Contraband (Standard)

This is a standard budget deck I've been toying with for a few days that has been performing better than expected. I thought it was a fun deck to pilot, so I figured I would share.

The main goal is to string together several cheap artifacts, either to trigger Reckless Fireweaver, or to feed to Ravenous Intruder. The artifacts were selected specifically to draw through your library as cheaply as possible and paired with Pia's Revolution, give the opponent the choice between taking 3 damage and allowing you to continue digging for ammunition.

Since it's a three color deck, I opted to put a couple mana-fixers in to smooth things out. Renegade Map allows you to dig for any colors you are missing and Prophetic Prism draws a card on cast and can fix mana in a pinch. I've also included Aether Hub, but between Renegade Map and Prophetic Prism, they rarely come into use.

For support, I've included Foundry Inspector to reduce the casting cost of the Implements and Renegade Map to zero, which can result in unlimited cycling of Implements if you have a Ravenous Intruder out. Contraband Kingpin, the deck's namesake, is included to expedite your search for the key pieces of the deck while also being a decent defender.

I've toyed with the idea of subbing in Key to the City for use with Ravenous Intruder or throwing in a Marionette Master as a potential finisher, but I figured I would play it as is for a while first.