Standard GRN Decklist: BGw Menagerie


The current Guilds of Ravnica Standard metagame features variations of the Golgari deck, from the straightforward aggro up to the control version. I have found one particular build which focused on the Explore mechanic from Ixalan and as an effect benefits graveyard shenanigans. The one card in the list that has found my utmost interest is Gruesome Menagerie. It looks to be a lesser version of Patriarch’s Bidding in Onslaught but when added to an ideal deck, it becomes very relevant in the late game.

I have also thought of it as part of a combo with the M19 card Desecrated Tomb which gets you free Bats. It ain’t that much but there are other options in the deck that triggers the tomb such as Isareth the Awakener and Golgari Findbroker.

Here below is the first version of the deck build.

Creatures
2 Golgari Findbroker
2 Glowspore Shaman
3 Isareth the Awakener
4 Jadelight Ranger
4 Merfolk Branchwalker
4 Pelt Collector
4 Plaguecrafter
4 Ravenous Chupacabra
2 Knight of Autumn

Spells
3 Desecrated Tomb
4 Gruesome Menagerie
1 The Eldest Reborn

Lands
3 Forest
4 Overgrown Tomb
5 Swamp
4 Woodland Cemetery
4 Temple Garden
1 Isolated Chapel
2 Sunpetal Grove

Sideboard
2 Deathgorge Scavenger
2 Doomfall
3 Duress
1 Eldest Reborn
1 Reclamation Sage
2 Knight of Autumn
2 Plague Mare
2 Vraska, Relic Seeker