--------------------[ 02 - 2023 - adding All Will be One (4 change) ] --------------------

IN :

• Vraan, Executioner Thane
• Annihilating Glare
• Sheoldred's Edict
• Mirrex

OUT :

• Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist - if the deck isn't built around her she's not that great
• Ravenous Chupacabra - we don't reanimate much so it's an expensive removal on a body
• Go for the Throat - good but I wanted to try another removal
• Swamp

RULED OUT : Vat of Rebirth, Archfiend of the Dross, Black Sun's Zenith

--------------------[ 12 - 2022 - adding Explorer Anthology 2 (2 change) ] --------------------

IN :

• Zulaport Cutthroat
• Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

OUT :

• Grim Wanderer (good but pretty one note)
• Swamp

--------------------[ 11 - 2022 - adding Brothers' War (6 change) ] --------------------

IN :

• Diabolic Intent
• Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
• Transmogrant's Crown
• Gixian Infiltrator
• Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
• Go for the Throat

OUT :

• Hobbling Zombie (it's good but I don't like the fact it's an Alchemy card)
• Pitiless Plunderer (too slow)
• Braids Frightful Return (too awkward)
• Weatherlight Compleated (idem)
• Power Word Kill
• Dokuchi Silencer (decent card though)

MAYBE :

• Dreams of Steel and Oil
• Transmogrant Altar

--------------------[ 09 - 2022 - adding Dominaria United (7 change) ] --------------------

IN

• Liliana of the Veil
• Cult Conscript
• Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• Braids Frightful Return
• Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• Weatherlight Compleated
• 1x Swamp

OUT :

• Dreadhorde Invasion - it's slow and it's surprisingly rarely been useful as a token provider.
• Clattering Augur - it's not bad but the fact it cannot block and that it costs 4BB to replay it from the graveyard make for a rarely useful card.
• Carrier Thrall - these 2-drops creatures who left a body behind are more or less medium flex spots. This one is not a zombie and gets the axe.
• Doomed Dissenter - This other one was never super impressive.
• Mutual Destruction - the last of the B removal that could only target creatures and not planeswalkers. This was often annoying.
• Demon of Catastrophe - powerful but fragile
• Hostile Hostel - I never got to activate it long enough for it to be a creature. The sacrifice effect could be useful to trigger Blood Artist effects, but rarely. However, often the fact it wasn't a basic swamp created me mana problems.

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That deck is SO. MUCH. FUN. I simply can't stop playing Historic Brawl since I've assembled this pile.

It has a lot of moving parts that go so well together it's fascinating. It shows an insane resilience, it rebuilds super quickly even after board wipes, and it can draw plenty of cards to compensate. When left alone the engine is very very potent, decaying zombos will make you draw cards, create treasures, drain the ennemy, scry, etc...

Don't forget: if you want to sacrifice a zombie in response to its Decayed trigger you have to create a stop during the Damage or End of Combat step, or Arena will not offer you an opportunity to react.

The only weakness of the deck so far would be on the "targeted discard" area because I feel like Thoughtseize + Inquisition of Kozilek is maybe not enough. It makes us weak to combos. I should probably sneak in at least Duress and possible No Way Out or Go Blank...

And we may be lacking a few more good T1 plays, but the deck makes do without it so far.

Seriously, I recommend you try this out if you like Aristocrat decks which do not need to put freaking cats into an oven ;)