The thing that really makes Abzan Aggro tick is raw card quality. is enough to deal with Lilliana of the Veil. Feeds | The smiter is also uncounterable which makes him very valueable against control decks. Ultimate Price and Silkwrap are better than Abzan Charm and Dromoka’s Command to deal with Nantuko Husk and Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy. She also deals well with Lilliana of the Veil and BGW (Abzan, Junk) There are too many 4-drops right now, and Gideon is miles ahead. it was great last summer when Stoke the Flames, Lightning Strike, and Exquisite Firecraft was played in everything, but now this card isn’t even good against Atarka Red! Kor Firewalker Hangarback Walker lets Abzan Aggro afford to play a bigger game – like when Faeries draws Bitterblossom Dromoka’s Command allows Abzan Aggro to escape Abzan Charm (so that you can still get the 1/1 Thopter tokens) Tons of +1/+1 counter redundancy – Abzan Charm; Dromoka’s Command; Ajani, Mentor of Heroes, etc. Competitive I like to cut 1 Warden and 1 Gideon because they are also bad on the draw: you don’t have time to level up all your Wardens and might be behind on board when you play Gideon. October 11, 2015 Featured, ... RG Tron), and probably also to aggro decks with evasion (e.g. Play straightforward Abzan. Contact | Lingering Souls Emrakul, the Aeons Torn to get him out of 4 Anafenza, the Foremost 3 Den Protector Loxodon Smiter decks, but can also handle almost any other threat, since 70% of the cards played in modern have a cost of 3 or lower. Gaddock Teeg Very easy sideboard plan here. Similar Deck Space Auto-suggestions. Other people can view your private deck by using this url, Modern Gauntlet, modern, Ideas, ss, Control Decks, Modern, Modern, Interesting decks, Favorites, g/w, Deck Ideas, want, Seems there are no cards in the Acquireboard. You have to play Rattleclaw Mystic, which is good on turn 2 and terrible the rest of the time. Birds of Paradise Not to mention, it’s awful against control and in the mirror when on the draw—or when you draw it late in the game you don’t want to cast it because of possible removal in response to your Command. Abzan Aggro: 0.00%: 2 $866 $232 Grixis Prowess: 0.00%: 2 $639 $225 Mono Blue Control: 0.00%: 2 $758 $374 Esper Mentor: 0.00%: 2 $828 $481 Rogue and Unclassified: 0%: 104 N/A: Latest MTG Modern tournaments with decks. Rest in Peace number has been reduced to 1, since it wasn't that effective - it gets countered most of the time. I like Ultimate Price because they always board in Whisperwood Elemental and Nissa, Vastwood Seer, and you can snipe an early Rattleclaw Mystic. is currently being tested by me. Most of all, it is a fun deck to play. You don’t want to tap out ever, and you always want to be safe against their combo. I’ve never been in love with Tasigur in the sideboard, it’s just a great card versus everyone, so who am I supposed to bring it in against? for 4 mana? Wilt-Leaf Liege It’s also the best answer to Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy, which is the main reason you lose to Jeskai. Playing 12 fetchlands means that your graveyard it’s always full, and playing Murderous Cut is the best removal spell in Standard when you can delve the full amount. Being able to play 4 Shambling Vent is great against control decks and you simply can’t fit an additional color. The key factor that made me firmly decide to play Abzan Aggro was the mana base that Brad Nelson, Tom Ross, and others had done well with a week before the Pro Tour. for testing instead of a 3rd Kitchen Finks. Magic the Gathering, FNM is TM and copyright Wizards of the Coast, Inc, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. All rights reserved. DMCA requests | The elemental token poses a problem even after a complete boardwipe and scales really well with our next card: is your other removal spell that should be used on targets that are otherwise tough to deal with. Upvote 0. Wilt-Leaf Liege . Duresses and cheap removal spells are going to do the trick. Meanwhile, when you are on the draw, they will be able to answer your plays at instant speed and resolving a Wingmate Roc will be more difficult. Scavenging Ooze It also has all the tools in the maindeck and sideboard for beating basically anything it comes across. Lightning Bolt The third Wingmate Roc is there because it’s the best thing ever on the play against a deck without sweepers—when you curve out and your opponent is trying to answer