Lands:
8 Plains
7 Swamp
4 Orzhov Basilica
3 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Starlit Sanctum
Creatures:
4 Children of Korlis
1 Samite Censer-Bearer
4 Blightspeaker
1 Rathi Trapper
4 Rotlung Reanimator
3 Orzhov Pontiff
2 Defiant Vanguard
1 Aven Riftwatcher
3 Ramosian Revivalist
2 Kiyomaro, First to Stand
1 Fallen Angel
Other Spells:
4 Scout's Warning
3 Bound in Silence
3 Minions' Murmurs
1 Ashes of the Fallen |
  Clerical
Terrors.
Description of deck by it's author
(quoted):
I began searching for recent Clerics with
Gatherer and was a little surprised to discover that almost all of the
more interesting ones were also Rebels—cards like Blightspeaker, Samite
Censer-Bearer, Ramosian Revivalist, and Children of Korlis. The last two
have a lot of synergy, allowing you to survive anything but a lethal
amount of damage or life-loss. They're a lot like the Martyr of Sands
and Proclamation of Rebirth combo, except, you know, way more fragile.
The Revivalist can also recur sacrificed Censer-Bearers, vanished Aven
Riftwatchers, and binned Bound in Silences.
Another fun card to combo with Ramosian Revivalist is
Ashes of the Fallen. It'll turn all of your dead creatures into Rebels,
meaning they can be revived for six mana provided they cost five or less.
Besides the non-Rebel Clerics, I included a pair of five-mana monsters
that have a lot of synergy with the rest of the deck. The first is
Kiyomaro, First to Stand. Rebel searchers are great with the "Maros,"
since they allow you to add threats to the board without diminishing your
hand size. I also wanted to use Minions' Murmurs for its compatibility
with Children of Korlis (which lets you regain the life you lose) and
Rotlung Reanimator (which can prevent you from coming up empty if your
opponent has a sweeper like Starstorm). Minions' Murmurs also works well
with Kiyomaro, especially if you can get up to the full seven, at which
point the lifelink can negate the life lost. The other five-drop that I
used is Fallen Angel, which covers the California Angel angle but is also
a good fit for the deck. It can easily become lethal in conjunction with a
Rotlung and a board full (or half-full) of Clerics.
I used Scout's Warning with Defiant Vanguard a little
while ago, and it fits in here as well. Children of Korlis, Samite
Censer-Bearer, Rotlung Reanimator, and Orzhov Pontiff are especially good
when you play them as an instant in response to removal or in the middle
of combat. |
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