Death’s touch, (Golgari deathtouch/counters Arena)

Pioneer Aggro Arena BG (Golgari) Competitive FNM Midrange

Blackgate

Creature (22)

• 4x Leyline Prowler
• 4x Pestilent Spirit
• 3x Questing Beast
• 3x Spawn of Mayhem
• 4x Vampire of the Dire Moon
• 4x Voracious Hydra

Land (23)

• 9x Forest
• 4x Overgrown Tomb
• 8x Swamp
• 2x Temple of Malady

Planeswalker (4)

• 4x Vraska, Swarm's Eminence

Instant (11)

• 3x Assassin's Trophy
• 3x Ram Through
• 2x Status / Statue
• 3x Unlikely Aid

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 2x Biogenic Ooze
• 1x Fynn, the Fangbearer
• 2x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Storrev, Devkarin Lich

Sorcery (5)

• 2x Duress
• 2x Forever Young
• 1x Planewide Celebration

Artifact (1)

• 1x Grafdigger's Cage

Instant (3)

• 3x Disfigure

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Casualties of War
• 1x Covetous Urge
• 1x Rabid Bite

Creature (2)

• 1x Clackbridge Troll
• 1x Hooded Blightfang

Instant (1)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy

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Deathtouch (ability): Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.

Deck :

An aggressive midrange deck that takes full advantage of deathtouch by using a synergistic mix of creatures, removal and the queen of death’s touch, Vraska, Swarm's Eminence .

Creatures with death’s touch:

• Vampire of the Dire Moon (deathtouch, lifelink)
• Leyline Prowler (deathtouch, lifelink, mana ramp)
• Pestilent Spirit (deathtouch, menace)
• Questing Beast (deathtouch, vigilance, haste)

Planeswalker:

• Vraska, Swarm's Eminence : this card gives creatures with deathtouch an added layer of depth during your combat phase that favors an aggro strategy as it sets you up for the midgame via +1/+1 counter buffs.
  When playing against deathtouch, an opponent needs to strategically play the game knowing whatever creatures they block with they will lose or trade 1:1. With this planeswalker on the battlefield, if they decide to leave an attacker unblocked, that creature gets a +1/+1 counter and thus becomes a bigger problem the next turn.

Finishers:

These aggressive mana efficient creatures have excellent evasive abilities that become more of a challenge when supplemented with your suite of removal and protection spells.

• Spawn of Mayhem : a 4/4 with flying, trample and upside that can come out as early as turn 3 with Spectacle and be ready for combat on turn 4.
• Questing Beast : having haste means you can have this 4/4 creature with deathtouch and vigilance attacking your opponent along side a Spawn of Mayhem on turn 4.

Removal:

• Status / Statue : for , give creatures with trample ( Spawn of Mayhem , Voracious Hydra ) deathtouch to surprise your opponent with a devastating combat trick or spend to destroy target artifact, creature or enchantment.
• Assassin's Trophy
• Ram Through : this card becomes an incredibly efficient piece of removal when used with your creatures with deathtouch and trample.
• Voracious Hydra : in addition to being a formidable creature that can get big and has trample, this versatile creature also serves as removal with its fight ability and can be used as early as turn 3 and keeps scaling up.

Protection:

• Unlikely Aid

On a budget? Replace Questing Beast with Storrev, Devkarin Lich .

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy playing the deck! Feedback and suggestions are always welcome and appreciated -Blackgate

Top Ranked	Achieved #40 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Standard 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Standard Aggro 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Standard Arena 5 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	WU
Legality	This deck is Pioneer legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 2 Mythic Rares 17 - 5 Rares 14 - 1 Uncommons 6 - 7 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.81
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Planeswalker Deathtouch, Citizen 2/2 WUBRG, Ooze 2/2 G
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