I’ve actually enjoyed playing this deck. Yes it’s aggro. But that doesn’t really reflect what the deck does.
It is a value deck really. It uses life gain to get value, it uses creatures dying to get value.
The main value these two things give me is pumping up creatures, or trigger my favourite mechanic in this set proliferate.
Gain life something gets bigger. Creature dies, and something gets bigger, draw a card, do direct damage and gain life, that then triggers the life gain again! That’s a nice loop to get in.
Oketra is insane. Especially in this deck, once out every time I cast one of those 1 CMC 1/1 creatures I have (which there are a few) they get joined by a 4/4 zombie warrior token! That’s insane value. Plus so hard to get rid of.
I like Liliana. Pumping out that 2/2 token is nice. Using her sacrifice ability, removal and feeds into that value loop.
I never got Sorin into play in testing, so can’t really say how good he is in this deck.
Creatures:28
4 Banehound
4 Charmed Stray
4 Healer’s Hawk
3 Ajani’s Pridemate
3 Cruel Celebrant
2 Grateful Apparition
2 Martyr for the Cause
2 Rising Populace
2 Gideon’s Company
2 God-Eternal Oketra
Spells:12
2 Aid the Fallen
1 Finale of Eternity
2 Seal Away
2 Mortify
1 Unbreakable Formation
2 Ixalan’s Binding
1 Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General
Lands:20
4 Forsaken Sanctuary
4 Orzhov Guildgate
7 Plains
5 Swamp
Sideboard:15
3 Demon of Catastrophes
2 Massacre Girl
2 The Elderspell
1 Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
1 Unbreakable Formation
2 Kaya’s Wrath
4 Vraska’s Contempt
Ok you have seen the cards. Here is that boring mana curve bit.
I’d love a second Liliana in this deck. If I can trade for her, I’ll add her to the deck. Then again a second Sorin would be nice too. Kaya in the sideboard might get replaced by another Massacre Girl. I’d like a third copy of Kaya’s Wrath and Unbreakable Formation.
Like most of my decks I’m borderline too little lands. Adding a couple more wouldn’t hurt.
The faster shock and check lands would be nice. But the cost of play sets make it not worth it.
Ok let me know what you like and don’t about this deck in the comments below.