Average Deck for The Balrog, Durin's Bane - Core Aristocrats

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Average Decklist

Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
Blood Pet
Blood Pet
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
Goldspan Dragon
Goldspan Dragon
Greedy Freebooter
Greedy Freebooter
Grim Haruspex
Grim Haruspex
Grim Hireling
Grim Hireling
Impulsive Pilferer
Impulsive Pilferer
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Marionette Master
Marionette Master
Mayhem Devil
Mayhem Devil
Mirkwood Bats
Mirkwood Bats
Patron of the Arts
Patron of the Arts
Pawn of Ulamog
Pawn of Ulamog
Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer
Plaguecrafter
Plaguecrafter
Professional Face-Breaker
Professional Face-Breaker
Rankle and Torbran
Rankle and Torbran
Reassembling Skeleton
Reassembling Skeleton
Shambling Ghast
Shambling Ghast
Viscera Seer
Viscera Seer
Woe Strider
Woe Strider
Xorn
Xorn
Instants (10)
Big Score
Big Score
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Corrupted Conviction
Corrupted Conviction
Deadly Dispute
Deadly Dispute
Malakir Rebirth
Malakir Rebirth
Nasty End
Nasty End
Sheoldred's Edict
Sheoldred's Edict
Soul Shatter
Soul Shatter
Unexpected Windfall
Unexpected Windfall
Village Rites
Village Rites
Sorceries (12)
Blood Money
Blood Money
Brass's Bounty
Brass's Bounty
Crack the Earth
Crack the Earth
Fatal Grudge
Fatal Grudge
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood
Pirate's Pillage
Pirate's Pillage
Seize the Spoils
Seize the Spoils
Smallpox
Smallpox
Strike It Rich
Strike It Rich
Victimize
Victimize
Visions of Ruin
Visions of Ruin
Artifacts (10)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Phyrexian Altar
Phyrexian Altar
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
The Reaver Cleaver
The Reaver Cleaver
Wayfarer's Bauble
Wayfarer's Bauble
Enchantments (6)
Descent into Avernus
Descent into Avernus
Goblin Bombardment
Goblin Bombardment
Grave Pact
Grave Pact
Rain of Riches
Rain of Riches
Sarkhan's Unsealing
Sarkhan's Unsealing
Spiteful Banditry
Spiteful Banditry
Planeswalkers (1)
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Lands (16)
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Fabled Passage
Fabled Passage
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Luxury Suite
Luxury Suite
Mines of Moria
Mines of Moria
Mount Doom
Mount Doom
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Shadowblood Ridge
Shadowblood Ridge
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Treasure Vault
Treasure Vault
Basics (2)
Mountain
9 Mountains
Swamp
10 Swamps