What do you think of blind obedience for agro? Think I'm going to run a similar version. I'd drop a boros charm and the planewalker and run two.

I say do it. I had two planned for the sideboard but never managed to pull them or trade for them so I made do with what I had.

If everyone in the world starts playing Boros then you might want to sideboard Stromkirk Noble because its unblockable by humans and can quickly get big.

It'll give you the edge in a mirror match.

I think the better card for the mirror is Volcanic Strength . It is helpful against mono-red as well and puts a clock on them much faster than Stromkirk Noble . It also lets me circumvent Boros Reckoner , which straight-up laughs in Noble's face.

That's true. Yeh, really good shout on that.

What do you think of adding Thundermaw Hellkite and dropping Spark Trooper ?

That is good but out of my price range. He works exceptionally well with Boros Charm because the double strike mode is actually relevant as it deals more than the burn mode with him.

Question for everyone: Gift of Orzhova or Volcanic Strength for the sideboard?

Gift is stronger overall and will be relevant in every matchup, but Volcanic Strength costs less and makes a tough matchup go easily in my favor. Thoughts?

Well disregarding kill spells since they'll always 2-for-1 you, Volcanic Strength does get most of your team out of Searing Spear range.

I think I'm going to try out Gift of Orzhova for a bit and then if it bites the dust against mono-red it'll be back to Volcanic Strength . I'm not really worried about kill spells since that slot is strictly for mono-red.

Madcap Skills is better in the dedicated all in double strike deck.

I know you want to keep the human theme but your should try playtesting Legion Loyalist it has won me games.

YOU ARE MISSING THE BEST WHITE BATTALION!!! Odric, Master Tactician !!!!!!

Why not Murder Investigation on your Champion of the Parish . If someone kills your high powered creature, you get it's power = to 1/1 soldier tokens

I think that's a better idea in a token deck that can get amazing value out of a big Geist-Honored Monk or Wayfaring Temple . In this deck, auras need to be extremely aggressive to earn a spot in the deck, which is why Volcanic Strength has a spot in the sideboard.

Have you ever considered Fervor in place of Lightning Mauler ????

Lightning Mauler > Fervor

Lightning Mauler: + 2/1 itself + human - is easier to remove

Fervor: + harder to remove - it does nothing the turn you drop it (if you drop it on turn 3) and not much after turn 3 (Hellrider for example already IS a haste creature and the plan is to win on turn 4-5)

No, because it costs 3 mana and doesn't hit for 2. I already have 10 spells at 3 mana, which is already quite high for an aggressive deck. I can't raise my average CMC any higher or I will often have no plays in the first two turns. I also need as many damage sources as I can get; having one more creature means more damage earlier in the game.

Additionally, Blind Obedience is a real card and makes Fervor useless. A deck that could make good use of Fervor is something more like midrange that runs things like Firemane Angel and other evasive, synergistic creatures at the 4-5CMC slot. For example, a hasted Sigarda, Host of Herons will put an opponent to sleep very quickly as she is now an unremovable Thundermaw Hellkite .

oh and Lightning Mauler is 2cmc and Fervor is 3cmc ;)

Firemane Avenger *, rather. I do miss Firemane Angel , though.

Sideboard Aurelia, the Warleader because the Battalion effect of Boros Elite would make it a 5/5 in the 2nd combat phase.

I certainly wouldn't need her out of the sideboard but being a one-of in place of Gideon, Champion of Justice might win a few games.

On the other hand, I have a Gideon and I don't have an Aurelia, so...

What do you think about Legion Loyalist ??

Legion Loyalist is awesome. If you're not running humans then he needs to be included as he has a relevant Battalion effect AND easily triggers Battalion by having haste and costing one.