everything you do 1-for-1, Wingmate Roc breaks the streak and it’s very difficult to catch up. Andrea Mengucci burst onto the Pro Magic scene with a Top 8 in Atlanta at Pro Tour Journey into Nyx, after a memorable undefeated run at the "King of the Hill" table starting in round 1. are your beatdown-allstars. The Perks of living the Abzan lifestyle. Relic of Progenitus Modern Decks Standard Decks Submit a Deck Search Decks. Modern* It’s no secret Abzan is one of the hardest decks to beat in Modern. Modern Decks Standard Decks Submit a Deck Search Decks. Siege Rhino is all over the place. We have collected the top Abzan Aggro Modern decks from the latest tournaments. and (60 cards, 23 distinct) - Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Thoughtseize, Thoughtseize, Windswept Heath, Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Nissa, Worldwaker, Courser of Kruphix I like to board in Transgress the Mind and Planar Outburst because you want to be able to answer Wingmate Roc, which is the main way to win the mirror match. Kitchen Finks This site © 2020 TappedOut.net, LLC Edit: Leyline of Sanctity has been scratched completely. 4 Abzan Charm (60 cards, 21 distinct) - Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Mana Confluence, Windswept Heath, Thoughtseize, Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Hero's Downfall, Hero's Downfall Den Protector is great here because it survivesUgin, the Spirit Dragon and lets you play your discard spell again. Wilt-Leaf Liege It has neither the speed of Atarka Red, nor the card advantage of Esper Dragons. has been recently added. , Gavony Township I like Ultimate Price because they always board in, ChannelFireball - Magic: The Gathering Strategy, Singles, Cards, Decks. Edit Live Edit. I ended up going 10-3 in matches played, including a round one exit in the Top 8 to Valentin Mackl, also playing Abzan Aggro. This also happens to be useful against Deathmist Raptor, Ojutai’s Command, and Hordeling Outburst, but I don’t think you can sideboard this in those matchups. Most decks also developed a strategy against Leylines. Finally we bring in Hallowed Moonlight against someone, and in this matchup, it’s the real deal. Sigarda, Host of Herons Take your bad cards out, put your good cards in. will most often force your opponent to not play any spells during your turn - thus making counterspelling very unlikely. I put her in as a late game finisher. Noble Hierarch I like leaving in Silkwrap also because Heir of the Wilds is difficult to deal with, and Dromoka’s Command certainly can’t remove it. Despite seeing the Artificer in 70% of games, Abzan managed only a slight improvement when it dropped her on the board. provide sufficient mana and additional damage. As far as I can tell, there are two distinct versions of Abzan right now, there is a slow, more controlling version that doesn't run hierarchs or grim flayers and emphasizes hand disruption and lots of removal, then there is the more aggro version which tries to flood the board with goyfs/flayers/bobs/hierarchs/oozes. Top Modern Abzan Aggro Decks. Low. Edit. since you make use of the graveyard yourself - also it replaces itself which is noteworthy. about Anafenza, so make sure to value it correctly. Matt Sperling’s Abzan Aggro (care of Paul Rietzl) 2 Bile Blight 1 Herald of Torment 2 Hero’s Downfall 4 Thoughtseize. With Jaces in every deck, I want to have as many early removal spells as possible. I keep hearing the argument that this matchup favors Eldrazi, but that’s not true at all. Kitchen Finks He cripples Collected Company, Scapeshift, Control and Tron decks. Tutor's Library. Deceiver Exarch I like to board out Silkwrap because players keep their Dromoka’s Commands on the play, so it’s not worth it. It’s a 2-for-1 against Rhino or Anafenza and it’s also an efficient answer to Wingmate Roc. The combo matchup is weak, but Death’s Shadow seems to be keeping these decks somewhat in check. My try in making a budget Abzan Midrange for casual modern. While being more expensive - it deals with a whole package of threats. aggro. I've scrapped my old hatebear deck and updated it to an Abzan beatdown deck after noticing that disruptive gameplans don't work as good in the current modern meta. is a must have against Affinty and one of your hardest matchups: Tron. Help | The Abzan Affinity deck is a strange hybrid between BIG Affinity and a G/B Aggro deck based around the following two cards: “May the scales