The Sunfist Brigade

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panik says... #1

Thanks for building this amazing deck I finished building it yesterday took it to my first FNM ever and won it =D I was really doubtful of blind obedience but damn that's an amazing deck.

March 2, 2013 1:54 a.m.

Jimhawk says... #2

Great to hear such good results panik! Thanks for taking the deck for a spin :)

March 2, 2013 3:47 a.m.

So I also went to my first FNM with this deck. Placed ninth out of 39 people. But also there is 5 weeks of qualifying for a $1,000 in my city. So the competition is pretty difficult these few weeks. But it played very consistently and Most the the matches I lost were against aggro. Dunno why but they seemed to out aggro me. The cards I had the most problems with were Stromkirk Noble. Since I can't block with my humans and by the time I do get a Hellrider out or something hes already too big.

March 2, 2013 2:31 p.m.

Jimhawk says... #4

9th... D:

The worst placing to get! Missing top 8 that closely isn't cool :(

Naya Humans is usually problematic because they get more creatures out faster. RDW shouldn't be as bad if you have Blind Obedience out and can get a Nearheath Pilgrim to stick. And as always, a Boros Reckoner pretty much shuts both of those down.

March 2, 2013 3:38 p.m.

MrNovaStar says... #5

I'd Drop The Rally The Peasants in favor of Gather The Townsfolk. It'll get your Batallion Online Quicker. I'd also drop Ajani Caller of the Pride for a Fourth Lightning Mauler to make sure the haste Gets there.

For your Sideboard. I'd Drop down 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, and put in 1x Aurelia's Fury for Boardwipe/Striaght Burn.

March 2, 2013 6:49 p.m.

Jimhawk says... #6

Gather the Townsfolk is woefully weak in a format without anthem effects. I'm not a Battalion deck in the first place, and I don't have any trouble getting it online anyway. Also, I have a personal affinity for Rally the Peasants. It has single-handedly won me several games I would have normally lost without it. That 30 cent card has probably earned me over $80 in the course of its use.

Ajani, Caller of the Pride is much more powerful than a Lightning Mauler and helps win the midrange matchup (which Lightning Mauler does not contribute to in any meaningful way).

Aurelia's Fury is not for an aggro deck. It is superior in a deck where mana flows like milk and honey to generate maximum effect, such as in Naya Midrange.

March 2, 2013 6:58 p.m.

Yea if I would have won one of my matches 2-0 instead of 2-1 I would have been in top 8 easily. And I'm thinking about taking out the planeswalkers. I am running Ajani and Gideon. Gideon just becuase people blindly attack him thinking he is going to do something. Plus Ajain's -3 (double strike and flying) on a 8/8 Gideon is pretty much game over. Anyway once this $1,000 tourny is done I should be winning some tournaments with this deck easily.

March 2, 2013 7:06 p.m.

Jimhawk says... #8

I'm constructing a separate deck based on Craig Wescoe's Boros Champions deck that focuses on using Ajani and Gideon to have a powerful midgame. Gideon unfortunately doesn't belong in this deck (which I learned firsthand at the Daytona tournament) because he doesn't do enough on the turn he comes in.

March 2, 2013 7:15 p.m.

panik says... #9

Went to my second tournament today and the deck went undefeated. I made a couple of changes due to not having a 4th Silverblade Paladin took out Ajani for a 4th Reckoner and substitued the Silverblade Paladdin with a 3rd Blind obedience (which ended to be a great decision) again thanks a lot for helping me with my first steps in the MTG.

March 3, 2013 1:51 a.m.

So I believed I solved my problem of the unblockable Stromkirk Noble. I put in two Legion Loyalist might switch them out for my own nobles. But I don't know what else to take out to make it a 3 of. Right now its only a 2 of. But the problem is solved for me earlier than hellrider. Which is turn 4 and the noble would be atleast a 3/3 by then.

March 5, 2013 12:01 a.m.

Zacoly says... #11

In a red/white humans deck I'd consider Kessig Malcontents from the old set. He might end up burning for a fair amount on entry.

Looks like a solid deck though, and I stand behind you on making themed decks, and I also stand behind you that, theme or no theme, if it's Red+White Boros Reckoner is just too powerful to ignore.

+1 from me!

March 5, 2013 12:08 a.m.

WHyFLy says... #12

Especially with Nearheath Pilgrim and Charm? The Infinite Life Combo is at its work!!! May I ask how many times you have pulled it off?

March 5, 2013 1:12 a.m.

