Ornery Dinos and Cacti will beat Standard down when we jam Hammerskulls! (M:tG Arena)

Standard is in a great place post rotation! There are still many unexplored synergies for us brewers to explore and everything is on a pretty consistent power level when compared to other formats! There are of course a few cards that stand out as real threats to be reckoned with and one of those is definitely Caretaker's Talent, which facilitates resilient go wide strategies and draws cards effortlessly. What's a good way to thrive in a meta filled with tokens and weenies? Big Gruul monsters with trample of course, and dinosaurs are some of the biggest meanest monsters around! The star of this brew is Pugnacious Hammerskull, a hugely stated 3 drop that can kill quickly in the correct shell to support it as well as being a great defensive piece! Belligerent Yearling (Pug's best friend) into Pugnacious Hammerskull into Rampaging Raptor is a turn 4 kill if not interacted with! Of course, the Pug lacks evasion which is a bummer as it's sad to have our 6/6 stonewalled by a bunny token. Aloe Alchemist is just the cactus to help us out! It's plot ability turns our Hammerskulls into an engine of destruction for a devastating attack and it's 3/2 trampling body helps us close out the game once our opponent is on the ropes! Inti, Seneschal of the Sun also helps too up the Pug, while Audacity offers permanent trample, a power boost, and replaces itself when our dino dies! Intrepid Paleontologist can let us recycle dead dinos and also help us ramp into our larger threats like Trumpeting Carnosaur and Kogla and Yidaro! Giant Cindermaws are trampling dinos that totally shut off life gain! Of course, being a red deck, I never leave home without my Bolts (Lightning Strike in this case). The deck has some savage draws that can put the hurt on fast, and our threats are beefy enough to present lethal threats whenever they're on the battlefield. Let's run these fight hungry beasts out into new Standard. Hooray, Standard is fun!

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Decklist

3 Aloe Alchemist
1 Audacity
4 Belligerent Yearling
1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
2 Bushwhack
2 Commercial District
2 Copperline Gorge
4 Demolition Field
1 Earthshaker Dreadmaw
6 Forest
2 Giant Cindermaw
1 Great Train Heist
1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
3 Intrepid Paleontologist
3 Invasion of Ixalan
1 Itzquinth, Firstborn of Gishath
2 Karplusan Forest
1 Kogla and Yidaro
4 Lightning Strike
5 Mountain
1 Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth
4 Pugnacious Hammerskull
3 Rampaging Raptor
2 Restless Ridgeline
1 Trumpeting Carnosaur

2 Caught in the Crossfire
2 Pick Your Poison
2 Scorching Shot
2 Scytheclaw Raptor
1 Soul-Guide Lantern
2 The Stone Brain
2 Tranquil Frillback
2 Tyvar's Stand

Timestamps

0:00 Intro and Deck Tech
10:18 vs. Esper Mill
20:47 vs. UW Caretaker Control
48:25 vs. Mono B
54:11 vs. 4C Beans Atraxa
1:01:08 vs. Gruul Aggro
1:13:24 vs. Mono B Discard
1:29:31 vs. Orzhov Bats
1:43:32 vs. Golgari Talents Midrange
1:50:50 Final Thoughts