Charge of the Budget Brigade

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DireDestine says... #1

Stunning description! Love it! +1 Something I may run against buddy for our budget games!

April 1, 2014 3:15 p.m.

daltonnelson says... #2

The description is quite witty. You are clever. I like you. +1 good sir!

April 1, 2014 9:20 p.m.

JakeHarlow says... #3

Thanks for showing your support, guys! If we rally together, we can make certain that the Budget Brigade earns the honour it deserves! Let us press onward to greater heights! Sound the charge!

April 1, 2014 10:12 p.m.

Aza11 says... #4

The poem alone earns you the +1! I'd give you another for the deck (which is awesome) but I haven't any more to give. =O Seriously though, cool deck! I'm gonna try it now!

April 2, 2014 7:07 p.m.

sonicorigami says... #5

Once more unto the red zone, dear friends! Once more!

April 2, 2014 10:35 p.m.

JakeHarlow says... #6

Indeed! We must pursue honour whenever we are permitted. Lead on, gentlemen!

April 2, 2014 10:56 p.m.

ElPared says... #7

needs Akroan Crusader . Those tokens will help trigger battalion and allow you to take more advantage of Martial Glory

April 3, 2014 6 p.m.

JakeHarlow says... #8

This is a good idea. I shall do some playtests. Thank you!

April 3, 2014 6:01 p.m.

JakeHarlow says... #9

Gentlemen: we have achieved the #11 spot. Let us dare even loftier heights! Onward to #1, dear sirs. Forward!

April 3, 2014 8:18 p.m.

ninjaq16 says... #10

How about Viashino Firstblade ?

April 4, 2014 6:17 p.m.

Kagalka says... #11

What about Legion Loyalist In place of Wojek Halberdiers ?

April 4, 2014 6:24 p.m.

JakeHarlow says... #12

Viashino is pretty darned good, he's kind of like a burn spell. I'm trying to stick to the $30 budget, so I'll have to rearrange a lot for the Legion Loyalist . He sure is awesome though.

April 4, 2014 7:16 p.m.

Energycore says... #13

I'd probably switch some Arrows of justice with Celestial Flare, deals with bigger/hexproof blockers.

April 4, 2014 7:40 p.m.

JakeHarlow says... #14

Yeah, totally right there. I do like the art for Arrows though! :)

April 4, 2014 8:16 p.m.

Energycore says... #15

That's for sure. Epic arrowgirls.

If you're interested, i also made an aggro boros (HoTG: Boros). It's a theros-based one though, with heroism being the main theme. Playtesting shows that the two trade blows and perform like any aggro vs. aggro matchup: the better hand wins.

April 4, 2014 8:56 p.m.

JakeHarlow says... #16

I'm very interested. Sounds awesome, man. I'll have a look!

April 4, 2014 9:13 p.m.

JakeHarlow says... #17

We are at #7! Not much further, gentlemen!

April 4, 2014 11:57 p.m.

MadScientist says... #18

+1 from me.

I had a Boros Pauper deck make #1 for a while that is very similar to this. It is more heroic and enchantment based, maybe you can take some inspiration from it.

Zero to 60 in 5 turns (Pauper)

April 5, 2014 11:19 p.m.

JakeHarlow says... #19

Very cool! I'll have a look!

April 6, 2014 11:16 a.m.

Ratty says... #20

Had to +1 just for the poem alone! The deck looks pretty fast to play also!

April 6, 2014 4:38 p.m.

Derpachus says... #21

May i suggest Anax and Cymede

April 6, 2014 9:26 p.m.

JakeHarlow says... #22

This is a great idea; I do have 2. I'd love to try them out. Thanks to you, sir. :)

April 6, 2014 9:28 p.m.

Arorsthrar says... #23

You're really heavy on the two drops, so I'd remove some and go for more 1 drops. The only two drops I'd run are Daring Skyjek (this dude is great), Wojek Halberdiers (again 3 power for 2 is great), and Firefist Striker . Truefire Paladin is not great compared to those 3, and Akroan Hoplite is way too vulnerable and too dependent on you having a good board state. I'd support Boros Elite , Soldier of the Pantheon , Rakdos Cackler , Dryad Militant or Loyal Pegasus as one drops (I'd choose 1-3 to run as four-ofs). And getting that turn 3 battalion activation is so vital, so I'd run 4x Viashino Firstblade in addition to Skyknight Legionnaire . Maybe even 4x Minotaur Skullcleaver too, because it seems really important. I don't like those four drops, esp. since none of them have haste. Instead of Martial Glory and Arrows of Justice , I'd run Dynacharge and Fortify . Casting that at instants speed should get you consistent turn 4 wins. and I'd try to get to 21 or 22 lands.

April 6, 2014 9:50 p.m.

I would drop a Celestial Flare for another Magma Jet in the main. Also, do you feel you get your four drops out consistently on turn 4? This is a pretty aggressive deck and I find four drops to be dead cards unless I can get them out really fast. Have you considered running an extra land or two (if you find you can't get them out on turn 4)? +1 from me

April 7, 2014 8:58 a.m.

JakeHarlow says... #25

fadetoblack1183:

This is a really good point. These 4-drops are strategically irrelevant in the context of this deck, especially when it is working properly. Ideally, the game should go like this:

T1: Plains , Boros Elite

T2: Mountain , Wojek Halberdiers

T3: Mountain or Plains , Skyknight Legionnaire , swing 8

T4: play land if possible, play creature if possible, swing 8, Boros Charm for 4 damage to opponent, win

I feel that more than 21 lands is excessive. Though I believe you on the Magma Jet call, I'll make the change. Perhaps I should consider replacing some or all of the 4-drops with something faster, like Soldier of the Pantheon , Ash Zealot , or Legion Loyalist .

What do you think about this?

April 7, 2014 10:14 a.m.

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