Knights of the Sky Ruin (Modern MTG Deck)

"I have seen too many men go down, and I never permit myself to forget that one day, through accident or under the charge of a younger, stronger knight, I too will go down." - John Steinbeck "The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights"

Mono-White Control / Tribal Knights with Multi-Recursion.

Any suggestions you might have for improvements are more than welcome.

Pretty Straightforward Deck Tech:

Early Game: White Weenie. Start out aggressive with Student of Warfare, a 3/3 with First Strike on turn two. Knight of the Holy Nimbus is a great two-drop with Flanking and "Auto-Regeneration". Knight Exemplar functions as a Knight Lord that grants your other Knights +1/+1 & Indestructible.

Mid-Range: Control. Take command of the game with (possibly one-sided) Board Wipes Day of Judgment, Removal Path to Exile & Oblivion Ring, and Protection Brave the Elements.

Late Game: "Multi-Recursion".

Sun Titan brings back your Knights, Lands (especially Flagstones of Trokair ), and Oblivion Rings.
Emeria, The Sky Ruin can bring back any creature (like for instance.. Sun Titan).
Mistveil Plains can send any spell(s) in your Graveyard you can't recur back into your deck (Instant, Sorcery, Planeswalker). Triggering the Legend Rule with Flagstones of Trokair can shuffle your deck. (So can playing Knight of the White Orchid, and targeting your own Creature with Path to Exile).

Notes:

Knight of the White Orchid, Path to Exile, and 2x Flagstones of Trokair (with the Legendary Rule) all feed Emeria, The Sky Ruin.

Sideboard Packages:

Ajani Goldmane + True Conviction Avatar Token + Lifegain & Double Strike... Good Times...
Gideon Jura + Lightmine Field compel enemies into the mines and laugh...
Leyline of Sanctity Protects against many forms of Mill, Burn, Discard, ... (anything that targets the player, also extends that protection to your Planeswalkers) from turn zero if it's in your opening hand.
Phyrexian Metamorph to deal with problematic Legendary Creatures, or clone Knight Exemplar / Sun Titan. Update: with new legendary rules, Phyrexian Metamorph no longer kills Legendary Creatures.

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New Rules Update — May 30, 2013

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With the new Legendary Rules and Indestructible becoming a key word, this deck has taken a bit of a hit. I'm thinking about pulling the 3x Phyrexian Metamorph from the sideboard, since clones can no longer be used to kill an opponent's Legendary Creatures. :( With "Indestructible" becoming a keyword, it's a bit easier for an opponent to get around or remove it. On a positive note, the new Legendary Rules are great for Flagstones of Trokair. Any suggestions for changes would be appreciated.

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Date added	13 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 4 Mythic Rares 24 - 11 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.63
Tokens	/ W Creature Avatar, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	MODERN, firststrike/doublestrike, Mono-white, Favorites, Note other decks.., decks, Favorite decks, asd, Ideas, cool decks
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