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Budget aggro for Pioneer. This is a one-trick pony kind of deck.

The gameplan:

T1: Play land. Play a creature. If it has haste, swing

T2: Play land. Enchant creature with Madcap Skills or Frenzied Rage, swing

T3: Play land. Swing creature. Before damage, cast Giant Growth, cast a double strike spell (Temur Battle Rage is best, make sure to cast it so that creature has 4 power before it triggers on the stack to make sure you get the Trample), Kill opponent.

Depending on what creature and aura was used, the opponent should be dead. Best combo is Monastery Swiftspear + Madcap Skills into the Giant Growth + Temur Battle Rage, as Swiftspear and Madcap will have done 6 damage by turn 2, and then 18 damage on turn 3 with Giant and Temur Rage cast on it, for a total of 24 damage by end of turn 3. Other creature and aura combos still do anywhere between 16-20 damage by turn 3, so it should still kill, especially if opponent has used shock lands. This is all assuming we go first and the opponent doesn't disrupt our shenanigans before we win turn 3. If we don't kill somehow, they will be very low on life, in which case a Play with Fire or something should finish the job, or just one more combat.

I'm considering using Titan's Strength either instead of or in conjunction with Giant Growth because it's easier to slot in since it's red, the scry trigger is nice, and the reduction in toughness in comparison to giant growth isn't a huge deal since ideally our creatures will have menace or trample over, and since we're going for the kill on turn 3 we don't care if our creature dies as a result so long as we kill the opponent.

I think Audacity could also be interesting to try out as the card draw could be helpful if the game drags out a bit longer than we want it to.

I'm still tinkering with this list. Comments and ideas appreciated.

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Casual

94% Competitive

Date added 1 year
Last updated 1 year
Legality

This deck is Pioneer legal.

Rarity (main - side)

8 - 0 Rares

8 - 0 Uncommons

22 - 0 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 1.47
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