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Decklist of the Day · Monday, May 25, 2026

Extus's Spellslinger Aristocrats

Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar

Spellslinger AristocratsLegendary Creature — Human Warlock // Sorcery

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Decklist

Creatures (24)

Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia

Priest of Forgotten Gods

Young Pyromancer

Zulaport Cutthroat

Academy Manufactor

Adeline, Resplendent Cathar

Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty

Dualcaster Mage

Extraction Specialist

Laelia, the Blade Reforged

Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Pitiless Plunderer

Instants (13)

Sorceries (11)

Faithless Looting

Inquisition of Kozilek

Thoughtseize

Diabolic Intent

Feed the Swarm

Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass

Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt

Jeska's Will

Victimize

Ruinous Ultimatum

Blasphemous Act

Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway

Blood Crypt

Bloodstained Mire

Bojuka Bog

Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway

Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

Deck Guide

Why Play This Deck

Extus, Oriq Overlord combines spellslinger and aristocrats strategies into a uniquely powerful engine. The front face provides recurring value by returning creatures from your graveyard whenever you cast instants and sorceries, while the back face (Awaken the Blood Avatar) creates a massive threat by sacrificing your token army. This dual nature makes Extus incredibly versatile - you can pivot between aggressive token strategies and controlling spell-based gameplay depending on the matchup.

Play Summary

Deploy early token producers like Hunted Witness and Doomed Traveler, then establish Magecraft engines with Sedgemoor Witch, Young Pyromancer, and Monastery Mentor by turn 3-4. Chain cheap instants and sorceries like Village Rites, Lightning Bolt, and Deadly Dispute to flood the board with tokens while drawing cards and removing threats. Use aristocrats payoffs like Cruel Celebrant and Zulaport Cutthroat to drain opponents as tokens die. Win through combat damage with your token army or by flipping Extus to create the Avatar for a massive swing. The deck excels at generating incremental advantage through every spell cast.

Key Synergies

Sedgemoor Witch+Village Rites+Plumb the Forbidden

Sedgemoor Witch creates Pest tokens on every instant/sorcery, which you can immediately sacrifice to Village Rites or Plumb the Forbidden for cards, triggering Magecraft again and creating more tokens in a powerful value loop.

Dark Ritual+Young Pyromancer

Birgi refunds mana for each spell cast, while Dark Ritual provides explosive early mana to chain multiple cheap spells in one turn, creating an army of Elemental tokens from Young Pyromancer while building card advantage.

Monastery Mentor+Dreadhorde Arcanist+Lightning Bolt

Monastery Mentor creates Monk tokens with prowess that grow with each spell, while Dreadhorde Arcanist recasts cheap spells like Lightning Bolt from your graveyard, doubling your spell count and token production while clearing threats.

Ashnod's Altar+Pitiless Plunderer+Academy Manufactor

Sacrifice tokens to Ashnod's Altar for colorless mana, Pitiless Plunderer creates Treasures when creatures die, and Academy Manufactor turns each Treasure into a Treasure, Food, and Clue for explosive resource generation.

Panharmonicon+Extraction Specialist+Cruel Celebrant

Panharmonicon doubles all triggered abilities - Extraction Specialist's enter triggers return multiple creatures, while Cruel Celebrant's death triggers drain twice as much life when your tokens die, accelerating your win condition.

Opening Hand

Look for 2-3 lands including at least one dual land for color fixing, one early token producer (Hunted Witness, Doomed Traveler, or Jadar), one Magecraft creature (Sedgemoor Witch or Young Pyromancer), and 1-2 cheap instants or sorceries (Village Rites, Lightning Bolt, Deadly Dispute). Mulligan hands without early plays or proper mana fixing. The ideal opening sets up a Magecraft creature by turn 2-3, then immediately starts the spell chain to generate tokens and value.