I have a feeling that making Monastery Swiftspear Pauper legal is going to be a regrettable decision a few months from now. That card is way too strong to be a common!

I second the recommendation of Mutagenic Growth. Great card. Thoughts on Firebrand Archer?

Welcome to the game! Mono-white strategies tend to lean into being very low to the ground aggro strategies that rely on tons of creatures. Either of the above links legendofa posted are are great resources. That being said, don't feel like you have to copy it card for card. I'd recommend using it as more of a guideline than anything else. Also, with the upcoming release of Dominaria United in September, Standard will "rotate" out the older sets. This means that when Dominaria releases, cards from Zendikar Rising, Kaldheim, Strixhaven and Adventures in the Forgotten Realms will no longer be Standard legal. Something to keep in mind when updating. This doesn't mean that your deck will be useless, though, as the Explorer format exists and is great fun!

Best of luck!

Very cool! I love Naya as a color combo. It can go so many different ways. I'm also glad to see people enjoying some of the CLB cards because all I see online is how bad it "flopped".

I'm really tempted to make a deck or two of the DnD commanders but my vorthos obsessed self would probably make the entire deck out of cards from AFR and CLB exclusively. Haha

Thoughts on adding Brought Back and Uril, the Miststalker (freshly reprinted!)?

Thoughts on Quietus Spike? Equip that to the token that Temmet makes unblockable and your opponents are in for a rough time!

this set is so crazy. At this point there's almost too many great reprints!

This set seems CRAZY so far. Imperial Seal was definitely not a reprint I saw coming! New cards that were spoiled this morning are Consecrated Sphinx, Bitterblossom and Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, which, if it has a borderless version... I MUST OWN IN FOIL.

I haven't done too much research into pairings, but I do think a few had some potential (for me, at least) :

• Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar and Inspiring Leader for Orzhov token shenanigans. The buff from the background helps Shadowheart draw cards, too. Gut, True Soul Zealot and Halsin, Emerald Archdruid also work really well with the background here.

• Ganax, Astral Hunter and Acolyte of Bahamut. Gruul dragons. 'Nuff said.

• Sarevok, Deathbringer and Raised by Giants seems crazy. If no permanents left the battlefield this turn, you lose 10 life? Yikes!

Folk Hero, Clan Crafter, Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher, Criminal Past, Dragon Cultist and Cloakwood Hermit all seem pretty cool, too.

I will admit, I do like CLB's background partner system a lot more than the dungeon mechanic that AFR gave us. It feels much more "DnD" to me. (as someone who's never played DnD)