MTG Deck of the Week: “Abzan Greasefang” – Biker Rats From Mars
Check out the current trending decks in Magic: The Gathering! This week, “Abzan Greasefang” doesn’t want to fight; it just wants to play with Hot Wheels.
Welcome Magic: the Gathering players! We’re back to showcase one of the top decks of the week for competitive Magic. We have the top lists being played on MTGO, what’s winning, and the decks that won the major events this last week. So get your playmat ready, set your spindown to 20, and dive into the data, brought to us by TCGPlayer.com.
Our deck of the week is “Abzan Greasefang” by marolanzi, which is currently trending on TCGPlayer. The deck came in first place during the MTGO Pioneer Showcase Challenge on August 13th.
Decklist
1 Plains
1 Swamp
2 Overgrown Tomb
4 Thoughtseize
1 Liliana of the Veil
4 Grisly Salvage
3 Temple Garden
1 Godless Shrine
2 Mana Confluence
2 Vessel of Nascency
2 Traverse the Ulvenwald
1 Collective Brutality
3 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
2 Blooming Marsh
3 Concealed Courtyard
4 Parhelion II
1 Duress
4 Esika’s Chariot
3 Darkbore Pathway
4 Witherbloom Command
4 Greasefang, Okiba Boss
1 Boseiju, Who Endures
1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
4 Raffine’s Informant
2 Razorverge Thicket
Sideboard
2 Liliana of the Veil
2 Go for the Throat
3 Fatal Push
1 Duress
1 Ray of Enfeeblement
2 Unlicensed Hearse
2 Temporary Lockdown
2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Deck Notes
This is a fun deck AND it’s in my favorite color combo, Abzan. Greasefang lets you get all the benefits of the cards that require you to discard or mill, like Raffine’s Informant and Liliana of the Veil, and turn the downsides into upsides. Any of the vehicles you happen to bin can be brought back to the battlefield with haste, then returned to your hand to start the whole cycle again. With powerful ETB vehicles like Esika’s Chariot there’s really no downside. This is Abzan in its truest form, making your graveyard work for you.
