In the Magic: the Gathering Standard format, running a Mono-colored deck in the aggro archetype is usually the safest way in terms of not having two=colored mana issues or having nonbasic fixers that at times delay your board progress. Good thing some dual lands are at 100% enters the battlefield untapped, or you just resort to the basic lands for mana fix.

For today’s Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Standard deck feature, we have an aggro deck that shows that it does not hurt splashing color to a Mono-White deck as long as it opens access to powerful cards. The best card examples are Showdown of the Skalds and Reckless Stormseeker.

Check out the Boros Aggro decklist below where it finishes in a 7-0 record in the Standard Metagame Challenge tournament.

Main Deck
4 Chaplain of Alms
4 Usher of the Fallen
4 Luminarch Aspirant
4 Intrepid Adversary
1 Brutal Cathar
4 Reckless Stormseeker
4 Skyclave Apparition
1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
3 Moonveil Regent

2 Play with Fire
2 Fateful Absence

1 Paladin Class
3 Showdown of the Skalds

1 Mountain
10 Plains
1 Field of Ruin
4 Needleverge Pathway
4 Furycalm Snarl
1 Cave of the Frost Dragon
2 Den of the Bugbear

Sideboard
4 Elite Spellbinder
2 Brutal Cathar
2 Reidane, God of the Worthy
3 Burning Hands
2 Pithing Needle
2 Paladin Class

Reference: https://mtgazone.com/deck/boros-aggro-by-micronaut25-september-2021-standard-metagame-challenge-7-0/

The Showdown is known to be a regular component back in Naya Adventures and also in the previous Boros Warriors deck in the previous Standard. Reckless Stormseeker is a good inclusion as it makes your dudes hastier, dealing an extra turn of damage. Much more if it flips into Stormcharged Slasher. The deck also included Moonveil Regent which is second to Goldspan Dragon in terms of the currently best Red flyer in the format.

I am looking for the deck to progress further in the metagame given that the control decks will most likely handle its initial assault but maybe not on its late-game card access.

Until the next blog post.