Newbies First Deck - White Lifegain Counters

Standard* Counters Lifegain Mono-White

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Creature (21)

• 3x Abzan Battle Priest
• 3x Abzan Falconer
• 3x Ajani's Pridemate
• 2x Fabled Hero
• 3x Heliod's Pilgrim
• 3x Hero of Iroas
• 4x Lagonna-Band Trailblazer

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Ajani Steadfast

Land (22)

• 18x Plains
• 4x Radiant Fountain

Enchantment (11)

• 3x Divine Favor
• 3x Gleam of Authority
• 2x Ordeal of Heliod
• 3x Sunbond

Artifact (3)

• 3x Spear of Heliod

Instant (2)

• 2x Valorous Stance

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Mass Calcify

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Sideboard

Creature (7)

• 2x Dragon Hunter
• 2x Nyx-Fleece Ram
• 3x Sungrace Pegasus

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Enchantment (7)

• 3x Glaring Aegis
• 2x Pacifism
• 2x Suspension Field

Instant (2)

• 2x Reprisal

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Maybeboard

Creature (32)

• 2x Aegis of the Gods
• 2x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 4x Aven Skirmisher
• 4x Dauntless River Marshal
• 4x Dragon's Eye Sentry
• 2x Elite Scaleguard
• 2x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 4x Herald of Anafenza
• 2x Paragon of New Dawns
• 2x Soulfire Grand Master
• 4x Soulmender

Land (24)

• 3x Blossoming Sands
• 4x Evolving Wilds
• 4x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 3x Scoured Barrens
• 3x Tranquil Cove
• 3x Wind-Scarred Crag
• 4x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (10)

• 4x Ordeal of Heliod
• 2x Pacifism
• 4x Silkwrap

Artifact (7)

• 4x Hall of Triumph
• 3x Staff of the Sun Magus

Instant (6)

• 2x Defiant Strike
• 4x Raise the Alarm

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Launch the Fleet

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I am very new to Magic. This is my first deck. Any comments are appreciated.

A white soldier deck that gains momentum and abilities like a giant snow ball that can't be stopped once it starts rolling.

OFFENSE STRATEGY

+1/+1 Momentum Building
Paragon of New Dawns and Hall of Triumph give all creatures +1/+1. All creatures with a +1 Counter will get the following abilities from other soldiers:- Abzan Battle Priest = Lifelink- Abzan Falconer = Flying- Ainok Bond-Kin = First Strike

Lifegain + Ajani's Pridemate
While Ajani's Pridemate will get additional +1/+1 counters for each life gain instance from Soulmender, Staff of the Sun Magus , & Nyx-Fleece Ram plus dual lands that offer 1 life when entering the battlefield, and Lifelink from each creature when Abzan Battle Priest is activated.

DEFENSE STRATEGY

Nyx-Fleece Ram is an early defender with 0/5.Raise the Alarm and Elspeth, Sun's Champion can add 1/1 Token Creatures to suck the early damage.If Heliod, God of the Sun comes into play all creatures will get Vigilance.Aegis of the Gods offers Hexproof if it comes into play. And when all else fails there is always Mass Calcify .

My struggle is reducing the deck size. It is currently at 76. Any suggestions of whittling it down? Thanks for reading and commenting. 8-D

UPDATE:

I have tried taking into account input from GenGenome, 8bitJesus, & Eraser, and made some much needed changes. Thir advice has been extremely helpful. Some of the recommendations do not appear because they are cards that will soon not be available in standard, or they will be incorporated into a future deck.

I am very grateful for any input. THANK YOU!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 2 Mythic Rares 13 - 0 Rares 16 - 8 Uncommons 14 - 8 Commons
Cards	63
Avg. CMC	2.80
Tokens	Emblem Ajani Steadfast, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 W