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So this is my deck idea for BNG. I've been wanting to do a mono-white deck for quite a while now and given the ample amount of fantastic white cards in Born of the Gods I figured now was the optimal time.As you can see, I have splashed in a tiny bit of blue to accommodate Ephara. I find that giving the deck draw power can really help to keep the momentum going. I have also done the same with red so that I can add Boros Charm. The versatility of the charm is an excellent way to solve several potential problems. Indestructible for board wipes, double strike and direct damage as finishers.
The idea is to build up devotion to white until you dig up one of the win cons. While you are building devotion it is also best to hold back your protection as best you can. Ideally those will be saved to protect Brimaz.Once you get one of Brimaz, Ephara with devotion or Gideon, its time to unload. If you have tokens on the field Brave is an amazing way to get past the enemy lines and deal a whopping punch.I have found that this deck is really fun to play, it has lots of interesting and sometimes sneaky interactions between its cards. So far one of the bigger threats has been Stormbreath Dragon. Thats pretty much the reasoning for Celestial Flare.
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In my experience, playing 2 offs of cards is semi useless outside of your big game finishers like Elspeth or Ephara. When you have sets of 2 of multiple different cards in the same CMC slot you're just causing the deck to become inconsistent.When playing the Azorius "devotion" list you gain access to D-Sphere and should absolutely be putting it to use as it clears the way against other creature decks or can remove walkers and enchantments (also 2 devotion for Ephara in the form of removal sounds pretty good to me). Another interesting card is Azorius Charm, the utility involved there is infinitely better than the situational Acolyte's Reward for example. Moreover, Lyev Skynight and Deputy of Aquitals are strong cards here because of their devotion and abilities.This is my Boros White Weenie list, similar concept but splashing for red allows for Boros Charm and access to great cards in the sideboard. http://www.mtgvault.com/drshagnasty/decks/boros-white-weenie/
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I also tend to think when trying to play aggro, avoiding the heroic cards tends to be more beneficial as they aren't quite aggressive enough. In an aggro deck the biggest issue is running out of gas, taking up space to create 2 card combos instead of just having more creatures is rough, especially in a format with Supreme Verdict, where your deck can really only have 1 card for an answer in Rootborn Defenses (I believe should be a 4x mainboard in any white weenies list in order to maintain board state against control and prevent spot removal against matchups like Mono-Black).
Thanks for the reviews. I can agree with most of what you've mentioned. The deck is still fairly new and Ive just been trying various things out as i acquire the cards. As for the 2 of a kinds and heroic, after much playtesting last night I have decided to scrap the Phalanx Leaders for two more Precinct Captains. Albeit an excellent Heroic trigger, as you mention it just is not worth two cards in this type of deck.Im not sure how many more Azorius cards Im going to add. I like the idea of staying mostly mono-white. That said, detention sphere is fantastic. Yeah the rootborn defenses have proven rather valuable, Im still eyeing up that Boros charm for its versatility.
if you're still in the proxy/playtest phase give this a try.Cut: Ordeal of Heliod, Eidolon of Countless Battles, Acolyte's Reward, Elspeth, Gideon and 1 LandAdd: 4x Deputy of Aquitals (Flash on her, super important with Ephara, drawing an extra card on their turn and then playing a creature again on yours seems like what she was made for), 4x Rootborn Defenses and 4x Detention Sphere (I also tend to prefer Lyev Skynight over Reckoner because of it's Detain ability and it's evasiveness with flying)Also consider Mutavaults over Nykthos, this deck will make a ton of devotion but there's really no mana sink for it. And as good as Ajani is, I think that playing 1 more Spear of Heliod and 1 more Ephara instead, might lend itself to a very consistent deck.
Hmm I'll certainly give a few of those a try. I dont think I will be going for the Mutavaults (sadly I dont own any of them).I have been considering upping the count of Rootborn Defenses, the populate really works well in this deck. The D-spheres do seem pretty attractive as well, just such a sweet removal card. Plus the Elspeths are there about 50% for the tokens and 50% for the removal with her -3. Ahh the decisions, I was trying to build a mono coloured deck, but Azorius or Boros or even USA seems like the best choice.As for creatures, Ill give the Deputy of Acquittals a try, the flash sounds nice. Not sure about the Skyknight, personally Ive had great results with the Reckoner.I think I can agree with the adding another spear of heliod, I have found that I want it on the board every game for sure. Although I will be keeping Ajani as a game finisher with his -3. Using double strike and a Brave the elements can usually break through most enemy lines to finish them off. I was actually considering another Ajani.Anyhow, clearly Ive got a few more games to play before revising the deck again.
Ever thought about Code of Arms? Might be a game ender in this deck!
I assume you meant Coat of Arms, in which case I might do that after this deck rotates out of standard. Clearly a sweet addition to the deck, but i have been taking this deck to Standard events every now and then.