Rav block rbw aggro

ColdBeer · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 89

This is my rav block brw aggro deck. it pretty much relies on bob to keep the cards coming, but the curve tops out at 3 and i have helixes to gain life and lyzolda to sac bobs to, so 2-3 bobs in play is not really that detrimental. It outruns damn near anything. It does have a slight problem with the cloudstone curio deck. The sideboard is sketchy but it is still in testing.

//NAME: Witches BReW
2 Demonfire
4 Seal of Fire
4 Lightning Helix
4 Char
4 Frenzied Goblin
4 Dark Confidant
4 Skyknight Legionnaire
4 Shrieking Grotesque
4 Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
4 Godless Shrine
4 Blood Crypt
4 Sacred Foundry
2 Plains
3 Swamp
4 Mountain
SB: 4 Mortify
SB: 4 Wrecking Ball
SB: 4 Shattering Spree
SB: 3 Rain of Gore

You may notice that there are only 55 cards in the deck. That is why I need your help. I have been testing castigate, last gasp (I already have removal and it can't get any damage to the head), and scorched rusalka (not that good but 1 drops are nice). I have also been testing a version with only 1 demonfire (I think i like 2 better). I have been looking into Daggerclaw imp as well. I will test that later. Terrarion was also an idea, no damage, but it is a mana fixer and a 1 drop. I'm thinking i'm gonna go with 3 castigate and 2 last gasp at the moment. Let me know what you think, and if you have any ideas for the sb please share.

Sandler · Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 178

Maybe Drekavak but i dunno.Also maybe s/b Parallectric feedback.

ColdBeer · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 89

ok after more testing demonfires are gone went to more land. sb still needs work

//NAME: Witches BReW
4 Seal of Fire
4 Lightning Helix
4 Char
4 Frenzied Goblin
4 Dark Confidant
4 Skyknight Legionnaire
4 Shrieking Grotesque
4 Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
2 Last Gasp
3 Castigate
4 Godless Shrine
4 Blood Crypt
4 Sacred Foundry
3 Plains
4 Swamp
4 Mountain
SB: 4 Mortify
SB: 4 Wrecking Ball
SB: 4 Shattering Spree
SB: 3 Rain of Gore

eaglewolf · Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 55

have you tried plagued rusalka? its another outlet for bobs, one drop, removal, etc

Dr_Moo · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 969

I think that this deck looks good on paper, because it plays with a lot of good cards. In actual games, however, I think it will have a hard time winning. Other decks just play more powerful cards, or have difficult cards for you to beat, like Hierarch, Ghost Council and Fetters. Most decks will also have a less strained manabase, as you have 19 (counting Grotesque) cards that cost 3 or less and are multicolored. With only duals for fixers, I'm not sure how often you'll be able to play them on the desired turn.

Having said that, I have some suggestions to try to improve the deck. I would cut 1 Lyzolda, 4 Skynights, 4 Shrieking Grotesque and substitue 1 Castigate, 4 Scorched Rusalka, 2 Last Gasp and 2 Cackling Flames. I think if you're going aggro in this format, you have to go absolutely balls-to-the-wall. You need to get in a lot of damage early and then burn them out, which is why I included the somewhat janky Cackling Flames; 5 is a large chunk. Of course, the format is unknown, and I could be completely wrong.

edit: other cards worth consideration: the 2/1 flyer for 1W, Veteran Armorer, Guildmagi, Supression Field (SB), the 1B discard spell where you name the card (SB), Giant Solifuge, Hellhole Rats (SB), Orzhov Pontiff