ever be in your favor..” Obviously, these cards incentivize you to play as many +1/+1-counters-matter cards as possible—and two of the best such cards to ever step off the assembly line? boosts most creatures by +2/+2 and your tokens/manadorks by 1. Privacy statement | This website is not produced, endorsed, supported, or affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. Control decks on the other hand either countered her or got rid of her through global spells. This annoying message will go away once you do. (Abzan Aggro is also known as Abzan Aggro). Destructive Revelry You also board in your discard spells, which are going to be helpful to protect your Anafenza, the Foremost from a Valorous Stance or a Murderous Cut. are the allstars against burn, affinity, scapeshift and any beatdown deck in general. Especially potent against Merfolk and Scapeshift. On the whole, Abzan Aggro is largely a “normal” Magic deck. The matchup is bad in game 1, but gets better after. I already have 2 Murderous Cuts, and I don’t want to find myself having too many delve cards in my hand. I want something to respond to a turn-5 Wingmate Roc with when I’m on the draw. Merfolk). Abzan Aggro Deck Guide. decks being all over the place, it seems like it's This iteration of Abzan has tested well. Disdainful Stroke is worse than Duress versus control or Rally, and in the mirror it forces you to play with 2 mana up, so your opponent can just play a morphed Den Protector. , This is my first modern deck, so if you … Scapeshift It’s also worse against Eldrazi because it’s just another creature that dies to Ugin. Exert Influence and Gideon, Ally of Zendikar are two other powerful win conditions, that’s why I like Transgress the Mind. It has an excellent Death’s Shadow matchup, and an equally positive GBx matchup. On the play you want to attack, and they need to answer everything you do, so they won’t be able to leave 4 mana up for Ojutai’s Command to counter your Wingmate Roc, and that’s why the third copy is great. On the draw you will board in more discard spells—instead of on the play when you want to win fast and curve out with creatures and removal spells—that’s why Dromoka’s Command is better than Abzan Charm on the play. The mana will be necessary to manage your tricoloured manacosts. Totally busted! Splinter Twin It's very universal since there are always Tarmogoyfs, Snapcasters and graveyard shenanigans around. Scavenging Ooze It’s also very important to balance your spell and creature count: if you board in 5 spells, you can’t board out 5 creatures—even if they don’t shine in the matchup, you have to leave some of them in. However, I think the card is not that powerful in this deck. This is the best answer to Hangarback Walker, even if players are cutting it. On the play you want to attack, and they need to answer everything you do, so they won’t be able to leave 4 mana up for. Channel Pardee Time – Modern Abzan Last Modified On: 2/25/2015 Participated in MTGO Standard Daily (4-0) - Week of 2/16/15. Established (Modern) Aggro & Tempo; Abzan Liege / Wilted Abzan / Liege Rhino [Primer] Search Search all Forums Search this Forum Search this Thread ... My version on Abzan Aggro is to beat fast and try to avoid opponents plan. But the best part about Sigrist's deck, or the Abzan wedge in general, is that this deck doesn't follow the rules of a traditional aggro deck. Leyline of Sanctity Splashing blue gives you great options like Exert Influence—the best thing you can do against Abzan. Heir of the Wilds is incredibly bad, because they are going to use their, You also board in your discard spells, which are going to be helpful to protect your. Burn decks run , Lingering Souls and Storm decks return it to your hand through various spells. has been replaced with Card Kingdom 8,954 views. or Stony Silence Modern Abzan Aggro: Legless Walkers By Brian DeMars / February 12, 2017 Lean on modular in this crazy Modern brew that fuses robots and the best counters-matter cards in Modern. I played this at the GP and I thought it was great, but it turns out that if you are behind with an empty board, and if the opponent’s creatures are huge, then even leaving them with one is going to hurt. It has been called the 50-50 deck because it seems to have at least a 50% chance of winning any matchup. Choke If you deal with Jace, you increase your win percentage immensely. The matchup is tough, and Jace is very powerful and can easily take over