Golgari Fliers & Ramp
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A Standard Golgari aggro-ramp deck that uses cheap flying toxic creatures and ramp to quickly get opponents to ten poison counters, with a finisher like Tyrranax Rex.
Venerated Rotpriest triggers whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell, so targeting it with Bleeding Edge or Cut Down adds extra poison counters. Crawling Chorus and Plague Crawler provide early flying pressure with toxic. Spelunking and Topiary Stomper ramp into Tyrranax Rex which has trample and toxic 2, often finishing the game in one hit.
Keep hands with at least two lands and a one-drop toxic creature or Llanowar Elves. Hands without a turn-one play are risky. Mulligan if you have no removal against aggressive opponent.
Early: Play Crawling Chorus, Plague Crawler, or Llanowar Elves. Use Cut Down and Bleeding Edge to remove blockers. Mid: Deploy Bloated Contaminator or Voidwing Hybrid to proliferate and apply more poison. Ramp with Spelunking and Topiary Stomper. Late: Cast Tyrranax Rex to deliver final poison counters with trample.
Vulnerable to mass removal like Sunfall. Lacks board wipes. Opponents with flying blockers can stop your flyers. Relies on creatures, so sacrifice effects can be problematic.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (16) | Uncommon | Fear of Falling | |
| Rare | Graveyard Trespasser | ||
| Mythic Rare | Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | ||
| Rare | Topiary Stomper | ||
| Instants (8) | Common | Deadly Dispute | |
| Uncommon | Tear Asunder | ||
| Sorceries (4) | Common | Feed the Swarm | |
| Enchantments (2) | Mythic Rare | The Meathook Massacre | |
| Lands (30) | Rare | Boseiju, Who Endures | |
| Rare | Darkbore Pathway | ||
| Rare | Deathcap Glade | ||
| Basic Land | Forest | ||
| Basic Land | Swamp | ||
| Rare | Takenuma, Abandoned Mire |