second Hardened Scales
  • turn 3: forest, Ordeal of Nylea , which gives it +3/+3 in counters. Then Hunt the Hunter , which gives another +3/+3 in counters, and an additional +2/+2 until end of turn boost, AND it can zap a creature if it's green for 8 points!. Now you Attack, and gain another +3/+3 in counters! Sac Ordeal of Nylea , put 2 lands into play, and potentially deal 11 points of damage!! Not too shabby coming from a 0/4 creature.

Before I dive any further I would like to hear your feedback about the early drops and their potential. If you like it we'll try and work it in, and if not no biggie we'll just move on to the next section for suggestions.

October 8, 2014 5:32 a.m.

Blackblade says... #2

Looking like a life gain and drain style, so with that in mind I sent you the suggestions. also, i don't think that you noticed that the Triad of Fates is legendary, but with the revision you'll be fine without it.

October 27, 2014 11:11 p.m.

Blackblade says... #3

Consider the Synergy

  • Ajani's Pridemate : our old friend who loves life.
  • Nyx-Fleece Ram : nice drop to stop the aggressive game, and triggers Ajani
  • Eternal Thirst : lifelink that can really cause a creature to grow since it says 'whenever a creature an opponent controls dies', that means anyone in a multiplayer game, and that also includes those little token creatures that are all over the damn place in standard these days.
  • Blossoming Sands : cheap duel lands that now serve a greater purpose for the pridemate
  • Master of the Feast : 3 drop 5/5 flyer is awesome, then bestow it next round
  • Spiteful Returned : now bestow the master of the feast and have a 6/6 flyer that automatically does 2 damage.
  • Boon Satyr : is great because you can flash him in as a creature or bestow it upon say a master of feast!
  • Eidolon of Blossoms : accelerate your game. lots and lots of enchantments in this deck to trigger the draw
  • Siege Rhino : the kill card that players off of your Skybind and Gift of Immortality . Nice thing also about Skybind is that you can also exile and return a Jungle Hollow or the Blossoming Sands to trigger the Pridemate again.

May want to consider going 4x Master of the Feast because it is just a killer 3 drop. If you started the game with 2 or 3 in your hand you would be happy to keep that hand. when you have a card like that, play 4x.

October 28, 2014 9:40 a.m.

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