The Top Decks

There currently are three very powerful decks in standard. Other than Junk Rites, there is The Aristocrats and Blitz.

Blitz is a very powerful turn three or four kill deck. It plays very cheap and efficient that cost either one or two, and have powerful abilities like battalion or haste. This deck is typically red and green, then either black or white. Red and green gives the deck access to Searing Spear, Rancor, Burning-Tree Emissary, and Ghor-Clan Rampager. White is used in more human based versions of the deck for Champion of the Parish, Frontline Medic, Boros Charm, or Thalia, guardian of Thraben. Black is sometimes used for more of the larger haste creatures and removal, like Dreg Mangler, Falkenrath Aristocrat, or Abrupt Decay.

The Aristocrats is a very powerful mid range deck that relies on using creatures that can make themselves very difficult to kill by sacrificing other creatures. This deck is black, white, and red, giving it access to a vast array of different token making spells. These tokens provide excellent fodder against aggro or blitz decks, and are later used by the key stone creatures of the deck to make them invincible. The key stone creatures of the deck are Falkenrath Aristocrat and Cartel Aristocrat. These are both multi-colored creatures that allow you to sacrifice another creature to make them nearly invincible. Falkenrath Aristocrat has both flying and haste, making it difficult to prepare for, and can sacrifice another creature to get stronger and become indestructible until end of turn. Cartel Aristocrat isn’t as big, but has a cheaper casting cost. It can sacrifice another creature to gain protection from any color until end of turn, allowing it to evade both blockers and targeted removal.

Although these are both powerful decks, proper sideboard can be just what you need to gain the upper hand against them.

Dillon Baca
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Richardson, Texas.