Abzan Overlord Midrange
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A green-based Abzan midrange deck that ramps into the Overlord cycle and uses efficient removal and sweepers to dominate the battlefield.
Poison Dart Frog accelerates into Overlord of the Hauntwoods, which creates extra land tokens every turn and ramps you into Overlord of the Mistmoors. Bristly Bill and Scavenging Ooze grow with Innkeeper's Talent, while Beza, the Bounding Spring stabilizes life total and board. Unstoppable Slasher and Hero's Downfall pressure opponents and answer key threats.
Keep hands with two to three lands, a turn-two ramp creature, and a mix of early creatures or removal. Against aggressive decks, mulligan for Day of Judgment and Beza; against slower decks, keep Overlords and ramp.
Early: play Poison Dart Frog, Scavenging Ooze, and Bristly Bill to pressure and interact. Mid: use Hero's Downfall and Day of Judgment to control the board while deploying Unstoppable Slasher and Beza. Late: resolve Overlord of the Hauntwoods and Overlord of the Mistmoors to produce flying tokens and overwhelming threats.
Fragile to extremely fast aggro before Day of Judgment comes online and to counterspells targeting the expensive Overlords. Graveyard hate weakens Scavenging Ooze, though the Overlord plan still works.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (24) | Mythic Rare | Beza, the Bounding Spring | |
| Mythic Rare | Bristly Bill, Spine Sower | ||
| Mythic Rare | Overlord of the Hauntwoods | ||
| Mythic Rare | Overlord of the Mistmoors | ||
| Common | Poison Dart Frog | ||
| Rare | Scavenging Ooze | ||
| Rare | Unstoppable Slasher | ||
| Instants (4) | Uncommon | Hero's Downfall | |
| Sorceries (4) | Mythic Rare | Day of Judgment | |
| Enchantments (3) | Rare | Innkeeper's Talent | |
| Lands (25) | Common | Evolving Wilds | |
| Basic Land | Forest | ||
| Basic Land | Plains | ||
| Basic Land | Swamp | ||
| Rare | Temple of Malady | ||
| Rare | Temple of Plenty | ||
| Rare | Temple of Silence |