cool thanks. I really like the idea of Common Bond and Reap What Is Sown i might see some other peoples ideas then splash in some green.
March 2, 2014 7:17 a.m.
honestly, the splash for green, or even full G/W has been doing rather well for its self, atleast at my store, getting access to the common bond, reap what is sown and unflinching courage is an incredible advantage, plus it gives you Boon Satyr
March 2, 2014 11:33 a.m.
Golem_Token says... #4
First thing I'm gonna say is your mainboard is 65 cards, we need to get to 60. Lets side board all those Indestructibility . You already mainboard Gods Willing AND Brave the Elements , there's not too much those 2 cards can't already save you from. The only real threat would be a Supreme Verdict , but you'll only really see that vs an azorius or esper control deck. That way you only need to side Indestructibility in. Then you can take out one more of whatever you want, maybe one less Ordeal of Heliod .
I would suggest Pacifism for side board. Mono-green devotion is still a thing and RG monsters looks good too. This way you neutralize a big threat and the Pacifism will still combo with Ethereal Armor and Eidolon of Countless Battles .
Nyxborn Shieldmate could be something to think about. He's either a 1/2 for 1, or a reasonable bestow cost for heroic triggers( Hero of Iroas would make the shieldmate a 2 drop bestow). Also, when Nyxborn Shieldmate is on the battlefield as a creature he still combos with Ethereal Armor .
Lastly, it pains me to say this because I use him, but maybe drop Ajani, Caller of the Pride . I say this because he's primarily used for the evasion for the kill, but you already have really good evasion between Gift of Orzhova and Brave the Elements . Those open slots could open up spots for other spells to trigger heroic.
March 2, 2014 12:02 p.m.
I just took 2nd at Game Day and likely could have gotten 1st with my W/R heroic deck. Here's a link to it: Turn 5 wins: 60% of the time, every time.. Feel free to take ideas from it if you want.
As a few other people have said, splashing either G or R would really help you out and make the deck much more competitive. Also, you certainly need to cut the cards down to 60.
March 2, 2014 6 p.m.
does Ajani, Caller of the Pride trigger heroic? with is neg1?
March 3, 2014 1:44 a.m.
No, it doesn't. Heroic only triggers off of spells cast from the stack.
March 3, 2014 1:54 a.m.
Golem_Token says... #8
As much as G/W heroic is good, I really want you to try to make a mono-white heroic work.
I want you to consider Akroan Skyguard . He's 1W and has flying with the standard heroic trigger. I think that you'd honestly get more damage through flying with him rather than on the ground with Fabled Hero .
Instead of Holy Mantle maybe you should think about Glimpse the Sun God .
GtSG is versatile, you could swing out if you're sure your opponent wont block. Then on your opponents turn you can use Glimpse the Sun God to tap their creatures pre-combat as well as targeting any of your own tapped/untapped creatures to get heroic triggers, and you get to scy!. Then their creatures will be tapped on your turn (assuming they didn't cast any other creatures or flashed one in, your creatures are essentially unblockable), your creatures will have a boost from the heroic trigger, and you can cast more spells for heroic triggers before your combat phase.
Even if you don't swing the turn before, you can still use the same strategy and reap the benefit.
March 3, 2014 2:52 p.m.
I've been splashing blue into mine. I think Ordeal of Thassa is the best ordeal, plus the ordeals combo so well with Hero of Iroas . I run both ordeals, so playing Hero of Iroas turn 2, turn three you can play both ordeals and protect him with God's Willing (only if you need to) - giving you a 6/7 point hit turn three, a two card draw and a ten point life bump. Hero of Iroas + Ordeal of Thassa + Ordeal of Heliod + Gods Willing The main thing is, you want Ordeals to resolve as quickly as possible so you get the most out of them. Otherwise, you run the risk of that creature getting hit by any one of these nasties... Doom Blade Cyclonic Rift Hero's Downfall Mizzium Mortars Chained to the Rocks Ultimate Price Simic Charm Catch my drift?
