The printing of Gnarled Scarhide in Journey into Nyx makes it the third set of one drop for Black based aggro decks, and what fits well with Black? Red’s burn and pump effects. Here is the list of the deck tech that we’ve been playtesting since the complete set spoiler has been released.

Lands
4 Blood Crypt
2 Mana Confluence
4 Temple of Malice
6 Mountain
6 Swamp

Creatures
4 Firedrinker Satyr
4 Gnarled Scarhide
3 Mogis’s Marauder
1 Pyrewild Shaman
4 Rakdos Cackler
4 Spike Jester
3 Spiteful Returned
4 Tormented Hero

Spells
2 Dreadbore
4 Lightning Strike
3 Madcap Skills
2 Dynacharge

We have sixteen one-drops at our disposal for a consistent and fast opening. I’ve considered that two Mana Confluences are enough to get the mana fixing done and we don’t have to spend much of our life in case we get to the situation where we need to outrace the opponent.

My tech card for a fast and maybe a turn-four kill is Dynacharge which its Overload effect can deliver at least 6 additional points of damage by turn three.

Let me know what you think of this build. Is this fast enough to outrace Black’s Demons and Pack Rats, and deal large chunks of damage before Supreme Verdict is imposed? Post your comments below.