Ciphered Heroes

Standard* Counters WU (Azorius)

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Creature (22)

• 4x Akroan Skyguard
• 4x Eidolon of Countless Battles
• 4x Fabled Hero
• 4x Favored Hoplite
• 4x Phalanx Leader
• 2x Silent Sentinel

Land (20)

• 4x Azorius Guildgate
• 5x Island
• 11x Plains

Enchantment (8)

• 4x Aqueous Form
• 4x Ethereal Armor

Instant (10)

• 2x Bioshift
• 2x Dauntless Onslaught
• 4x Gods Willing
• 2x Mizzium Skin

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Sideboard

Creature (16)

• 4x Akroan Skyguard
• 2x Eidolon of Countless Battles
• 4x Fabled Hero
• 2x Phalanx Leader
• 2x Silent Sentinel
• 2x Suntail Hawk

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Land (21)

• 2x Azorius Guildgate
• 7x Island
• 8x Plains
• 4x Transguild Promenade

Enchantment (8)

• 2x Aqueous Form
• 2x Ethereal Armor
• 2x Ordeal of Thassa
• 2x Sphere of Safety

Instant (10)

• 2x Bioshift
• 2x Dauntless Onslaught
• 4x Gods Willing
• 2x Mizzium Skin

Sorcery (6)

• 4x Hidden Strings
• 2x Revoke Existence

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Hero of Iroas
• 1x Umbra Mystic

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Asha's Favor
• 1x Concerted Effort
• 1x Eel Umbra
• 1x Ephara's Enlightenment
• 1x Felidar Umbra
• 1x Hyena Umbra
• 1x Spirit Mantle
• 1x Vigilance

Instant (1)

• 1x Triton Tactics

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Borrowed/copied a deck to save me the trouble of starting from scratch. Aside from that, pretty straightforward deck.

1- Favored Hoplite is a solid 1 drop that gets the counters going and also has damage prevention for that time when he is targeted.

2-Your choice between Phalanx Leader to kick off the +1 counters snowball, or if you need flying for evasion or to block your oppoennt's flying, Akroan Skyguard works well in that role while still providing counters.

3-This is when Fabled Hero comes to shine, double strike and with Hidden Strings and Aqueous Form on him, the game slides into your pocket.

4-I count Eidolon of Countless Battles as a 4 drop since it should be primarily played for it's bestow, especially since Fabled Hero is already taking up that turn 3 drop spot, and it's better if you can enchant Eidonlon onto whoever's the big baddy on the board anyway.

Play Enchantments, Instants, and Sorceries as needed.

Mainboard-Ideal Goal

Sideboard-Current cards

Maybeboard-seem like good ideas

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	0 - 1 Mythic Rares 10 - 8 Rares 18 - 14 Uncommons 16 - 24 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.00
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 W
Based on	Hidden Hoplites! themeatmunster STD