the game if unchecked. The secrets of the Abzan Aggro deck that Patrick and other top Pro players ran at Grand Prix Denver (including a second-place “steak knives” finish by friend, friend, and friend of the ‘cast Matt Sperling). Scapeshift We’re in the middle of “new deck fever”—before it was Eldrazi, now it’s Rally. Last Modified On: 10/28/2015 5th-8th place at 2015 Magic Online Championship Series - 10/24. Wilt-Leaf Junk/Abzan Aggro Modern* Aggro BGW (Abzan, Junk) Competitive Hatebears. Hollow One Don’t be frightened if they have a Dragonlord Ojutai in play—if you just pass without doing anything, they won’t attack and you can bluff Abzan Charm. Modern Horizons Singles Sealed Product. Meanwhile, when you are on the draw, they will be able to answer your plays at instant speed and resolving a Wingmate Roc will be more difficult. Works well against Storm and wins the game by himself against Burn. against Burn, Scapeshift, Storm and Discard decks. etc. Siege Rhino This is the most overrated card in Standard. I’ll always play at least 2 copies. It's very potent against When you sneak it in after they tap out (which doesn't happen often) it wins you the game, though. You have about a 40% chance to get it in your opening hand and mulliganing for it would put you behind. It’s very important to understand when you need to board differently on the play or the draw, especially in a deck like this that can play aggro or control. Latest Set: Battle for Zendikar. is a sideboard allstar. The matchup is difficult though. I choose to still play 2 copies because it’s very mana-efficient, costs GW, which sometimes is even better than costing B like Murderous Cut. Gavony Township I still need a Wrath of God to answer the unbeatable Bird. has been recently added. Let’s take a look at the numbers from the last GP Brussels: GP Brussels Day 2, 226 players. Abzan is everywhere, once again! It’s not good enough to board in the third copy though, since it’s unable to answer a Siege Rhino. Latest Set: Fate Reforged. Vault of the Archangel I replaced a has been added after taking out You just curve out with creatures and take their key card away. One of my two losses in the Swiss was also to Abzan Aggro, and the games played out similarly. Level it up only if they can’t answer with a shock. Gavony Township Sorin, Solemn Visitor It turns around the tide of battle the moment it enters on the battlefield. . Planar Outburst has also the ability to make a 4/4 for 8 mana, which is relevant when you reach the point where you are both in top deck mode and have all the fetchable lands in play. Its current price is around 837$. One big reason why Abzan can be preferred over other GBx variants is because of this card. Anafenza, the Foremost Format: Standard. View All Sets → Card Search → ... Abzan Aggro by Logan Mize. is incredibly powerful - a 4/5 with trample with a built in Abzan Control: Jake Byrom vs Brian Braun-Duin: Starcitygames Open Series: Washington D.C. GB Constellation: Brad Nelson vs Ben Feingersh: Grand Prix Toronto: Abzan Megamorph: Brian Braun-Duin vs Logan Mize: Starcitygames Players' Championship: Roanoke: GR Aggro: Andrew Boswell vs Corey Phipps: Starcitygames Open Series: Providence: Mardu Dragons abzan aggro andrew longo dig through time Philly pikula scg StarCity Games the boz UB Control Abzan Aggro Standard by Brent Clawson Save to My Deck. Card Kingdom 683.00 - 695.14 . Qasali Pridemage I was prepared for the mirror match and I had a nice plan which I explained in my deck tech, but I’ll also cover it today. On the draw you will board in more discard spells—instead of on the play when you want to win fast and curve out with creatures and removal spells—that’s why Dromoka’s Command is better than Abzan Charm on the play. range. Playtest v1. I haven’t lost to it yet online and I didn’t lose to it at the GP. Tomas's deck is an Abzan Aggro deck that plays many aggressive creatures such as Seeker of the Way and Anafenza, the Foremost, as well as the best four-mana spell in the format, Siege Rhino. lets you win stalled out games in the long run and lets you make use of your manadorks when out of cards. Format: Standard - BFZ Location: 2015 StarCity Open Standard - Denver - 12/5 Finished: 5th - 8th Place Tweet. This deck needs a lot of green and white mana, but not a lot of black, which means that sometimes it’s easier to cast Dromoka’s Command plus Abzan Charm than Murderous Cut plus Abzan Charm. Not only is Abzan Charm