Jimhawk says... #13

Only twice so far. It's less common now that I removed Searing Spear.

March 5, 2013 1:42 a.m.

allatt_man says... #14

nice deck, Ive been playing with boros humans for a while now too.check out my build and see what you think http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/boros-human-aggro-10-03-13-1/

March 10, 2013 6:48 a.m.

Stein_ says... #15

Kessig malcontents. Nuff said. This is pretty solid. Me personally I'd pop out frontline for malcontents and id also make room for cloudshift or resto angel. Etb burn flash retrigger. GG. Especially uncounterable with cavern? Boss.

March 13, 2013 6:12 p.m.

caouetter says... #16

How do you put the picture in your description? Very nice deck by the way, +1.

March 14, 2013 4:50 p.m.

weakmopre says... #17

red white is just so devastating

March 15, 2013 12:13 p.m.

RedCloud2012 says... #18

My Boros Wins here is another variant I though alot about the white humans. I decided that humans are so popular in so many decks that stromkirk noble is better by far right now. Because of the speed of RDW style Boros , Gruul and Rakdos decks Silverblade is harder to cast ..costs more and is a target where as boros charm on more effective creatures seems better then soul bond. I like frontline and firemane alot and slayers stronghold is also amazing with noble and funny with vexing when they forget about slayers let him stick counting on next turn to remove him and then you swing now with a 6/3 lol. I like your deck but its what I wanna see right now humans everywhere. Take a look at least you will see what I mean.

March 25, 2013 7:23 p.m.

Jimhawk says... #19

RedCloud2012, I agree that Stromkirk Noble is good, but with the speed of Naya and the size of Jund aggro lists, he fails to provide meaningful damage before getting outclassed by a plethora of non-human aggro. Noble is also extremely soft to Azorius Charm and Restoration Angel .

Silverblade Paladin has won me more games than any other card in my list, even more than Champion of the Parish . He is fantastically synergistic with Nearheath Pilgrim and Lightning Mauler . I don't dispute that Red Boros is a fine deck, because it punishes slower decks better than White Boros, but it is very weak in aggro matchups because it cannot race or block as efficiently, which white-based aggro can do quite well.

Spirit_Chaser, I advise you to try and build using Steppe Lynx , Plated Geopede , Figure of Destiny , and hate cards like Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and Aven Mindcensor . These are all very effective threats in the Modern scene right now, though I think straight Boros might be weaker than Naya Zoo.

March 25, 2013 10:31 p.m.

Jimhawk says... #20

Give it indestructible and lifelink, then damage it somehow. Each time he triggers, he deals the damage to himself, triggering again. Because he has lifelink, each instance of damage will gain that amount of life. Loop forever until finally directing the damage elsewhere.

March 25, 2013 11:56 p.m.

Wtgamerz says... #21

I love your deck makeup a lot. Did you think about using Legion Loyalist at all, or does it not really fit the theme of the deck? My only other question was what cards did you consider besides the Ajani? Overall, I love this deck quite a bit. +1!

March 26, 2013 7:16 a.m.

Jimhawk says... #22

I actually address Legion Loyalist in the deck description. Because I'm using Champion of the Parish , every additional non-human reduces his effectiveness. I'm already running 7 of those creatures and upping that to 10 or more would completely neuter him. I've actually never considered anything in place of the Ajani because he acts as a fifth Silverblade Paladin for me.

March 26, 2013 1:57 p.m.

Apoptosis says... #23

Jimhawk How do you feel about Silver-Inlaid Dagger ? It's fast to cast and equip and with your double striking humans, it could be dealing +6. And unlike enchantments, if one dies another can pick it up. I had designed a G/W human aggro deck that used this but didn't get to playtest it before gatecrash dropped.

March 26, 2013 2:06 p.m.

Jimhawk says... #24

I tried it in early versions but never came back to it. My main problem with it is the [2] equip cost. I'd much rather be casting instants or more creatures with that mana, especially when I'm already running Rally the Peasants . I think Silver-Inlaid Dagger is more effective in Bant Aggro with stuff like Fencing Ace , Rancor , and Invisible Stalker because you get a lot more value there.

March 26, 2013 2:15 p.m.

Apoptosis says... #25

I never thought about going Bant aggro... an Invisible Stalker wielding a Silver-Inlaid Dagger while soul bonded to a Silverblade Paladin or with Ajani, Caller of the Pride ... hexproof, unblockable, and hitting for 8... and you have access to counter magic... ouch! I like it... No... I LOVE it!

March 26, 2013 2:48 p.m.

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