Noah has mocked my Orzhov Cleric tribal decks since I first started playing with them. But they have proven to be fun decks and have performed better than I expected for the most part through various iterations. The first deck I posted here dates back almost a year ago. The recent Standard rotation unfortunately saw a good number of cards drop out of Standard.

With Noah still teasing me about my Cleric decks, I decided that it was time to see whether I could rebuild the deck for the new Standard. The good news is that there are enough new clerics in Dominaria United to make up for the ones lost during rotation. The bad news is that they are not as powerful as the old ones.

The ones that look to be good additions include Shadow-Rite Priest, a lord for clerics, and Evolved Sleeper, which starts as a Human but can quickly become a cleric with an additional Black.

Liliana of the Veil may not be a cleric but is just too powerful not include. I did check with the clerics if they had any objections and they were unanimously happy to have her on their side.

Here is the deck as it stands now (the sideboard remains a work in progress):

Deck

• 3 Infernal Grasp (MID) 107
• 2 Anointed Peacekeeper (DMU) 2
• 1 March of Otherworldly Light (NEO) 28
• 2 Valorous Stance (VOW) 42
• 3 Evolved Sleeper (DMU) 93
• 9 Plains (THB) 250
• 7 Swamp (THB) 252
• 3 Shadow-Rite Priest (DMU) 106
• 2 Voice of the Blessed (VOW) 44
• 3 Shattered Sanctum (VOW) 264
• 4 Lunarch Veteran (MID) 27
• 2 Scoured Barrens (NEO) 274
• 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire (NEO) 278
• 2 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire (NEO) 268
• 4 Inspiring Overseer (SNC) 18
• 4 Markov Purifier (VOW) 241
• 2 Boon of Safety (SNC) 4
• 2 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim (DMU) 198
• 3 Phyrexian Missionary (DMU) 27
• 2 Liliana of the Veil (DMU) 97

Sideboard

• 2 Farewell (NEO) 13
• 1 Cut Down (DMU) 89
• 2 Chaplain of Alms (MID) 13
• 1 Voice of the Blessed (VOW) 44
• 1 Intercessor’s Arrest (NEO) 20

Here’s hoping that The Brothers’ War and other upcoming sets bring some additional clerics.