an incredible removal spell, it also draws us cards at instant speed if we ever find ourselves out of gas and it gives our creatures a boost if we need to win in combat or deal those last few points of damage. With TappedOut.js Blog Widget. ... Brian Brauin-Duin (Abzan Aggro) Vs. Chris VanMeter (Mono-Red Aggro) - … Discord Server | Eulogyi. It feels good against aggro, and is about even with control. It’s only good at the first stage of the game when your opponent is tapped out. It can also save our creatures from damage … Thoughtseize In Hangarback Walker’s place we have Heir of the Wilds, which is the best 2-drop in the mirror match, and is also better than Hangarback Walker against red decks, fearlessly blocking Monastery Swiftspear. Fracturing Gust since you need a tool to deal with the whole graveyard. Much like modern Abzan they just play the raw best cards in the format. against Affinty and Boggles. Stony Silence is a strong anti-artifact card and the most impactful artifact hate card in modern. Modern Gauntlet of Greatness - Abzan vs. GW Aggro - Duration: 19:58. Lingering Souls Copied to clipboard. eats up any annoying artifacts/enchantments, provides additional damage through Exalted triggers. Longo navigates an out of the way SCG Open, kind of. Modern Abzan Aristocrats. The first days I kept drafting green decks: Temur, Abzan, Sultai, 4 colors, always with mediocre results even with good rares or premium uncommons, while Christian Calcano and Dan Jordan were always winning with their 2-color aggro decks. Avg. is an allstar against Bogles, Infect, Twin and Burn to some extend. Heir of the Wilds is incredibly bad, because they are going to use their Fiery Impulses on it. Vengevine Pyroclasm This is new technology. Articles and comments are user-submitted and do not represent official endorsements of this site. Added Make sure to boost him through 's time to shine. Gone is the RG Devotion matchup, where you could keep your Rhino and attack their Xenagos. This site is unaffiliated. He drew a little bit better than I did, I felt, and was able to get raided Wingmate Rocs into play both games, which I failed to do in either game. It consisted of 14 fetchlands and no … Hatebears. By Andrea Mengucci / November 23, 2015 October 10, 2019. Attention! / Complete Comment Tutorial! Eldrazi is a bad deck, and is even more worse now that Jeskai has fallen off the radar. Aggro Updated Aug 29, 2020 by Anakin875 using our MTG Deck Builder. Just be prepared with a card that they can never beat. Deck Price: MAIN DECK. Inside The Deck #135: Modern Abzan Township Deck Tech - … It is not exactly cheap, but apart from the Verdant Catacombs there aren’t any really expensive cards in the deck. Her having hexproof and flying helps a lot when trying to close out a game. Devoid aggro may become an entirely new archetype. It’s your job to play around Fiery Impulse with Warden of the First Tree. is your universal removal spell. The fourth color certainly isn’t for Woodland Wanderer, which is miles worse than Gideon, Ally of Zendikar. It plays the best 2-4 drop creatures available in the format, and backs them up with efficient removal. Life now is different, and it’s time to play new wraths. Abzan Aggro by abu- (4-0) aggro. . Also works nicely against Boggles. List View; Gallery View; Mainboard (60) 2 Canopy Vista 4 Flooded Strand 2 Forest (64) 2 Llanowar Wastes 2 Plains (30) 4 Shambling Vent 1 Smoldering Marsh 1 Sunken Hollow 4 Windswept Heath 4 Wooded Foothills. Wurmcoil Engine Anger of the Gods Edit: Can confirm that Sorin is a beast in this deck - the much needed lifegain won me several games. 26 … If you're trading 1 for 1 with Abzan your losing because they're just going to top deck better than you will and they've got a very fast clock. On the other hand, I like Silkwrap more, mainly because it’s known that Dromoka’s Command is a card to board out on the draw, and your opponent will do that and your Silkwrap will be a great removal spell. But even with so many new choices, the deck to beat the first week of our new Standard format will be an old favorite. / The information presented on this site about Magic: The Gathering, both literal and graphical, is copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. Deckcycle Deckcycle Feature Queue. Thoughtseize helps against Boggles and Infect on the play and messes with control/combo decks. . Abzan Loam Aggro - Deck Tech (Modern, November 2015) Greatness, At No Cost. has been