Wrap Up Blood Artist | Illustration by Johannes Voss Aristocrat decks are one of my favorite strategies to mess around with if only for their complexity and the interesting decision trees they open
The uncommon costs 4, is a sorcery, and draws 3, it's classic of the format
Even a player whos got no interest in the story will get a bit of a jolt from seeing Jace, once the poster boy of MTG and its foremost hero, becoming one with the Phyrexians and ending up covered in extra mechanical eyes
Just as Burn struggles to win with Lightning Bolt alone, you need a cheap creature that generates value over time in order to really maximize your mill count, and the Crab is simply best-in-class
Overall, the deck is consistent, gets the plan going right out of the gate, and can survive being interacted with
These are the free sacrifice outlets in this deck: Altar of Dementia Carrion Feeder Cartel Aristocrat Spawning Pit Viscera Seer Priest of Forgotten Gods (must tap Priest of Forgotten Gods but should probably be done at sorcery speed unless you have an instant to use with the 2 extra black mana the ability will give you) While these are probably your best targets to sacrifice a creature, there are a couple more
