Bant Aggro-Control in Standard

So I've been playing around with stand deck lists and came up with this list, which is a version of a deck a friend of mine plays at FNM every so often. It is capable of some seriously strong starts. What do you think?

Bant 
3 Geist of Saint Traft
1 Hero of Bladehold
4 Mayor of Avabruck
4 Invisible Stalker
4 Birds of Paradise
2 Sword of War and Peace
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
2 Thrun, the Last Troll
3 Fiend Hunter
4 Mana Leak
2 Think Twice2 Phyrexian Metamorph
2 Silver-Inlaid Dagger
2 Mirran Crusader
1 Angelic Destiny
2 Moorland Haunt
2 Gavony Township
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Razorverge Thicket
4 Hinterland Harbor
2 Glacial Fortress
2 Island
3 Forest


Some things I noticed when playing it.  This deck is extremely hard to block.  Either the creatures are unblockable, have protection from the colors you are playing, thanks to the swords, or have evasion like flying.
Invisible stalker is a clock that is really hard to stop.  Just one Mayor on board, or the Silver-Inlaid Dagger, or one of the swords, and this guy is almost impossible to race, by all except the fastest of decks in the format.
Mayor of Avabruck is a really strong support player, giving all your relevant dudes +1/+1, and when you've established a board, and can sit back on counters and beat down, he even helps to put on MORE pressure by flipping and providing more attackers.  I'm not really sure if you actually want your Mayor to flip to the Howlpack side or not, but either way, he's a beating and a half.
Phyrexian Metamorph is everything you want it to be when you want it to be so.  A new sword? Check.  Another Invisible Stalker? Check.  Extra Mayors for more pumpage? Check.  The swiss army knife of the format, and he's so good.


Want a fun competitive FNM deck?  I totally recommend taking this one for a spin.

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