Fly, Merchant, Fly

Another Hooru Fliers list which is more for my own record keeping since I'm sure most of you have your own variant.

I played this list in the ECQ Dark Frontier and got 14-14 after a truly atrocious start of 3-6.

I prefer the Winchest merchant in this list because A) he's a flier, B) green market gives me access to Copperhall Bracers for my silly ramp/damage combos and Harsh Rule for a board wipe against aggro. Very often the first merchant will just grab harsh rule immediately against the new aggro lists (Praxis Pledge or Stonescar). The Harsh Rule is often the deciding play, but I have Geomar and Commando to lifesteal my way back as well, so I actually feel favored in these matchups.

One minor note: I decided to double up on the unstable form in this list because it is proving even more valuable in this meta with lots of dangerous small units in addition to popping aegis. Good targets include Initiate of the Sands, Teacher, Vara, and Sandstorm Titan.

Updated after ECQ Dark Frontier: Noting Hastag's Top 4 finish with the archetype, I agree that Dusk Raider probably needs to be in there to get extra bezerk damage.