8-ChainZ (Amonkhet Release) (Standard)

This deck is from our new podcast: Mull to 3, Episode 2 'Showdown Hoedown' (14th of May 2017)

When I first met Rattlechains it was love at first sight. This deck was originally based around two cost flash fliers and the combination of Rattlechains and Dimensional Infiltrator resulted in the title 8-ChainZ. At it's core it's a spirits tribal aggro fliers deck that uses Always Watching to push difficult to block damage over the top of your opponents, since the release of Shadows Over Innistrad this deck has gone through a lot of transformations, but probably sits in one of its strongest confirmations at the moment.

The gameplan is to get damage in early with difficult to remove spirits in the form of Mausoleum Wanderer, Selfless Spirit, Rattlechains, and Spell Queller, all of which have inbuilt mechanisms to protect either themselves or other spirits. Dimensional Infiltrator is a 2 of that provides some extra game against control decks due to flash and its ability to bounce back to your hand with aether hub, and Gust Walker is a 2 of that gives you more speed against aggro decks when combined with Always Watching. The ladies of Innistrad top out the high end of the curve with 2 Gisela, The Broken Blade to help out against aggro and 2 Archangel Avacyn to give you some game against control. Censor provides some additional protection and Stasis Snare deals with any pesky blockers... Heart of Kiran anyone? The foundation stone of the deck is Always Watching which not only provides extra damage on the attack, but also gives all of your creatures a chance to block incoming attackers as well. This card was even able to give this deck serious game back in the days when Blue-White Flash was a tier 1 deck.

The sideboard is pretty simple. If you are against an aggro matchup cut the 2 Archangel Avacyn for 2 Gisela, The Broken Blade, cut the 2 Dimensional Infiltrator for 2 more Gust Walker, and swap the countermagic for removal. If you are playing a control matchup do the opposite.

Great deck, surprisingly quick, and usually takes people by surprise after their life gets reduced to zero and they momentarily start considering adding more creatures with reach into their sideboards.

Enjoy flashing your opponents (in a socially acceptable way)!

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