{"id":1566,"date":"2012-10-29T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2012-10-25T18:33:44","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T22:33:44","slug":"standard-bruna-the-aura-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajmtg.com\/?p=1566","title":{"rendered":"Standard Bruna – The Aura Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bruna, Light of Alabaster<\/a>, is a card that is begging to be abused. In Magic, getting anything for free is huge value, and she has the\u00a0ability\u00a0to get many things for free.<\/p>\n

When one first sees this card, they automatically try to think of the best, beefiest, most powerful aura to try and get on her; but in reality, its a lot simpler than that. When building a deck that utilizes her, its a smarter route not to cram as many aura’s in the deck as possible. Instead try to find the perfect ones.<\/p>\n

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When Avacyn Restored was released, there\u00a0weren’t\u00a0that many insane aura’s that made the deck worth building. The best at the time was Angelic Destiny<\/a>. There were others such as Spirit Mantle<\/a>, but in all there weren’t enough GOOD ones to break her.<\/p>\n

Now, with M13, Innistrad Block, and Return to Ravnica available to the public, The number of good Aura’s that are floating around Standard Constructed have increased dramatically. With aura’s such as Rancor<\/a>, Mark of the Vampire<\/a>, and Tricks of the Trade<\/a> being in M13,\u00a0that’s\u00a0three good aura’s that will have a good effect on getting through your opponents blockers.<\/p>\n

With Innistrad, the aura’s were 99% defensive because of the set being mostly “Curse” based.\u00a0Although\u00a0there was Curiosity<\/a>. Now, with Return to Ravnica, there are 2 aura’s that really stand out for this deck: Righteous Authority<\/a> and Ethereal Armor<\/a>. Adding these to the deck will\u00a0give\u00a0you more offensive power.<\/p>\n

So how are you going to find these aura’s in your deck? Easy, dig. What’s the perfect dig card, that allows you to choose one AND fill your graveyard? Forbidden Alchemy<\/a>. It being an instant means you can cast it in\u00a0response\u00a0to her trigger, hitting more potential targets.<\/p>\n

Here is a list that I plan on running at an upcoming Friday Night Magic:<\/p>\n

5 Color Bruna<\/h4><\/div><\/div>