Swing to Win~ W/U(G) Heroic [Theros-Khans]

Standard* Competitive Theme/Gimmick WU (Azorius)

Saucealicious

Creature (16)

• 4x Favored Hoplite
• 4x Hero of Iroas
• 2x Lagonna-Band Trailblazer
• 2x Monastery Mentor
• 4x Seeker of the Way

Land (22)

• 4x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forest
• 1x Island
• 4x Mana Confluence
• 4x Plains
• 2x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 4x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (6)

• 2x Ordeal of Heliod
• 4x Ordeal of Thassa

Instant (14)

• 2x Ajani's Presence
• 4x Defiant Strike
• 4x Dromoka's Command
• 4x Gods Willing

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Treasure Cruise

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Sideboard

Land (1)

• 1x Island

Enchantment (5)

• 4x Aqueous Form
• 1x Ordeal of Heliod

Instant (8)

• 2x Ajani's Presence
• 3x Stubborn Denial
• 3x Triton Tactics

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Treasure Cruise

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Maybeboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Battlewise Hoplite
• 1x Heliod's Pilgrim
• 1x Phalanx Leader
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Narset Transcendent

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Battle Mastery
• 1x Chosen by Heliod
• 1x Encase in Ice
• 1x Fate Foretold
• 1x Gleam of Authority
• 1x Jeskai Ascendancy
• 1x Mortal Obstinacy
• 1x Murder Investigation
• 1x Ordeal of Nylea
• 1x Stratus Walk

Instant (13)

• 1x Become Immense
• 1x Center Soul
• 1x Dance of the Skywise
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 1x Ephemeral Shields
• 1x Feat of Resistance
• 1x Negate
• 1x Phalanx Formation
• 1x Polymorphist's Jest
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Valorous Stance

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"Swing to win, 'till you die, 'till the light dies in your eyes

Swing to win, take it all, just keep fighting till you fall"

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This began as my first ever mtg-deck, formerly Heroic Strings [Ravnica-Theros] . It was my apple of the eye. A Heroic-deck utilizing Hidden Strings to maximize triggers that I started building in february 2014.

The deck took an absolutely HUUUUGE punch in the gut when Ravnica rotated and it lost Hidden Strings and Ethereal Armor.

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The idea is simple, get creatures out and defend them while they keep on growing with the triggers.

• Almost every move you make either let's you draw a card or scry (or even both!) and everything is dirt cheap to cast.
• Gods Willing & Ajani's Presence takes cares of most problems. Keeping things like Ephemeral Shields or Stubborn Denial/Swan Song in the sideboard is great if you're up against heavy removal or board wipes.
• Triton Tactics is just amazing against aggro and shuts down red aggro hard.
• Treasure Cruise or Dig Through Time gets you more cards, your graveyard should almost always contain enough fuel for them. Treasure Cruise is the preferred one because it can go down to 1 in cost, which is more important than you could think.
• Use either Aqueous Form or Stratus Walk for evasion, depending on matchups. Or try to go wide with Monastery Mentor while you clear a path with Dromoka's Command.
• Favored Hoplite is a great 1-drop. It's fat and its heroic prevents damage in addition to giving it a counter, effectively making every noncreature spell you have protection for it. It's also godlike against lifelink (which is very common atm due to Whip of Erebos/Seeker of the Way) and prevents deathtouch, first strike and double strike. Giving the Favored Hoplite double strike through cards like Phalanx Formation or Battle Mastery is a very valid option since it makes it a vicious master of trading, because it's becomes temporarily "immortal" and trades way up.
• Dromoka's Command, you can't say enough good things about this card. Together with Favored Hoplite it can easily do 2-for-1s, 3-for-1s or even 4-for-1s all day long while also giving the Favored Hoplite 1-2 counters! It's just absolutely amazing value in the Heroic-archetype and it's completely worth it to splash green only for this single beauty.
• Island in the sideboard is swapped with the Forest when up against heavy control. Take out Dromoka's Command and put in those counterspells and defense.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 16 - 0 Rares 18 - 7 Uncommons 14 - 7 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.95
Tokens	Monk 1/1 W
Folders	Standard, White/Blue, cool standard, 5. Standard [Theros-Khans]