AER Standard Deck Tech: BG Aggro


The first major Standard tournament after Aether Revolt became legal to play in the format was the SCG Standard Open last weekend which was held in Columbus. One the deck archetypes that held a respectable finish was Black Green Aggro, powered by the Winding Constrictor, Walking Ballista and Rishkar, Peema Renegade. I made a Jund Energy version of the deck before but the straightforward two-color build was looking more effective and the preferred choice by most of the players.

Here below is the decklist piloted by Andrew Skorik which finished 3rd in the tournament.

Maindeck
Creatures (23)
4 Verdurous Gearhulk
4 Walking Ballista
3 Catacomb Sifter
4 Sylvan Advocate
4 Winding Constrictor
4 Rishkar, Peema Renegade

Planeswalkers (5)
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
4 Nissa, Voice of Zendikar

Spells (8)
2 Fatal Push
4 Grasp of Darkness
2 Heart of Kiran

Lands (24)
8 Forest
6 Swamp
4 Blooming Marsh
2 Evolving Wilds
4 Hissing Quagmire

Sideboard
2 Distended Mindbender
3 Tireless Tracker
1 Natural Obsolescence
2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
3 Flaying Tendrils
3 Transgress the Mind