Soldiers // Suggested by Kyle Sanchez on 2009-10-04
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:21 pm
Maindeck:
Artifacts
1 Eldrazi Monument
Creatures
4 Akrasan Squire
3 Captain Of The Watch
4 Elite Vanguard
4 Kor Aeronaut
4 Ranger Of Eos
4 Veteran Armorsmith
Enchantments
4 Honor Of The Pure
Instants
4 Harm's Way
4 Path To Exile
Basic Lands
23 Plains
Lands
1 Gargoyle Castle
Sideboard:
1 Eldrazi Monument
4 Devout Lightcaster
4 Oblivion Ring
3 Brave The Elements
3 Day Of Judgment
Whenever I’m approaching a new format, I always try and look at the super linear and fundamental decks first, to get a feel for what exactly this format is made of. This pretty obvious brew is the new White Weenie. The spells in this deck are what really put it over the top. Harm’s Way and Path are just so damn efficient, and Honor of the Pure makes all the crappy creatures actually moderate beaters.
Eldrazi Monument is really good, and leads to some real blowout games, but just as in the Vampire deck, I can’t find myself including more than one main deck because of how much of a liability it is to cast at times. It’s clearly not a card you want to top deck to a dead board. Ranger of Eos and Captain of the Watch help to offset the sacrifice more so than the Vamps ever could, so it may be correct to force the sideboard copy in the main deck.
Artifacts
1 Eldrazi Monument
Creatures
4 Akrasan Squire
3 Captain Of The Watch
4 Elite Vanguard
4 Kor Aeronaut
4 Ranger Of Eos
4 Veteran Armorsmith
Enchantments
4 Honor Of The Pure
Instants
4 Harm's Way
4 Path To Exile
Basic Lands
23 Plains
Lands
1 Gargoyle Castle
Sideboard:
1 Eldrazi Monument
4 Devout Lightcaster
4 Oblivion Ring
3 Brave The Elements
3 Day Of Judgment
Whenever I’m approaching a new format, I always try and look at the super linear and fundamental decks first, to get a feel for what exactly this format is made of. This pretty obvious brew is the new White Weenie. The spells in this deck are what really put it over the top. Harm’s Way and Path are just so damn efficient, and Honor of the Pure makes all the crappy creatures actually moderate beaters.
Eldrazi Monument is really good, and leads to some real blowout games, but just as in the Vampire deck, I can’t find myself including more than one main deck because of how much of a liability it is to cast at times. It’s clearly not a card you want to top deck to a dead board. Ranger of Eos and Captain of the Watch help to offset the sacrifice more so than the Vamps ever could, so it may be correct to force the sideboard copy in the main deck.