Here is a Mardu aggro deck I've been putting together. I tried to stay as close to a sligh curve as possible but burn and removal spells are so overcosted these days, I left of a 3 drop aggro threat to make space for all of the strong 3 mana mardu spells. The aim is for this deck to be fast like RDW with powerful white spells like Kytheon and strong removal+Butcher as a finisher. The mana base still is a bit iffy but I'm hoping to tweak it and improve it once Smoldering Marsh comes out. The deck doesn't need black mana until turn 3 and the curve is designed around that.
I think Mardu will be one of the go to Dragon Shells, however your Mardu aggro list looks to have a very low curve. Maybe some more token enablers for Butcher? Mardu Tokens was a thing early on, and it had some decent match ups. Maybe Mardu Goblins?
Mardu themes:
Aggro
Midrange
Dragons (Losing Stormbreath is huge).
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Modern: Decks I'm playing right now: G Mono Green Tron (34-10-3 paper record, only SCG/Regionals/PPTQ record) C Eldrazi Tron (9-5) UG Infect RW Burn
I was thinking of using Dragon Fodder in place of Seeker of the Way. It will activate prowess for Abbot and Swiftspear, and it gives tokes to feed Butcher+gives 2 creatures, leading to, in goldfish christmas land, turn 1 Kytheon, turn 2 Dragon Fodder, turn 3 attack with 3 mana open to turn Kytheon indestructible, cast a removal spell on a blocker, or use valorous stance. Writing about it now, I think Dragon Fodder is better for the deck than Seeker. I will also have 7 token generating cards maindecked.
Has anyone started toying with the mana base for Mardu yet? Looks like Mardu can get various viable Arch types: Dragons, Midrange, Ally Aggro, I came up with this but it's far from optimal, I'm hoping better deck builders find a way to get lands into play untapped.
4 Goblin Glory Chaser
2 Zurgo Bellstriker
3 Kytheon, Hero of Akros
4 Abbot of Keral Keep
4 Dragon Fodder
2 Secure the Wastes
1 Crater's Claws
4 Valorous Stance
1 Mardu Charm
4 Crackling Doom
4 Wild Slash
4 Battlefield Forge
3 Cave of Koilos
2 Nomad Outpost
3 Mountain
2 Swamp
2 Plains
Mardu themes:
Aggro
Midrange
Dragons (Losing Stormbreath is huge).
Modern: Decks I'm playing right now:
G Mono Green Tron (34-10-3 paper record, only SCG/Regionals/PPTQ record)
C Eldrazi Tron (9-5)
UG Infect
RW Burn
For Dragons:
3x Battlefield Forge
4x Bloodstained Mire
3x Caves of Koilos
2x Haven of the Spirit Dragon
3x Mountain
4x Nomad Outpost
2x Shambling Vent
1x Smoldering Marsh
1x Swamp
3x Wind-Scarred Crag
Modern: Decks I'm playing right now:
G Mono Green Tron (34-10-3 paper record, only SCG/Regionals/PPTQ record)
C Eldrazi Tron (9-5)
UG Infect
RW Burn