Triton Tactics is nice too. I don't think you need Heliod, but you may want to consider his spear, Spear of Heliod . It boosts your creatures and gives white much needed creature destruction. Brave the Elements is a good call - I'm not using it because it doesn't target a creature, but it's not a bad idea. Usually if you're going after heroic, you want everything to be either a hero, or something that triggers heroic.
I'm also running 2 Ephara's Enlightenment and a Righteous Authority . Also I threw in one Ephara, God of the Polis for the card draw.
Since you have Phalanx Leader (I do too) You can use Daxos of Meletis pretty effectively. Plus it can be fun to play your opponent's spells.
Even if you don't like blue, I'd suggest including Celestial Archon because Hero of Iroas brings down the cost to bestow him on one of your heroes, and it's crucial if your opponent uses Supreme Verdict . Having a 4/4 flier after he destroys everything can win you the game.
March 5, 2014 5:37 p.m.
GooseNotts says... #10
personally I would splash red and run boros charm over the indestructibility - protects all your creatures from supreme verdict or can be used as a finisher with the 4 points of burn
March 21, 2014 7:25 a.m.
bananascheme says... #11
Given the lifegain you have from Gift of Orzhova and Ordeal of Heliod , I would recommend throwing in at least two Sunbond cards. With those out, you would gain 10 +1/+1 counters whenever you sacrifice an ordeal, and that would boost your creature before damage resolves, so it's a solid way to get a quick boost on a creature. Another benefit of this card is it's usage on creatures with lifelink. If you get Gift of Orzhova or even enchant a Hopeful Eidolon onto a creature along with Sunbond , the creatures power and toughness will double every turn. Since Gift of Orzhova gives flying,your opponents may be struggling to find a way to block a creature with that much power. Plus, as a creature with increasing power and lifegain, you'll have enough life to be able to take some hits in exchange for more offense.
March 21, 2014 12:07 p.m.
Your sideboard is a little sloppy. I don't feel like some of those cards would ever really need to be sided in at any point. That said I think it may be a good idea to move some of them to the main board since they might be a bit better there. A buddy of mine runs a deck with lots of enchantments and Sphere of Safety . Soul Tithe works great with it, and should be put into the mainboard anyway imo. Murder Investigation is okay, but when you are running so many protection spells I feel like you would never get it to go off. Also having only creatures with heroic/bestow is probably not the way to go here. Precinct Captain is a good option and maybe even Judge's Familiar . I think that Indestructibility might be a bit overkill with the 8 protection spells. Maybe move the some of the Brave the Elements and Gods Willing . Celestial Flare is a little better than Avenging Arrow as well.
March 21, 2014 12:48 p.m.
Hopeful Eidolon - lifelink is great to have, it stacks with 2xEthereal Armor for potential 7/7 with lifelink on turn 2. Also stacks with Eidolon of Countless Battles whether used as an aura or creature. Its cost gets reduced by Hero of Iroas if used as an aura. Imposing Sovereign can run very strong in decks like this. You seem to have a strong theme so I would probably just have it in the sideboard. Akroan Skyguard can give you greater direct damage potential early on. I prefer Smite as the primary removal at the moment. There isn't a ton of early unblockable right now. Archetype of Courage is a great counter to other aggro decks. Rakdos, Boros and mono white and red all have first strike in their potential card pools right now. If you find your deck struggles against those or there are a ton of those at local FNM then it's definitely worth throwing in.
I currently run a little bit more of a weenie deck. Weenie Slap (1st @ FNM)
vito112 says... #1
In my opinion you should splash some green and add Reap What Is Sown and Common Bond , since they activate multiple heroics at the same time. Mortal's Resolve and Unflinching Courage are also some good cards you could add.
If you want to keep mono white, Dauntless Onslaught can trigger two heroics and since you seem to be more enchantment oriented, Blessing is a good enchant to have for mono-white.
March 2, 2014 6:53 a.m.