replaced with One should not miss on this card when building a typical Abzan deck. with it. The matchup is all about Anafenza, so make sure to value it correctly. TCGPlayer 790.92 - 657.26 . He gains card advantage in the form of Hangarback Walker and Den Protector , and Drana, Liberator of Malakir can finish games very quickly. Leyline of Sanctity Stubborn Denial is a situational Negate in a deck that has to play creatures and removal spells. Again, because Dromoka’s Command is bad right now, I want to play more Silkwraps, and people are going to start trimming their Commands which means Silkwrap is going to keep getting better. You have to play it well, play around threats, and attack a lot with your Shambling Vent. and Let’s take a look at the numbers from the last GP Brussels: I found myself at 10-2 at GP Brussels after winning 5 mirror matches, then I lost 3 in a row to finish with a disappointing 10-5 record. for the time being. Abzan Charm used to be awful against Mono-Red last season, but now it’s decent and it stops the combo, and you can very easily draw 2 cards as I did versus Javier Dominguez during the GP, because Atarka Red players aren’t going to finish you off with direct burn spells. Just like Sorin - this can save you when you're low on health or keep your opponent from attacking since you can trade your tokens for any of his bigger threats. / Increased the number to 4, since I want it in my opening hand. . Relic is far better than High. Lightning Helix Edit: Memoricide got countered most of the time or came into play too late. Play your Siege Rhinos, and hope they don’t find a way to counter your removal for their tapped Ojutai. Terms of Use | It’s going to be bad in the late game because if your opponent represents a removal spell, you can’t cast your Dromoka’s Command with the risk of getting 2-for-1’d. Spellskite This baby rakes in value even when countered and gets you 2-4 spirit tokens. As I said, I dislike Dromoka’s Command in the mirror match. Path to Exile Incredibly potent against one trick pony decks like They are a pain to get rid of and net you 4 life most of the time. In the end, there can always only be one winner, and at the end of the BIG MAGIC Open Standard tournament, the player who was able to overcome Boku, the weekend's winningest player, was the last National Champion, Ryūichirō Ishida, with his Abzan Aggro deck.. Abzan Aggro: Ever since Mike Sigrist placed Top 4 at Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir with the deck, it has been posting consistent … Popular Modern Magic: the Gathering decks with prices from the latest tournament results. Abzan win % with Mystic: 38% (8/21) Abzan win % with no Mystic: 33% (3/9) Abzan loss % with Mystic: 62% (13/21) Abzan loss % with no Mystic: 67% (6/9) Or maybe I should say, Stoneforge Mystic‘s relative lack of impact. Now Silkwrap and Anafenza are ubiquitous, forcing Walker to hit the bench. This will require TappedOut.js included in your blog. Feel free to board this out on the draw against pretty much everyone and even on the play in the mirror match. Tweet. Format: Standard. You can now import it in the MTG Arena client. Abrupt Decay Voice of Resurgence Abzan Aggro by yamimaru. Tragic Arrogance used to be good enough in the old Standard, but now I don’t like it anymore. Let’s start with the deck list I would run if the tournament were tomorrow: Unfortunately, the Construct has gone missing of late, maybe looking for the old Standard where in between Temples and tri-lands it had the time to level up, or when Hero’s Downfall was the removal of choice. Abzan was the most ­played deck for much of Battle for Zendikar Standard. Edit: I have scratched Sigarda for now - Sorin does something the turn he comes into play, is not that easily removed and synergizes incredibly well with Nissa, Voice of Zendikar and Chandra, Flamecaller could bring big changes all on their own. You can beat Eldrazi just with an average curve and a discard spell, and I don’t think you want to name Dragonlord Ojutai against Esper Dragons, even if I don’t consider it completely wrong. They both mess with discard decks - keep one of these in your hand until they force you to discard and then watch them weep since now they have to deal with a 4/4 monstrum. It’s much worse against control decks such as Jeskai or Esper, because it doesn’t provide the extra value and doesn’t make a joke of Foul-Tongue Invocation. Memoricide It was pretty unreliable.