Naya Rabbits Standard Deck Guide: MTG Bloomburrow Combo Enabler Showcases Multi-Format Versatility

Over the last week, we’ve seen a large uptick in innovative Standard strategies built to maximize specific Bloomburrow cards. From a unique

Over the last week, we’ve seen a large uptick in innovative Standard strategies built to maximize specific Bloomburrow cards. From a unique Rakdos shell focusing on the power of The Infamous Cruelclaw to a potent Boros tokens archetype that showcases the strength of Caretaker’s Talent, it’s clear that Bloomburrow is here to shake things up.

Well, this weekend, a Naya deck consisting of a boatload of Bloomburrow creatures began to flex its muscles. Making it to top eight of a Magic Online Standard Challenge and top 32 of a 462-player Standard Japanese event, this deck has what it takes to demolish other top-tier strategies. If you’re a fan of Rabbit synergies, you’ve come to the right place!

This deck is capable of putting immense pressure on the opponent in the early turns. To fully understand what gives this deck an edge in the field, it’s important to analyze what separates it from other aggro decks that have suffered in recent weeks.

Similarities to Boros Convoke

At a baseline, this deck functions as a go-wide beatdown strategy, similar in ways to Boros Convoke. Every card in the deck costs three or less mana, except for Knight-Errant of Eos (though it’s rare you’ll ever be paying more than three mana for Knight in the first place).

To help enable Knight-Errant of Eos, this deck makes use of Hop to It as a strong token generator. This fills a similar role as Gleeful Demolition in Boros Convoke but doesn’t require you to have an artifact lying around to utilize.

These tokens also make Seasoned Warrenguard an incredibly scary card. Seasoned Warrenguard hits hard for a one-drop, so long as you can support it. Between Hop to It and Offspring cards like Pawpatch Recruit, there are enough ways to maximize Seasoned Warrenguard as an efficient threat.

As you might expect in a deck filled to the brim with cheap creatures and token production, a playset of Imodane’s Recruiter makes an appearance. Imodane’s Recruiter is the only red card in the maindeck, but its ability to pile on damage out of nowhere certainly makes the splash worthwhile.

Thematic Rewards

While Boros Convoke definitely has more explosive nut draws, part of what makes this Naya shell so appealing is the presence of various “Lords” and other effects that can make your threats bigger over time. By sticking with a heavy Rabbit theme, you gain access to a bunch of elite payoffs that help you fight through big blockers.

At the top of that list, we have Valley Questcaller. Valley Questcaller is undoubtedly an amazing follow up to Hop to It. Beyond that, it pumps your Pawpatch Recruits and Seasoned Warrenguards alike. Finneas, Ace Archer accomplishes a similar task as well. It isn’t quite as reliable, as you have to attack with it to get the bonus. Nonetheless, Finneas does a great job breaking board stalls.

Speaking of dominating combat, Burrowguard Mentor can do just that. Burrowguard Mentor has the potential to be absolutely enormous. So does Valley Mightcaller if you play it early. Valley Mightcaller may be a Frog, but it rewards you for flooding the board with Rabbits all the same. Casting Hop to It with Valley Mightcaller in play adds a bunch of power to the board that the opponent may not have been prepared to handle.

All of these creatures make it much easier to fight through cards like Beza, the Bounding Spring. Beza is the ultimate board stabilizer, completely brick-walling attacks from tiny creatures. Being able to go both tall and wide is extremely helpful.

Fighting Through Hate

Given how popular midrange decks are at the moment, being able to attack into high-toughness creatures is very important. Besides Beza, threats like Preacher of the Schism are commonplace. Fortunately, Valley Mightcaller and Burrowguard Mentor go a long way in allowing you to keep applying pressure.

Having such beefy creatures at your disposal is also useful on the defensive end. When playing against Boros Convoke, you have the upper hand. Your bulky bodies can block early on while simultaneously let you turn the corner in a racing situation. Premium hate cards such Tectonic Hazard, which are still strong against you, aren’t the end all be all. Cards like Seasoned Warrenguard naturally have two toughness, and one Finneas attacker or Valley Questcaller in play can render Tectonic Hazard moot.

Unfortunately, even the biggest of two-drops get swept away by Temporary Lockdown. As such, matchups like Boros tokens can be quite tough. Having to fight through cheap removal and board wipes just isn’t easy for a deck with such a high volume of creatures to do.

The good news, at least,