Soldier Heroic with Khans of Tarkir

The second of my experiments with Defiant Strike was a mono-white deck with just a slight touch of heroic (11 heroic creatures and 12 enablers), a strong focus on tokens (with Raise the Alarm, Vanguard of Brimaz, Brimaz, and Launch the Fleet) and a ton of crusade effects. Since the mana curve is very low and we have a bunch of cantrips, the deck is able to work with just 18 lands. The only non-soldier creatures (for Obelisk of Urd purposes) are the Selfless Cathars, but they work really well with all the tokens, so I'm willing to give them a pass.

Creature (22)

4x Brimaz, King of Oreskos

3x Favored Hoplite

1x Herald of Anafenza

4x Phalanx Leader

3x Selfless Cathar

3x Soldier of the Pantheon

4x Vanguard of Brimaz

Instant (12)

4x Acolyte's Reward

4x Bandage

4x Raise the Alarm

Enchantment (1)

1x Spear of Heliod

Artifact (3)

1x Hall of Triumph

2x Obelisk of Urd

Sorcery (4)

4x Launch the Fleet

Land (18)

18x Plains

Compared to the Boros version of the same concept, this list sacrifices the explosiveness of Akroan Crusader for a tighter, less painful manabase and a lower dependency on heroic shenanigans. It's also dirt cheap, for what it's worth.

As much as I like a solid Heroic deck, these lists may not be terribly exciting, as they are existing archetypes with a single (if very relevant) Khans card thrown in. On the next post, I will show yet another heroic deck that properly showcases the new set.

Try this deck on tappedout.