M:tG Arena: Let's beat down our opponents with bunnies and gnomes in LCI Standard!
A new set has arrived! As per my usual practice, I'm heading into Standard to see if there are any major shakeups and if it might be fun! My major addition from the Lost Caverns of Ixalan is Thousand Moons Smithy. The gnome token on its ETB is basically a Regal Bunnicorn. The ability to mass produce the gnomes makes it rife for abuse in a go wide strategy! Since we're going wide, it just seems logical to also play the Regal Bunicorns to maximize the number of huge beaters! Our spells add lots of material to the battlefield, or replace themselves when they die, meaning our permanent count is going to remain high even through the attrition of a removal heavy Standard! Of course, being Orzhov colors gives us access to immensely powerful interaction. Rite of Oblivion is a favorite removal spell of mine. It's like 2 removal spells in one, it hits everything, and it's easy to support in a shell like this that has no problem creating material! Pilfer will take away our opponents' sweepers allowing our wide boards and fat bunnies and gnomes to remain on the battlefield and keep swinging in! Or it could snag an Atraxa! Our beefy threats aren't evasive, but they are going to be huge and, backed up by all of our removal, they'll be getting in! I have to say it was super fun to play, and there is some power in in. Believe in the bunnies!
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Decklist
4 Demolition Field
1 Helping Hand
1 Get Lost
2 Tinker's Tote
3 Thousand Moons Smithy
1 Greedy Freebooter
3 Caves of Koilos
4 Resolute Reinforcements
4 Regal Bunnicorn
1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
4 Wedding Announcement
1 Cut Down
1 Cult Conscript
1 Not Dead After All
1 Go for the Throat
1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
4 Pilfer
1 Lord Skitter, Sewer King
3 Rite of Oblivion
1 Spring-Loaded Sawblades
2 Restless Fortress
3 Shattered Sanctum
6 Plains
5 Swamp
2 Treasure Map
2 Pithing Needle
2 Duress
1 Cut Down
1 Get Lost
1 Surge of Salvation
1 The Stone Brain
1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
1 Loran of the Third Path
2 Knight of Dusk's Shadow
1 Gilded Pinions
2 Soul-Guide Lantern
TImestamps
0:00 Intro and Deck Tech
8:10 Match 1 vs. Mono U Tempo
18:35 Game vs. Azorious Soldiers
22:53 Match 2 vs. Domain Ramp
40:12 Match 3 vs. Azorious Aggro
53:10 Match 4 vs. Mono W Control
1:08:10 Match 5 vs. Domain Ramp
1:51:11 Match 6 vs. Simic Ensoul Artifacts
2:13:20 Final Thoughts