Old Hob, Alleycat Blues

Gameplan

Old Hob churns out a hasty 2/2 Mutant every combat, giving you a free attacker and a body that conveniently dies on your own end step—perfect fodder for Aristocrats payoffs and recursive value engines. You play to the board with cheap token-generators and anthems, swing wide each turn with the protection of Hob's indestructible activation, and grind opponents out with death triggers and damage. The deck wants to deploy efficiently, attack relentlessly, and turn each disposable Mutant into incremental advantage.

Key Cards

• Anointed Procession — Doubles every combat Mutant (and all your tokens) for twice the bodies, attacks, and death triggers.
• Mondrak, Glory Dominus — Another token doubler that adds resilience and dramatically scales your go-wide pressure.
• Impact Tremors — Every Mutant entering pings each opponent, turning free tokens into a steady damage clock.
• Bastion of Remembrance — Each dying Mutant drains the table, converting Hob's end-step deaths into inevitability.
• Goblin Bombardment — Free sacrifice outlet lets you cash in the Mutant before it dies and aim damage where it matters.
• Aurelia, the Warleader — Extra combat means a second Mutant trigger plus a second swing with your whole board.
• Witty Roastmaster — A repeatable damage payoff for every token entering, stacking with other Aristocrats effects.

Upgrade Path

Lean into Aristocrats payoffs and token doublers so each Mutant's birth and death matters twice—prioritize Mondrak, Anointed Procession, Bastion of Remembrance, and free sac outlets like Goblin Bombardment. Add extra-combat enablers (Aurelia, Combat Celebrant, Moraug) and reliable anthems (Intangible Virtue, Cathars' Crusade) to convert disposable tokens into lethal swings. Shore up Boros's weaknesses with strong ramp (Smothering Tithe, mana rocks) and card advantage (Welcoming Vampire, Mentor of the Meek, Skullclamp) to avoid running dry.