Deckbuilder's Challenge LXVI: Leap-Beginning 2022

{Comments}Fun fact: The deck was inspired by Bane, Lord of Darkness (relevant meme here), but he didn't make the cut due to a 4 mana creature needing blue not really fitting with the deck's plan.

Budget deck that looks like a janky Orzhov Weenie deck but hides a nasty surprise via running Adanto Vanguard and Arco-Flagellant to quickly let us bring our life down to any life total we desire. Our ideal combo is Break of Day or Frontline Medic combined with Bontu's Last Reckoning to leave our opponent's board empty while we continue to pummel them with creatures that are constantly becoming indestructible to survive boardwipes and bad combat, and Avatar of Hope as a big beater we can just randomly play for 2 mana and overwhelm the opponent. Budget sideboard includes some more wraths if we need to lean into killing creatures more, Faith's Shield and Timely Reinforcements if our opponent is on burn, and a few extra Avatars of Hope if we need to go tall rather than wide.

For ultra-budget, remove Bontu's Last Reckoning and replace with Depopulate, Shatter the Sky, or Kaya's Wrath, and replace Concealed Courtyard with 2 Plains and 2 Swamps.