We’ve seen a couple of takes on Energy Aggro in Kaladesh Standard, but those builds were all-in on comboing out with pump spells and double strike. That’s not a great place to be given that people are looking to play efficient removal spells like Fatal Push and shock to fight through Winding Constrictor and company. You’d much rather play aggressive creatures that can stand on their own efficiency backed by efficient removal and a reasonable midgame to help push through the last few points of damage. Let’s take a look at how Martin Juza solved this problem just in time for the Pro Tour:

Jund Energy - Aether Revolt Standard | Martin Juza, Top 8 Pro Tour Aether Revolt

• Creatures (19)
• 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 2 Tireless Tracker
• 4 Greenbelt Rampager
• 4 Longtusk Cub
• 4 Voltaic Brawler
• 4 Scrapheap Scrounger

• Planeswalkers (4)
• 1 Nissa, Vital Force
• 3 Chandra, Torch of Defiance

• Instants (8)
• 2 Harnessed Lightning
• 2 Shock
• 4 Unlicensed Disintegration

• Sorceries (4)
• 4 Attune with Aether

• Artifacts (5)
• 2 Fleetwheel Cruiser
• 3 Heart of Kiran

• Lands (20)
• 1 Swamp
• 2 Mountain
• 4 Forest
• 1 Cinder Glade
• 4 Aether Hub
• 4 Blooming Marsh
• 4 Game Trail

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1 Shock
• 2 Nissa, Vital Force
• 2 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
• 2 Tireless Tracker
• 3 Verdurous Gearhulk
• 4 Fatal Push

Buy This Deck

There are two big advantages to this deck over similar aggressive strategies. The ability to play both Black and Red removal means you’ve got an enormous edge against other aggressive creature decks. You also get to play all of the powerful Green midrange tools, namely Tireless Tracker, Chandra, Torch of Defiance, and Nissa, Vital Force.

The strength of this deck is you can sideboard into whatever style of deck is best in a given matchup. You can emphasize aggressive creatures and efficient removal, try to go big with Skysovereign, Consul Flagship and Verdurous Gearhulk, or walk the line somewhere in between. This deck gets to play a lot of the most powerful and most efficient cards, combined with a robust sideboard plan against most of the format. It may not have been popular at the Pro Tour, but it’s sure to remain a reasonable choice in the coming weeks.