I am excited for Return to Ravnica (aside from the expected expenses). With a few weeks to go, the Standard rotation will take effect and we will be exploring once again the infamous guilds of Ravnica, not to mention the return of Shocklands. Yay! Anyhow, in preparation for the new deck archetypes in Ravnica Standard, I’ve decided to start writing decklists even without the completion of the set spoiler.

I have been a fan of Green and White lately so I decided to start with the Selesnya guild. The two colors is a combination of White’s cheap mana aggression and Green’s fat-ass critters. Here is my proposed decklist:

Selesnya Aggro
by Mark Ian Alloso

Maindeck
4 Avacyn’s Pilgrim
2 Borderland Ranger
2 Dryad Militant
4 Loxodon Smiter
2 Fiend Hunter
4 Restoration Angel
2 Azorius Justiciar
4 Silverblade Paladin
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
2 Ulvenwald Tracker
3 Wolfir Silverheart

3 Selesnya Charm
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Garruk Relentless

1 Cavern of Souls
4 Temple Garden
4 Sunpetal Grove
1 Grove of the Guardian
5 Forest
3 Gavony Township
5 Plains

This initial list needed additional mana critters, specifically Birds of Paradise which I think will be potentially returning in RTR (like in the previous reprinting in Ravnica). This is important for a fast second turn three-drop and a third turn four-drop. Loxodon Smiter is a huge early beater, and damages insanely when paired with Silverblade Paladin.

Ulvenwald Tracker & Wolfir Silverheart is another creature combo to fend off other aggro decks. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben is obviously against control, and possibly Delver decks. Dryad Militant also helps against that matchup on Snapcaster Mage shenanigans.

There is a high chance that the deck may change once the RTR spoiler is completed. I am expecting more Selesnyan cards to be included, even though Rakdos is still first in my list.

Comments and suggestions are very much welcome. Just place them in the form below.

Thanks for reading and until the next post!