If you want to rush up the rankings in MTG Arena, you need a deck that can win quickly and reliably in Standard format. The current meta has a red and white mice and monks Boros aggro deck going big for an impressive win rate.

Winning games of Magic: the Gathering in a few rounds is the best way to play more games. And playing more games is the best way to rank up. End of story. But okay, Magic is a game, and it’s supposed to be fun. So what could be more fun than rushing at your opponent with a huge mouse and his buff monk buddy to deliver 11 damage to the face?

Boros Aggro Mice & Monks Deck List

Cards are listed with the number of copies first, then the name, the set list in brackets (with the full name below the list), and the card’s number in the set last:

• 4 Heartfire Hero (BLB) 138
• 11 Mountain (MH3) 317
• 2 Monastery Swiftspear (KTK) 118
• 4 Manifold Mouse (BLB) 143
• 4 Optimistic Scavenger (DSK) 21
• 4 Emberheart Challenger (BLB) 133
• 4 Ethereal Armor (RTR) 9
• 4 Monstrous Rage (WOE) 142
• 3 Demonic Ruckus (OTJ) 120
• 3 Feather of Flight (BLB) 13
• 4 Shardmage’s Rescue (DSK) 29
• 9 Plains (DSK) 278
• 4 Sheltered by Ghosts (DSK) 30

BLB: Bloomburrow
MH3: Modern Horizons 3
KTK: Khans of Tarkir
DSK: Duskmourn: House of Horror
RTR: Return to Ravnica
WOE: Wilds of Eldraine
OTJ: Outlaws of Thunder Junction

Use your spells to buff your creatures and rush in swinging. That’s the Boros aggro way! Every card is cheap, so a great strategy is to muligan until you have at least a plain, a mountain, and a creature in your starting hand. Sheltered by Ghosts will grab pesky blockers and pump Optimistic Scavenger up so you can get big hits in before your opponent musters effective blockers.