Well, apparently, Voldaren Pariah is a bomb, at least based on my experience in Limited. Sure, Limited and Standard are really different worlds, but when something functions really well in Limited, you should at least test it in Standard. Remember this guy?

Okay, maybe Voldaren Pariah isn’t quite on that level… or even close to that level, actually, but anyhow, the point stands.

Okay, she’s a bit costly for Standard and the Madness cost is anything but easy to pay. Also, there’s the problem of quite a few opponents playing tokens as well, as those strategies are very popular right now. Some cards that are or should be popular in this regard:

Actually, there’s quite a few others that could see play in some decks, but you’ll never know.

How about this?

BG Pariah

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creatures (15) 4 Sylvan Advocate 4 Lambholt Pacifist 4 Voldaren Pariah 3 Ishkanah, Grafwidow spells (23) 4 Traverse the Ulvenwald 2 Vessel of Nascency 2 Sinister Concoction 3 Call the Bloodline 2 Dead Weight 4 Grasp of Darkness 2 Ruinous Path 2 Ultimate Price 2 From Under the Floorboards lands (22) 4 Hissing Quagmire 4 Llanowar Wastes 4 Evolving Wilds 3 Forest 5 Swamp 2 Westwale Abbey

Or how about this?

BU Pariah Zombies

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creatures (25) 4 Cryptbreaker 2 Wharf Infiltrator 4 Relentless Dead 4 Diregraf Colossus 2 Stitchwing Skaab 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 2 Gisa and Geralf 4 Voldaren Pariah 1 Geralf’s Masterpiece spells (9) 3 Dark Salvation 4 Grasp of Darkness 2 Silumgar’s Command lands (26) 4 Sunken Hollow 4 Choked Estuary 4 Evolving Wilds 10 Swamp 4 Island

What about a more aggressive build with red with this a finisher? There’s a problem with the manabase, though…

BR Aggro

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creatures (29) 3 Zurgo Bellstriker 4 Falkenrath Gorger 4 Heir of Falkenrath 4 Olivia Bloodsworn 4 Forerunner of Slaughter 2 Abbot of Keral Keep 4 Hanweir Garrison 4 Voldaren Pariah spells (8) 4 Fiery Temper 4 Incendiary Flow lands (21) 4 Foreboding Ruins 4 Smoldering Marsh 6 Mountain 7 Swamp

… and finally, a monoblack version.

Monoblack Sacrifice

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creatures (19) 4 Carrier Thrall 1 Nantuko Husk 4 Fleshbag Marauder 3 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 4 Smothering Abomination 3 Voldaren Pariah spells (16) 4 Grasp of Darkness 2 Ultimate Price 4 Ruinous Path 4 Liliana, the Last Hope 2 Ob Nixilis Reignited lands (25) 4 Westvale Abbey 21 Swamp