Cartel Aristocrat | Illustration by James Ryman Creature (30) Cartel Aristocrat x4 Champion of the Parish x4 Silverblade Paladin x2 Falkenrath Aristocrat x4 Knight of Infamy x3 Doomed Traveler x4 Zealous Conscripts x2 Skirsdag High Priest x2 Restoration Angel Boros Reckoner x4 Instant (4) Orzhov Charm x4 Sorcery (2) Land (24) Godless Shrine x4 Plains x3 Isolated Chapel x4 Cavern of Souls x3 Clifftop Retreat Blood Crypt x4 Vault of the Archangel Sacred Foundry x4 Sideboard (15) Skirsdag High Priest Obzedat, Ghost Council x2 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad x2 Tragic Slip x3 Rest in Peace x2 Blasphemous Act x2 Lingering Souls x2 Mentor of the Meek The name Aristocrats comes from this Mardu deck Tom Martell piloted to a win in Pro Tour: Gatecrash back in 2013
Permanents are getting less play these days as people pull their Phyrexian Arenas for card draw sorceries and their Ravenous Chupacabras for Murders
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Often you find that a card doesn't fit or ' play nice with others ' and should come out
On the vintage side, the original Rocket's Mewtwo ex is all about Mewtwo, though with much redder eyes than we're used to
However, the fact that I just used the words "back face" to describe them (and so did the rules) kind of demonstrates how confusing this distinction can be