Naya Aggro/Naya Lotus Angel

[Forgotten One]

So there are a lot of potential Naya Aggro builds that are possible. Here are 3 from the most recent SCG $5K-Philadelphia Top 16. These also appear to be the first real implementation of [crd]Lotus Cobra[/card] in teh new Standard.

Naya Aggro, Rob Theiringer, SCG $5K-Philly, 12th Place
Creatures - 26 2x Noble Heirarch 4x Lotus Cobra 4x Knight of the Reliquary 4x Wooly Thoctar 4x Bloodbraid Elf 4x Baneslayer Angel 2x Rampaging Baloths 2x Enlisted Wurm Spells - 10 4x Lightning Bolt 3x Path to Exile 3x Naya Charm	Lands - 24 4x Jungle Shrine 4x Arid Mesa 3x Sunpetal Grove 3x Rootbound Crag 5x Forest 3x Plains 2x Mountain	Sideboard - 15 4x Celestial Purge 3x Dauntless Escort 2x Behemoth Sledge 1x Naya Charm 1x Enlisted Wurm 1x Qasali Ambusher 1x Luminarch Ascension 1x Earthquake 1x Volcanic Fallout

Naya Aggro, Pete Grube, SCG $5K-Phiily, 13th Place
Creatures - 24 4x Wild Nacatl 2x Goblin Guide 2x Scute Mob 4x Wooly Thoctar 3x Dauntless Escort 4x Bloodbraid Elf 4x Ranger of Eos 1x Baneslayer Angel Spells - 12 4x Lightning Bolt 4x Path to Exile 2x Naya Charm 2x Ajani Vengeant	Lands - 24 4x Jungle Shrine 4x Arid Mesa 3x Sunpetal Grove 2x Rootbound Crag 5x Plains 5x Mountain 1x Forest	Sideboard - 15 3x Day of judgement 3x Great Sable Stag 2x Celestial Purge 2x Pyroclasm 1x Behomoth Sledge 1x Scute Mob 1x Dauntless Escort 1x Oblivion Ring 1x Ajani Vengeant

Naya Aggro, Mike Innace, SCG $5K-Phiily, 16th Place
Creatures - 26 4x Wild Nacatl 3x Scute Mob 4x Lotus Cobra 4x Wooly Thoctar 4x Ranger of Eos 4x Bloodbraid Elf 3x Baneslayer Angel Spells - 11 4x Lightning Bolt 4x Path to Exile 3x Burst Lightning	Lands - 24 4x Arid Mesa 3x Verdant Catacombs 1x Marsh Flats 4x Rootbound Crag 4x Sunpetal Grove 3x Mountain 3x Plains 2x Forest	Sideboard - 15 4x Great Sable Stag 4x Manabarbs 3x Dauntless Escort 2x Pithing Needle 2x Mycoid Sheppard

Similar decks, each with a different twist on the archetype. Some run the Ranger of Eos engine with Scute mob and Wild Nacatl. Knight of the Reliquary, Dauntless Escort and Wooly Thoctar all make an appearance at 3mana. The sideboards all go in very different directions, and even the mana can be acheived in slightly different ways.

[Noctem]

its interesting how these seem almost like a hybrid between the powerfull jund decks and the sligh-ish r/w decks. It will be interesting to see how these play out. They seem fast enough to keep up with the faster weenie decks, but might not have enough power to deal with Jund.

as a side note, BLEH on 4x lotus cobra. What is that, close to 130 bucks right there?

[Forgotten One]

Baneslayer Angel - $35ea - 105
Lotus Cobra - $30ea - 120
Fetchlands - $16ea - 128
M10 Duals - $12ea - 96

To play that 16th place list with 4x Lotus Cobra, 3x Baneslayer Anel, 8x Fetchlands, and 8x M10 Duals thats $120 + $105 + $128 + $96 = $450

Compare that to the 13th Place guy who spent $160 by playing a less expensive mana base and only 1 Baneslayer, and you can see the big divide between what players can actually afford to play.

[Psychomagus]

Originally Posted by Forgotten One

Baneslayer Angel - $35ea - 105
Lotus Cobra - $30ea - 120
Fetchlands - $16ea - 128
M10 Duals - $12ea - 96

To play that 16th place list with 4x Lotus Cobra, 3x Baneslayer Anel, 8x Fetchlands, and 8x M10 Duals thats $120 + $105 + $128 + $96 = $450

Compare that to the 13th Place guy who spent $160 by playing a less expensive mana base and only 1 Baneslayer, and you can see the big divide between what players can actually afford to play.

Also note, the 13th and 16th place decks are actually quite similar to each other and fairly different, creaturewise from the 12th place decks. One of them just has more Baneslayers, but otherwise they are very close. This just proves there is more than one creature strategy that works for this deck.

[josephhancock]

Really really like these decks. I think they're the only ones out there that are going to be able to keep up with red-based aggro. Looks like the new format's going to have a hell of a lot of Aggro in it. Joy.

[Forgotten One]

Here is another take on Naya Aggro from the LCQ in Austin

Naya Aggro, Brian Hart, LCQ PT: Austin, 5th Place
Creatures - 25 4x Wild Nacatl 4x Steppe Lynx 4x Goblin Guide 4x Wooly Thoctar 3x Knight of the Reliquary 4x Bloodbraid Elf 2x Ranger of Eos Spells - 12 4x Lightning Bolt 4x Path to Exile 3x Maelstrom Pulse 1x Ajani Vengeant	Lands - 23 2x Jungle Shrine 4x Arid Mesa 3x Terramorphic Expanse 3x Vedant Catacombs 2x Marsh Flats 3x Plains 3x Mountain 2x Forest 1x Swamp	Sideboard - 15 3x Celestial Purge 3x White Knight 3x Dauntless Escort 3x Volcanic Fallout 2x Pithing Needle 1x Behemoth Sledge

This deck is interesting because it runs a full 12 one-drops, doesn't run Baneslayer Angel or Naya Charm, and it sneaks in a black splash for Maelstrom Pulse. It also doesn't run Scute Mob as a Ranger of Eos target.