Conquering Hordes, the Blades Sharpened

Standard Humans Tokens WB (Orzhov)

thdeskin

Creature (32)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 2x Blood-Chin Rager
• 2x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 4x Chief of the Edge
• 4x Chief of the Scale
• 2x Herald of Anafenza
• 2x Herald of Dromoka
• 3x Mardu Hateblade
• 2x Mardu Hordechief
• 3x Mardu Skullhunter
• 3x Oreskos Swiftclaw
• 2x Seeker of the Way
• 2x Timely Hordemate

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Land (18)

• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 7x Plains
• 4x Scoured Barrens
• 6x Swamp

Enchantment (5)

• 2x Dictate of Heliod
• 2x Raiders' Spoils
• 1x Spirit Bonds

Artifact (2)

• 2x Spear of Heliod

Instant (1)

• 1x Secure the Wastes

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Rush of Battle

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Sideboard

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Banishing Light

Instant (2)

• 1x Abzan Advantage
• 1x Bile Blight

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Glare of Heresy

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This Black/White deck began its life as the preconstructed event deck Conquering Hordes for the Khans of Tarkir release (original card list below), but has been battle-tested and refined.

Totally looking for feedback, let me know what you think!

This revolves around the Warriors of Tarkir. Keeping in line with the theme of using "aggressive Warrior creatures to defeat the opponent before he or she can set up a defense", a full arsenal of cheap creatures gives you action in the first two turns without question, and leaves absolutely no reason to build beyond card 60. Flash and Raid provide the element of surprise.

The only non-warrior here is Herald of Anafenza, which spits out warriors, so he's invited to stay. Stacked with 4 each, Chief of the Scale and Chief of the Edge progressively develop the Warrior team, while Blood-Chin Rager and Herald of Dromoka give everyone relative unblockability and vigilance. Raiders' Spoils and Rush of Battle provide a formidable boost while keeping you with a full hand and comfortable life total. Spear of Heliod and Dictate of Heliod ensure survival into the endgame.

Deserving of some heavy hitters, Sorin, Solemn Visitor offers the team +1/+0 and lifelink every turn, and Athreos, God of Passage will keep each creature coming right back out to play. *Note: without these two, the deck still performs beautifully, and for only $5-10 for the other changes they can easily be switched out for a budget conscious revision.

Conquering Hordes, original card list:Herald of Anafenza x1Mardu Hateblade x3Bloodsoaked Champion x1Tormented Hero x3Oreskos Swiftclaw x3Seeker of the Way x2Mardu Skullhunter x3Pain Seer x1Chief of the Edge x2Chief of the Scale x2Mardu Hordechief x1Herald of Torment x1Timely Hordemate x2Spirit Bonds x1Bile Blight x1Banishing Light x2Spear of Heliod x1Rush of Battle x1Raiders' Spoils x2Silence the Believers x1Dictate of Heliod x1Dictate of Erebos x1Caves of Koilos x1Scoured Barrens x4Plains x10Swamp x9(+Sideboard)

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 11 - 0 Rares 14 - 6 Uncommons 16 - 1 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.36
Tokens	Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Spirit 1/1 W, Vampire 2/2 B, Warrior 1/1 W
Folders	black/white