Standard RWU Star-Spangled Slaughter

Star-Spangled Slaughter is a white-blue-red Aggro-control deck which became popular with the release of Lightning Angel and the support of enemy color pairs in Apocalypse. The name derives from the flag of the United States of America, also known as the Star-Spangled Banner, being red, white and blue. The deck would mainly keep opposing creatures off the board using red burn, gain card advantage with blue cards and finish the opponent off with aggressive creatures that at least in part are white, particular the Angel.



Creatures 4 Flametongue Kavu 4 Goblin Legionnaire 4 Lightning Angel 4 Meddling Mage

Spells 3 Fact or Fiction 4 Fire // Ice 1 Goblin Trenches 3 Prophetic Bolt 4 Repulse 4 Urza's Rage

Lands 2 Adarkar Wastes 3 Battlefield Forge 1 City of Brass 4 Coastal Tower 3 Island 6 Mountain 3 Plains 3 Shivan Reef 1 Skycloud Expanse

Sideboard 1 Aegis of Honor 2 Counterspell 2 Disenchant 4 Gainsay 1 Hibernation 2 Obliterate 3 Tsabo's Web

Ravnica-Time Spiral Standard
With the re-release of the Angel in the timeshifted portion of Time Spiral following the heavily multicolored Ravnica block, the deck saw a resurgence in a more control-oriented variety.

 Creatures 4 Court Hussar 4 Lightning Angel 2 Bogardan Hellkite

Spells 1 Sacred Mesa 4 Lightning Helix 4 Remand 4 Compulsive Research 4 Demonfire 4 Wrath Of God

Lands 3 Island 1 Plains 2 Adarkar Wastes 2 Boros Garrison 3 Hallowed Fountain 2 Izzet Boilerworks 3 Sacred Foundry 2 Shivan Reef 2 Steam Vents 1 Urza's Factory 2 Flagstones Of Trokair

Additional Mana sources 3 Azorius Signet 3 Boros Signet

Sideboard: 3 Giant Solifuge 4 Annex 3 Faith's Fetters 1 Ivory Mask 1 Sacred Mesa 3 Condemn