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Age of Heroes (G/W Heroic Bestow)

Standard Aggro Budget Enchantment GW (Selesnya)

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Artifact (3)

Creature (3)


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This is my first try for a G/W heroic bestow standard deck. This is the first deck I have put on the site, so be nice :P. That aside, I do want criticism and suggestions so feel free to make recommendations, but keep in mid this is intended to but a budget friendly deck so no Elspeths or the like.

Here's a quick rundown on my thoughts on each card:

Eidolon of Countless Battles - The core of this deck. Gets out of hand really fast when paired with Ethereal Armor or itself (or almost anything in the deck for that matter).

Favored Hoplite - In practice, probably the best heroic card in my deck. Throwing a few good enchantments on him and then giving him trample is my most common game ender.

Fleecemane Lion - Just an overall strong G/W card. Its hexproof and indestructable monstrosity make it a good answer long term against control.

Boon Satyr - A solid bestow creature and possible game ender if played right.

Hero of Iroas - A good card, but I wouldn't say exceptional. It does allow me to get my bigger enchantments out earlier though.

Fabled Hero - While this card is incredibly strong in this deck, its also a huge target. Having a backup plan is almost a necessity if I do play it.

Selesnya Charm - Another core card in the deck and often is the reason I win. Used almost exclusively for the trample, but often proves useful for removal and occasionally getting another creature out.

Alpha Authority - Another key card for the deck. Makes an ideal turn 2 play after a Favored Hoplite.

Unflinching Courage - Latest addition to the mainboard. I've found it to be incredibly strong in most situations, not only adding more auras to the table but also providing the vital trample and lifegain to my strategy. Mostly used to counter aggro and creature heavy decks, but useful in most circumstances.

Gods Willing - My main answer to removal. incredibly useful in almost all situations. Another possible game ender with evasion.

Ethereal Armor - Probably the third core component in the deck. With heroic, causes creatures to get out of control REALLY fast.

Ajani, Caller of the Pride - Alternate win condition with the flying and doublestrike. Often wins my the game when walling is an issue.

Sideboard :

Mending Touch - Specifically used to counter Supreme Verdict seeing an U/W control seems to be the hardest matchup. Also a fairly good answer to Mono black.

Mistcutter Hydra - Again, used to fight the abundance of blue decks in meta right now. Seriously pulls its weigth in those matchups.

Pithing Needle - My answer to Elspeth and Jace.

Revoke Existence - My answer to the large number of indestructible Gods in play. Also useful against other enchant decks and the occasional artifact.

Pit Fight - Used to be on mainboard, but got demoted. Still a strong creature removal and heroic trigger, but seems to work better on sideboard. Tragically, it does not work on master of waves. Looking for good alternate creature removal if you guys have suggestions.

Overall Impressions:

This deck is crazy strong. It regularly gets out of control by turn 5 if not dealt with and has surprisingly good staying power into late game. Obviously it is still an aura deck and suffers from the problems most aura decks suffer from, but this is slightly mitigated by the utility of bestow and the overall speed of the deck. It preforms great against mono red and other creature decks, having enough speed to stop aggro and creature size to avoid early burn spells. It has trouble against U/W if I can finish things quickly and I would imagine mono black would be a tough matchup but I don't have enough experience against it to be sure. Either way I have had great fun with it and hope to play it much more in the future.

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Date added 10 years
Last updated 9 years
Legality

This deck is not Standard legal.

Rarity (main - side)

1 - 0 Mythic Rares

12 - 9 Rares

17 - 0 Uncommons

11 - 6 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 2.03
Tokens Cat 2/2 W, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance
Folders Standard, good decks, Standard RTR-THS
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