RWB - Butcher the Doctor

by Malikye on 29 September 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Sorceries (4)


Instants (2)


Enchantments (2)

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Deck Description

Two of my favorite cards from Khans are Butcher of the Horde and Bloodsoaked Champion. They are great together as BSC provides fodder for Butcher's abilities and in a Mardu agro deck, Butcher is solid at the top of the curve using BSC and or tokens to trigger haste and vigilance (not to mention lifelink in a pinch)

It is that last ability that got me looking at this card as a great addition to a RWB lifegain deck, a little off the beaten path, but something I have tested with proxy cards and have been happen enough to try it out in standard. Add in enchantments like ordeal and sunbond, with Heloid's Pilgrim fetching them and the potential exists to get Ajani quite monstrous and/or make Butcher a potent flyer, above the hated Stoke the Flames burner. Through in Erase as some enchantment hate to effectively counter things like Suspension Field and Banishing Light and you should be able to keep the key creatures around long enough to do some damage, while pumping your life totals.

How to Play

Get Pantheon or BSC out on turn one, an Ajani or Nyx-Fleece Ram on turn two, then look to use Pilgrim to fetch an enchantment or start playing them out of your hand.

By Turn 4 I look to get a Butcher on the board or the Whip in play, so now I have potential multiple lifegains each turn, while pumping up my creatures.

If I am having issues getting the enchantments down due to control or getting burned out before my creatures can build counters, I can take out Soldier and Pilgrim, add Wingmate Roc and Seeker of the Way, for two more creature threats that bring lifegain, not to mention Roc's insane raid ability. Then add in Spectra Ward and Shields to protect my creatures, taking out Sun Bond.

Deck Tags

  • Standard
  • Life Gain
  • Lifelink
  • Midrange

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

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