The Crusades

Casual Mono-White Soldiers Tribal

Tanro23

Creature (23)

• 2x Boros Elite
• 2x Cavalry Pegasus
• 3x Champion of the Parish
• 2x Elite Inquisitor
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 2x Mentor of the Meek
• 2x Phalanx Leader
• 4x Precinct Captain
• 2x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 3x Veteran Armorsmith

Land (18)

• 18x Plains

Enchantment (9)

• 3x Banishing Light
• 3x Bonds of Faith
• 3x Honor of the Pure

Artifact (2)

• 2x Spear of Heliod

Instant (8)

• 1x Artful Maneuver
• 1x Brave the Elements
• 2x Scent of Jasmine
• 2x Swift Justice
• 2x Valorous Stance

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This is my take on the classic mono-white Soldier deck. This was cooked up after tweaking an existing deck several times and trading for some additional cards with a couple of work colleagues. It is designed to be fast, aggressive, and pump the little buggers as quickly as possible. Additionally, I aimed for a relatively budget-friendly deck, because I'm a major tightwad and don't like to spend money on single cards if I can avoid it.

A few of the key combos:
Mentor of the Meek + Precinct Captain = Drop new little fellows, get card advantage at the same time
Cavalry Pegasus + Human = flying attackers
Bonds of Faith + Valorous Stance = not necessarily a combo in their own right, but their duality allows both control as well as protection for your creatures
Artful Maneuver + Phalanx Leader + Swift Justice = by targeting your Phalanx Leader, every other creature benefits by getting a little stronger

I am additionally working on a sideboard at the moment, and the idea is to pull some of the enchantments to tweak for added speed or control (i.e. Disenchant, etc.). Any suggestions would be welcomed!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Mentor of the Meek + Precinct Captain Bonds of Faith + Valorous Stance Artful Maneuver + Phalanx Leader + Swift Justice
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 18 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.98
Tokens	Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W