You might have the dilemma – scry with the goat, or leave it for later? I can't see this getting far ahead that line. Kroxa provides a lot of value with each of those cards, because he can be sacrificed for free value when you cast him from your hand, and to generate a ping with Mayhem Devil. Free token. Otherwise, your opponent might destroy it with Knight of Autumn before it does anything. Gutterbones, Serrated Scorpion, Fanatical Firebrand: we already have 8 1-mana creatures and don’t want to cut other cards to include more. I almost get a demogorgon feeling from it. Lurrus can provide absurd value, but is vulnerable to many removal spells. 3 Woe Strider – a goat can always come in handy for some dark rituals, right? Escape - , Exile four other cards from your graveyard. Watch out for T3feri, as returning your Kroxa to hand not only slows down your tempo but also costs you 5 graveyard fodder. Can do better off two lands, although more lands are still needed sooner or later. We’re not as big and fast as other aggro decks, but have some tools to deal non-combat damage to the opponent, like Priest, Cat, Kroxa and Devil, which provide such reach and longevity that we can win in many late game scenarios where the faster aggro decks have long been left for dead. If you cast a spell with its escape permission, you can’t choose to apply any other alternative costs or to cast it without paying its mana cost. The metagame is still shifting after recent bans followed by Jumpstart’s release and the place of this deck will change alongside it. I’ll eat my hat if the card isn’t a major player in multiple formats. Buy now, and get a free goat! If you wait, the topdeck might always bring Devil or Priest to get better value off the goat. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. After death, it gives us a total of 7 sources of additional “graveyard card advantage”, including itself. I side out 2 Butchers because of some early blockers like Diligent Excavator or Lazav, the Multifarious, and 2 Suppliers because Ashiok already fulfills the self-mill function. Firebrand’s value depends on how many Llanowar Elves, Pelt Collectors and Skirk Prospectors are in the meta. 3 Ashiok, Dream Render: Shutting down opponent’s Uro, Search for Azcanta’s transformation, Lurrus, and Elspeth Conquers Death’s third chapter is nice. a lone Questing Beast. Leave your Ovens untapped as long as possible. Can play some Passages or Temples, but it hurts more while playing more 1-drops. Escape’s permission doesn’t change when you may cast the spell from your graveyard. Robber of the Rich and Judith, Scourge Diva: I feel these would be better in a more aggressive build that doesn’t use Kroxa, although Robber synergizes a bit with Rankle, who’s also a Rogue. 2 Rankle, Master of Pranks – Hasty, evasive creature, able to push 3-4 damage? However, I prefer to avoid drawing in scenarios when my opponent might get a game-changing card (like a mass removal) and you’re ahead on board. Gain a free attack before it dies and gain 1-2 food / 1 Priest fodder / scry 1 / add BB”, but the second can be just as important: “Untap target non-Rankle creature you control and it gains haste.” Sounds like a lot for just 1 red mana. Players can’t take any other actions until you’re done casting the spell. There's more! With multiple food tokens on board and a Cat in graveyard, you can enter full control to sacrifice them one after another in response to your own triggers. Draws a card when you’re out of gas? Why Lurrus maindeck, not as a companion? Updated July 29, 2020, Stay a while and listen! It’s useful with Devil on board to quickly kill a threat or deal lethal damage, but don’t tell anyone I told you to waste food, okay? On the other hand, it has this weird ability to defend by attacking, through trading your little creatures for more valuable ones on your opponent’s side, e.g. It’s a new sideboard addition instead of Eliminate and I’m still wondering about its usefulness. When Woe Strider enters the battlefield, create a 0/1 white Goat creature token. In some situations, a turn 1 Oven is better than a Cat or Supplier, especially if you can play a Butcher on turn 2. Sacrifice another creature: Scry 1. Be aware that it’s not always good to spam its loyalty ability every turn, in case your opponent plays their own Ashiok or Soul-Guide Lantern – that will ruin your work. It does a similar job to the 1 maindeck Lurrus, but Call is more of a faster 1-time boost that is useless with an empty graveyard, while Lurrus is always a 3/2 lifelink body, gives more value over time, and allows us to recur Ovens we mill with Supplier. Once, I boarded it in vs White Weenie – it’s fun to watch their Legion’s Landing and History of Benalia spawn no creatures. Mayhem Devil seems too good not to play it, considering the big advantage it gives against aggro and the mirror. Three power. Welcome to Historic Myths and Tales part I, with myself, sage Albert “Alan” Andrzejewski, as your guide and mentor. As you mentioned, the obvious comparison is Viscera Seer. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Faster, more low-to-the-ground. This matchup is a race. Stay aggressive early game and look for sideboard cards, as Ashiok with Virulent Plague can shut down the opponent’s deck pretty hard. The deck feels more resilient, instead of putting too many eggs into the Cat Nightmare’s basket. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC. Scry. Maybe even [[Fractured Identity]] on your own troll for the galaxy brain play. Forces your opponent to discard, while allowing you to discard a land as an escape fodder? Fabled Passages are important not only as a mana fixer, but also as a way to ping with the Devil and fill the graveyard with escape fodder. Check. 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den – this legendary cat can turn the tide of the battle if kept alive long enough, bringing insane value over just a few turns. I didn’t include paying BBRR for Kroxa’s escape on turn 4, as it rarely takes place that early. Tef3ri’s -3 ability – negates the card draw (but it’s not always worth it). I think that RB Kroxa Sacrifice is an interesting deck to play with lots of choices, and that it can hold its own against most decks in Historic. Don’t attack with your Priests while having two other creatures on board. Although, please keep in mind that I have less experience with Lurrus versions than with this one, and I might be a bit biased. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for it's escape cost). Access to more sideboard cards, most notably. Remember that opponents’ triggers from cards like Fabled Passage, Uro played from hand, and Fanatical Firebrand also count.