MtG Arena — Artisan RUG Energy — FNM: at Home
Channel: T1GlistenerElf
Date: 2020-11-29

Artisan is a Magic format that allows you to only use commons and uncommons— no rares or mythics. In my case, this meant taking advantage of the parasitic nature of the energy mechanic, i.e. the way that it cares very much about synergizing with other energy cards, to make a creature-based value deck that simply tries to overwhelm the opponent with a big board. Attune with Aether smooths the deck out, and Harnessed Lightning serves as removal, but the rest is just an energy-based aggro/midrange list.

If you, too, have entirely too many uncommon wildcards that are just itching to be used, then here's my decklist for you:
Creatures (28)
4 Aethertorch Renegade
4 Longtusk Cub
4 Rogue Refiner
4 Scrapper Champion
4 Servant of the Conduit
4 Thriving Rhino
4 Whirler Virtuoso
Instants (4)
4 Harnessed Lightning
Sorceries (4)
4 Attune with Aether
Lands (24)
4 Aether Hub
5 Forest
1 Island
2 Mountain
4 Rugged Highlands
4 Swiftwater Cliffs
4 Thornwood Falls

To see when I played this deck earlier, where it performed much better, then please check out my MtG Arena playlist here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsWyJDXNIP8&list=PLL5e2uQsROzk_AFd71pbWMS3D7gO2-FUX&index=67

Afterwards, I went after some Ranked Historic play, and it didn't exactly work out with Merfolk, a list that definitely needs some tweaking.
Artifact (1)
1 Icon of Ancestry
Creatures (33)
4 Benthic Biomancer
2 Brazen Borrower
1 Kira, Great-Glass Spinner
1 Kopala, Warden of Waves
4 Kumena's Speaker
4 Merfolk Branchwalker
4 Merfolk Mistbinder
4 Merfolk Trickster
4 Merrow Reejerey
4 Silvergill Adept
1 Tempest Caller
Instants (4)
4 Collected Company
Lands (22)
4 Botanical Sanctum
4 Breeding Pool
4 Hinterland Harbor
6 Island
4 Unclaimed Territory

Lastly, here's the Azorius Auras deck that brought it back at the end, though it was still designed for speedrunning:
Companion
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Creatures (16)
4 Alseid of Life's Bounty
2 Hushbringer
4 Kor Spiritdancer
4 Selfless Savior
2 Sram, Senior Edificer
Enchantments (24)
4 Aether Tunnel
4 All That Glitters
4 Cartouche of Knowledge
4 Cartouche of Solidarity
4 Curious Obsession
4 Sentinel's Eyes
Lands (20)
1 Castle Ardenvale
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Hallowed Fountain
10 Plains
1 Temple of Enlightenment
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