Jund Sacrifice has moved from new idea to a major Standard contender. Its appeal is a board that looks manageable until a chain of artifact sacrifices turns into lethal damage.
The build's engine
A representative RCQ list highlighted by Magic.gg runs four Biotech Specialist, four The Sackville-Bagginses, four Umbral Collar Zealot, four Lively Dirge, and four Obsessive Pursuit. These are the core cards to understand before changing individual slots. The complete 75-card tournament list is linked in the primary source.
With Biotech Specialist and The Sackville-Bagginses in play, sacrificing artifact tokens can drain an opponent quickly. Obsessive Pursuit supplies tokens and a longer game; Umbral Collar Zealot can help turn a stockpile of Clues or Landers into a sudden finish. Lively Dirge can find both key creatures once its conditions are met.
Representative Jund Sacrifice decklist (60 + 15)
This is the RCQ qualifying list highlighted by Magic.gg on September 24, 2026. Tournament lists are dated snapshots; check the latest results and Standard legality before playing it.
Main deck (60)
1 Forest 4 Blooming Marsh 4 Overgrown Tomb 4 Greedy Freebooter 4 Lively Dirge 1 Goldvein Hydra 4 Starting Town 4 Gene Pollinator 4 Biotech Specialist 3 Deadly Precision 4 Obsessive Pursuit 4 The Sackville-Bagginses 4 Umbral Collar Zealot 1 Rottenmouth Viper 3 Blazemire Verge 3 Stomping Ground 2 Swamp 2 Mutagen Man, Living Ooze 2 Callous Inspector 2 Tragic Trajectory
Sideboard (15)
3 Duress 2 Shoot the Sheriff 3 Strategic Betrayal 1 Professor Dellian Fel 1 The Ooze 1 Vicious Rivalry 1 Phoenix Fleet Airship 2 Surrak, Elusive Hunter 1 Urgent Necropsy
View the original tournament decklist.
How to test it
Goldfish the combo turns, then play games where the opponent interacts early. Count sacrifice opportunities before committing to a line, and learn when to switch to Obsessive Pursuit's slower value plan.
For opponents, Magic.gg points to Clarion Conqueror and Pinnacle Starcage as examples of counterplay. A local metagame may demand different answers. Check the latest tournament results and legal card list before buying into an exact 75.
Source
Magic.gg — Metagame Mentor, September 24, 2026. Check the source for updates after publication.
Featured image: Magic deck, tokens and dice at a 2014 Legacy event, photographed by Tourtefouille. Source · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo; Shopify may crop the card preview. Archive illustration; it is not the Jund Sacrifice list discussed here.
