[Pioneer] W/B Aristocrats

[WizardSpartan]

W/B Aristocrats

Wondering what people think of this deck. Do we think it could become meta?

[WizardSpartan]

I found that the aggro matchup was hilariously easy, and the biggest problem for this deck is grave hate. The best grave hate pieces in Pioneer are Rest in Peace and Leyline of the Void, so Erase is perfect. It also has the bonus of exiling hard to touch gods (looking at you Heliod, Sun-Crowned), which gives me an edge in the Mono W matchup.

Revision 2

Added/removed cards:
-3 (SB) Collective Brutality
+3 (SB) Erase

[WizardSpartan]

The card advantage that the Emissary provides is very solid. It also works well with Hangarback Walker. Hopefully, it will allow me to go for a longer game if necessary.

Revision 3

Changed amounts:
-2 Hunted Witness
+2 Sultai Emissary

[WizardSpartan]

I've had a couple games where a boardwipe would basically win me the game. Being able to play some stuff down, wipe, drain for 4-5 life oftentimes, and play Lurrus to use that big graveyard as another hand is just backbreaking against certain decks. The main worry is getting the right combination of lands.

Revision 4

Added/removed cards:
-2 (SB) Yahenni, Undying Partisan
+2 (SB) Kaya's Wrath

[WizardSpartan]

Scorpion is a much better card than Hunted Witness in my eyes.

Revision 5

Added/removed cards:
-2 Hunted Witness
+4 Serrated Scorpion

Changed amounts:
-1 Fatal Push
-1 Rally the Ancestors

[WizardSpartan]

Reworking the deck to see if it feels better.

Revision 6

Added/removed cards:
-4 Cauldron Familiar
-3 Fatal Push
-1 Rally the Ancestors
-4 Sultai Emissary
-4 Witch's Oven
+4 Call of the Death-Dweller
+4 Garrison Cat
+4 Hunted Witness
+4 Priest of Forgotten Gods
-4 (SB) Leyline of the Void
+2 (SB) Damping Sphere
+3 (SB) Tormod's Crypt

Changed amounts:
-1 (SB) Noxious Grasp

[WizardSpartan]

Reworked the sideboard.

Revision 7

Added/removed cards:
-2 (SB) Damping Sphere
-2 (SB) Noxious Grasp
+2 (SB) Drannith Magistrate
+3 (SB) Isolate

Changed amounts:
+1 (SB) Declaration in Stone
-1 (SB) Kaya's Wrath
-1 (SB) Tormod's Crypt