I’ve built my first rotation safe deck. It’s mono-white with help from some artifacts. The creature casting cost is low, so it should maintain a fast tempo. Let’s take a look at:

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Creature (26)

3x Avacynian Priest

4x Cathedral Sanctifier

3x Emancipation Angel

4x Fiend Hunter

3x Guardians of Akrasa

1x Herald of War

1x Intrepid Hero

3x Seraph of Dawn

4x Spectral Rider

Artifact (7)

2x Chalice of Life

2x Elixir of Immortality

3x Gallows at Willow Hill



Enchantment (4)

4x Oblivion Ring

Land (24)

24x Plains

Sideboard (15)

4x Loyal Cathar

4x Unruly Mob

3x Thraben Heretic

4x War Priest of Thune

Maybeboard (5)

1x Midvast Protector

4x Farbog Explorer

The deck incorporates many of my favorite elements. The mana curve is low. The deck has unblockable potential with Spectral Rider. Hopefully, a Guardians of Akrasa can help pump the Spectral Rider. If the life gain takes off, Chalice of Life can provide more offense when it flips to Chalice of Death. Emancipation Angel is particularly helpful. You can use it to bounce a Fiendhunter/Oblivion Ring that targeted a token or bounce a Cathedral Sanctifier for more life gain. The deck has permanent and creature control. Oblivion Ring can handle a variety of threats, while Gallows at Willow Hill can supplement the creature control of Fiend Hunters. Gallows looks like a very splashable artifact that could be used in many human heavy decks. The most questionable inclusion is the Herald of War given the low cost of the creatures already.

This is my first serious post-rotation deck. Hopefully, I’ll have a chance to test it soon. According to the calendar, I understand that there will be a free FNM at GoodFellas Games this Friday that I might check out.