Traditional Alchemy - AAbzan Clerics

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Aggro Midrange

First of all, Happy New Year all!

This is the list that carry me to mythic this season, Abzan Clerics. Everybody knows the power of clerics decks (Esper and Orzhov are more popular) but few knows the reason for play green in this archetype. The answer for this is Trelasarra, Moon Dancerimage, another Cleric who obtain +1/+1 every time we gain life and scry 1, very important for put in the bottom of the library the lands I don't need draw. The other green card I play in this list is Realmwalkerimage great card and nice synergy with Trelasarra, Moon Dancerimage and the cards they allow to gain life when a creature card enters in the battlefield Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantomimage , Cleric of Life's Bondimage , Righteous Valkyrieimage. I play 3 Pyre of Heroesimage for more value and can tutor the cleric I need in every match. Other singular inclusion in this list is Angel of Destinyimage , the only 5 mana cost in the deck. I test other clerics in this slot like Drana, the Last Bloodchiefimage or Firja, Judge of Valorimage but I prefer Angel of Destinyimage because it can block the dragons and flip a really worst match against this archetype.  I like play some five mana cost for more value using Pyre of Heroesimage in four mana cost like Orah, Skyclave Hierophantimage and return a cleric from the graveyard or Inquisitor Captainimage. The other Archemy card that surprise me is Sigardian Evangelimage nice card in rush face matches and a nice top deck in long match, can play more than one 3/1 in the battlefield, tap some enemy creature and in the end of the turn put one copy in the graveyard is always a good option for return in the future. 

 Now, is the moment to talk about sideboard:

vs Aggro (general)

Is a good main deck against aggro, I put 2x Vanishing Verseimage and some Crippling Fearimage. Out Angel of Destinyimage and Elite Spellbinderimage.

vs Control (general)

Put in 4 discards Duressimage and Go Blankimage, Elite Spellbinderimage, 2x Silverquill Silencerimage and 2x Sorin the Mirthlessimage that is the secret card that control don't expect in cleric's list. Out Angel of Destinyimage, some cost 2 like Sigardian Evangelimage, one copy of Trelasarra, Moon Dancerimage, some Voice of the Blessedimage. 2x Inquisitor Captainimage and some Righteous Valkyrieimage.

vs Mirror (clerics)

In 2x Vanishing Verseimage and The Meathook Massacreimage. Out Elite Spellbinderimage and Angel of Destinyimage

vs Dragons

In my opinion the worst matchup for this deck. The turn 3 Town-Razer Tyrantimage it's really hard to answer. I like kept Angel of Destinyimage in and 2x Vanishing Verseimage. Usually out Elite Spellbinderimage.

Draugr Necromancerimage is for the match against sacrifice deck or some mirror with Pyre of Heroesimage in the enemy list.

I'm thinking to change some sideboard slot for try to improve the match against dragons postsideboard, for example some Angel of Unityimage for some area removal slot.

I'm keeping working in this list next year.

Thank you for read!

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Last Updated: 31 Dec 2021
Created: 30 Dec 2021
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Mainboard - 60 cards (23 distinct)

Creature (33)
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Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (5)
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Land (22)
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Sideboard - 15 cards (9 distinct)

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