Mardu Murda 3.4

by psykodell on 20 October 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

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Deck Description

What it needs:
+2 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
+1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
+3 Goblin Rabblemaster
Not 100% sure what I'm going to drop for them, any suggestions?
Also want to swap
-1 Plains for +1 Caves of Koilos
-1 Plains for +1 Battlefield Forge
-1 Plains for +1 Temple of Triumph
-1 Plains for +1 Mana Confluence
-1 Swamp for +1 Temple of Silence
-1 Swamp for +1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-1 Mountain for +1 Battlefield Forge
-1 Mountain for +1 Mana Confluence
-1 Mountain for +1 Mana Confluence


The Evolution:
couldn't find my third despise, so I put in Athreos, God of Passage instead.
more changes:
-3 Ordeal of Purphoros
+3 Despise
((sideboard))
-2 Despise
+2 Erase
recent changes:
-3 Phalanx Leader
-2 Blinding Flare
-2 The Chain Veil
-1 Dragon Throne of Tarkir
+2 Monastery Swiftspear
+3 Ordeal of Purphoros
+1 Butcher
+2 Nyxborn Shieldmate
last changes:
-2 Mardu Banner
-2 Dictate of Erebos
-2 Ruthless Ripper
+1 Ajani
+1 Sarkhan
+1 Dragon Throne
+2 Chain Veil
+1 Butcher
((sideboard))
-1 Archetype of Aggression
-1 Desperate Stand
-1 Hammer of Purphoros
-1 Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
-1 Whip of Erebos
+2 Bile Blight
+1 Murderous Cut
+2 Despise

How to Play

First play Monastery Swiftspear whenever possible, then drop Mardu Ascendancy and Butcher of the Horde asap. If the opponent manages to survive long enough, any of the planeswalkers will win you the game.

Ideal setup:
Turn 1 Mountain, Swiftspear, swing for 1
Turn 2 Swamp, Swiftspear, Despise, swing for 4
Turn 3 Plains, Ascendancy, swing for 6
Turn 4 Pain land, Butcher, sac goblin for haste, swing for 13, sac a blocked goblin for lifelink
Turn 5 Mountain, Sarkhan, rollup, swing for lethal

Sideboard in whatever removal will best destroy their deck, taking out the more expensive cards first to make the deck play faster... I usually take out 1 Sarkhan, 1 Ajani, 1 Butcher, 1 Ankle Shanker, Brimaz and Zurgo to bring in 6 cards (next drops are the three gods and the pair of Battle Mastery).
Erase and Shatter are great combo breakers
Utter End is always good if you're still not 100% sure what they might bring that you have to kill
Bile Blight is perfect for any deck that creates tokens or swarms mana dorks,
Hero's Downfall is there more for Planeswalkers than creatures (I need another one to replace Murderous Cut)
Crackling Doom and Lightning Bolt can both finish off an opponent who manages to stall your game
Mardu Charm is just plain useful, another utility card added to the lineup.

Deck Tags

  • Mardu
  • Standard
  • Rush
  • Token

Deck at a Glance

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Mardu Murda 3.4

Great deck, you've got some preety nice cards. Ankle shanker is a great card, but the cost of mana is preety high as well. The rabblemaster is a excelent card but is easly destroyed by another creature, i think it should be better in a goblins deck. But the de k is so op, those 5 planeswalkers and those gods are so strong. Congrats

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Posted 26 October 2014 at 19:24

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thanks, just looking for 3 more rabblemasters and another elspeth, then 2x sorin, solemn visitor and the deck will be about perfect :P

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Posted 26 October 2014 at 21:10

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as for rabblemaster, with ankle shanker he's a lot more protected and harder to kill, and if there's only one out he doesn't have to attack. with iroas, he's immortal. with ascendancy, the goblins just keep coming and he's insanely strong; the synergies are all over the place :P

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Posted 26 October 2014 at 21:15

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5 round tourney last night, went 3-0-2 and took 4th place.

Updated decklist now available
http://www.mtgvault.com/psykodell/decks/mardu-murda-35/
please check it out :P

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Posted 08 November 2014 at 17:31

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