RW Heroic

Pioneer Competitive Heroic Protection RW (Boros)

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Land (19)

• 4x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Den of the Bugbear
• 4x Inspiring Vantage
• 4x Needleverge Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Plains
• 4x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

Creature (18)

• 4x Favored Hoplite
• 4x Heartfire Hero
• 4x Illuminator Virtuoso
• 3x Monastery Swiftspear
• 3x Slickshot Show-Off

Sorcery (7)

• 4x Ancestral Anger
• 3x Homestead Courage

Instant (16)

• 4x Defiant Strike
• 3x Gods Willing
• 4x Monstrous Rage
• 1x Reckless Rage
• 4x Turn Inside Out

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Sideboard

Instant (9)

• 1x Light of Hope
• 3x Loran's Escape
• 3x Reckless Rage
• 1x Torch the Tower
• 1x Wear / Tear

Enchantment (6)

• 3x Count on Luck
• 3x Sheltered by Ghosts

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Maybeboard

Creature (14)

• 2x Adanto Vanguard
• 1x Callous Sell-Sword
• 2x Dreadhorde Arcanist *f-pp*
• 2x Electrostatic Infantry
• 1x Emberheart Challenger
• 1x Fiendslayer Paladin
• 1x Hazoret the Fervent
• 2x Mavinda, Students' Advocate
• 1x Reidane, God of the Worthy  ^Flip
• 1x Tenth District Legionnaire

Instant (10)

• 2x Boros Charm
• 1x Fight as One
• 2x Flowstone Infusion
• 1x Get Lost
• 1x Raze the Effigy
• 1x Rending Volley
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Spikefield Hazard  ^Flip

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Maximize Velocity

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Alpine Moon
• 2x Case of the Crimson Pulse
• 1x Escape Velocity
• 4x Leyline of Resonance
• 2x Rest in Peace
• 2x Roiling Vortex

Land (1)

• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

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Another iteration of RW Heroic, this time with more Heroic creatures!

One of my favorite old standard decks was UW heroic and I initially looked into building an updated version of that deck for the Pioneer format, but it seems that RW heroic is the place to be thanks to recent printings of certain cards, namely Ancestral Anger, Tenth District Legionnaire, and Reckless Rage. Defiant Strike was always one of the best cards to draw in the old UW heroic decks since it replaced itself, but Ancestral Anger is practically a strict upgrade, with the only downside being that it is sorcery speed. Blue cards commonly used in UW Heroic decks provide more reliable card advantage, but generally cost 2cmc (Ordeal of Thassa and Staggering Insight) in addition to the very nice card Curious Obsession. However the Red version is more explosive due to the hasty creatures Tenth District Legionnaire and Slickshot Show-Off alongside the big buff card Monstrous Rage. Red heroic also synergizes better than blue with a combination of heroic and prowess creatures. For example, targeting a heroic creature with a Defiant Strike gives the permanent +1/+1 counter in addition to the temporary +1/+0, but with a prowess creature alongside the heroic creature the prowess creature also gains a temporary +1/+1, whereas in the UW version you don't really want to draw too many creatures since there often aren't as many buffs to go around in a creature-heavy draw.

2/25/2024 - Heroic made it to the finals of the Pro Tour! See the list here!

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Pioneer legal.
Rarity (main - side)	21 - 3 Rares 20 - 7 Uncommons 18 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.17
Tokens	Goblin 1/1 R, Manifest 2/2 C, Monster, Plot, Spirit 1/1 C
Folders	4. Pioneer